Pirates chords by
David Byrne
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Key: G major
Verse 1
G
G

A distant car, a quiet night
Fm
Fm

Em
Em

D
D

Like starin' at the ceiling
G
G

My sleepy eyes, you smell so nice
Fm
Fm

D
D

It's such a funny feel
Bbdim
Bbdim

F#aug
F#aug

F#dim
F#dim

ing
D
D

Got
Verse 2
Em
Em

Bm
Bm

no idea, what time it is
G
G

Em
Em

D
D

Delightfully confus ing
Em
Em

G
G

Fm
Fm

The trees outside, the morning light
A
A

D
D

C
C

G
G

Arrives, like pirates on parade
Verse 3
A
A

D
D

G
G

Surprise, it's pirates on parade
Abdim
Abdim

A ray of light, between the blinds
Fm
Fm

Ddim
Ddim

G
G

A
A

D
D

I lie there in a stupor
G
G

I hear a thud, and then a flush
Verse 4
G
G

Fm
Fm

G
G

Bbdim
Bbdim

A
A

F#m
F#m

Guess it must be the neigh bors
Em
Em

Bm
Bm

I blink my eyes, I laugh inside
G
G

Am
Am

Adim
Adim

Imagine what they're say ing
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F#dim

Em
Em

I see your shape
Fm
Fm

and through the night
Verse 5
A
A

C
C

G
G

Here come, those pirates on parade
A
A

D
D

G
G

Ahoy, it's pirates on parade
Bm
Bm

Through the rough and stormy weather
F#m
F#m

On a search for buried treasure
Verse 6
F#
F#

Bm
Bm

There's an island to explore
Every wave that whispers softly
F#m
F#m

"Stay in bed,
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F#

'cause it's still early"
Bm
Bm

Dolphins frolic by the shore
Verse 7
Gm
Gm

D
D

And the phone never rings when
Gm
Gm

D
D

A
A

the pirates are singing
G
G

Well there's 16 men on
Gm
Gm

a dead man's chest
Fm
Fm

Em
Em

D
D

In this hallucination
G
G

The map we got, x marks the spot
Fm
Fm

We're
Verse 8
Ab
Ab

G
G

C
C

D
D

F#dim
F#dim

following direc tions
D
D

Em
Em

Bm
Bm

The 7 seas, the balmy breeze
G
G

The pleasure of sur
Cm
Cm

Adim
Adim

Cdim
Cdim

render
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Ebdim

Em
Em

Fm
Fm

The end is nigh, the sun is high
Verse 9
A
A

D
D

G
G

It's late, for pirates on parade
A
A

D
D

G
G

Too late, for pirates on parade
Bm
Bm

Traffic noises down below me
F#m
F#m

A helicopter circles slowly
Verse 10
F#
F#

Mon sters sink into the
Bm
Bm

deep
Mountainous and downy billows
F#m
F#m

Float among those fluffy pillows
F#
F#

Bm
Bm

Maybe I'll go back to sleep
Verse 11
G
G

D
D

G
G

A
A

D
D

And the phone never rings when
A
A

D
D

A
A

the pirates are singing
G
G

This wicked life
Abdim
Abdim

Fm
Fm

So what's in store behind
G
G

Em
Em

that velvet curtain?
D
D

G
G

The night is gone
Verse 12
G
G

And the day is here
Fm
Fm

Gm
Gm

Ebdim
Ebdim

The stupid sun is shinin'
Em
Em

The moon reflects
Bm
Bm

Your hair's a mess
Verse 13
G
G

Adim
Adim

Ebdim
Ebdim

It's lovely imperfections
Em
Em

My crew and I
Fm
Fm

The clear blue skies
A
A

Bbdim
Bbdim

F#dim
F#dim

Ebdim
Ebdim

G
G

Sail on, with pirates on parade
D
D

Sail on, you pirates on parade
Outro 1
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G

A
A

Em
Em

Ebdim
Ebdim

G
G

Bbdim
Bbdim

Ebdim
Ebdim

D
D

G
G

A
A

Ebdim
Ebdim

G
G

A
A

Bbdim
Bbdim

Adim
Adim

D
D

G
G

D
D

G
G

Bbdim
Bbdim

F#dim
F#dim

D
D

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G

A
A

Adim
Adim

D
D

G
G

Bbdim
Bbdim

Adim
Adim

D
D

G
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