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The Spongebob Squarepants Musical - Poor Pirates

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[Intro]
Gm  Bb  Eb  D
[Verse]
GmLet me begin with a Bbhearty ho ho
And a Ebtale that nobody tells Bbwell
I've not Gmcome all the way from En-BbC-I-N-O
To be Ebtreated like sewage that Dsmells
I'm Ebcertainly not that surpriBbsed
For this Dstory is older than FtimeEb  
Me Fpeglegged pirating Fbrethren and I
Are Fsociety's Fslug-ridden Fslime
[Verse]
GmWe've all been cast out as Bbscallywag rogues
With Ebfire in our beards and our Bbeyes
There's a Gmside to us pirates that Bbnobody knows
And it's Ebsoft as a baby's backDside
EbSome of us just want adBbventures
The Dopen-sea wind in our FearringsEb  
FWhy are we constantly Fmisunderstood
FDon't you know Fpirates have Ffeelings
[Chorus]
Poor Ebpirates, P-O-O-BbARR
Poor Fpirates, P-O-O-GmARR
Poor Ebpirates can't Bbdeny this simple Ftruth
Poor Ebpirates,   BbP - O - O - DARR
People Gmtoo     (too, Gmtoo, too)
        GmNice harmonieDs, mateyGms!
[Verse]
GmThink of how harrrd we have Bbhad it (so hard)
Out on Ebships there is not much to Bbeat (not much to eat)
And Gmdentists hate pirate insBburance (yo ho no)
Which is Ebwhy we've so many gold Dteeth (We've too many gold teeth)
Me Eblaundry stays damp and me Bbboots start to stink
And me Dfingernails filthy and FdirtyEb  
Me Finternet loads unbeFlievably slow
And me Fbedtime's Faround 7:F30
[Chorus]
Poor Ebpirates, P-O-O-BbARR
Poor Fpirates, P-O-O-GmARR
Poor Ebpirates can't Bbdeny this simple Ftruth
We're poor Ebpirates, P-O-O-BbARR
Poor Fpirates, P-O-O-GmARR
Poor Ebpirates have it Bbso much worse than Dyou
[Bridge]
We've got Ebpirate parades to which Bbnobody comes
Captain FKidd hosts a marathon but Gmnobody runs
Long John EbSilver invented the Bbbloomin' onion
But you Dthink he gets credit for that? (NO!)
EbCaptain... um... no one Bbknows his first name
And old FGreenbeard's been driven comGmpletely insane
Hardly Ebanyone celebrates our Bbone holiday
  DArr... Talk Like a Pirate Day!
[Chorus]
We're poor Ebpirates, P-O-O-BbARR
Poor Fpirates, P-O-O-GmARR
Poor Ebpirates can't Bbdeny this simple Ftruth
   (Can't deny that we're poor, poor )
EbPirates, P-O-O-BbARR
Poor Fpirates, P-O-O-GmARR
Poor Ebpirates can't deBbny this simple Ftruth
That Ebpirates, BbP - O - O - DARR
  GmPeople too              D      GmYo ho!

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The Spongebob Squarepants Musical - Poor Pirates

by Misc Musicals

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Gm Bb Eb D

[Verse]

Gm Bb

Let me begin with a hearty ho ho

Eb Bb

And a tale that nobody tells well

Gm Bb

I've not come all the way from En-C-I-N-O

Eb D

To be treated like sewage that smells

Eb Bb

I'm certainly not that surprised

D F Eb

For this story is older than time

F F

Me peglegged pirating brethren and I

F F F

Are society's slug-ridden slime

[Verse]

Gm Bb

We've all been cast out as scallywag rogues

Eb Bb

With fire in our beards and our eyes

Gm Bb

There's a side to us pirates that nobody knows

Eb D

And it's soft as a baby's backside

Eb Bb

Some of us just want adventures

D F Eb

The open-sea wind in our earrings

F F

Why are we constantly misunderstood

F F F

Don't you know pirates have feelings

[Chorus]

Eb Bb

Poor pirates, P-O-O-ARR

F Gm

Poor pirates, P-O-O-ARR

Eb Bb F

Poor pirates can't deny this simple truth

Eb Bb D

Poor pirates, P - O - O - ARR

Gm Gm

People too (too, too, too)

Gm D Gm

Nice harmonies, mateys!

[Verse]

Gm Bb

Think of how harrrd we have had it (so hard)

Eb Bb

Out on ships there is not much to eat (not much to eat)

Gm Bb

And dentists hate pirate insurance (yo ho no)

Eb D

Which is why we've so many gold teeth (We've too many gold teeth)

Eb Bb

Me laundry stays damp and me boots start to stink

D F Eb

And me fingernails filthy and dirty

F F

Me internet loads unbelievably slow

F F F

And me bedtime's around 7:30

[Chorus]

Eb Bb

Poor pirates, P-O-O-ARR

F Gm

Poor pirates, P-O-O-ARR

Eb Bb F

Poor pirates can't deny this simple truth

Eb Bb

We're poor pirates, P-O-O-ARR

F Gm

Poor pirates, P-O-O-ARR

Eb Bb D

Poor pirates have it so much worse than you

[Bridge]

Eb Bb

We've got pirate parades to which nobody comes

F Gm

Captain Kidd hosts a marathon but nobody runs

Eb Bb

Long John Silver invented the bloomin' onion

But you think he gets credit for that? (NO!)

Eb Bb

Captain... um... no one knows his first name

F Gm

And old Greenbeard's been driven completely insane

Eb Bb

Hardly anyone celebrates our one holiday

Arr... Talk Like a Pirate Day!

[Chorus]

Eb Bb

We're poor pirates, P-O-O-ARR

F Gm

Poor pirates, P-O-O-ARR

Eb Bb F

Poor pirates can't deny this simple truth

(Can't deny that we're poor, poor )

Eb Bb

Pirates, P-O-O-ARR

F Gm

Poor pirates, P-O-O-ARR

Eb Bb F

Poor pirates can't deny this simple truth

Eb Bb D

That pirates, P - O - O - ARR

Gm D Gm

People too Yo ho!

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