{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":378619,"song":"Pirates","artist":"David Byrne","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11556899-pirates-chords-by-david-byrne/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/378619?type=chord","rating":3.97015,"votes":3,"content":"[tab] [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nA distant car, a quiet night[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A#m[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLike starin' at the ceiling[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nMy sleepy eyes, you smell so nice[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A#m[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's such a funny feeling[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nGot no idea, what time it is[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]A#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDelightfully confusing[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]A#m[/ch]\r\nThe trees outside, the morning light[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nArrives, like pirates on parade[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSurprise, it's pirates on parade[/tab]\r\n\r\nA ray of light, between the blinds\r\nI lie there in a stupor\r\nI hear a thud, and then a flush\r\nGuess it must be the neighbors\r\nI blink my eyes, I laugh inside\r\nImagine what they're saying\r\nI see your shape and through the night\r\nHere come, those pirates on parade\r\nAhoy, it's pirates on parade\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                       \r\nThrough the rough and stormy weather[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nOn a search for buried treasure[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere's an island to explore[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nEv'ry wave that whispers softly[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\"Stay in bed, 'cause it's still early\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nDolphins frolic by the shore[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the phone never rings when the pirates are singing[/tab]\r\n\r\nWell there's 16 men on a dead man's chest\r\nIn this hallucination\r\nThe map we got, x marks the spot\r\nWe're following directions\r\nThe 7 seas, the balmy breeze\r\nThe pleasure of surrender\r\nThe end is nigh, the sun is high\r\nIt's late, for pirates on parade\r\nToo late, for pirates on parade\r\n\r\nTraffic noises down below me\r\nA helicopter circles slowly\r\nMonsters sink into the deep\r\nMountainous and downy billows\r\nFloat among those fluffy pillows\r\nMaybe I'll go back to sleep\r\nAnd the phone never rings when the pirates are singing\r\n\r\nThis wicked life\r\nSo what's in store behind that velvet curtain?\r\nThe night is gone\r\nAnd the day is here\r\nThe stupid sun is shinin'\r\nThe moon reflects\r\nYour hair's a mess\r\nIt's lovely imperfections\r\nMy crew and I\r\nThe clear blue skies\r\nSail on, with pirates on parade\r\nSail on, you pirates on parade\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYo, Yo, Yo[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYo, Yo, Yo...[/tab]","plain_text":"A ray of light, between the blinds\nI lie there in a stupor\nI hear a thud, and then a flush\nGuess it must be the neighbors\nI blink my eyes, I laugh inside\nImagine what they're saying\nI see your shape and through the night\nHere come, those pirates on parade\nAhoy, it's pirates on parade\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWell there's 16 men on a dead man's chest\nIn this hallucination\nThe map we got, x marks the spot\nWe're following directions\nThe 7 seas, the balmy breeze\nThe pleasure of surrender\nThe end is nigh, the sun is high\nIt's late, for pirates on parade\nToo late, for pirates on parade\n\nTraffic noises down below me\nA helicopter circles slowly\nMonsters sink into the deep\nMountainous and downy billows\nFloat among those fluffy pillows\nMaybe I'll go back to sleep\nAnd the phone never rings when the pirates are singing\n\nThis wicked life\nSo what's in store behind that velvet curtain?\nThe night is gone\nAnd the day is here\nThe stupid sun is shinin'\nThe moon reflects\nYour hair's a mess\nIt's lovely imperfections\nMy crew and I\nThe clear blue skies\nSail on, with pirates on parade\nSail on, you pirates on parade","chords":["C","Cm","A","A#m","G","Am","E","Em","Bm","B","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}