Key: G major
Verse 1
Gm
F#m
E
Like starin' at the ceiling
Gm
E
It's such a funny feel
Cdim
G#aug
G#dim
ing
Verse 2
F#m
C#m
no idea, what time it is
A
F#m
E
Delightfully confus ing
F#m
A
Gm
The trees outside, the morning light
B
E
D
A
Arrives, like pirates on parade
Verse 3
B
E
A
Surprise, it's pirates on parade
Bbdim
A ray of light, between the blinds
Gm
Edim
A
B
E
I lie there in a stupor
Verse 4
A
Gm
A
Cdim
B
G#m
Guess it must be the neigh bors
F#m
C#m
I blink my eyes, I laugh inside
A
Bm
Bdim
Imagine what they're say ing
G#dim
F#m
I see your shape
Verse 5
B
D
A
Here come, those pirates on parade
B
E
A
Ahoy, it's pirates on parade
Verse 6
G#
C#m
There's an island to explore
Every wave that whispers softly
Verse 7
Am
E
And the phone never rings when
Am
E
B
the pirates are singing
Gm
F#m
E
In this hallucination
Verse 8
Bb
A
D
E
G#dim
following direc tions
E
F#m
C#m
The 7 seas, the balmy breeze
Dm
Bdim
Ddim
render
Fdim
F#m
Gm
The end is nigh, the sun is high
Verse 9
B
E
A
It's late, for pirates on parade
B
E
A
Too late, for pirates on parade
Verse 10
C#m
deep
Mountainous and downy billows
G#
C#m
Maybe I'll go back to sleep
Verse 11
A
E
A
B
E
And the phone never rings when
B
E
B
the pirates are singing
Bbdim
Gm
So what's in store behind
A
F#m
that velvet curtain?
E
A
The night is gone
Verse 12
Gm
Am
Fdim
The stupid sun is shinin'
Verse 13
A
Bdim
Fdim
It's lovely imperfections
B
Cdim
G#dim
Fdim
A
Sail on, with pirates on parade
Outro 1
A
B
F#m
Fdim
A
Cdim
Fdim
E
A
B
Fdim
A
B
Cdim
Bdim
E
A
E
A
Cdim
G#dim
E
A
B
Bdim
E
A
Cdim
Bdim
E
A
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