Pirate Looks At Forty

this is a great song to play around the camp fire or on a boat . i know the lyrics are on and im almost postive the chords are correct . enjoy!! song - jimmy buffett , a pirate looks @ 40 Intro ( played moderately ) G , C/G , G , C/G , G , C/G , G , C/G ( chord progression is the same in v1 - v8 , until the end . highlighted w/ * * ) Verse 1 G C mother , mother ocean , i have heart you call , wanted to sail upon your waters C C/B Am7 G Am7 Bm7 Am7 G C/G G since i was three feet tall . youve seen it all , youve seen it all . Verse 2 watched the men who rode you , switch from sails to steam . and in your belly you hold the that few have ever seen . most of them dreams , most of them dreams . Verse 3 yes , i Am a pirate , two hundred years too late . the cannons dont thunder , theres nothing plunder , im an over fourty victim of fate; arriving too late , arriving too late . Verse 4 ive done a bit of smugglin’ , ive run my share of grass . i made enough money to buy but i pissed it away so fast . never ment to last , never ment to last . Verse 5 i have been drunk now for over two weeks , i passed out and i rallied and i sprung a few but ive got to stop wishin’ , got to go fishin’ down to rock bottom again . just a few just a few friends . Verse 6 instrumental Verse 7 i go for younger women , lived with several awhile , although i ran away , theyll be back day , and still i can manage a smile . it just takes awhile , it just takes awile . Verse 8 mother , mother ocean , after all these years ive found my occupational hazard being my just not around * * * * G Am Bm7 Am7 G Am Bm7 Am7 G D7 G i feel like ive drowned , gonna head up town .