Pirates
Pirates

Pirates easy guitar chords by David Byrne

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    6
    • Verse 1
    A distant 
    car, 
    a quiet 
    night 

    Like 
    starin' 
    at 
    the ceiling 

    My sleepy 
    eyes, 
    you smell 
    so 
    nice 

    It's 
    such 
    a funny 
    feel

    ing 

    Got 
    Verse 2
    no 
    idea, 
    what 
    time 
    it 
    is 

    De
    lightfully 
    con
    fus
    ing 

    The trees 
    outside, 
    the morning 
    light 

    Ar
    rives, 
    like 
    pirates 
    on 
    parade 

    Verse 3
    Sur
    prise, 
    it's 
    pirates 
    on 
    parade 

    A 
    ray 
    of 
    light, 
    between 
    the 
    blinds 

    I 
    lie 
    there 
    in 
    a stupor 

    I 
    hear 
    a 
    thud, 
    and 
    then 
    a 
    flush 

    Verse 4
    Guess 
    it 
    must 
    be 
    the 
    neigh
    bor
    s 

    I 
    blink 
    my 
    eyes, 
    I 
    laugh 
    inside 

    Imagine 
    what 
    they're 
    say
    ing 

    I 
    see 
    your 
    shape 

    and through 
    the 
    night 

    Verse 5
    Here 
    come, 
    those 
    pirates 
    on 
    parade 

    Ahoy, 
    it's 
    pirates 
    on 
    parade 

    Through 
    the rough 
    and 
    stormy 
    weather 

    On 
    a search 
    for 
    buried 
    treasure 

    Verse 6
    There's 
    an 
    island 
    to 
    ex
    plore 

    Every 
    wave 
    that whispers 
    softly 

    "Stay 
    in bed, 

    'cause 
    it's still 
    early" 

    Dolphins 
    frolic 
    by 
    the shore 

    Verse 7
    And 
    the 
    phone 
    never 
    rings 
    when 

    the pir
    ates 
    are singing 

    Well 
    there's 
    16 men 
    on 

    a dead 
    man's 
    chest 

    In 
    this 
    hallucin
    ation 

    The map 
    we 
    got, 
    x 
    marks 
    the 
    spot 

    We're 
    Verse 8
    follow
    ing 
    dir
    ec
    tion
    s 

    The 
    7 seas, 
    the 
    balmy 
    breeze 

    The 
    pleasure 
    of 
    sur

    render

    The 
    end 
    is 
    nigh, 
    the sun 
    is 
    high 

    Verse 9
    It's 
    late, 
    for 
    pirates 
    on 
    parade 

    Too 
    late, 
    for 
    pirates 
    on 
    parade 

    Traffic 
    noises 
    down 
    below 
    me 

    A 
    helicopter 
    circles 
    slowly 

    Verse 10
    Mon
    sters 
    sink 
    into 
    the 

    deep

    Mountainous 
    and 
    downy 
    billows 

    Float 
    among 
    those 
    fluffy 
    pillows 

    Maybe 
    I'll 
    go 
    back 
    to 
    sleep

    Verse 11
    And 
    the phone 
    nev
    er 
    rings 
    when 

    the pir
    ates 
    are singing 

    This 
    wicked 
    life 

    So 
    what's 
    in 
    store 
    behind 

    that 
    velvet 
    cur
    tain? 

    The night 
    is 
    gone 

    Verse 12
    And 
    the day 
    is 
    here 

    The 
    stupid 
    sun 
    is 
    shin
    in' 

    The moon 
    reflects 

    Your 
    hair's 
    a 
    mess 

    Verse 13
    It's 
    lovely 
    imperfec
    tion
    s 

    My 
    crew 
    and 
    I 

    The clear 
    blue 
    skies 

    Sail 
    on, 
    with 
    pirates 
    on 
    parade 

    Sail 
    on, 
    you 
    pirates 
    on 
    parade 

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