Lyrics & Chords: On a Pirate Ship

© Jay Foreman and Tom Scott 2008

A               A7             D
My life is dull, it's not very cool

E7                           A
Parents at home, teachers at school

              F#                       B7
I want to live where it's so much more hip

E7                         A     E7
I want to live on a pirate ship!




     A      E
On a pirate ship

     A      E
On a pirate ship

     A           D         E
I'll pillage the seas on a sea faring trip

     A      E
On a pirate ship

     A      F#7
On a pirate ship

     B7 E7  A
On a pirate ship




A              A7                D
A pirating life would be ever so grand

E7                                 A
Plundering gold with a hook for my hand

                  F#               B7
I'd ride the waves on the ocean so blue

    E7                               A    E7
I'd fly through the air like pirates do.




     A      E
On a pirate ship

     A      E
On a pirate ship

     A              D          E
I'd soar though the air with a dart and a flip

     A      E
On a pirate ship

     A      F#7
On a pirate ship

     B7 E7  A
On a pirate ship




D             H                 A               F#7
Flying so high and swooping for treasure down below

         B               E7
Dropping swords on my enemies




     A      E
On a pirate ship

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On a pirate ship

     A            D           E
Me eyepatch would snap and me trousers would rip

     A      E
On a pirate ship

     A      F#7
On a pirate ship

     B7 E7  A
On a pirate ship




     A      E
On a pirate ship

     A      E
On a pirate ship

     A           D         E
I'll pillage the seas on a sea faring trip

     A      E
On a pirate ship

     A      F#7
On a pirate ship

     B7 E7  A    D   E   A6
On a pirate ship