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[Verse]GMother, mother ocean, I have heard you callC GWanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tallAm7 Bm7 Am7 GYou've seen it all, you've seen it all[Verse]GWatch the men who rode you, switch from sails to steamC GAnd in your belly you hold the treasure that few have ever seenAm7 Bm7 Am7 GMost of them dreams, most of them dreams[Verse]GYes I am a pirate, two hundred years too lateC GThe cannons don't thunder there's nothin' to plunder, I'm an over forty victim of fateAm7 Bm7 Am7 GArriving too late, arriving too late[Verse]GI've done a bit of smugglin' and I've run my share of grassC GI made enough money to buy Miami but I pissed it away so fastAm7 Bm7 Am7 GNever meant to last, never meant to last[Verse]GI have been drunk now for over two weeksGI passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaksC GBut I've got to stop wishin', got to go fishin' I'm down to rock bottom againAm7 Bm7 Am7 GWith just a few friends, just a few friends[Instrumental]| G | G | G | G || C | C | C | G |
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[Verse]GI go for younger women, lived with several awhileC GAnd though I ran away, they'll come back one day, I still could manage a smileAm7 Bm7 Am7 GIt just takes awhile, just takes awhile[Verse]GMother, mother ocean, after all these years I've foundC GMy occupational hazard being, my occupation’s just not aroundAm7 Bm7 Am7 GI feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptownAm7 Bm7 Am7 GI feel like I've drowned