White Sport Coat
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@ALBUM: A White Sport Coat And A Pink Crustacean
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Intro: G D A D
DI pulled into the regular pump
I was Gfeelin' quite at Dease
I rolled down my window and told the man, E"Fifty cents worth Aplease"
TGhen out jumped my partner with his Dtrusty pellet gun
He said, "DBoy, this is a Dholdup, keep 'a Apumpin' and don't Drun"
Chorus:
And now I Gwish I was sAomewhere other than Dhere
DGown in some hAonky tonk, sEippin' on a Abeer
Yes I Gwish I was sAomewhere other than Dhere
Cause that Ggreat fillin' station Dholdup
CAost me two good Dyears
A big ole jar of cashew nuts and a Japanese TV
We were sittin' in the Krystal
About as drunk as we could be
In walked the deputy sheriff
And he's holdin' our TV
He roughed us and he cuffed us
And he took us off to jail
No picture on a poster
No reward and no bail
(Repeat chorus and fade)
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Chorus:
FShe's a railroad lady
Just a Clittle bit shady
G7Spendin' her days on the Ctrain
She's a Fsemi-good looker
But the Cfast rails they took her
Now she's G7tryin', just tryin' to Fget Ghome Cagain
South CStation in C7Boston to the Ffreightyards of CAustin
>From the Florida sunshine to the New Orleans G7rain
CNow that the C7railpacks
Has Ftaken the Cbest tracks
She's tryin', just tryin' to G7get home aCgain
Chorus:
Chorus:
CYes on a G7bus to Kentucky and Fhome Gonce Cagain
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@CHORDS: Mike A. Hall ([email protected])
>From "A White Sport Coat And A Pink Crustacean"
AHe went to Paris lookin' for answers
To Dquestions that bothered him Aso
DSavin' the world on his E7own
But the Dwarm summer breezes
The AFrench wines and cheeses
DPut his ambition at bayE7
The Asummers and winters
And Dfour or five E7years slipped aAway
And Ahe went to Paris lookin' for answers
To Dquestions E7that bothered him Aso
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Intro: B C B C F# G B C
BGrapeCfruit a Bbathin' Csuit
Chew a little F#juicy Gfruit
Wash away the Cnight
BDrive-Cin you Bguzzle Cgin
Commit a little F#mortal Gsin
It's good for the Csoul
Chorus:
Dm7And oh it G7gets Cmaj7so damn lC6onely
Dm7When you're G7on a plane Cmaj7alone
Dm7And if I had the G7money honey I'd Cmaj7strap you in beside C6me
D7And never ever leave you G7leave you at home all alone and cryin'
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Chord diagrams: F# - |xx4322| D7 -|xxo212| Dm7 - |xxo211------------|
G7 - |32ooo1| Cmaj7-|x32ooo| C6 - |xx2213------------|
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Intro: D G(alt) D(alt) A(alt) G(alt) D(alt2)
Well now DBilly Voltaire was a piano player Gup from Miami Dway
The E7ladies would pay and A7pay
But Gone night he did wind up Dplayin' in HaCvana Gtown
Nobody knew, least DBilly Voltaire that Athese were his final Dsounds
Chorus:
DIt's just a GCuban crime of passion
DMessy and old-fashioned
AYeah, that's what the papers did Dsay
It's just a GCuban crime of passion
DAnjejo and knives a-slashin'
A A-B-C
But that's what the people like to read about
A-B- C D
Up in America, up in America
(Repeat Intro chords)
(Repeat Intro chords and fade)
Chord diagrams:
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|xx0787| - G(alt)
|xx0-11-10-10--| - D(alt)
|xx09-10-9-----| - A(alt)
|xx0775| - D(alt2)
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@CHORDS: Mike A. Hall ([email protected])
I Dreally do, aD7ppreciate the Gfact you're sittin' Dhere
But your E7face don't look too cA7lear
So Gbarmaid bring a pitcher, Danother round a' brew
Honey Gwhy don't we get Adrunk and Dscrew?D7
Chorus:
GWhy don't we get Adrunk and Dscrew?
E7I just bought a waterbed filled A7up for me and you
They Gsay you are a snuff queen
Honey DI don't think that's true
So, Gwhy don't we get Adrunk and Dscrew
Solo (violin)
Chorus:
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@CHORDS: Mike A. Hall ([email protected])
CLooking back at my Ghard luck days
I Freally do have to Claugh
CWorking in a dive for Gtwenty six dollars
FSpending it all on Ggrass
FWe were hungry Chard luck heros
FTrying just to stay Galive
FWe'd go down to the Ccorner drug
DThis is how we'd surGvive
Chorus:
CWho's going to steal the peanut butter?
FI'll get a can of sarCdines
CRunning up and down the aisle of the mini mart
FSticking food in our Gjeans
We Fnever took more than Cwe could eat
There was Fplenty left on the Grack
FWe all swore if we Cever got rich
GWe would pay the mini mart Cback
FYes Csir! FYes Csir!
