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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: Bm Difficulty: Novice Verse: Bm We're a band of vicious pirates G A-sailin' out to sea D When you hear our gentle singing F# You'll be sure to turn and flee F# (Oh, this is just ridiculous.) Bm G F# Bm G F# Break: Bm Come on, men! We've got to recover that map G F# That pirate will be done for, when he falls into our trap
Verse: Bm We're a club of tuneful rovers G We can sing in every clef D We can even hit the high notes F# It's just too bad we're tone deaf Chorus: Bm A pirate I was meant to be G F# Trim the sails and roam the sea G D F# G D F# Break: Bm Let's go defeat that evil pirate G F# We know he's sure to lose, 'cause we know just where to fire at Verse: Bm We're thieving balladeers. G A gang of cutthroat mugs. D To fight us off ye don't need guns F# Just really good ear-plugs Chorus: Bm A pirate i was meant to be G F# Trim the sails and roam the sea G D F# G D F# Break: Bm All right, crew, let's get to work G F# Our vocation is a thing we love, a thing we'd never shirk. Verse: Bm We'll fight you in the harbor. G We'll battle you on land. D But when you meet singing pirates F# They'll be more than you can stand. F# (Ooooh! That was a good one!) (No, it wasn't.) Bm G F# Bm G F# Break: Bm No time for song! We've got to move G F# The battle will be long, but our courage we will prove Verse: Bm We're a pack o' scurvy sea-dogs. G Have we pity? Not a dram D We all eat roasted garlic F# Then sing from the diaphragm Chorus: Bm A pirate i was meant to be G F# Trim the sails and roam the sea G D F# G D F# Break: Bm Less singing, more sailing. G F# When we defeat our wicked foe, in his ship he will be bailing Verse: Bm If ye try ta fight us G You will get a nasty whackin' D If ya disrespect our singin' F# We will feed ya to a kraken! Chorus: Bm A pirate i was meant to be G F# Trim the sails and roam the sea G D F# G D F# Break: Bm I'm getting so sick of you guys and your rhyming. G F# We're ready to set sail, though the cannons need a-priming. Verse: Bm We're troublesome corsairs G And we've come to steal your treasures D We would shoot you on the downbeat F# But we have to rest five measures. Chorus: Bm A pirate i was meant to be G F# Trim the sails and roam the sea G D F# G D F# Break: Bm Stop! Stop! Stop! G F# The brass is what we'll polish and the deck is what we'll mop. Verse: Bm You say you're nasty pirates, G Scheming, thieving, bad bushwhackers, D From what I've seen I tell you F# You're not pirates, you're just slackers! Chorus: Bm A pirate i was meant to be G F# Trim the sails and roam the sea G D F# G D F# Break: Bm We'll surely avoid scurvy if we all eat an orange. Outro: G And... Um... G7 Well... Err... F# Door hinge? F#7 No, no... N.C. Guess the song's over, then. N.C. Guess so. N.C. Okay, back to work. Bm Well gee. I feel a little guilty, now.
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