(Verse 1)
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 The night breaks into little parts and I?m not used to stealin hearts
       C5       C5      A5 D5 A5 D5 A5 
 its a pirates life for me
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 You floated over on the tide,
                     F5
 I kissed you on the starboard side
          C5       C5     A5 D5 A5 D5 A5 (hammer on & off D5 string)
 it?s the perfect side to be
 
(Bridge)
 D5                       G5                   E5
 Most of the time I spend lying around on the deck
                       Ab5                  C#5
 My friend said it?s a gamble I said what the heck
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 look at me now I?m all out at sea
 A5             F5    C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 (hammer D5 string again)
 it?s a pirates life for me

 (Verse 2)
 C5
 You cursed the sea becomming rough
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 you said if I believed in love I?d take you home from it
 C5
 but I?m committed to these crimes
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 I?ve given up a thousand times but I will never quit
 
 (Bridge)
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 You told me I gave you a lifetime worth of grief
               Ab5             C#5
 I must be the commonest kind of theif,
           C5                           A5 D5 A5 D5
 if I only stole from you that which I need
 A5            F5  C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5
 its a pirates life I lead
 
 C5  C5  A5  D5  A5  D5  A5 F5 C5 x2
 Woah hoo-oo-oo-oo
 hoo-oo-oo

 (Verse 3)
 C5                                            F5             C5
 Now I?ll admit it was remiss to sail you the precipis and then lead you
 C5   A5   D5 A5 D5 A5
 there alone
 C5                                               F5                 C5
 but had I ever told you so you never would have agreed to go and then I?d  
    C5    A5  D5 A5 D5 A5  
 be on my own

(Bridge)
 D5                    G5                  E5
 the greatest romances end with a minumus fuss
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 you live by the sword and you?re hit by a bus
                 C5                      A5   D5 A5 D5
 you live by the river and drown in the sea
 A5            F5    C5
 its a pirates life for me