Pirates
David ByrneVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
A distant car, a quiet night
Like starin' at the ceiling
My sleepy eyes, you smell so nice
It's such a funny feeling
Got no idea, what time it is
Delightfully confusing
The trees outside, the morning light
Arrives, like pirates on parade
Surprise, it's pirates on parade
A ray of light, between the blinds
I lie there in a stupor
I hear a thud, and then a flush
Guess it must be the neighbors
I blink my eyes, I laugh inside
Imagine what they're saying
I see your shape and through the night
Here come, those pirates on parade
Ahoy, it's pirates on parade
Through the rough and stormy weather
On a search for buried treasure
There's an island to explore
Ev'ry wave that whispers softly
"Stay in bed, 'cause it's still early"
Dolphins frolic by the shore
And the phone never rings when the pirates are singing
Well there's 16 men on a dead man's chest
In this hallucination
The map we got, x marks the spot
We're following directions
The 7 seas, the balmy breeze
The pleasure of surrender
The end is nigh, the sun is high
It's late, for pirates on parade
Too late, for pirates on parade
Traffic noises down below me
A helicopter circles slowly
Monsters sink into the deep
Mountainous and downy billows
Float among those fluffy pillows
Maybe I'll go back to sleep
And the phone never rings when the pirates are singing
This wicked life
So what's in store behind that velvet curtain?
The night is gone
And the day is here
The stupid sun is shinin'
The moon reflects
Your hair's a mess
It's lovely imperfections
My crew and I
The clear blue skies
Sail on, with pirates on parade
Sail on, you pirates on parade
Yo, Yo, Yo
Yo, Yo, Yo...
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Readable chord sheet for Pirates by David Byrne
[C]A distant car, [Cm]a quiet night Like [Bbm]starin' at the [C]ceiling[G] M[C]y sleepy eyes, you [Cm]smell so nice It's[Bbm] such a funny [C]feeling[G] [Am]Got no idea, what [E]time it is [Am]Delightfully co[Bbm]nfus[E]ing The [Am]trees outside, the [Bbm]morning light [C]Arrives, like [E]pirates on para[C]de [C]Surprise, it's [E]pirates on para[C]de A ray of light, between the blinds I lie there in a stupor I hear a thud, and then a flush Guess it must be the neighbors I blink my eyes, I laugh inside Imagine what they're saying I see your shape and through the night Here come, those pirates on parade Ahoy, it's pirates on parade [Em]Through the rough and stormy weather [Bm]On a search for buried treasure [B]There's an island to expl[Em]ore [Em]Ev'ry wave that whispers softly [Bm]"Stay in bed, 'cause it's still early" [B]Dolphins frolic by the sh[Em]ore And the [C]phone never [G]rings when the [C]pirates are [G]singi[D]ng Well there's 16 men on a dead man's chest In this hallucination The map we got, x marks the spot We're following directions The 7 seas, the balmy breeze The pleasure of surrender The end is nigh, the sun is high It's late, for pirates on parade Too late, for pirates on parade Traffic noises down below me A helicopter circles slowly Monsters sink into the deep Mountainous and downy billows Float among those fluffy pillows Maybe I'll go back to sleep And the phone never rings when the pirates are singing This wicked life So what's in store behind that velvet curtain? The night is gone And the day is here The stupid sun is shinin' The moon reflects Your hair's a mess It's lovely imperfections My crew and I The clear blue skies Sail on, with pirates on parade Sail on, you pirates on parade [C]Yo, [E]Yo, [C]Yo [C]Yo, [E]Yo, [C]Yo...