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The Pirate Song

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The Pirate Song
Intro (chords from "My Sweet Lord")
 Em-  A(4x)
  D-  Bm(2x)
  D- B7  
 Em-  A(2x)
Oh! I'd lDike to be a pirate
A pirate's Alife for Dme
GAll my friends are Dpirates
And Esail the B. B. Asea
I've Ggot a Jolly Roger
It's Dblack and white and vast
So! GDet out of your Skull and Crossbones
And I'll Erun it Aup your Dmast
  E-    A-  D  
With a Dyo-ho-ho and a ha-ha-ha
And a hee-hee-Aha-ha-Dhum
With a Gyo-ho-ho
And a Dya-ha-ha
And a Eyum-yum-yum-Ajum-jum
I've Ggot a Jolly Roger
It's Dblack and white and vast
So! DGet out of your Skull and Crossbones
And I'll Erun it Aup your Dmast
  E-    A-  D  

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The Pirate Song

by George Harrison

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The Pirate Song

Intro (chords from "My Sweet Lord")

Em A

- (4x)

D Bm

- (2x)

D B7

Em A

- (2x)

Oh! I'd like to be a pirate

A D

A pirate's life for me

G D

All my friends are pirates

E A

And sail the B. B. sea

I've got a Jolly Roger

It's black and white and vast

So! Get out of your Skull and Crossbones

E A D

And I'll run it up your mast

E A D

- -

With a yo-ho-ho and a ha-ha-ha

A D

And a hee-hee-ha-ha-hum

With a yo-ho-ho

And a ya-ha-ha

E A

And a yum-yum-yum-jum-jum

I've got a Jolly Roger

It's black and white and vast

So! Get out of your Skull and Crossbones

E A D

And I'll run it up your mast

E A D

- -

About The Pirate Song Chords by George Harrison

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What key is "The Pirate Song" in?

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