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@ALBUM: Songs You Know By Heart
@SONG: Cheeseburger in Paradise
Cheeseburger in Paradise
By: Jimmy Buffett
1978
>From "Son of a Son of a Sailor"
Intro: ** Play "|" as strums or beats
Bm |||| A |
Bm |||| G |
Bm |||| A | D |
TrieGd to amend Amy carnivorDous habits
GMade it nearly Aseventy daDys
Losin' weGight without sApeed, eatin' sunDflower seeds
EDrinkin' loAts of carrot juice and soakin' up rays
But at GnighAt I'd have tDhese wondGerful dreams
GSome kind of Asensuous treBmat
Not zucGchini, fettuDcini or buGlgar wDheat
But a Gbig warm bDun and a hAuge hunk of mDeat
Chorus:
CGheeseAburger in Dparadise
GHeaven on AEarth with an oDnion slice
GNot too parAticular, noDt too precise
I'm just a GCheeseDburger in AparadDise
Heard about the old time sailor men
They eat the same thing again and again
Warm beer and bread they said could raise the dead
Well it reminds me of the menu at a Holiday Inn
But times change, sailors these days
When I'm in port I get what I need
Not just Havanas or bananas or daiquiris
But that American creation on which I feed
Chorus:
Cheeseburger in Paradise
Medium rare with mustard be nice
Heaven on Earth with an onion slice
I'm just a Cheeseburger in Paradise
** [Guitar Tacet throughout]
** I like mine with lettuce and tomato
** Heinz 57 and French fried potatoes
** Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer
** Well good God almighty which way do I steer for my
Chorus:
Cheeseburger in Paradise
Makin' the best of every virtue and vice
Worth every damn bit of sacrifice to get a
Cheeseburger in Paradise
I need a Cheeseburger in Paradise
I'm just a Cheeseburger in Paradise
Repeat intro
Repeat Guitar Tacet part [above]
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@SONG: He Went To Paris
@CHORDS: Mike A. Hall [mhall@moe.coe.uga.edu]
He Went To Paris
By: Jimmy Buffett
1973
>From "A White Sport Coat And A Pink Crustacean"
AHe went to Paris lookin' for answers
To Dquestions that bothered him Aso
He was impressive, young and aggressive
DSavin' the world on his E7own
But theD warm summer breezes
The AFrench wines and cheeses
DPut his ambition at bay E7
The Asummers and winters
Scattered like splinters
And Dfour or five E7years slipped aAway
Then he went to England, played the piano
And married an actress named Kim
They had a fine life, she was a good wife
And bore him a young son named Jim
And all of the answers and all of the questions
Locked in his attic one day
'Cause he liked the quiet clean country livin'
And twenty more years slipped away
Well the war took his baby, the bombs killed his lady
And left him with only one eye
His body was battered, his whole world was shattered
And all he could do was just cry
While the tears were a-fallin' he was recallin'
Answers he never found
So he hopped on a freighter, skidded the ocean
And left England without a sound
Now he lives in the islands, fishes the pilin's
And drinks his Green Label each day
Writing his memoirs, losin' his hearin'
But he don't care what most people say
Through eighty-six years of perpetual motion
If he likes you he'll smile and he'll say
"Jimmy, some of it's magic, some of it's tragic
But I had a good life all the way"
And Ahe went to Paris lookin' for answers
To DquestionsE7 that bothered him Aso
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@SONG: Fins
@CHORDS: Brian Michalowski [bam@wam.umd.edu]
Fins
By: Jimmy Buffett, Deborah McColl, Barry Chance, Tom Corcoran
1979
>From "Volcano"
[needs work]
Intro tab: [repeat three times???] last part of tab missing
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& 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
She came Bbdown from CCincinnFati
It took her Bbthree days Con the Ftrain
BbLookin' for some Cpeace and Fquiet
BbHoped to see the Csun aFgain
But now she Bblives down Cby the Focean
She's takin' Bbcare to Clook for sFharks
They Bbhang out Cin the loFcal bars
And they Bbfeed right Cafter Fdark
Am7Can't you Dm7feel 'em circlin' honey?
