Jimmy Buffett – A Pirate Looks At Forty (Guitar)
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(6)
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Chords
[Verse 1]
G Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call C G Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall Am7 Bm7 Am7 G You've seen it all, you've seen it all
[Verse 2]
G Watch the men who rode you, switch from sails to steam C G And in your belly you hold the treasure that few have ever seen Am7 Bm7 Am7 G Most of them dreams, most of them dreams
[Verse 3]
G Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years too late C G The cannons don't thunder, there's nothin' to plunder, I'm an over forty victim of fate Am7 Bm7 Am7 G Arriving too late, arriving too late
[Verse 4]
G I've done a bit of smugglin' and I've run my share of grass C G I made enough money to buy Miami but I pissed it away so fast Am7 Bm7 Am7 G Never meant to last, never meant to last
[Verse 5]
G I have been drunk now for over two weeks G I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks C G But I've got to stop wishin', got to go fishin', I'm down to rock bottom again Am7 Bm7 Am7 G With just a few friends, just a few friends
[Instrumental]
| G | G | G | G |
| C | C | C | G |
| Am7 | Bm7 Am7 | G | G |
[Verse 6]
G I go for younger women, lived with several awhile C G Though I ran 'em away, they come back one day, I still could manage to smile Am7 Bm7 Am7 G It just takes a while, it just takes a while
[Verse 7]
G Mother, mother ocean, after all the years I've found C G My occupational hazard being my occupation's just not around Am7 Bm7 Am7 G I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown Am7 Bm7 Am7 G I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown
(G) Am7 Bm7 Am7 G