A Pirate Looks At Forty

Intro G Cadd9 [Verso 1] G Mother, mother ocean G I have heard you call Cadd9 I wanted to sail upon your waters G since I was three feet tall Am7 Cadd9 Am7 You've seen it all G You've seen it all [Verso 2] G I watched the men who rode you G Switch from sails to steam Cadd9 And in your belly you hold the treasure G That few have ever seen Am7 Cadd9 Am7 Most of them dreams G Most of them dreams [Verso 3] G I go for younger women G I Lived with several awhile Cadd9 And though I ran away they'll come back one day G And I still can manage a smile Am7 Cadd9 Am7 It just takes a while G Just takes a while [Verso 4] G Yes, I am a pirate G Two hundred years too late Cadd9 The cannons don't thunder there's nothin' to plunder G I'm an over forty victim of fate Am7 Cadd9 Am7 Arriving too late G Arriving too late [Verso 5] G I've done a bit of smugglin' G I've run my share of grass Cadd9 I made enough money to buy Miami G But I pissed it away so fast Am7 Cadd9 Am7 Never meant to last G Never meant to last [Verso 6] G I have been drunk now for over two weeks, G I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks, Cadd9 But I've got stop wishin' got to go fishin' G I'm down to rock bottom again Am7 Cadd9 Am7 Just a few friends G Just a few friends [Verso 7] G Mother, mother ocean G After all these years I've found Cadd9 My occupational hazard is G My occupation's just not around Am7 Cadd9 Am7 I feel like I've drowned G Gonna head uptown Am7 Cadd9 Am7 I feel like I've drowned G Gonna head uptown