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A Thousand Steps To Nowhere

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<Norman Paperman - Male>
CA thoGusand Csteps to nowhere 
FThGat Cis all I see 
CThis GnCight is asking questions 
FWhere Gand Cwhat for me 
CA thoGusand Cmiles from Henny 
FWho warneGd Cme from the start 
FI feeGl foolhCarFdy, I Cmiss GSardi's 
FThouGght I waCs so smart 
Chorus 
FDown is Gup, Cup is down 
CThat's just liGfe in KiCnja town 
CThe natives anGd the Ccastaways 
CThat's just lFife for Gme these dayCs 
<Henny - Female> 
I've had it with this weather 
My skin is pale as bleach 
I'm heading back to Kinja 
And stretch out on the beach 
My past is in these boxes 
All clean and neatly packed 
No time for sorrow, I leave tomorrow 
There's no turning back 
No turning back, I'm island bound 
I want to turn from white to brown 
Sing and dance to calypso songs 
Trade in this mink for a pink sarong 
<Iris - Female>
I really do admire him 
And what he's taking on 
This island and these crazies 
But I fear he'll soon be gone 
Can't let myself fall for him 
A terrible mistake 
He's got Henny, I'm one too many 
This time my heart could break 
Chorus 
A thousand steps to nowhere 
That is all I see 
Paperman 
My heart is pounding madly 
Iris 
Mine too, won't let me be 
A thousand reasons not to 
Paperman 
Strange but oh so true 
I'm behaving 
Iris 
You're not past saving 
A thing we both should do 
Henny 
Cause he's happy 
Duet 
Down is up, up is down 
Henny 
I understand 
Duet 
That's just life in Kinja town 
Henny 
Cause he's my man 
Duet 
The natives and the castaways 
That's just life for us these days 
Henny 
Cause he's happy 
Duet 
Down is up, up is down 
Henny 
I understand 
Duet 
That's just life in Kinja town 
Henny 
Cause he's my man 
Duet 
The natives and the castaways 
Ensemble 
That's just life for us these days 
That's just life for us these days

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A Thousand Steps To Nowhere

by Jimmy Buffett

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C G C

A thousand steps to nowhere

F G C

That is all I see

C G C

This night is asking questions

F G C

Where and what for me

C G C

A thousand miles from Henny

F G C

Who warned me from the start

F G C F C G

I feel foolhardy, I miss Sardi's

F G C

Thought I was so smart

Chorus

F G C

Down is up, up is down

C G C

That's just life in Kinja town

C G C

The natives and the castaways

C F G C

That's just life for me these days

I've had it with this weather

My skin is pale as bleach

I'm heading back to Kinja

And stretch out on the beach

My past is in these boxes

All clean and neatly packed

No time for sorrow, I leave tomorrow

There's no turning back

No turning back, I'm island bound

I want to turn from white to brown

Sing and dance to calypso songs

Trade in this mink for a pink sarong

I really do admire him

And what he's taking on

This island and these crazies

But I fear he'll soon be gone

Can't let myself fall for him

A terrible mistake

He's got Henny, I'm one too many

This time my heart could break

Chorus

A thousand steps to nowhere

That is all I see

Paperman

My heart is pounding madly

Iris

Mine too, won't let me be

A thousand reasons not to

Paperman

Strange but oh so true

I'm behaving

Iris

You're not past saving

A thing we both should do

Henny

Cause he's happy

Duet

Down is up, up is down

Henny

I understand

Duet

That's just life in Kinja town

Henny

Cause he's my man

Duet

The natives and the castaways

That's just life for us these days

Henny

Cause he's happy

Duet

Down is up, up is down

Henny

I understand

Duet

That's just life in Kinja town

Henny

Cause he's my man

Duet

The natives and the castaways

Ensemble

That's just life for us these days

About A Thousand Steps To Nowhere Chords by Jimmy Buffett

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