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Intro: [G] 8
meas.
v1: [G]Mother,
mother ocean
I have heard you call
[C]Wanted
to sail upon your waters
Since I was three feet [G]tall
You've seen it [Am]all
[Bm] [Am]You've seen it [G]all
v2: [G]Watched the
men who rode you
Switch
from sails to steam
And, [C]in your belly you hold the
treasures
That few have ever seen
Most of them [Am]dreams
[Bm] [Am]Most of them [G]dreams
v3: [G]Yes,
I am a pirate
200 years too late
The [C]cannons don't thunder, there's
nothin' to plunder I'm an over
forty victim of [G]fate
Arriving too [Am]late
[Bm] [Am]Arriving too [G]late
v4: [G]But,
I've done a bit of smugglin'
And, I've run my share of grass
I made [C]enough money to buy Miami
But, I pissed it away so [G]fast
Never meant to [Am]last
Never [Bm] [Am] meant to [G]last
v5: [G]And,
I have been drunk now for over two weeks,
I passed out and I rallie, and I sprung a few leaks,
But, I've [C]got stop wishin', got to go
fishin'
I'm down to rock bottom [G], again
Just a few [Am]friends
[Bm] [Am]Just a few [G]friends
{solo} like
verse
v6: [G]And,
I go for younger women
Lived with several awhile
And though I ran [C]'em away, they'd
come back 1 day And still could
manage to [G]smile
It just takes a [Am]while
[Bm] [Am]Just takes a [G]while
v7: [G]Mother,
mother ocean
After all these years I've found
My [C]occupational hazard bein'
My occupation's just not a- [G]round
And, I feel like I've [Am]drowned
[Bm] [Am]Gonna head up- [G]town
o:
I feel like I've [Am]drowned
[Bm] [Am]Gonna get drunk up- [G]town
[Am] [Bm] [Am]
[G]
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