PIRATE LOOK AT FORTY (Jimmy Buffet) G Mother mother ocean, I have heard you call C Bm7 Am7 G Wanted to sail upon your water since I was three feet tall G Am7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 G You seen it all, you seen it all G Watched the men who rode you, switch from sail to steam C Bm7 Am7 G And in your belly you hold the treasures, few have ever seen G Am7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 G Most of them dream, most of them dream G Yes I am a pirate, two hundred years too late C The cannons don't thunder there's nothin' to plunder C Bm7 Am7 G I'm an over forty victim of fate G Am7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 G Arriving to late, arriving to late G I done a bit of smugglin', I've run my share of grass C Bm7 Am7 G I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away so fast G Am7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 G Never meant to last, never meant to last G I have been drunk now for over two weeks, I passed out and I rallied and I smoked a few reefs C Bm7 Am7 G But I gotta stop wishin' I got to go fishin', down to Rock Bottom again G Am7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 G Just a few friends, just a few friends LEAD G I go for younger women, lived with several a while C Bm7 Am7 G Though I ran 'em away they come back one day, still could manage a smile G Am7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 G Just takes a while, just takes a while G Mother mother ocean, after all these years I've found C Bm7 Am7 G Occupational hazzard beats an occupation just not around G Am7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 G Feel like I drowned, gonna head up town G Am7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 G Feel like I drowned, gonna head up town _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ This is MY OPINION ONLY! _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ It does not reflect the _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ opinions of my employeer. _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ esposito@cbmvax.commodore.com _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ Todays music ain't got the same soul, I like that old time rock and roll A PIRATE LOOKS AT 40 Jimmy Buffett G Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call C (Bm) (Am) G Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall Am C G You've seen it all, you've seen it all Watched the men who rode you switch from sails to steam And in your belly you hold the treasure that few have ever seen Most of them dream, most of them dream Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years too late The cannons don't thunder, there's nothin' to plunder I'm an over forty victim of fate Arriving too late, arriving too late I've done a bit of smugglin', I've run my share of grass I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away so fast Never meant to last, never meant to last I have been drunk now for over two weeks, I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks, But I've got stop wishin', got to go fishin' I'm down to rock bottom again Just a few friends, just a few friends I go for younger women, lived with several awhile And though I ran away, they'll come back one day And still can manage a smile It just takes a while, just takes a while Mother, mother ocean, after all these years I've found My occupational hazard been my occupation's just not around I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown @SONG: Pirate Looks at Forty @CHORDS: Mike A. Hall (mhall@moe.coe.uga.edu) Pirate Looks at 40 By: Jimmy Buffett 1974 >From "A1A" G Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call C D Am7 G Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall Am D Am7 G You've seen it all, you've seen it all.... 2) Watched the men who rode you switch from sails to steam And in your belly you hold the treasure that few have ever seen Most of them dreams, most of them dreams 3) Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years too late The cannons don't thunder, there's nothin' to plunder I'm an over forty victim of fate Arriving too late, arriving too late 4) I've done a bit of smugglin', I've run my share of grass I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away so fast Never meant to last, never meant to last 5) I have been drunk now for over two weeks, I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks, But I've got stop wishin', got to go fishin' I'm down to rock bottom again, Just a few friends, just a few friends... 6) I go for younger women, lived with several awhile And though I ran away, they'll come back one day And I still can manage a smile. It just takes a while, just takes a while 7) Mother, mother ocean, after all these years I've found My occupational hazard being my occupation's just not around I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown....