Misc Children – The Pirate Song - When I Was One (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
     G
When I was one I sucked my thumb

  Am
Before I went to sea

  D
I climbed aboard the pirate ship

                C       G
And the captain said to me
[Chorus]
      G
We go this way, that way, forward, backward

Am
Over the ivory seas

  D
A bottle of rum to soothe my tum

               C        G
And that's the life for me
[Verse 2]
     G
When I was two I tied my shoe

  Am
Before I went to sea

  D
I climbed aboard the pirate ship

                C       G
And the captain said to me
[Chorus]
      G
We go this way, that way, forward, backward

Am
Over the ivory seas

  D
A bottle of rum to soothe my tum

               C        G
And that's the life for me
[Verse 3]
     G
When I was three I climbed a tree

  Am
Before I went to sea

  D
I climbed aboard the pirate ship

                C       G
And the captain said to me
[Chorus]
      G
We go this way, that way, forward, backward

Am
Over the ivory seas

  D
A bottle of rum to soothe my tum

               C        G
And that's the life for me
[Verse 4]
     G
When I was four I shut the door

  Am
Before I went to sea

  D
I climbed aboard the pirate ship

                C       G
And the captain said to me
[Chorus]
      G
We go this way, that way, forward, backward

Am
Over the ivory seas

  D
A bottle of rum to soothe my tum

               C        G
And that's the life for me
[Verse 5]
     G
When I was five I learned to dive

  Am
Before I went to sea

  D
I climbed aboard the pirate ship

                C       G
And the captain said to me
[Chorus]
      G
We go this way, that way, forward, backward

Am
Over the ivory seas

  D
A bottle of rum to soothe my tum

               C        G
And that's the life for me
[Verse 6]
     G
When I was six I picked up sticks

  Am
Before I went to sea

  D
I climbed aboard the pirate ship

                C       G
And the captain said to me
[Chorus]
      G
We go this way, that way, forward, backward

Am
Over the ivory seas

  D
A bottle of rum to soothe my tum

               C        G
And that's the life for me
[Verse 7]
     G
When I was seven I went to heaven

  Am
Before I went to sea

  D
I climbed aboard the pirate ship

                C       G
And the captain said to me
[Chorus]
      G
We go this way, that way, forward, backward

Am
Over the ivory seas

  D
A bottle of rum to soothe my tum

               C        G
And that's the life for me
[Verse 8]
     G
When I was eight I opened the gate

  Am
Before I went to sea

  D
I climbed aboard the pirate ship

                C       G
And the captain said to me
[Chorus]
      G
We go this way, that way, forward, backward

Am
Over the ivory seas

  D
A bottle of rum to soothe my tum

               C        G
And that's the life for me
[Verse 9]
     G
When I was nine I was feeling fine

  Am
Before I went to sea

  D
I climbed aboard the pirate ship

                C       G
And the captain said to me
[Chorus]
      G
We go this way, that way, forward, backward

Am
Over the ivory seas

  D
A bottle of rum to soothe my tum

               C        G
And that's the life for me
[Verse 10]
     G
When I was ten I did it again

  Am
Before I went to sea

  D
I climbed aboard the pirate ship

                C       G
And the captain said to me
[Chorus]
      G
We go this way, that way, forward, backward

Am
Over the ivory seas

  D
A bottle of rum to soothe my tum

               C        G
And that's the life for me