play intro by fingerpicking the notes used in the g chord
G
Mother mother ocean I have heard you call
C
I've wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall
C Am7Bm7Am7 G
You've seen it all You've seen it all
G
Watched the men who rode you switch from sail to steam
C
And in your belly you hold the treasures that few have ever seen
C Am7 Bm7 Am7 G
Most of the dreams most of them dreams
G
Yes I am a pirate a few hundred years too late
C
Cannons don't thunder there's nothing to plunder I'm an over forty victim of fate
C Am7 Bm7 Am7 G
Arriving too late arriving too late
G
I've done a bit of smuggling I've run my share of weed
C
I've made enough money to buy Miami but I've pissed away to fast
C Am7Bm7Am7 G
Never met to last never met to last
G
I have been drunk now for over two weeks I've past out and I've rallied and I've sprung a few leaks
C
I've got to stop wishing got to go fishing I'm done to rock bottom again
C Am7Bm7Am7 G
Just a few friends just a few friends
G C Am7 Bm7 Am7
G
Mother mother ocean After all these years I've found
C
my occupational hazard being my occupations just not around
Am7 Bm7 Am7
I feel like I've drowned
C G
Gonna head up town