Am7Can't you feel 'em swimmin' around?Dm7
YoBbu got finCs to tBbhe left, finCs to the right
And you're the Bbonly Cbait in Ftown
Am7 Oh whDm7oa, Am7 Oh whDm7oa
You got Bbfins to the Cleft, Bbfins to the Cright
And you're the Bbonly Cbait in Ftown
She's saving up all of her money
Wants to head it south in May
Maybe roll in the sand with a rock 'n' roll man
Somewhere down Montserrat way
But the money's good in the season
Helps to lighten up her load
Boys keep her high as the months go by
She's gettin' postcards from the road
Chorus:
Can't you feel 'em closin' in honey?
Can't you feel 'em schoolin' around?
You got fins to the left, fins to the right
And you're the only girl in town
[harmonica solo]
Repeat Intro tab
Sailed off to Antigua
It took her three days on a boat
Lookin' for some peace and quiet
Maybe keep her dreams afloat
But now she feels like a remora
'Cause the school's still close at hand
Just behind the reef are the big white teeth
Of the sharks that can swim on the land
Repeat first chorus
Repeat Intro tab and fade
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Chord diagrams: Bb - |x13331| Am7 - |xo2o1o| Dm7 - |xxo211----------|
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@SONG: Margaritaville
@CHORDS: Mike A. Hall [mhall@moe.coe.uga.edu]
Margaritaville
By: Jimmy Buffett
1977
>From "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes"
DNibblin' on sponge cake
Watchin' the sun bake
All of those tourists covered with Aoil
Strummin' my six-string
On my front porch swing
Smell those shrimp, they're beginnin' to Dboil D7
Chorus:
G Wastin' Aaway again in MargaDritaville D7
G Searching for myA lost shaker of Dsalt D7
G Some people Aclaim that there's a Dwo-Aman to Gblame
But I Aknow G it's nobody's fDault
I don't know the reason
I stayed here all season
Nothin' to show but this brand new tattoo
But it's a real beauty
A Mexican cutie
How it got here I haven't a clue
Chorus:
Wastin' away again in Margaritaville
Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
Now I think
Hell, it could be my fault
Solo [based on verse chords and chorus]
I blew out my flip-flop
Stepped on a pop-top
Cut my heel had to cruise on back home
But there's booze in the blender
And soon it will render
That frozen concoction that helps me hang on
Chorus:
Wastin' away again in Margaritaville
Searching for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
But I know
It's my own damned fault
Yes and,G some people Aclaim that there's a Dwo-Aman to Gblame
And I Aknow G it's my own damned Dfault
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@SONG: Son Of A Son Of A Sailor
@CHORDS: Mike A. Hall [mhall@moe.coe.uga.edu]
Son of a Son of a Sailor
By: Jimmy Buffett
1978
>From "Son of a Son of a Sailor"
GAs the son of a son of a sailor
I went Fout on the Csea for adGventure
ExCpanding the view of the Gcaptain and crew
Like a Dman just released from inGdenture
As a Gdreamer of dreams and a traveling man
I have cFhalked up Cmany a Gmile
Read Cdozens of books about Gheroes and crooks
And I lDearned much from both of their sGtyles
Chorus:
FSon of a son, Cson of a son
Son of a son of a Gsailor
FSon of a gun, Cload the last ton
One step ahead of the Cjailer
Now away in the near future
Southeast of disorder
You can shake the hand of the Mango man
As he greets you at the boarder
And the lady she hails from Trinidad
Island of the spices
Salt for your meat and cinnamon sweet
And the rum is for all your good vices
HFaul the sheet in as we Cride on the wind
That our forefathers harnessed beGfore us
HFear the bells ring as the Ctide ringing sings
It's a son of a gun of a Gchorus
Where it all ends I can't fathom my friends
If I knew I might toss out my anchor
So I'll cruise along always searching for songs
Not a lawyer a thief or a banker
But the son of a son, son of a son
Son of a son of a sailor
Son of a gun, load the last ton
