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Nothing But A Breeze – Jesse Winchester (Jimmy Buffet also sang this song)
Capo 3 to sing along with Jesse
Intro: E-A-B7-E
ELife is much too short for some folks 
For Aother folks it just drags Eon 
ESome folks like the taste of smokey whiskey 
AOthers figure tea is too B7strong 
EI'm the type of guy who likes to ride it down the middle 
AI don't like all this bouncing back and Eforth 
C#mMe, I want to live with my Afeet in Dixie 
And my B7head in the cool blue ENorth 
EIn a small suburban garden 
ANot a single neighbor knows our Enames 
EI know the woman wishes we would move somewhere 
Where the Ahouses aren't all the B7same 
Jesse, EI wish you would take me 
EWhere the grass is greener 
I Areally couldn't say where it may Ebe 
C#mSomewhere up high on a Amountain top 
Or B7down by the deep blue Esea 
And Athere we'll do just as we C#mplease 
AIt ain't nothing but B7a breeze 
EOne day I'll be a old gray grandpa 
AAll the pretty girls will call me ESir 
ENow, they're asking me how things are 
SAoon they'll ask me how things wB7ere 
Well, EI don't mind being an old gray grandpa 
AIf you'll be my gray grandEma 
C#mBut I'll suggest we go have our Amilk and cookies 
In the B7shade of the old paw-Epaw 
Instrumental - Verse Chords
AThere we'll do just as we C#mplease 
AIt ain't nothing but a B7breeze 
ELife is just too short for some folks 
AOther folks it just drags Eon 
ESome folks like the taste of smokey whiskey 
AOthers figure tea is too B7strong 
Now EI'm the type of guy who likes to ride it down the middle 
AI don't like all this bouncing back and Eforth 
C#mMe, I want to live with my feAet in Dixie 
And my B7head in the cool blue ENorth 
Yea, C#mme I want to live with my Afeet in Dixie 
And my B7head in the cool blue ENorth

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Nothing But A Breeze

by Jesse Winchester

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Nothing But A Breeze – Jesse Winchester (Jimmy Buffet also sang this song)

Capo 3 to sing along with Jesse

Intro: E-A-B7-E

Life is much too short for some folks

A E

For other folks it just drags on

Some folks like the taste of smokey whiskey

A B7

Others figure tea is too strong

I'm the type of guy who likes to ride it down the middle

A E

I don't like all this bouncing back and forth

C#m A

Me, I want to live with my feet in Dixie

B7 E

And my head in the cool blue North

In a small suburban garden

A E

Not a single neighbor knows our names

I know the woman wishes we would move somewhere

A B7

Where the houses aren't all the same

Jesse, I wish you would take me

Where the grass is greener

A E

I really couldn't say where it may be

C#m A

Somewhere up high on a mountain top

B7 E

Or down by the deep blue sea

A C#m

And there we'll do just as we please

A B7

It ain't nothing but a breeze

One day I'll be a old gray grandpa

A E

All the pretty girls will call me Sir

Now, they're asking me how things are

A B7

Soon they'll ask me how things were

Well, I don't mind being an old gray grandpa

A E

If you'll be my gray grandma

C#m A

But I'll suggest we go have our milk and cookies

B7 E

In the shade of the old paw-paw

Instrumental - Verse Chords

A C#m

There we'll do just as we please

A B7

It ain't nothing but a breeze

Life is just too short for some folks

A E

Other folks it just drags on

Some folks like the taste of smokey whiskey

A B7

Others figure tea is too strong

Now I'm the type of guy who likes to ride it down the middle

A E

I don't like all this bouncing back and forth

C#m A

Me, I want to live with my feet in Dixie

B7 E

And my head in the cool blue North

C#m A

Yea, me I want to live with my feet in Dixie

B7 E

And my head in the cool blue North

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