A Pirate Looks At Forty

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Chord sequence used in every verse:
G G G G
C C C G
Am D7 G G
Here's the fingerpicking for every chord:
G C Am D7
e|------3-------3----|------0-------0----|------0---------0----|------2-------2----|
B|------3-------3----|------1-------1----|------1---------1----|------1-------1----|
G|----0---0---0---0--|----0---0---0---0--|----2---2-----2---2--|----2---2---2---2--|
D|----------0--------|----------2--------|----------0h2--------|--0-------0--------|
A|-------------------|--3----------------|--0------------------|-------------------|
E|--3----------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
[Intro]
G G G G
[Verse]
G
Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call
C
wanted to sail upon your waters
G
since I was three feet tall
Am D7 G
You've seen it all You've seen it all
[Verse]
G
I've watched the men who rode you Switch from sails to steam
C
And in your belly you hold the treasures
G
Few have ever seen
Am D7 G
Most of them are dreams Yes most of them are dreams
[Verse]
G
Yes, I am a pirate a few hundred years too late
C
The cannons don't thunder there's nothin' to plunder
G
I'm an under forty victim of fate
Am D7 G
Arriving too late, arriving too late
[Verse]
G
I‘ve done a bit of smugglin' well I've run my share of grass
C
I made enough money to buy Miami
G
But I pissed it away so fast
Am D7 G
It's never meant to last It's never meant to last
[Verse]
G
Well I have been drunk now for over two weeks
I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks
C
But I've got to stop wishin', got to go fishin'
G
down to rock bottom again
Am D7 G
Just a few friends Just a few friends
Am D7 G
Just a few friends Just a few friends

A Pirate Looks At Forty chords and lyrics

Free chords for A Pirate Looks At Forty by Jack Johnson. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Chord sequence used in every verse: 
G   G   G   G 
C   C   C   G  
Am  D7  G   G
Here's the fingerpicking for every chord:
[Intro]  
G  G  G  G
[Verse]
[Verse]               
[Verse]
[Verse]
[Verse]
I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks

A Pirate Looks At Forty Chords by Jack Johnson

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