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A Salty Piece Of Land

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Song : A Salty Piece of Land
Capo : 0
[Intro]
e|---------------|---------------|
B|-----5-4-4-5---|-----5-4-4-5-7-|
G|---6---------6-|---6-----------|
D|-7-------------|-7-------------|
A|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|
[Verse 1]
AI was listening for answers That I could not really hear
AWhen the words of a wise old Indian Put a conch shell to my ear
And I Dtook off for the ocean I was searching for the coast
Painting Apictures of my vision With the words from grandma ghost
EHiding from the dragons Riding for the sea
Singing Dballads from my childhood "A pirate's life for me"
ESurvivors seem to function best When peril is at hand
DWhen a song of the ocean Meets a salty Bm7piece of Aland
[Verse 2]
I was Aforce-fed my religion But I somehow saved my smile
ASo I tapped into my instincts As I headed to'ards exile
DCleopatra did not own a barge But a schooner was her home
AShe has centuries of stories And there's wisdom in her bones
EShe was on a sacred mission And she told me of a place
DWhere a man can hide forever But never lose his face
So I Esaddled up my seahorse With a fly-rod in my hand
I was not Dlooking for salvation Just a salty Bm7piece of Aland
[Solo]
F#m E   F#m  E  F#m  E  B
F#m  A    D  A     D     D    E
[Verse 3]
Some nights ACayo Loco shimmers Like the stars up in the sky
AAnd the seabirds they do touch and go’s As the world just tangos by
But there are Dtimes when she is hidden Beneath the wild and crashing waves
And the Apatron saint of lightening Keeps the sailors from their graves
ESome say it is a blinding sword Pointing out into the sea
While Dothers say her guiding light Leads to'ards eternity
Still I Esit in contemplation And I just don't understand
This Dmysterious attraction Of this salty Bm7piece of Aland
Still I Esearch the constellations And the tiny grains of sand
Where the Dsong of the ocean Meets the salty Bm7piece of Aland
[Outro]
e|---------------|
B|-----5-4-4-5---|
G|---6---------6-|
D|-7-------------|
A|---------------|
D|---------------|

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A Salty Piece Of Land

by Jimmy Buffett

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

F#m

Song : A Salty Piece of Land

Capo : 0

[Intro]

e|---------------|---------------|

B|-----5-4-4-5---|-----5-4-4-5-7-|

G|---6---------6-|---6-----------|

D|-7-------------|-7-------------|

A|---------------|---------------|

D|---------------|---------------|

[Verse 1]

I was listening for answers That I could not really hear

When the words of a wise old Indian Put a conch shell to my ear

And I took off for the ocean I was searching for the coast

Painting pictures of my vision With the words from grandma ghost

Hiding from the dragons Riding for the sea

Singing ballads from my childhood "A pirate's life for me"

Survivors seem to function best When peril is at hand

D Bm7 A

When a song of the ocean Meets a salty piece of land

[Verse 2]

I was force-fed my religion But I somehow saved my smile

So I tapped into my instincts As I headed to'ards exile

Cleopatra did not own a barge But a schooner was her home

She has centuries of stories And there's wisdom in her bones

She was on a sacred mission And she told me of a place

Where a man can hide forever But never lose his face

So I saddled up my seahorse With a fly-rod in my hand

D Bm7 A

I was not looking for salvation Just a salty piece of land

[Solo]

F#m E F#m E F#m E B

F#m A D A D D E

[Verse 3]

Some nights Cayo Loco shimmers Like the stars up in the sky

And the seabirds they do touch and go’s As the world just tangos by

But there are times when she is hidden Beneath the wild and crashing waves

And the patron saint of lightening Keeps the sailors from their graves

Some say it is a blinding sword Pointing out into the sea

While others say her guiding light Leads to'ards eternity

Still I sit in contemplation And I just don't understand

D Bm7 A

This mysterious attraction Of this salty piece of land

Still I search the constellations And the tiny grains of sand

D Bm7 A

Where the song of the ocean Meets the salty piece of land

[Outro]

e|---------------|

B|-----5-4-4-5---|

G|---6---------6-|

D|-7-------------|

A|---------------|

D|---------------|

About A Salty Piece Of Land Chords by Jimmy Buffett

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