G
Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call
CG (1)
I've wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall
G (2) AmD (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
CG (1)
And in your belly you hold the treasures few have ever seen
G (2) AmD (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) AmD (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
CG (1)
I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away so fast
G (2) AmD (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
CG (1)
But I got stop wishin', got to go fishin' Down to rock bottom again
G (2) AmD (1) D (2) G (1,2,1)
with just a few friends, with just a few friends
G (2) AmD (1) D (2) G
with just a few friends, with just a few friends
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.