Bob Dylan - Key west philosopher pirate

^C McKinley hollered, McKinley ^Amsqualled Doctor said, "McKinley,^C death is on the wall^Am ‪Say it to me^Fmaj7, if you got something to confes^Ams I heard all about it^C, he was going down ^Amslow ‬ ‪I heard it al^Cl, wireless rad^Amio ‬ ‪From down in the moon^Fmaj7 dogs way down in Key^Am West ‬

‪I’m searching for lov^Ce, for inspiratio^Amn ‬ ^C ‪On that pirate radio st^Amation ‪Coming out of Luxe^Fmaj7mbourg and Budapes^Amt ‬ ^C‪Radio signal’s clear as can^Am be ‪I’m so deep in lov^Ce that I can hardly se^Ame ‬ ‪Down on the^Fmaj7 flat lands, way down in^Am Key West

^Fmaj7‪Key West is the place to be ‬ ‪If you’re^C looking for immo^Amrtality ‬ ^C‪Stay on the road, follow the highway^Am sign ‬ ^Fmaj7‪Key West is fine and fair, ‬ ‪If you^C lost your mind, you will^Am find it there ‪Key West^Fmaj7 is on the horizon^Am line

‪I was^C born on the wrong side of the rai^Amlroad track ^C‪Like Ginsberg, Corso and Keroua^Amc ‪Like Louis, and Ji^Fmaj7mmy and Buddy and all the res^Amt ‬ ‪Well, it might^C not be the thing to d^Amo ‬ ‪But I’m^C sticking with you through and throug^Amh ‬ ‪Down in the flat lands^Fmaj7, way down in Key^Am West

‪I got both of^C my feet planted square^Am on the ground ‬ ‪Got my right hand hig^Ch, with the thumb dow^Amn ‬ ‪Such is life^Fmaj7, such is happ^Aminess ‪Hibiscus^C flowers, they grow everywhere her^Ame ‪If you wear one^C, put it behind your ea^Amr ‪Down in the bottom^Fmaj7, way down in Key Wes^Amt ‬

^Fmaj7‪Key West is the place to go ^C‪Down by the Gulf of Mex^Amico ‬ ‪Beyond the^C city, beyond the sifting sand^Ams ^Fmaj7‪Key West is the gateway key ‬ ‪to^C innocence and pur^Amity ‬ ‪Key West, Key West^Fmaj7 is the enchanted land^Am

^C‪I’ve never lived in the l^Amand of Oz ‬ ‪Or^C wasted my time with an unworth^Amy cause ‬ ‪It’s hot down here^Fmaj7, and you can’t be ov^Amerdressed ^C‪China blossoms of a t^Amoxic plant ‬ ‪They can^C make you dizzy, I'd like to help you but I^Am can't ‪Down in the flat^Fmaj7 lands way down in Key^Am West ‬

‪Well the^C fish tail ponds, and the^Am orchid trees ‪They can^C give you that bleeding heart diseas^Ame ‪People tell m^Fmaj7e I ought to try a little t^Amenderness ‬ ‪On^C Newton Street, Bay^Am view Park ‬ ^C‪Walking in the shadow after^Am dark ‬ ‪Down u^Fmaj7nder, way down in Key^Am West ‬

^C ‪I played Gumbo Limbo spiritual^Ams ^C ‪I know all the Hindu ritual^Ams ‬ ‪People tell m^Fmaj7e that I’m truly blesse^Amd ‬ ^CBougainvillea blooming in the ^Amsummer, in the spring ^CWinter here is an unknow^Amn thing Down in the flat ^Fmaj7lands, way down in Key ^AmWest

^Fmaj7Key West is under the sun, ^Cunder the radar, ^Amunder the gun You ^Cstay to the left, and then you lean to th^Ame right ^Fmaj7 Feel the sunlight on your skin, ^Cthe healing virtues of the ^Amwind ^Fmaj7 Key West, Key West is the land ^Amof light

^C Wherever I travel, wher^Amever I roam I’m ^Cnot that far, before I ^Amcome back home I do what I ^Fmaj7think is right, what I ^Amthink is best ^CHistory street off off ^AmMallory Square ^C Truman had his White House ^Amthere Eas^Fmaj7t bound, west bound, way down ^Amin Key West

^C Twelve years old, they ^Amput me in a suit ^C Forced me to marry a prostitute^Am There were ^Fmaj7gold fringes on her wedding ^Amdress ^CThat’s my story, but not ^Amwhere it ends She’s ^Cstill cute, and we’re still ^Amfriends ^Fmaj7Down on the bottom, way down in Key^Am West

^C I play both sides against ^Amthe middle ^CTrying to pick up the pirate radio signal^Am I heard the news,^Fmaj7 the heard ^Amit last week friends ^C Fly around my pretty little Miss^Am I don’t love ^Cnobody, give me a kiss^Am Down on the ^Fmaj7bottom, way down in Key^Am West

^Fmaj7 Key West is the place to be If ^Cyou’re looking for immor^Amtality ^CKey West is paradise di^Amvine ^Fmaj7 Key West is fine and fair If you ^Clost your mind, you’ll ^Amfind it there ^Fmaj7Key West is on the horizon ^Amline