One step ahead of the jailer
I'm just a son of a son, son of a son
Son of a son of a sailor
The Fsea's in my veins, my tCradition remains
I'm just glad I don't live in a Gtrailer
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@SONG: Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
By: Jimmy Buffett
1977
>From "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes"
Intro: G D A G D
DI took off for a wGeekend last month
Just to Atry and recall the whole Dyear
All of the faces and Gall of the places
WAonderin' where they all disaDppeared
BmI didn't ponder the F#mquestion too long
I was Ghungry and went out for a Abite
Ran Ginto a chum with a Dbottle of rum
and we Awound up drinkin' allD night
Chorus:
It's these Gchanges in latitudes, Dchanges in attitudes
NAothing remains quite the Dsame
WithG all of our running andD all of our cunning
if Awe couldn't laugh we wouldG all go inDsane
Reading departure signs in some big airport
Reminds me of the places I've been
Visions of good times that brought so much pleasure
Makes me want to go back again
If it suddenly ended tomorrow
I could somehow adjust to the fall
Good times and riches and son of a bitches
I've seen more than I can recall
Chorus:
These changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes
Nothing remains quite the same
Through all of the islands and all of the highlands
If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane
[Repeat Intro chords]
I think about Paris when I'm high on red wine
I wish I could jump on a plane
So many nights I just dream of the ocean
God I wish I was sailin' again
Oh, yesterday's over my shoulder
So I can't look back for too long
There's just too much to see waiting in front of me
And I know that I just can't go wrong
Chorus:
With these changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes
Nothing remains quite the same
With all of my running and all of my cunning
If I couldn't laugh I just would go insane
If we couldn't laugh we just would go insane
If Awe weren't all crazy we Fwould Cgo inGsane D A D
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Chord diagrams: Bm - |xxo432| F#m - |xx4222|
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@SONG: Come Monday
@CHORDS: Kevin Shuholm
Come Monday
By: Jimmy Buffett
1974
>From "Living and Dying in 3/4 Time"
Note: play in G, capo 2nd fret
G Headin' up to CSan Francisco
D For the Labor Day wGeek-end show,
I've got my Chush-puppies on I guess I
NDever was meant for glitter Grock and roll
Am And, honey, CI didn't know,D that I'd D7be missin' you so
Chorus:
ComeC Monday it'll Gbe all right
ComeC Monday I'll be Dholdin' you tight
I spent fGour lonely Bmdays in a bCrown L. A. Dhaze
And I jCust want you Dback by my Gside
Yes, it's been quite a summer
Rent-a-cars and west-bound trains
And now you're off on vacation
Somethin' you tried to explain
And darlin', it's I love you so
That's the reason I just let you go
[Repeat chorus]
Bridge:
Amaj7 I can'Dmaj7t help it honeyAmaj7, you're that much a pDmaj7art of me now
Amaj7 Remember that nighDmaj7t in Montana
C 5/2 5/0 C 5/2 5/0 D F C G
when we said there'd be no room for doubt
I hope you're enjoyin' the scen'ry
I know that it's pretty up there
We can go hikin' on Tuesday
With you I'd walk anywhere
California has worn me quite thin
I just can't wait to see you again
[Repeat chorus]
I spent Gfour lonely Bmdays in aC brown L. A. hDaze
And I Cjust want you Dback by my sFide... C G
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Chord diagrams: Amaj7=|x02120| Dmaj7=|xx0222|
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@SONG: Pirate Looks at Forty
@CHORDS: Mike A. Hall [mhall@moe.coe.uga.edu]
Pirate Looks at 40
By: Jimmy Buffett
1974
>From "A1A"
GMother, mother ocean, I have heard you call
CWanted to sail upon your waters since I was Dthree Am7feet Gtall
You've seen it aAmll, D yAm7ou've seen it aGll....
