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The Curse Of Monkey Island - A Pirate I Was Meant To Be

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[Verse]
BmWe're a band of vicious pirates
GA-sailin' out to sea
When you Dhear our gentle singing
You'll be F#sure to turn and flee
F#(Oh, this is just ridiculous.)
Bm G F#
Bm G F#
[Break]
BmCome on, men! We've got to recover that map
That Gpirate will be done for, when he F#falls into our trap
[Verse]
BmWe're a club of tuneful rovers
We can Gsing in every clef
We can Deven hit the high notes
It's F#just too bad we're tone deaf
[Chorus]
A Bmpirate I was meant to be
GTrim the sails and F#roam the sea
G D F#
G D F#
[Break]
BmLet's go defeat that evil pirate
We Gknow he's sure to lose, 'cause we F#know just where to fire at
[Verse]
BmWe're thieving balladeers.
A Ggang of cutthroat mugs.
To Dfight us off ye don't need guns
Just F#really good ear-plugs
[Chorus]
A Bmpirate i was meant to be
GTrim the sails and F#roam the sea
G D F#
G D F#
[Break]
BmAll right, crew, let's get to work
Our voGcation is a thing we love, a F#thing we'd never shirk.
[Verse]
BmWe'll fight you in the harbor.
We'll Gbattle you on land.
But when Dyou meet singing pirates
They'll be F#more than you can stand.
F#(Ooooh! That was a good one!) (No, it wasn't.)
Bm G F#
Bm G F#
[Break]
BmNo time for song! We've got to move
The Gbattle will be long, but our F#courage we will prove
[Verse]
We're a Bmpack o' scurvy sea-dogs.
Have we Gpity? Not a dram
We Dall eat roasted garlic
Then sing F#from the diaphragm
[Chorus]
A Bmpirate i was meant to be
GTrim the sails and F#roam the sea
G D F#
G D F#
[Break]
BmLess singing, more sailing.
When Gwe defeat our wicked foe, in his F#ship he will be bailing
[Verse]
BmIf ye try ta fight us
You will Gget a nasty whackin'
If ya Ddisrespect our singin'
We will F#feed ya to a kraken!
[Chorus]
A Bmpirate i was meant to be
GTrim the sails and F#roam the sea
G D F#
G D F#
[Break]
BmI'm getting so sick of you guys and your rhyming.
We're Gready to set sail, though the F#cannons need a-priming.
[Verse]
We're Bmtroublesome corsairs
And we've Gcome to steal your treasures
We would Dshoot you on the downbeat
But we F#have to rest five measures.
[Chorus]
A Bmpirate i was meant to be
GTrim the sails and F#roam the sea
G D F#
G D F#
[Break]
BmStop! Stop! Stop!
The Gbrass is what we'll polish and the F#deck is what we'll mop.
[Verse]
You Bmsay you're nasty pirates,
Scheming, Gthieving, bad bushwhackers,
From Dwhat I've seen I tell you
You're not F#pirates, you're just slackers!
[Chorus]
A Bmpirate i was meant to be
GTrim the sails and F#roam the sea
G D F#
G D F#
[Break]
BmWe'll surely avoid scurvy if we all eat an orange.
[Outro]
GAnd... Um...
G7Well... Err...
F#Door hinge?
F#7No, no...
N.C.
Guess the song's over, then.
N.C.
Guess so.
N.C.
Okay, back to work.
Well gee. I feel a little guilty, now.Bm  

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The Curse Of Monkey Island - A Pirate I Was Meant To Be

by Misc Computer Games

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F#7

[Verse]

We're a band of vicious pirates

A-sailin' out to sea

When you hear our gentle singing

You'll be sure to turn and flee

(Oh, this is just ridiculous.)

Bm G F#

[Break]

Come on, men! We've got to recover that map

G F#

That pirate will be done for, when he falls into our trap

[Verse]

We're a club of tuneful rovers

We can sing in every clef

We can even hit the high notes

It's just too bad we're tone deaf

[Chorus]

A pirate I was meant to be

G F#

Trim the sails and roam the sea

G D F#

[Break]

Let's go defeat that evil pirate

G F#

We know he's sure to lose, 'cause we know just where to fire at

[Verse]

We're thieving balladeers.

A gang of cutthroat mugs.

To fight us off ye don't need guns

Just really good ear-plugs

[Chorus]

A pirate i was meant to be

G F#

Trim the sails and roam the sea

G D F#

[Break]

All right, crew, let's get to work

G F#

Our vocation is a thing we love, a thing we'd never shirk.

[Verse]

We'll fight you in the harbor.

We'll battle you on land.

But when you meet singing pirates

They'll be more than you can stand.

(Ooooh! That was a good one!) (No, it wasn't.)

Bm G F#

[Break]

No time for song! We've got to move

G F#

The battle will be long, but our courage we will prove

[Verse]

We're a pack o' scurvy sea-dogs.

Have we pity? Not a dram

We all eat roasted garlic

Then sing from the diaphragm

[Chorus]

A pirate i was meant to be

G F#

Trim the sails and roam the sea

G D F#

[Break]

Less singing, more sailing.

G F#

When we defeat our wicked foe, in his ship he will be bailing

[Verse]

If ye try ta fight us

You will get a nasty whackin'

If ya disrespect our singin'

We will feed ya to a kraken!

[Chorus]

A pirate i was meant to be

G F#

Trim the sails and roam the sea

G D F#

[Break]

I'm getting so sick of you guys and your rhyming.

G F#

We're ready to set sail, though the cannons need a-priming.

[Verse]

We're troublesome corsairs

And we've come to steal your treasures

We would shoot you on the downbeat

But we have to rest five measures.

[Chorus]

A pirate i was meant to be

G F#

Trim the sails and roam the sea

G D F#

[Break]

Stop! Stop! Stop!

G F#

The brass is what we'll polish and the deck is what we'll mop.

[Verse]

You say you're nasty pirates,

Scheming, thieving, bad bushwhackers,

From what I've seen I tell you

You're not pirates, you're just slackers!

[Chorus]

A pirate i was meant to be

G F#

Trim the sails and roam the sea

G D F#

[Break]

We'll surely avoid scurvy if we all eat an orange.

[Outro]

And... Um...

Well... Err...

Door hinge?

F#7

No, no...

N.C.

Guess the song's over, then.

N.C.

Guess so.

N.C.

Okay, back to work.

Well gee. I feel a little guilty, now.

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