A Pirate Looks At Forty Tab by Jimmy Buffett

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Intro 1

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Verse 1
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Mother, mother ocean,
I have heard you call
C 
Wanted to sail upon your waters
G 
since I was three feet tall
Am7 
You've seen it all,
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you've seen it all

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Verse 2

Watched the men who rode you

switch from sails to steam

And in your belly, you hold the treasures

few have ever seen

Am7

Most of 'em dream,

Bm7

Am7

most of 'em dream

Verse 3
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Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years too late
C 
The cannons don't thunder,
there's nothin' to plunder
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I'm an over-forty victim of fate
Am7 
Arriving too late,
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Am7 
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arriving too late

Verse 4
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I've donе a bit of smugglin',
I've run my share of grass
C 
I made еnough money to buy Miami,
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but I pissed it away so fast
Am7 
Never meant to last,
Bm7 
Am7 
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never meant to last

Verse 5
G 
And I  have been drunk now
for over two weeks
I passed out and I rallied
and I sprung a few leaks
C 
But I got to stop wishin', got to go fishin'
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Down to rock bottom again
Am7 
Just a few friends,
Bm7 
Am7 
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just  a few friends

Solo 1
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Verse 6
G 
I  go for younger women,
lived with several awhile
C 
Though I ran 'em away,
they'd come back one day
G 
Still could manage to smile
Am7 
Just takes a while,
Bm7 
Am7 
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just  takes a while

Outro 1
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Mother, mother ocean,
after all the years I've found
C 
My occupational hazard being
G 
my occupation's just not around
Am7 
I feel like I've drowned,
Bm7 
Am7 
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gonna head  uptown
Am7 
I feel like I've drowned,
Bm7 
Am7 
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gonna head  uptown
Am7 
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