Jimmy Buffett - Quietly making noise

^DmOscar Wilde ^A/C#died in bed, ^F/Cseveral floors a- ^G/Bbove my head ^DmLiving well be- ^A/C#yond his means ^F/Cin that crazy ^G/BParis scene ^DmRain falls down in ^A/C#sheets so clear, ^F/Cand no one ever ^G/Bcalls me here ^DmTraveling by my- ^A/C#self these days, I'm ^F/Cinto jazz and ^G/Bfelt berets

^AFar from the that old eastern ^Dmshore ^ASearching for strange meta- ^Dphors

^DI don't want ^D/F#to be^G another vi^Actim of fa^Dshion ^{D/F# G A} No, ^DI don't want ^D/F#to see my ^Gname in the ^Apaper each day ^{D D/F# G A} Hey, you can ^Dleave that to the ^D/F#young Turks, ^Gthey're more ^Ahandsome and ^Ddashing ^{D/F# G A D}Posing for ^D/F#papa- ^Grazzi's down La- ^Aguna way

Now ^Ddown in the ^D/F#metro, I ^Gfeel the world ^Astart to ^Dmultiply ^{D/F# G A} Bastille, ^Drubber ^D/F#wheels, spiked heels, ^Gsubter- ^Aranean ^Dlullaby ^{D/F# G A} Met an ^DAfrican ^D/F#prancer, a ^Ghemisphere ^Adancer, spied the ^Dghost of ^D/F#Brassens ^{G A} We ^Dsmiled at the ^D/F#secret we ^Gshared, and I ^Ahid it like ^Dcontraband ---

Quietly ^Gmaking noise, (Quietly making noise) ^Dstarts with kindergarten toys ^GNot too soft not too loud, ^Djust enough to draw a crowd ^AQuietly, quietly, quietly making ^Dnoise

^DFollowed the ^D/F#beat, hey, I ^Gfound my- ^Aself in this ^Dpatois ^D/F#spot ^{G A D}Outside a ^D/F#blizzard was ^Gblowing but ^Ainside the ^Djoint was ^D/F#hot ^{G A} Zouk songs, ^Drubber thongs, ^D/F#sing-a-longs, ^Gthe ^Awords flew right ^Dby my face ^{D/F# G A} You know ^Drhythm and ^D/F#motions, a ^Gblamma jamma ^Apotion you can- ^Dnot erase ---

Quietly ^Gmaking noise, (Quietlt making noise) ^Dpissin' off the old killjoys ^GGlass packs on a hot Mustang, a ^DTelecaster with a twang ^AQuietly, quietly, quietly making ^Dnoise, yes

^DSingers and ^D/F#writers and ^Gpoets, have ^Aflocked here for ^Dcentu- ^D/F#ries ^{G A} The ^Dcity of ^D/F#light is ^Gbuilt upon ^Amountains of ^Dmemo- ^D/F#ries ^{G A} Baritone ^Dsaxophone, ^D/F#monotones, ^Gsp^Aeak of the voice I'^Dve he^D/F#ard be- fo^Gre ^A It's a ^Dlasting im- ^D/F#pression, a ^GGypsy ex- ^Apression you ^Dcannot ignore ---

We're quietly ^Gmaking noise, (quietly making noise) ^Dstarts with kindergarten toys ^GNot too soft, not too loud, ^Djust enough to draw a crowd ^AQuietly, quietly, quietly making ^Dnoise

Yeah, we're quietly ^Gmaking noise, (Quietly) making noise, ^Dpissin' off the old kill-joys ^GNot too soft, not too loud, ^Djust enough to draw a crowd We're ^Aquietly, quietly, quietly, quietly, quietly, quietly Quietly, quietly, quietly making ^Dnoise, that's right, oh yeah ^GA ^Awhole lot of beautiful noise ^D

Oh, come on ^Gchildren, play those, play those ^Akindergarten toys ^D Everybody's a drummer tonight, ^Gal^Al right, le^Dt it ring now, let it ring --^G--^A- ^D