{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2302857,"song":"We Are The People Our Parents Warned Us About","artist":"Jimmy Buffett","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2302857-we-are-the-people-our-parents-warned-us-about-chords-by-jimmy-buffett/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2302857?type=chord","rating":4.53295,"votes":39,"content":"We Are The People Our Parents Warned Us About\r\nWords and Music by Jimmy Buffett\r\n\r\n[tab][Intro]\r\n   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\ne|----------------------|----------------------|\r\nB|----------------------|----------------------|\r\nG|------4--2----4-------|----------------------|\r\nD|-------------------5--|----5--4----2----4----| x4\r\nA|----------------------|----------------------|\r\nE|----------------------|----------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was supposed to have been a Jesuit priest[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nor a Naval Academy grad[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat was the way that my parents perceived me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThose were the plans that they had[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I couldn't fit the part, too dumb or too smart[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G/B[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAin't it funny how we all turned out[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI guess we are the people our parents warned us about[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[tab]([ch]G[/ch]) [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n(with intro tab x1)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou know I could have worked the rigs when the money was big[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOr hopped a freighter south to Trinidad[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd when they tried to draft me I earned a college degree[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBuyin' time 'til things were not so bad[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut then I got a guitar, found a job in a bar,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPlayin' acid rock 'til I was numb[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTell me where are the flashbacks they all warned us would come[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe are the people, they couldn't figure out[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe are the people our parents warned us about[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Hey hey, Gardner McKay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTake us on the Leaky Tiki with you[/tab]\r\n[tab]N.C. [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n     Clear skies bound for Shanghai[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]      ([ch]G[/ch])\r\nSailing 'cross the ocean blue[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  x4\r\n(with intro tab x4)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow I got quarters in my loafers tryin' to fight inflation[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen it only used to take a cent[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSometimes I wish I was back in my crashpad days[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBefore I knew what cash flow meant[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSeems everybody's joggin' or heavy into health shit[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G/B[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't tell me that I ought to get rolffed[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Cause I love cajun martinis and playin' afternoon golf[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe are the people, there isn't any doubt[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe are the people they still can't figure out[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe are the people who love to sing \"Twist and Shout\" (Shake it up, baby)[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                            ([ch]G[/ch])\r\nWe are the people our parents warned us about[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Outro]\r\n   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\ne|----------------------|----------------------|\r\nB|----------------------|----------------------|\r\nG|------4--2----4-------|----------------------|\r\nD|-------------------5--|----5--4----2----4----| x9\r\nA|----------------------|----------------------|\r\nE|----------------------|----------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Fade out)","plain_text":"We Are The People Our Parents Warned Us About\nWords and Music by Jimmy Buffett\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Fade out)","chords":["G","D","C","B","A","E","G/B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]}}}