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Professional Pirate

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[Intro]
Em D   Em
Em D/F# G
G       D
C  D Em D/F# G
[Verse 1]
GWhen I was just a lad looking for my true vocatioDn
My fD7ather said "Now Gson, this choice desA7erves delibeDration
Though B7you could be a Emdoctor or D7perhaps a finanGcier
My Cboy why not consGider a more D7challenging carGeer"B7  
[Chorus]
EmHey DhEmo ho
You'll crEmuise to D/F#foreign Gshores
And you'll Gkeep your mind and Dbody sound
By Cworking D7out of Gdoors
True Amfriendship and adventure B7are what Emwe can't live without
D7And Gwhen Amyou're a Bmprofessional Cpirate
That's D7what the job's aGboutB7  
Em
[Verse 2]
Now tGake Sir Francis Drake, the Spanish all desDpise him
But D7to the British Ghe's a hero aA7nd they idolDize him
It's B7how you look at Embuccaneers that mD7akes them bad or gGood
And CI see us as Gmembers of a D7noble brotherGhoodB7  
[Chorus]
EmHey Dho Emho
EmWe're hD/F#onorable Gmen
GAnd before we lose our Dtempers we will Calways D7count to Gten
On Amoccasion there may be someB7one you Emhave to execute
D7But Gwhen Amyou're a proBmfessional Cpirate
You don't D7have to wear a Gsuit..... what?B7  
Em
[Bridge]
EmI could have been a surgeon
I like D7taking things apart
I Emcould have been a lawyer
But I Amjust had too much heart
I Gcould have been in D7politics
Cause I've G7always been a big Fsus2spendCer
And G7me...
I could have D7been a conAm7tenderG  B7  
Em
[Verse 3]
Some Gsay that pirates steal and should be feared and Dhated
I D7say we're victims Gof bad press it's A7all exaggeDrated
We'd B7never stab you Emin the back, we'd D7never lie or Gcheat
We're Cjust about the Gnicest guys you'd D7ever want to GmeetB7  
[Long John's speech]
Em D Em
Em D/F# G
G  D  C D7 G
Am      B7 Em
D7 G Am Bm C
D7  G   B7
[Chorus]
EmHey DhEmo ho
It's Emone fD/F#or all fGor one
And we'll sGhare and share aDlike with you and lCove you D7like a Gson
We're Amgentlemen of fortune B7and that's Emwhat we're proud to be
D7And Gwhen Amyour a proBmfessional Cpirate
[Coda]
You'll be Ghonest brave and free
The D7soul of decency
You'll be Gloyal and fair and on the square
And Cmost importantly
GWhen Amyou're a proBmfessional Cpirate
You're Galways in the D7best of companGy
G D G

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Professional Pirate

by The Muppets

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Fsus2

Am7

[Intro]

Em D Em

Em D/F# G

G D

C D Em D/F# G

[Verse 1]

G D

When I was just a lad looking for my true vocation

D7 G A7 D

My father said "Now son, this choice deserves deliberation

B7 Em D7 G

Though you could be a doctor or perhaps a financier

C G D7 G B7

My boy why not consider a more challenging career"

[Chorus]

Em D Em

Hey ho ho

Em D/F# G

You'll cruise to foreign shores

G D

And you'll keep your mind and body sound

C D7 G

By working out of doors

Am B7 Em

True friendship and adventure are what we can't live without

D7 G Am Bm C

And when you're a professional pirate

D7 G B7

That's what the job's about

[Verse 2]

G D

Now take Sir Francis Drake, the Spanish all despise him

D7 G A7 D

But to the British he's a hero and they idolize him

B7 Em D7 G

It's how you look at buccaneers that makes them bad or good

C G D7 G B7

And I see us as members of a noble brotherhood

[Chorus]

Em D Em

Hey ho ho

Em D/F# G

We're honorable men

G D C D7 G

And before we lose our tempers we will always count to ten

Am B7 Em

On occasion there may be someone you have to execute

D7 G Am Bm C

But when you're a professional pirate

D7 G B7

You don't have to wear a suit..... what?

[Bridge]

I could have been a surgeon

I like taking things apart

I could have been a lawyer

But I just had too much heart

G D7

I could have been in politics

G7 Fsus2 C

Cause I've always been a big spender

And me...

D7 Am7 G B7

I could have been a contender

[Verse 3]

G D

Some say that pirates steal and should be feared and hated

D7 G A7 D

I say we're victims of bad press it's all exaggerated

B7 Em D7 G

We'd never stab you in the back, we'd never lie or cheat

C G D7 G B7

We're just about the nicest guys you'd ever want to meet

[Long John's speech]

Em D Em

Em D/F# G

G D C D7 G

Am B7 Em

D7 G Am Bm C

D7 G B7

[Chorus]

Em D Em

Hey ho ho

Em D/F# G

It's one for all for one

G D C D7 G

And we'll share and share alike with you and love you like a son

Am B7 Em

We're gentlemen of fortune and that's what we're proud to be

D7 G Am Bm C

And when your a professional pirate

[Coda]

You'll be honest brave and free

The soul of decency

You'll be loyal and fair and on the square

And most importantly

G Am Bm C

When you're a professional pirate

G D7 G

You're always in the best of company

G D G

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