Kenny Chesney – Pirate Song Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard

Kenny Chesney – Pirate Song Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard

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This is the chord progression of Pirate Song by Kenny Chesney on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro chords]
F Bb C F
F Bb C F

[Verse 1]
F                    Bb                                 C                 F
I wish I was a pirate ship wreck down in Mexico
Where the oceans turn to silver
Bb                 C                 F
And the beaches turn to gold
Bb                                 C                                 F
I’d make love to some señorita in that town
Bb                                                 C                                 F
Then I’d get on my boat and I’d sail the ocean round

[Interlude]
F Bb C F

[Verse 2]
Bb                 C                                 F
I wish I was a pirate out there under my own flag
Bb                                 C                                                 F
Running for no reason and no reason to turn back
Bb                                 C                                                  F
Salt and rum on my tongue, sails tattered and torn
Bb                                                 C                                 F
Laughing in the devil’s face, ridin’ out a storm

[Chorus]
Gm                 F                 Bb
Ooooo, one of these days
F
Gonna get off these highways
Wake up in some bay
Gm                 F                 Bb
With the sunshine on my face
C
St. Christopher on a silver chain
Say a prayer, sail away

[Interlude]
F Bb C F (x4)

[Chorus]
Gm                 F                 Bb
Ooooo, one of these days
F
Gonna get off these highways

Wake up in some bay
Gm                 F                 Bb
With the sunshine on my face
C
St. Christopher on a silver chain
Say a prayer, sail away

[Verse 3]
F Bb C F
I wish I was a pirate on some ghost ship in the night

With nothing but the stars, the moon
Bb C F
And faith to be my guide
Bb C F
Steady as she goes, with my back to the wind
Bb C F
Then in a cloud of cannon smoke I’d disappear again
F Bb C F (x2)

[End chords]
F Bb C F (x2)

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How to play Pirate Song: key, chords and progression

To play Pirate Song by Kenny Chesney, think in F major (one flat: B♭). It takes 4 chords: F, Bb, C and Gm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – Bb – C – F (I – IV – V – I in F major), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk. In solfa, that is doh – fah – soh – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D, G, A, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D

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Pirate Song chords: questions

What key is Pirate Song in?

Pirate Song by Kenny Chesney is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Pirate Song?

Pirate Song uses 4 chords: F, Bb, C, Gm.

What is the chord progression of Pirate Song?

The main progression is F – Bb – C – F (I – IV – V – I), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk.

Is Pirate Song easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D, G, A, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo).

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