2]
Watched the men who rode you switch from sails to steam
And in your belly you hold the treasure that few have ever seen
Most of them dreams, most of them dreams
3]
Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years too late
The cannons don't thunder, there's nothin' to plunder
I'm an over forty victim of fate
Arriving too late, arriving too late
4]
I've done a bit of smugglin', I've run my share of grass
I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away so fast
Never meant to last, never meant to last
5]
I have been drunk now for over two weeks,
I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks,
But I've got stop wishin', got to go fishin'
I'm down to rock bottom again,
Just a few friends, just a few friends...
6]
I go for younger women, lived with several awhile
And though I ran away, they'll come back one day
And I still can manage a smile.
It just takes a while, just takes a while
7]
Mother, mother ocean, after all these years I've found
My occupational hazard being my occupation's just not around
I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown....
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@SONG: Why Don't We Get Drunk
@CHORDS: Mike A. Hall [mhall@moe.coe.uga.edu]
Why Don't We Get Drunk
By: Marvin Gardens [A.K.A. Jimmy Buffett]
1973
>From "A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean"
DI really do, D7appreciate theG fact you're Dsittin' here
DYour voice sounds Gso wonderful E7
But your E7face don't look tooA7 clear
So Gbarmaid bring a pitcher, D another round o' brew
Honey Gwhy don't we getA drunk and Dscrew D7
Chorus:
GWhy don't we getA drunk and Dscrew?
E7I just bought a waterbed filledA7 up for me and you
TheyG say you are a snuff queen
Honey DI don't think that's true
So, why dGon't we get drunAk and screwD
Spoken: "Pick it Coral Reefers, here we go..."
Solo [violin]
Chorus:
Why don't we get drunk and screw?
I just bought a waterbed filled up for me and you
They say you are a snuff queen
Honey I don't think that's true
So, why don't we get drunk and screw?
Yeah, now baby I say, "Lord!,"
Why don't we get drunk and screw
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@SONG: Boat Drinks
Boat Drinks
By: Jimmy Buffett
1979
>From "Volcano"
Intro: D G A D G A
ABoat Ddrinks
GBoys in the bandA ordered boatD drinks
GVisitors Ascored on the homeD rink
GEverything Aseems to be Dwrong G A
ALatelDy Gnewspapers menAtioned cheap airDfare
GI gotta Afly to St. SomeDwhere
GI'm close to Abodily haDrm
20 degrees and the hockey game's on
Nobody cares, they're all way too far gone, screaming
Boat drinks, something to keep 'em all warm
This morning I shot six holes in my freezer
I think I've got cabin fever
Somebody sound the alarm
Bridge:
Fmaj7 I'd like to go where the Cpace of life's slow
Could you Gbeam me somewhere, Mr. CScott?
Fmaj7 Any old place here on ECarth or in space
E You pick the F#m7century and AI'll Gpick the F#mspot A
But I know I should be leaving this climate
I've got a verse and can't rhyme it
I gotta go where it's warm
Boat drinks
Waitress, I need two more boat drinks
Then I'm heading south 'fore my dream shrinks
I gotta go where it's warm [I gotta go where it's]
I gotta go where it's warm [I gotta go where it's]
I gotta go where it's WARM!
GI gotta Ago where there Gain't any Asnow
Where there Gain't any Ablow, 'cause my Gfin sinks so Alow
GI gotta Ago where it's Dwarm
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@SONG: Grapefruit-Juicy fruit
Grapefruit-Juicy fruit
By: Jimmy Buffett
1973
>From "A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean"
Intro: B C B C F# G B C
BGrapeCfruit a Bbathin' Csuit
Chew a little F#juicy Gfruit
Wash away the Cnight
BDrive-Cin you Bguzzle Cgin
Commit a little F#mortal Gsin
It's good for the Csoul
Chorus:
Dm7 And oh it G7gets Cmaj7so damn lC6onely
Dm7 When you're G7on a planeCmaj7 alone
Dm7 And if I had the G7money honey I'dCmaj7 strap you in besideC6 me
D7 And never ever leave you G7leave you at home all alone and cryin'
Ten speed no need
My pickup gets me where I please
Chuggin' down the street
But I'll be leavin'
In a little while
So close your eyes and I'll
I'll be back real soon
Spoken: "Ah, take it Refers... Lady's choice, everybody dance..."
