A Pirate I Was Meant To Be chords

[VERSE]
[Bm]We're a band of vicious pirates
[G]A-sailin' out to sea
When you [D]hear our gentle singing
You'll be [F#]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
That [G]pirate will be done for, when he [F#]falls into our trap

[VERSE]
[Bm]We're a club of tuneful rovers
We can [G]sing in every clef
We can [D]even hit the high notes
It's [F#]just too bad we're tone deaf

[CHORUS]
A [Bm]pirate I was meant to be
[G]Trim the sails and [F#]roam the sea

[G] [D] [F#]
[G] [D] [F#]

[BREAK]
[Bm]Let's go defeat that evil pirate
We [G]know he's sure to lose, 'cause we [F#]know just where to fire at

[VERSE]
[Bm]We're thieving balladeers.
A [G]gang of cutthroat mugs.
To [D]fight us off ye don't need guns
Just [F#]really good ear-plugs

[CHORUS]
A [Bm]pirate i was meant to be
[G]Trim the sails and [F#]roam the sea

[G] [D] [F#]
[G] [D] [F#]

[BREAK]
[Bm]All right, crew, let's get to work
Our vo[G]cation is a thing we love, a [F#]thing we'd never shirk.

[VERSE]
[Bm]We'll fight you in the harbor.
We'll [G]battle you on land.
But when [D]you meet singing pirates
They'll be [F#]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
The [G]battle will be long, but our [F#]courage we will prove

[VERSE]
We're a [Bm]pack o' scurvy sea-dogs.
Have we [G]pity? Not a dram
We [D]all eat roasted garlic
Then sing [F#]from the diaphragm

[CHORUS]
A [Bm]pirate i was meant to be
[G]Trim the sails and [F#]roam the sea

[G] [D] [F#]
[G] [D] [F#]

[BREAK]
[Bm]Less singing, more sailing.
When [G]we defeat our wicked foe, in his [F#]ship he will be bailing

[VERSE]
[Bm]If ye try ta fight us
You will [G]get a nasty whackin'
If ya [D]disrespect our singin'
We will [F#]feed ya to a kraken!

[CHORUS]
A [Bm]pirate i was meant to be
[G]Trim the sails and [F#]roam the sea

[G] [D] [F#]
[G] [D] [F#]

[BREAK]
[Bm]I'm getting so sick of you guys and your rhyming.
We're [G]ready to set sail, though the [F#]cannons need a-priming.

[VERSE]
We're [Bm]troublesome corsairs
And we've [G]come to steal your treasures
We would [D]shoot you on the downbeat
But we [F#]have to rest five measures.

[CHORUS]
A [Bm]pirate i was meant to be
[G]Trim the sails and [F#]roam the sea

[G] [D] [F#]
[G] [D] [F#]

[BREAK]
[Bm]Stop! Stop! Stop!
The [G]brass is what we'll polish and the [F#]deck is what we'll mop.

[VERSE]
You [Bm]say you're nasty pirates,
Scheming, [G]thieving, bad bushwhackers,
From [D]what I've seen I tell you
You're not [F#]pirates, you're just slackers!

[CHORUS]
A [Bm]pirate i was meant to be
[G]Trim the sails and [F#]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.
Well gee. I feel a little guilty, now.[Bm]