Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: B minorBm
Difficulty: Novice
Verse:
B minorBm
We're a band of vicious pirates
G+G
A-sailin' out to sea
D MajorD
When you hear our gentle singing
F#F#
You'll be sure to turn and flee
F#F#
(Oh, this is just ridiculous.)
B minorBm G+G F#F#
B minorBm G+G F#F#
Break:
B minorBm
Come on, men! We've got to recover that map
G+G F#F#
That pirate will be done for, when he falls into our trap
Verse:
B minorBm
We're a club of tuneful rovers
G+G
We can sing in every clef
D MajorD
We can even hit the high notes
F#F#
It's just too bad we're tone deaf
Chorus:
B minorBm
A augmentedA pirate I was meant to be
G+G F#F#
Trim the sails and roam the sea
G+G D MajorD F#F#
G+G D MajorD F#F#
Break:
B minorBm
Let's go defeat that evil pirate
G+G F#F#
We know he's sure to lose, 'cause we know just where to fire at
Verse:
B minorBm
We're thieving balladeers.
G+G
A augmentedA gang of cutthroat mugs.
D MajorD
To fight us off ye don't need guns
F#F#
Just really good ear-plugs
Chorus:
B minorBm
A augmentedA pirate i was meant to be
G+G F#F#
Trim the sails and roam the sea
G+G D MajorD F#F#
G+G D MajorD F#F#
Break:
B minorBm
All right, crew, let's get to work
G+G F#F#
Our vocation is a thing we love, a thing we'd never shirk.
Verse:
B minorBm
We'll fight you in the harbor.
G+G
We'll battle you on land.
D MajorD
But when you meet singing pirates
F#F#
They'll be more than you can stand.
F#F#
(Ooooh! That was a good one!) (No, it wasn't.)
B minorBm G+G F#F#
B minorBm G+G F#F#
Break:
B minorBm
No time for song! We've got to move
G+G F#F#
The battle will be long, but our courage we will prove
Verse:
B minorBm
We're a pack o' scurvy sea-dogs.
G+G
Have we pity? Not a dram
D MajorD
We all eat roasted garlic
F#F#
Then sing from the diaphragm
Chorus:
B minorBm
A augmentedA pirate i was meant to be
G+G F#F#
Trim the sails and roam the sea
G+G D MajorD F#F#
G+G D MajorD F#F#
Break:
B minorBm
Less singing, more sailing.
G+G F#F#
When we defeat our wicked foe, in his ship he will be bailing
Verse:
B minorBm
If ye try ta fight us
G+G
You will get a nasty whackin'
D MajorD
If ya disrespect our singin'
F#F#
We will feed ya to a kraken!
Chorus:
B minorBm
A augmentedA pirate i was meant to be
G+G F#F#
Trim the sails and roam the sea
G+G D MajorD F#F#
G+G D MajorD F#F#
Break:
B minorBm
I'm getting so sick of you guys and your rhyming.
G+G F#F#
We're ready to set sail, though the cannons need a-priming.
Verse:
B minorBm
We're troublesome corsairs
G+G
And we've come to steal your treasures
D MajorD
We would shoot you on the downbeat
F#F#
But we have to rest five measures.
Chorus:
B minorBm
A augmentedA pirate i was meant to be
G+G F#F#
Trim the sails and roam the sea
G+G D MajorD F#F#
G+G D MajorD F#F#
Break:
B minorBm
Stop! Stop! Stop!
G+G F#F#
The brass is what we'll polish and the deck is what we'll mop.
Verse:
B minorBm
You say you're nasty pirates,
G+G
Scheming, thieving, bad bushwhackers,
D MajorD
From what I've seen I tell you
F#F#
You're not pirates, you're just slackers!
Chorus:
B minorBm
A augmentedA pirate i was meant to be
G+G F#F#
Trim the sails and roam the sea
G+G D MajorD F#F#
G+G D MajorD F#F#
Break:
B minorBm
We'll surely avoid scurvy if we all eat an orange.
Outro:
G+G
And... Um...
G7G7
Well... Err...
F#F#
Door hinge?
F#7F#7
No, no...
N.C.
Guess the song's over, then.
N.C.
Guess so.
N.C.
Okay, back to work.
B minorBm
Well gee. I feel a little guilty, now.