A Pirate Looks At Forty chords by Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews, Tim Reynolds (Official Version)

G
C
Am
D7

Intro 1

G

G

G

G

G

G

G

G

Verse 1
G 
Mother, mother ocean,
well I have heard you call
C 
Wanted to sail upon your waters
G 
Since I was three feet tall
Am 
D7 
'Cause you've seen it all,
G 
you've seen it all

Verse 2
G 
Watched the men who rode you
Switch from sails to steam
C 
And in your belly you hold the treasures
G 
That few have ever seen
Am 
D7 
Most of 'em dreams
G 
Most of 'em dreams

Solo 1

G

G

G

G

C

C

C

G

Am

D7

G

G

Verse 3
G 
Yes, I am a pirate
A few hundred years too late
C 
The cannons don't thunder
There's nothin' to plunder
G 
I'm an under-forty victim of fate
Am 
D7 
G 
Arriving too late, arriving too late

Verse 4
G 
I've done a bit of smugglin'
I've run my share of weed
C 
And I've made enough money to buy Miami
G 
But I pissed it away so fast
Am 
D7 
It's never meant to last,
G 
It's never meant to last

Solo 2

G

G

G

G

C

C

C

G

Am

D7

G

G

Verse 5
G 
Well I  have been drunk now,
for over two weeks
I've passed out and I rallied,
and I sprung a few leaks
C 
But I've got to stop wishin',
I've got to go fishin'
G 
Down to rock bottom again
Am 
D7 
Just a few friends,
G 
just a few friends
Am 
D7 
Just a few friends,
G 
just a few friends

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G
C
Am
D7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: G majorBPM: 103

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2

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This is the definitive original version of A Pirate Looks At Forty by Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews, Tim Reynolds, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn A Pirate Looks At Forty the way Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews, Tim Reynolds intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

A Pirate Looks At Forty

Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews, Tim Reynolds

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