Intro: G, C, G, C, G, C, G, C  

Verse:
G                                             C
Mother, mother ocean, I have heart you call, wanted to sail upon your waters
      C          C    Am7 G               Am7 Bm7 Am7         G   C    G
since I was three feet tall. Youve seen it all, youve seen it all.

[same chord progression through out the other verses]

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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.

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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.

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Ive done a bit of smugglin', Ive run my share of grass. I made enough money to buy 
but i xxxxxx it away so fast. Never ment to last, Never ment to last.

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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.

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Instrumental

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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:
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.     Ten aranż to własna interpretacja jego autora, udostępniona do prywatnej nauki, edukacji i użytku niekomercyjnego. Sama piosenka, tekst i muzyka pozostają własnością ich posiadaczy praw autorskich. Żeby poprosić o usunięcie, zobacz Nota prawna.