this is a great song to play around the camp fire or on a boat . i know the lyrics are on
and im almost postive the chords are correct . enjoy!!

song – jimmy buffett , a pirate looks @ 40

intro
( played moderately )

G , C/G , G , C/G , G , C/G , G , C/G

( chord progression is the same in v1 – v8 , until the end . highlighted w/ * * )

verse 1
G C
mother , mother ocean , i have heart you call , wanted to sail upon your waters
C C/B Am7 G Am7 Bm7 Am7 G C/G G
since i was three feet tall . youve seen it all , youve seen it all .

verse 2
watched the men who rode you , switch from sails to steam . and in your belly you hold the
that few have ever seen . most of them dreams , most of them dreams .

verse 3
yes , i Am a pirate , two hundred years too late . the cannons dont thunder , theres nothing
plunder , im an over fourty victim of fate; arriving too late , arriving too late .

verse 4
ive done a bit of smugglin’ , ive run my share of grass . i made enough money to buy
but i pissed it away so fast . never ment to last , never ment to last .

verse 5
i have been drunk now for over two weeks , i passed out and i rallied and i sprung a few
but ive got to stop wishin’ , got to go fishin’ down to rock bottom again . just a few
just a few friends .

verse 6
instrumental

verse 7
i go for younger women , lived with several awhile , although i ran away , theyll be back
day , and still i can manage a smile . it just takes awhile , it just takes awile .

verse 8
mother , mother ocean , after all these years ive found my occupational hazard being my
just not around * *

* * G Am Bm7 Am7 G Am Bm7 Am7 G D7 G
i feel like ive drowned , gonna head up town .