A pirate looks at Forty by jimmy buffett
Intro G C/G G C/G G C/G (Bass) (Drums) Capo 2
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Mother, Mother Ocean, I have heard you call
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Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall
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You've seen it all, you've seen it all
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Watch the men, who rode you, switch from sails to steam
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And in your belly you hold the treasure that few have ever seen
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Most of them dreams, most of them dreams
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Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years too late
C
The cannons don't thunder, there's nothin' to plunder I'm an over forty victim of G fate
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Arriving too late, arriving too late
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I've done a bit of smugglin' and I've run my share of grass
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I made enough money to buy Miami but I pissed it away so fast
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Never meant to last, Never meant to last,
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I’ve been drunk now for over two weeks
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I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks
C
But I've got to stop wishin', got to go fishin', I'm down to rock
bottom (G) again
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With just a few friends, just a few friends
[ Rey Instrumental solo first verse no C/G]
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I go for younger women, lived with several awhile
C
And though I ran 'em away, if they come back one day, I still
could manage to(G) smile
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It just takes a while, just takes a while
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Mother, Mother Ocean, after all the years I've found
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My occupational hazard being my occupation's just not around
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I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown
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I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown
Outro to fade ( G C/G G C/G G C/G )
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