Chords for A pirate looks at 40

Tempo:
120.15 bpm
Chords used:

G

Am

C

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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A pirate looks at 40 chords
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[G]
Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call
[C] Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three [G] feet tall
You've [Am] seen it all, [G]
[Am] you've [G] seen it all
Watched the man who rode you switch from sails to steam
[C] In your belly you hold the treasures you have ever [G]
seen
Most of them [Am] dreams,
[Bm] [Am] most [G] of them dreams
Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years too late
The [C] cannons don't thunder, there's nothing to plunder
I'm but over forty victim of [G] fate, arriving [Am] too late, [G] [Am] arriving [G] too late
I've done a bit of smuggling, and I've run my share of grass
[C] I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away [G] so fast
Never [Am] meant to last, [G] [Am] never meant [G] to last
I have been drunk now for over two weeks
I passed out and I ratted and I spun the fuse
[C] But I've got to stop the ship, got to go fishing down the rock [G] bottom again
With just [Am] a few friends, [G] [Am] with just [G] a few friends
[C]
[G] [Am]
[Bm] [Am]
[G]
I go for younger women, live with several of wives
Though [C] I ran away, they come back one day
Still can manage [G] to smile, just [Am] takes a while, [Bm] [Am] just [G] takes a while
Mother, mother ocean, after all the years I've found
[C] Occupation old hazard beach, occupation [G] just not around
I feel like [Am] I've drowned, [G] [Am] gone ahead [G] of time
I feel like [Am] I've drowned,
[G] [Am] gone ahead [G] of time
[Am] [Bm]
[Am] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
Am
2311
C
3211
Bm
13421112
G
2131
Am
2311
C
3211
Bm
13421112
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To learn Jimmy Buffett - A Pirate Looks At Forty chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - G, Am, G, C and G in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 60 BPM before aiming for the song's 120 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Major in mind.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Mother, mother ocean, _ _ I have heard you call
_ _ [C] Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three [G] feet tall
You've [Am] seen it all, _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] you've [G] seen it all
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Watched the man who rode you _ switch from sails to steam
_ _ [C] In your belly you hold the treasures you have ever [G]
seen
Most of them [Am] dreams, _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Am] most [G] of them dreams
_ Yes, _ _ _ I am a pirate, _ two hundred years too late
_ The [C] cannons don't thunder, there's nothing to plunder
I'm but over forty victim of [G] fate, arriving [Am] too late, _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] arriving [G] too late _ _ _ _
_ _ I've done a bit of smuggling, _ and I've run my share of grass _
[C] I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away [G] so fast
Never [Am] meant to last, _ [G] _ [Am] never meant [G] to last _ _ _
_ _ I have been drunk now for over two weeks
I passed out and I ratted and I spun the fuse
[C] But I've got to stop the ship, got to go fishing down the rock [G] bottom again
With just [Am] a few friends, _ [G] _ _ [Am] with just [G] a few _ friends _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I go for younger women, _ _ live with several of wives
Though [C] I ran away, they come back one day
_ Still can manage [G] to smile, _ just [Am] takes a while, _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] just [G] takes a while _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Mother, mother ocean, _ after all the years I've found _ _
[C] _ _ Occupation old hazard beach, _ _ occupation [G] just not around
I feel like [Am] I've drowned, _ _ [G] _ [Am] gone ahead [G] of time
_ I _ feel like [Am] I've drowned, _ _
[G] _ [Am] gone ahead [G] of time
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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