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The Wino And I Know

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The Wino and I Know
Jimmy Buffett
[Intro]
G G C G G C G
[Verse 1]
GThe ice cream man, he's a hillbilly fan
GGot seventy-eights by Hank Snow
CWalks down the street, shufflin' his feet
To a rhythm that only he Gknows
And I've Bmseen him in so many Cplaces
I Bmsaw him the night I was FbornD  
DIn a GBourbon Street bar, I received my first scar
From an Dold man so Ctattered and Gtorn
[Chorus]
And the Cwino and I know the pain of street singin'
Like a Gdoor-to-door salesman knows the pains of bell ringin'
DStrange situation, Cwild occupation
CLivin' my life like a Gsong
[Verse 2]
GThe coffee is strong at the Cafe Du Monde
GThe donuts are too hot to touch
CJust like a fool, when those sweet goodies cool
I eat till I eat way too Gmuch
'Cause I'm Bmlivin' on things that exCcite me
Be they Bmpastry, lobster or FloveD  
DI'm just Gtryin' to get by being quiet and shy
In a Dworld full of Cpushin' and Gshovin’
[Chorus]
And the Cwino and I know the pain of back bustin'
Like the Gfarmer knows the pain of his pickup truck rustin'
DStrange situation, Cwild occupation
CLivin' my life like a Gsong
[Bridge]
DSweet senorita won't you Cplease come with Gme
DBack to the island honey, Cback to the Gsea
DBack to the only place that CI want to Dbe
[Chorus]
CAnd the wino and I know the joy of the ocean 
Like a Gboy knows the joy of his milkshake in motion 
DStrange situation, Cwild occupation
CLivin' my life like a Gsong
Yes it’s a Dstrange situation, Cwild occupation
CLivin' my life like a Gsong

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The Wino And I Know

by Jimmy Buffett

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The Wino and I Know

Jimmy Buffett

[Intro]

G G C G G C G

[Verse 1]

The ice cream man, he's a hillbilly fan

Got seventy-eights by Hank Snow

Walks down the street, shufflin' his feet

To a rhythm that only he knows

Bm C

And I've seen him in so many places

Bm F D

I saw him the night I was born

D G

In a Bourbon Street bar, I received my first scar

D C G

From an old man so tattered and torn

[Chorus]

And the wino and I know the pain of street singin'

Like a door-to-door salesman knows the pains of bell ringin'

D C

Strange situation, wild occupation

C G

Livin' my life like a song

[Verse 2]

The coffee is strong at the Cafe Du Monde

The donuts are too hot to touch

Just like a fool, when those sweet goodies cool

I eat till I eat way too much

Bm C

'Cause I'm livin' on things that excite me

Bm F D

Be they pastry, lobster or love

D G

I'm just tryin' to get by being quiet and shy

D C G

In a world full of pushin' and shovin’

[Chorus]

And the wino and I know the pain of back bustin'

Like the farmer knows the pain of his pickup truck rustin'

D C

Strange situation, wild occupation

C G

Livin' my life like a song

[Bridge]

D C G

Sweet senorita won't you please come with me

D C G

Back to the island honey, back to the sea

D C D

Back to the only place that I want to be

[Chorus]

And the wino and I know the joy of the ocean

Like a boy knows the joy of his milkshake in motion

D C

Strange situation, wild occupation

C G

Livin' my life like a song

D C

Yes it’s a strange situation, wild occupation

C G

Livin' my life like a song

About The Wino And I Know Chords by Jimmy Buffett

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