Repeat chorus
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Chord diagrams: F# - |xx4322| D7 -|xxo212| Dm7 - |xxo211------------|
G7 - |32ooo1| Cmaj7-|x32ooo| C6 - |xx2213------------|
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@SONG: Pencil Thin Mustache
Pencil Thin Mustache
By: Jimmy Buffett
1974
>From "Living and Dying in 3/4 Time"
DNow they make new F#7movies in B7old black and white
E7With happy endings, where A7nobody fights
So Dif you find yourF#7self in that nosB7talgic rage
Honey, E7jump right up and A7show your age
Chorus:
I Dwish I had a F#7pencil thin musB7tache
E7 The "Boston A7Blackie" Dkind
A Dtwo toned F#7Ricky RicarB7do jacket
And an E7autographed picture ofA7 Andy Devine
Oh ID remember bein' buckD7-toothed and skinny
GWritin' fan letters to BbSky's niece Penny
Oh I Dwish I had a F#7pencil thin B7mustache
Then E7I could solve some A7mysteries Dtoo
Oh it's EmBandstand, B7Disneyland, Emgrowin' up B7fast
EmDrinkin' on a B7fake I.D. Em
And F#mRama of the C7jungle was F#meveryone's C7Bawana
But E7only jazz musicians were A7smokin' marijuana
Yeah, I Dwish I had a F#7pencil thin B7mustache
then E7I could solve some A7mysteries Dtoo
[same as above chords with this verse]
But then it's flat top, dirty bob, coppin' a feel
Grubbin' on the livin' room floor [so sore]
Yeah, they send you off to college, try to gain a little knowledge,
But all you want to do is learn how to score
Yeah, but Dnow I'm gettin' F#7old, don't B7wear underwear
I E7don't go to church and I A7don't cut my hair
But DI can go to F#7movies and B7see it all there
Just the E7way that it uA7sed to Dbe
Chorus:
That's why I wish I had a pencil thin mustache
The "Boston Blackie" kind, a two-toned Ricky Ricardo jacket
And an autographed picture of Andy Devine
Oh, I could be anyone I wanted to be
Maybe suave Errol Flynn or a Sheik of Araby
If I only had a pencil thin mustache
Then I could do some cruisin' too
Yeah, DBryl-cream, a little dab'll do yah
Oh, E7I could do some A7cruisin' Dtoo
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Chord diagrams: E7 - |o2o1oo| A7 - |xo2o2o|
B7 - |x212o2| F#7- |xx432o|
F#m - |244222| Bb - |113331| C7 - |x3231o------------------------|
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@SONG: Volcano
Volcano
By: Jimmy Buffett, Keith Sykes, Harry Dailey
1979
>From "Volcano"
Chorus:
FI don't know
I don't C7know
FI don't know where I'mBb a gonna go
When the Fvol-C7cano Fblow
FGround she's movin' Bbunder Fme
Tidal waves out Bbon the Fsea
Sulphur smoke up Bbin the Fsky
Pretty soon we Bblearn to Ffly
[Repeat chorus]
My girl quickly say to me
Mon you better watch your feet
Lava come down soft and hot
You better lava me now or lava me not
[Repeat chorus]
No time to count what I'm worth
'Cause I just left the planet earth
Where I go I hope there's rum
Not to worry mon soon come
[Repeat chorus]
But I Fdon't want to land in BbNew York FCity
Don't want to land in C7Mexi-Fco
Don't want to land on no BbThree Mile FIsland
Don't want to see my C7skin aFglow
Don't want to land in Commanche Sky park
Or in Nashville, Tennessee
Don't want to land in no San Juan airport
Or the Yukon Territory
Don't want to land no San Diego
Don't want to land in no Buzzards Bay
Don't want to land on no Eye-Yatollah
I got nothin' more to say
[Repeat chorus]
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