GWe would pay the mini mart Cback
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@CHORDS: Mike A. Hall ([email protected])
Intro: (see tab) C A F G C A F G
(Intro Tab:) ("Run" tab:)
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b----------------- b ----------2--3--2--------|
g----------------- g ----------2-----2--------|
d----------------- d ----------2-----2--------|
a-----0--3--0----- a -3-2-1-------------------|
E---3------------- E -------------------------|
CWalkin' down Anew streets the Fmusic is Gloud
CNeon Asigns bring in Ftumultuous Gcrowds
F G"Run" A
But I'm just an old man, I'd probably get sore
Cause they Fdon't dance like GCarmen no CmoreC A F G
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@SONG: I Have Found Me A Home
I Have Found Me A Home
Days drift Aby, they don't have Dnames
ANone of the streets here look the Dsame
GThere's so Emmany Aquiet Dplaces
E7Smilin' eyes match the smilin' A7faces
Chorus:
And GI have Emfound Ame a Dhome, GI have Emfound Ame a Bmhome
GYou can have the Drest of E7everything I A7own
'Cause GI have Emfound Ame a Dhome
And the Bmladies aren't demanding here,
They'll Dnever ask too much
When you're Bmcomin' off a cold love, that's E7sure
A nice warm A7touch
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@CHORDS: Mike A. Hall ([email protected])
CWhen I pay my Gbills
Gonna Fleave these Tennessee Chills
AmTake my lady to the sea
That's Cwhere we both come Gfrom
That's Fwhere we both beClong
AmThink I'll go back to the GKeys
Chorus:
'Cause FI don't want the fame that brings conCfusion
Where Fpeople recogGnize you on a Amplane
FAll I want's the quiet and the Ccomforts
That lDivin' with my lGovely lady bCrings
Chorus:
Chorus:
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** This song is played capoed on the 5th fret. The key is generally
** "D" in the verse, but with a bassnote run.
** It's fingerpicked, so play with it a little to get the right sound.
Intro: D D/C# D/B D/A G A D Dsus4 D
DI once D/C#knew a D/Bpoet D/A Gwho lived before his Atime
DHe and D/C#his dog D/BSpooner D/A Glistened while he'd Arhyme
BmWords to make you F#mhappy, Bmwords to make you CcryC/B Am7 A Asus4 A
DThen one D/C#day the D/Bpoet D/A GsuddenAly did DdieDsus4 D
But he Dleft D/C#behind a D/Bcloset D/A Gfilled with verse and ArhyAsus4me
DThrough some D/C#strange transD/BactionD/A, one was Gprinted in the ATimAsus4es
BmAnd everybody's F#msearchin' for the Bmking of underCgroC/BundAm7 A Asus4 A
BRIDGE:
Well they Dfound hD/C#im down in D/BFlorD/Aida with a Gtombstone Afor a cDrownDsus4
GEvery-D/F#body Aknows the line Gfrom his book that D/F#cost $A4.99
GI wonder D/F#if he Aknows he's doin' Gquite this DfineDsus4 D
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White Sport Coat
by Jimmy Buffett
Chords in this song · guitar
G
D
A
E
F
C
G7
C7
E7
B
F#
Dm7
Cmaj7
C6
D7
A7
Em
Bm
Am
D/C#
D/B
D/A
Dsus4
F#m
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@ALBUM: A White Sport Coat And A Pink Crustacean
@CHORDS: Mike A. Hall ([email protected])
G D A D
Intro:
D
I pulled into the regular pump
G D
I was feelin' quite at ease
E A
I rolled down my window and told the man, "Fifty cents worth please"
G D
Then out jumped my partner with his trusty pellet gun
D D A D
He said, "Boy, this is a holdup, keep 'a pumpin' and don't run"
Chorus:
G A D
And now I wish I was somewhere other than here
G A E A
Down in some honky tonk, sippin' on a beer
G A D
Yes I wish I was somewhere other than here
G D
Cause that great fillin' station holdup
A D
Cost me two good years
A big ole jar of cashew nuts and a Japanese TV
We were sittin' in the Krystal
About as drunk as we could be
In walked the deputy sheriff
And he's holdin' our TV
He roughed us and he cuffed us
And he took us off to jail
No picture on a poster
No reward and no bail
(Repeat chorus and fade)
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Chorus:
F
She's a railroad lady
C
Just a little bit shady
G7 C
Spendin' her days on the train
F
She's a semi-good looker
C
But the fast rails they took her
G7 F G C
Now she's tryin', just tryin' to get home again
C C7 F C
South Station in Boston to the freightyards of Austin
G7
>From the Florida sunshine to the New Orleans rain
C C7
Now that the railpacks
F C
Has taken the best tracks
G7 C
She's tryin', just tryin' to get home again
Chorus:
Chorus:
C G7 F G C
Yes on a bus to Kentucky and home once again
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@CHORDS: Mike A. Hall ([email protected])
>From "A White Sport Coat And A Pink Crustacean"
A
He went to Paris lookin' for answers
D A
To questions that bothered him so
D E7
Savin' the world on his own
D
But the warm summer breezes
A
The French wines and cheeses
D E7
Put his ambition at bay
A
The summers and winters
D E7 A
And four or five years slipped away
A
And he went to Paris lookin' for answers
D E7 A
To questions that bothered him so
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B C B C F# G B C
Intro:
B C B C
