A Pirate Looks At Forty Jack Johnson

A Pirate Looks At Forty

Jack Johnson

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0:00 2:18
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: G
Capo:
No capo
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Intro]
| G | - | - | - |

[Verse 1]
G
 Mother, mother ocean
I have heard you call
   C
We wanted to sail upon your waters
Since I was three feet tall
G
 'Cause you've seen it all,
Am D7                  G
     you've seen it all

[Verse 2]
G
 I've watched the men who rode you
The switch from sails to steam
    C
And in your belly you hold
The treasures few have ever seen
G
 Most of 'em dreams
Am D7                  G
     Most of 'em dreams

[Verse 3]
G
 Oh, yes, I am a pirate
A few hundred years too late
    C
The cannons don't thunder
There's nothin' to plunder
I'm an underforty victim of fate
G
 Arriving too late,
Am D7             G
     arriving too late

[Verse 4]
G
 I've done a bit of smugglin'
Well i've run my share of grass
  C
I made enough money to buy Miami
But I pissed it away so fast
G
 It's never meant to last,
Am D7                        G
     it's never meant to last

[Verse 5]
Well,
G
I have been drunk now for over two weeks
I've passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks
         C
But I've got to stop wishin',
I've got to go fishin'
Down to rock bottom again
G
 With just a few friends,
Am D7                  G
     just a few friends
With just a few friends,
Am D7                  G
     just a few friends

Bars

[Intro]
| G | - | - | - |

[Verse 1]
| G  | -  | - | - |
| C  | -  | - | G |
| Am | D7 | G | - |

Mother, mother ocean
I have heard you call
We wanted to sail upon your waters
Since I was three feet tall
'Cause you've seen it all,
you've seen it all

[Verse 2]
| G  | -  | - | - |
| C  | -  | - | G |
| Am | D7 | G | - |

I've watched the men who rode you
The switch from sails to steam
And in your belly you hold
The treasures few have ever seen
Most of 'em dreams
Most of 'em dreams

[Verse 3]
| G  | -  | - | - |
| C  | -  | - | G |
| Am | D7 | G | - |

Oh, yes, I am a pirate
A few hundred years too late
The cannons don't thunder
There's nothin' to plunder
I'm an underforty victim of fate
Arriving too late,
arriving too late

[Verse 4]
| G  | -  | - | - |
| C  | -  | - | G |
| Am | D7 | G | - |

I've done a bit of smugglin'
Well i've run my share of grass
I made enough money to buy Miami
But I pissed it away so fast
It's never meant to last,
it's never meant to last

[Verse 5]
| G  | -  | - | - |
| C  | -  | - | G |
| Am | D7 | G | - |
| Am | D7 | G |

Well,
I have been drunk now for over two weeks
I've passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks
But I've got to stop wishin',
I've got to go fishin'
Down to rock bottom again
With just a few friends,
just a few friends
With just a few friends,
just a few friends

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