^AHe went to Paris lookin' for answers to ^Dquestions that bothered him ^Aso. ^AHe was impressive, young and agressive, ^Dsavin' the world on his ^E7own. But the ^Dwarm summer breezes, the ^AFrench wine and cheese ^Dput his ambition at ^E7bay The ^Asummers and winters scattered like splinters And fou^Dr or five years^E7 slipped^A away.

^AThen he went to England, played the piano, and mar^Dried an Actress named Kim.^A ^AThey had a fine life, she was a good wife and bo^Dre him a young son named Jim.^E7 And a^Dll of the answers and al^Al of the questions he loc^Dked in his attic oneday ^E7 'Cau^Ase he liked the quiet clean county livin' And twe^Dnty more ^E7years slipped awa^Ay.

^AWell the war took his baby, the bombs killed his lady, and le^Dft him with only one (A)eye. ^AHis body was battered, his whole world was shattered, al^Dl he could do was just (E7)cry. While the t^Dears were a-fallin' he^A was recallin' answers ^Dhe never fou^E7nd. So he h^Aopped on a freighter, skidded the ocean And lef^Dt England witho^E7ut a sou^And.

^ANow he lives in the islands, fishes the pilin's and dr^Dinks his Green Label each (A)day. ^AWriting his memoirs, losin' his hearin', but he don^D't care what people say.^E7 Through ^Deighty-six years of perpe^Atual motion, if he like^Ds you he'll smile, then he'll (E7)say &quo^At;Jimmy, some of it's magic, some of it's tragic, But I h^Dad a good life ^E7all the ^Away." ^AAnd he went to Paris lookin' for answers to que^Dstions that bothered him so. ^A

Jimmy Buffett - He went to paris