Chords for A Pirate Looks at 40 Jimmy Buffett 8/3/2006
Tempo:
107.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
Am
C
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
It's so great every year it just seems to be getting better and I ain't going anywhere.
[G]
Thank you [Eb] Manassas for Virginia, Maryland, the whole Tidewater.
We [G] love you for all the years you've been with us.
[N] Pirates everyone!
[G] Mother
[Am] [G] [Am]
[G]
[C] [G]
of the [C] [G] ocean, I have heard you call.
[C] I've been a sailor on your water since I was three feet [G] tall.
You've [Am] seen it all.
[G] You've [Am] seen [G] it all.
Watch the men
stretch from sail to steam.
[C] In your belly you can hold the treasures you have ever [G] seen.
Most of [A] a [Am] dream, [G]
[Am] most [G] of a dream.
Yes I am a pirate.
200 years too late.
The cannons don't thunder.
[C] There's nothing to plunder.
I'm a over-mortar
victim [G] of fate.
[Am] Arriving too late.
[G]
[Am] [G] Arriving too late.
I've done a bit of smoldering.
I've run my
share of grass.
[C] I've made enough money to buy Miami but I've pitched it away so [G] fast.
Never
[Am] met life.
[G]
[Am] Never [G] met.
And I have been drawn out.
The Lord's a king.
I passed out and I ran and I
sprung through the leaks but [C] I got to start wishing.
I gotta go mission.
I'm down to rock
[G] bottom again with just [A] a few [C] friends.
[Bm]
[Am] Just a [G] few friends.
Thank you my friends.
[C]
[G]
[C] [G]
[Am] [G]
You better watch that Jake.
Live with several.
Why?
[C] Though I ran away they come back one day and they still
couldn't [G] manage a smile.
Just [Am] takes a while.
[G]
[C] Just [G] takes a while.
Mother mother ocean.
After all my years I've found [C] my occupation.
A hazard being
my occupation's just [G] not a rhyme.
I feel [D] like I've [Am] drowned [G] but [D] I won't [G] wear a frown.
I feel [Am] like I'm down.
[G] [Am] I can get in [G] trouble around this town.
[Am] Help me Jesus [G] help me.
[Am] [G]
[C] [G]
[N]
We love you.
Thank you Vanessa.
Have a great summer.
[G]
Thank you [Eb] Manassas for Virginia, Maryland, the whole Tidewater.
We [G] love you for all the years you've been with us.
[N] Pirates everyone!
[G] Mother
[Am] [G] [Am]
[G]
[C] [G]
of the [C] [G] ocean, I have heard you call.
[C] I've been a sailor on your water since I was three feet [G] tall.
You've [Am] seen it all.
[G] You've [Am] seen [G] it all.
Watch the men
stretch from sail to steam.
[C] In your belly you can hold the treasures you have ever [G] seen.
Most of [A] a [Am] dream, [G]
[Am] most [G] of a dream.
Yes I am a pirate.
200 years too late.
The cannons don't thunder.
[C] There's nothing to plunder.
I'm a over-mortar
victim [G] of fate.
[Am] Arriving too late.
[G]
[Am] [G] Arriving too late.
I've done a bit of smoldering.
I've run my
share of grass.
[C] I've made enough money to buy Miami but I've pitched it away so [G] fast.
Never
[Am] met life.
[G]
[Am] Never [G] met.
And I have been drawn out.
The Lord's a king.
I passed out and I ran and I
sprung through the leaks but [C] I got to start wishing.
I gotta go mission.
I'm down to rock
[G] bottom again with just [A] a few [C] friends.
[Bm]
[Am] Just a [G] few friends.
Thank you my friends.
[C]
[G]
[C] [G]
[Am] [G]
You better watch that Jake.
Live with several.
Why?
[C] Though I ran away they come back one day and they still
couldn't [G] manage a smile.
Just [Am] takes a while.
[G]
[C] Just [G] takes a while.
Mother mother ocean.
After all my years I've found [C] my occupation.
A hazard being
my occupation's just [G] not a rhyme.
I feel [D] like I've [Am] drowned [G] but [D] I won't [G] wear a frown.
I feel [Am] like I'm down.
[G] [Am] I can get in [G] trouble around this town.
[Am] Help me Jesus [G] help me.
[Am] [G]
[C] [G]
[N]
We love you.
Thank you Vanessa.
Have a great summer.
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It's so great every year it just seems to be getting better and I ain't going anywhere.
