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Capo: 1 Tuning: E A D G B E
spotify:track:1lODRgOOhDWAZxpTLWD28B https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlqdD7dSk_0 Muziek/Tekst: Jimmy Buffett Producer: Travis Turk Jaar: 1972 Worked out for davidbedwards1 ADVICE: instead of Capo on 1 you could consider Capo on 6 (Transpose Button -5) to avoid all the Bb [Intro] F F Bb F F Bb F F Bb F F [Verse 1]
It Fhardly seems a Clong time, just a Bbminute Cof the Fday but the Amman who stood beDmside me more than Ggave himself aCway; C the Ffood stain on his Cspotted shirt, the Bbgray beard Con his Fface, a Fman composed of Bbmany Fnames, so CI just called him FAce. F
[Chorus]
But BbAce can't read and FAce can't write and Che sleeps on a Fbench at night, Bb a little man the Cworld has left beFhind. F Bb He ain't bitter, Fhe ain't sweet, Cmakes his living Fon the street. Bb never knowing Cwhat he's gonna Ffind. F F F
[Verse 2]
FBorn in MissisCsippi, picking Bbcotton Cas a Fchild, he Amleft soon for the Dmcity where he Gheard that life was Cwild. C But Fthat was 50 Cyears ago and Bbnothing 's Creally Fstrange from a Fpoor dirt farm to Bbdirty Fstreets is Creally not much Fchange. F
[Chorus]
But BbAce can't read and FAce can't write and Che sleeps on a Fbench at night, Bb a little man the Cworld has left beFhind. F Bb He ain't bitter, Fhe ain't sweet, Cmakes his living Fon the street. Bb never knowing Cwhat he's gonna Ffind. F
[Interlude] Bb Bb F F C C F F [Verse 3]
FGo back to the Ccountry, now he Bbreally Ccan't do Fthat, Amwasted years have Dmleft him nothing Gbut an old straw Chat. C FSo he puts it Con his head and Bbwaves a Clast goodFbye, Fno time left to Bbturn aFround and Cno time to ask Fwhy. F
[End-Chorus]
But BbAce can't read and FAce can't write and Che sleeps on a Fbench at night, Bb a little man the Cworld has left beFhind. F Bb He ain't bitter, Fhe ain't sweet, Cmakes his living Fon the street, Bb never knowing Cwhat he's gonna Ffind F and Bbthis old world has Cleft poor Ace be - [Outro] hind.
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