Pirates chords by
David Byrne
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Key: G major

Verse 1
D D 
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A distant car, a quiet night
Cm Cm 
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Bm Bm 
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A A 
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Like starin' at the ceiling
D D 
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My sleepy eyes, you smell so nice
Cm Cm 
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A A 
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It's such a funny feel
Fdim Fdim 
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C#aug C#aug 
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C#dim C#dim 
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ing
A A 
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Got

Verse 2

F#m

no idea, what time it is

Delightfully confus ing

The trees outside, the morning light

Arrives, like pirates on parade

Verse 3

Surprise, it's pirates on parade

Ebdim

A ray of light, between the blinds

Adim

I lie there in a stupor

I hear a thud, and then a flush

Verse 4
D D 
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Cm Cm 
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D D 
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Fdim Fdim 
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E E 
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C#m C#m 
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Guess it must be the neigh  bors
Bm Bm 
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F#m F#m 
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I blink my eyes, I laugh inside
D D 
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Em Em 
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Edim Edim 
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Imagine what they're say ing
C#dim C#dim 
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Bm Bm 
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I see your shape
Cm Cm 
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and through the night

Verse 5

Here come, those pirates on parade

Ahoy, it's pirates on parade

F#m

Through the rough and stormy weather

C#m

On a search for buried treasure

Verse 6
C# C# 
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F#m F#m 
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There's an island to explore
Every wave that whispers softly
C#m C#m 
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"Stay in bed,
C# C# 
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'cause it's still early"
F#m F#m 
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Dolphins frolic by the shore

Verse 7
Dm Dm 
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A A 
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And the phone never rings when
Dm Dm 
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A A 
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E E 
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the pirates are singing
D D 
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Well there's 16 men on
Dm Dm 
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a dead man's chest
Cm Cm 
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Bm Bm 
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A A 
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In this hallucination
D D 
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The map we got, x marks the spot
Cm Cm 
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We're

Verse 8
Eb Eb 
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D D 
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G G 
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A A 
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C#dim C#dim 
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following direc tions
A A 
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Bm Bm 
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F#m F#m 
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The 7 seas, the balmy breeze
D D 
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The pleasure of sur
Gm Gm 
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Edim Edim 
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Gdim Gdim 
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render
Bbdim Bbdim 
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Bm Bm 
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Cm Cm 
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The end is nigh, the sun is high

Verse 9

It's late, for pirates on parade

Too late, for pirates on parade

F#m

Traffic noises down below me

C#m

A helicopter circles slowly

Verse 10
C# C# 
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Mon sters sink into the
F#m F#m 
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deep
Mountainous and downy billows
C#m C#m 
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Float among those fluffy pillows
C# C# 
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F#m F#m 
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Maybe I'll go back to sleep

Verse 11
D D 
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A A 
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D D 
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E E 
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A A 
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And the phone never rings when
E E 
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A A 
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E E 
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the pirates are singing
D D 
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This wicked life
Ebdim Ebdim 
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Cm Cm 
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So what's   in store behind
D D 
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Bm Bm 
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that velvet curtain?
A A 
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D D 
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The night is gone

Verse 12

And the day is here

Bbdim

The stupid sun is shinin'

The moon reflects

F#m

Your hair's a mess

Verse 13
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Edim Edim 
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Bbdim Bbdim 
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It's lovely imperfections
Bm Bm 
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My crew and I
Cm Cm 
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The clear blue skies
E E 
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Fdim Fdim 
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C#dim C#dim 
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Bbdim Bbdim 
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D D 
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Sail on, with pirates  on       parade
A A 
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Sail on, you pirates on parade

Outro 1

Bbdim

Fdim

Bbdim

Fdim

Edim

Fdim

C#dim

Edim

Fdim

Edim

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