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Nautical Wheelers

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By: Jimmy Buffett 1974
[Intro]     
A  D  D6
A  D  A   D
[Verse]
ANautical Wheelers who cDall themselves Asailors
Play Dfiddle tunes under the Astars
DPetticoats rustle, Aworkin' shoes F#mscuffle
B7Shuffle on down to the E7bar
WDhere the jukebox is blastin' and the lAiquor is A7flowin'
An Doccasional bAottle of EwineE7  
That's 'cause Deveryone here is just mAore than contented
To be lEivin' and E7dyin' in Dthree-quarter Atime
[Chorus]
AAnd it's E7dance with me, dance with me, DNautical AWheelers
DTake me to sAtars that you kEnow
Come on and F#mdance with me, dance with me, DNautical AWheelers
EI want so E7badly to Ago
[Verse]
AWell, the left foot'll follow
DWhere the right foot has Atravelled
DDown to the sidewalks AungluedA7  
IDnto the streets of my Acity so nF#meat
B7Where nobody cares what yoE7u do
DSonia's just grinnin' and APhil is eA7cstatic
DMason has jAumped in the EseaE7  
And I'm Dhangin' on to a lAine from my sailboat
All ENautical E7Wheelers Dsave Ame
[Chorus]
AAnd it's E7dance with me, dance with me, DNautical AWheelers
DTake me to sAtars that you kEnow
Come on and F#mdance with me, dance with me, DNautical AWheelers
EI want so E7badly to Ago
[Verse]
AWell the sunrise'll Dbring on
DSleep that's escaped Aus
DEveryone's off to Atheir A7bed
DThere'll be huggin', squeezin'
ALittle pleazin' and F#mteasin'
B7And rubbin' of each other's Eheads
DSo won't you dream on compadres, seems nAothing eA7scapes you
NDothin', nAo reason, nEo rhymeE7  
That's 'cause Deveryone here is just mAore than contented
To be Elivin' and E7dyin' in tDhree-quarter Atime
[Chorus]
AAnd it's E7dance with me, dance with me, DNautical AWheelers
DTake me to sAtars that you kEnow
Come on and F#mdance with me, dance with me, DNautical AWheelers
EI want so E7badly to Ago
[Coda]
EI want so E7badly to Ago
Yes, EI want so E7badly to Dgo A  

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Nautical Wheelers

by Jimmy Buffett

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F#m

By: Jimmy Buffett 1974

[Intro]

A D D6

A D A D

[Verse]

A D A

Nautical Wheelers who call themselves sailors

D A

Play fiddle tunes under the stars

D A F#m

Petticoats rustle, workin' shoes scuffle

B7 E7

Shuffle on down to the bar

D A A7

Where the jukebox is blastin' and the liquor is flowin'

D A E E7

An occasional bottle of wine

D A

That's 'cause everyone here is just more than contented

E E7 D A

To be livin' and dyin' in three-quarter time

[Chorus]

A E7 D A

And it's dance with me, dance with me, Nautical Wheelers

D A E

Take me to stars that you know

F#m D A

Come on and dance with me, dance with me, Nautical Wheelers

E E7 A

I want so badly to go

[Verse]

Well, the left foot'll follow

D A

Where the right foot has travelled

D A A7

Down to the sidewalks unglued

D A F#m

Into the streets of my city so neat

B7 E7

Where nobody cares what you do

D A A7

Sonia's just grinnin' and Phil is ecstatic

D A E E7

Mason has jumped in the sea

D A

And I'm hangin' on to a line from my sailboat

E E7 D A

All Nautical Wheelers save me

[Chorus]

A E7 D A

And it's dance with me, dance with me, Nautical Wheelers

D A E

Take me to stars that you know

F#m D A

Come on and dance with me, dance with me, Nautical Wheelers

E E7 A

I want so badly to go

[Verse]

A D

Well the sunrise'll bring on

D A

Sleep that's escaped us

D A A7

Everyone's off to their bed

There'll be huggin', squeezin'

A F#m

Little pleazin' and teasin'

B7 E

And rubbin' of each other's heads

D A A7

So won't you dream on compadres, seems nothing escapes you

D A E E7

Nothin', no reason, no rhyme

D A

That's 'cause everyone here is just more than contented

E E7 D A

To be livin' and dyin' in three-quarter time

[Chorus]

A E7 D A

And it's dance with me, dance with me, Nautical Wheelers

D A E

Take me to stars that you know

F#m D A

Come on and dance with me, dance with me, Nautical Wheelers

E E7 A

I want so badly to go

[Coda]

E E7 A

I want so badly to go

E E7 D A

Yes, I want so badly to go

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