Chords
G C/G G C/G
G C/G G
C/G
[Verse 1]
G Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call
CWanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet Gtall
You've seen it Am7all,G/B Am7you've seen it Gall
[Verse 2]
G Watched the men who rode you switch from sails to steam
And Cin your belly, you hold the treasures few have ever Gseen
Most of 'em dream,Am7 G/B Am7most of 'em Gdream
[Verse 3]
GYes I am a pirate, two hundred years too late
The Ccannons don't thunder, there's nothin' to plunder
I'm an overforty victim of fate G
Arriving too Am7late,G/B arAm7riving too Glate
[Verse 4]
GI've done a bit of smugglin', I've run my share of grass
I Cmade enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away so Gfast
Never meant to Am7last,G/B never Am7meant to Glast
[Verse 5]
And GI have been drunk now for over two weeks
I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks
But I Cgot to stop wishin', got to go fishin'
Down to rock bottom again
G Just a few Am7friends,G/B Am7just a few Gfriends
[Bridge]
G C G Am7
G/B Am7 G
[Verse 6]
GI go for younger women, lived with several awhile
Though I Cran 'em away, they'd come back one day
Still could manage to smile G
Just takes a Am7while,G/B Am7just takes a Gwhile
[Verse 7]
G Mother, mother ocean, after all the years I've found
My Coccupational hazard being my occupation's just not around
G I feel like I've Am7drowned,G/B gonna Am7head upGtown
I feel like I've Am7drowned,G/B gonna Am7head upGtown
Am7 G/B Am7 G