G Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call C G (1) I've wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall G (2) Am D (1) D (2) G You've seen it all, you've seen it all G I've watched the men who rode you switch from sails to steam C G (1) And in your belly you hold the treasures few have ever seen G (2) Am D (1) D (2) G Most of 'em dreams, most of 'em dreams G Yes I am a pirate, a few hundred years too late C The cannons don't thunder, there's nothin' to plunder G (1) I'm an under-forty victim of fate G (2) Am D (1) D (2) G Arriving too late, arriving too late G I've done a bit of smugglin', I've run my share of grass C G (1) I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away so fast G (2) Am D (1) D (2) G Never meant to last, never meant to last G And I have been drunk now for over two weeks I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks C G (1) But I got stop wishin', got to go fishin' Down to rock bottom again G (2) Am D (1) D (2) G (1,2,1) with just a few friends, with just a few friends G (2) Am D (1) D (2) G with just a few friends, with just a few friends