_ [G] _ _
_ Thank you [Eb] Manassas for Virginia, Maryland, the whole Tidewater.
We [G] love you for all the years you've been with us. _ _
[N] _ _ Pirates everyone! _
_ [G] Mother _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
of the [C] [G] ocean, _ _ _ I have heard you call.
_ [C] I've been a sailor on your water since I was three feet [G] tall.
You've [Am] seen it all.
_ _ [G] You've [Am] seen [G] it all. _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Watch the men
_ _ stretch _ from sail to steam.
_ _ [C] In your belly you can hold the treasures you have ever [G] seen.
Most of [A] a [Am] dream, _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] most [G] of a dream. _
_ _ _ _ Yes I am a pirate. _ _
200 years too late.
_ _ The cannons don't thunder.
[C] There's nothing to plunder.
I'm a over-mortar
victim [G] of fate. _
[Am] Arriving too late.
_ [G] _ _
[Am] _ [G] Arriving too late. _
_ _ _ _ I've done a bit of smoldering. _
I've run my
share of grass.
_ [C] I've made enough money to buy Miami but I've pitched it away so [G] fast.
Never
[Am] _ _ met life.
[G] _
[Am] Never [G] met. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And I have been drawn out.
The Lord's a king.
I passed out and I ran and I
sprung through the leaks but [C] I got to start wishing.
I gotta go mission.
I'm down to rock
[G] bottom again with just [A] a few [C] friends.
_ [Bm] _ _
[Am] Just a [G] few friends.
Thank you my friends. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You better watch that Jake.
Live with several.
Why?
_ [C] Though I ran away they come back one day and they still
couldn't [G] manage a smile.
Just [Am] takes a while.
_ _ [G] _ _
[C] Just [G] takes a while. _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Mother mother ocean. _
After all my years I've found _ [C] my occupation.
A hazard being
my occupation's just [G] not a rhyme.
I feel [D] like I've [Am] drowned _ [G] but [D] I won't [G] wear a frown. _ _
_ _ I feel [Am] like I'm down.
_ [G] _ [Am] I can get in [G] trouble around this town. _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ Help me Jesus [G] help me.
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _
We love you.
Thank you Vanessa. _
Have a great summer. _ _
_ [G] _ _
_ Thank you [Eb] Manassas for Virginia, Maryland, the whole Tidewater.
We [G] love you for all the years you've been with us. _ _
[N] _ _ Pirates everyone! _
_ [G] Mother _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
of the [C] [G] ocean, _ _ _ I have heard you call.
_ [C] I've been a sailor on your water since I was three feet [G] tall.
You've [Am] seen it all.
_ _ [G] You've [Am] seen [G] it all. _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Watch the men
_ _ stretch _ from sail to steam.
_ _ [C] In your belly you can hold the treasures you have ever [G] seen.
Most of [A] a [Am] dream, _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] most [G] of a dream. _
_ _ _ _ Yes I am a pirate. _ _
200 years too late.
_ _ The cannons don't thunder.
[C] There's nothing to plunder.
I'm a over-mortar
victim [G] of fate. _
[Am] Arriving too late.
_ [G] _ _
[Am] _ [G] Arriving too late. _
_ _ _ _ I've done a bit of smoldering. _
I've run my
share of grass.
_ [C] I've made enough money to buy Miami but I've pitched it away so [G] fast.
Never
[Am] _ _ met life.
[G] _
[Am] Never [G] met. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And I have been drawn out.
The Lord's a king.
I passed out and I ran and I
sprung through the leaks but [C] I got to start wishing.
I gotta go mission.
I'm down to rock
[G] bottom again with just [A] a few [C] friends.
_ [Bm] _ _
[Am] Just a [G] few friends.
Thank you my friends. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You better watch that Jake.
Live with several.
Why?
_ [C] Though I ran away they come back one day and they still
couldn't [G] manage a smile.
Just [Am] takes a while.
_ _ [G] _ _
[C] Just [G] takes a while. _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Mother mother ocean. _
After all my years I've found _ [C] my occupation.
A hazard being
my occupation's just [G] not a rhyme.
I feel [D] like I've [Am] drowned _ [G] but [D] I won't [G] wear a frown. _ _
_ _ I feel [Am] like I'm down.
_ [G] _ [Am] I can get in [G] trouble around this town. _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ Help me Jesus [G] help me.
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _
We love you.
Thank you Vanessa. _
Have a great summer. _ _