[VERSES]
G
Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call
C G
Wanted to sail upon your waters
since I was three feet tall
Am7 G/B Am7 G
You've seen it all, you've seen it all
G
Watch the men who rode you, switch from sails to steam
C G
And in your belly you hold the treasure that few have ever seen
Am7 G/B Am7 G
Most of them dreams, most of them dreams
G
Yes I am a pirate, two hundred years too late
C G
The cannons don't thunder there's nothin' to plunder, I'm an over forty victim of fate
Am7 G/B Am7 G
Arriving too late, arriving too late
G
I've done a bit of smugglin' and I've run my share of grass
C G
I made enough money to buy Miami but I pissed it away so fast
Am7 G/B Am7 G
Never meant to last, never meant to last
G
I have been drunk now for over two weeks
G
I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks
C G
But I've got to stop wishin', got to go fishin' I'm down to rock bottom again
Am7 G/B Am7 G
With just a few friends, just a few friends
[INSTRUMENTAL]
| G | G | G | G | C | C | C | G |
| Am7 | G/B - Am7 | G | G |
[VERSES]
G
I go for younger women, lived with several awhile
C G
And though I ran away, they'll come back one day, I still could manage a smile
Am7 G/B Am7 G
It just takes awhile, just takes awhile
G
Mother, mother ocean, after all these years I've found
C G
My occupational hazard being, my occupation’s just not around
Am7 G/B Am7 G
I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown
Am7 G/B Am7 G
I feel like I've drowned