Grapefruit a bathin' suit
F# G
Chew a little juicy fruit
C
Wash away the night
B C B C
Drive-in you guzzle gin
F# G
Commit a little mortal sin
C
It's good for the soul
Chorus:
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7 C6
And oh it gets so damn lonely
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
When you're on a plane alone
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7 C6
And if I had the money honey I'd strap you in beside me
D7 G7
And never ever leave you leave you at home all alone and cryin'
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Chord diagrams: F# - |xx4322| D7 -|xxo212| Dm7 - |xxo211------------|
G7 - |32ooo1| Cmaj7-|x32ooo| C6 - |xx2213------------|
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D G D A G D
Intro: (alt) (alt) (alt) (alt) (alt2)
D G D
Well now Billy Voltaire was a piano player up from Miami way
E7 A7
The ladies would pay and pay
G D C G
But one night he did wind up playin' in Havana town
D A D
Nobody knew, least Billy Voltaire that these were his final sounds
Chorus:
D G
It's just a Cuban crime of passion
D
Messy and old-fashioned
A D
Yeah, that's what the papers did say
G
It's just a Cuban crime of passion
D
Anjejo and knives a-slashin'
A A B C
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But that's what the people like to read about
A B C D
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Up in America, up in America
(Repeat Intro chords)
(Repeat Intro chords and fade)
Chord diagrams:
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G
|xx0787| - (alt)
|xx0-11-10-10--| - D(alt)
|xx09-10-9-----| - A(alt)
D
|xx0775| - (alt2)
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D D7 G D
I really do, appreciate the fact you're sittin' here
E7 A7
But your face don't look too clear
G D
So barmaid bring a pitcher, another round a' brew
G A D D7
Honey why don't we get drunk and screw?
Chorus:
G A D
Why don't we get drunk and screw?
E7 A7
I just bought a waterbed filled up for me and you
G
They say you are a snuff queen
D
Honey I don't think that's true
G A D
So, why don't we get drunk and screw
Solo (violin)
Chorus:
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C G
Looking back at my hard luck days
F C
I really do have to laugh
C G
Working in a dive for twenty six dollars
F G
Spending it all on grass
F C
We were hungry hard luck heros
F G
Trying just to stay alive
F C
We'd go down to the corner drug
D G
This is how we'd survive
Chorus:
C
Who's going to steal the peanut butter?
F C
I'll get a can of sardines
C
Running up and down the aisle of the mini mart
F G
Sticking food in our jeans
F C
We never took more than we could eat
F G
There was plenty left on the rack
F C
We all swore if we ever got rich
G C
We would pay the mini mart back
F C F C
Yes sir! Yes sir!
G C
We would pay the mini mart back
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@CHORDS: Mike A. Hall ([email protected])
C A F G C A F G
Intro: (see tab)
(Intro Tab:) ("Run" tab:)
e----------------- e -------------------------|
b----------------- b ----------2--3--2--------|
g----------------- g ----------2-----2--------|
d----------------- d ----------2-----2--------|
a-----0--3--0----- a -3-2-1-------------------|
E---3------------- E -------------------------|
C A F G
Walkin' down new streets the music is loud
C A F G
Neon signs bring in tumultuous crowds
F G A
"Run"
But I'm just an old man, I'd probably get sore
F G C C A F G
Cause they don't dance like Carmen no more
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@SONG: I Have Found Me A Home
I Have Found Me A Home
A D
Days drift by, they don't have names
A D
None of the streets here look the same
G Em A D
There's so many quiet places
E7 A7
Smilin' eyes match the smilin' faces
Chorus:
G Em A D G Em A Bm
And I have found me a home, I have found me a home
G D E7 A7
You can have the rest of everything I own
G Em A D
'Cause I have found me a home
Bm
And the ladies aren't demanding here,
D
They'll never ask too much
Bm E7
When you're comin' off a cold love, that's sure
A7
A nice warm touch
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@CHORDS: Mike A. Hall ([email protected])
C G
When I pay my bills
F C
Gonna leave these Tennessee hills
Am
Take my lady to the sea
C G
That's where we both come from
F C
That's where we both belong
Am G
Think I'll go back to the Keys
Chorus:
F C
'Cause I don't want the fame that brings confusion
F G Am
Where people recognize you on a plane
F C
All I want's the quiet and the comforts
D G C
That livin' with my lovely lady brings
Chorus:
Chorus:
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** This song is played capoed on the 5th fret. The key is generally
** "D" in the verse, but with a bassnote run.
** It's fingerpicked, so play with it a little to get the right sound.
D D/C# D/B D/A G A D Dsus4 D
Intro:
D D/C# D/B D/A G A
I once knew a poet who lived before his time
D D/C# D/B D/A G A
He and his dog Spooner listened while he'd rhyme
Bm F#m Bm C C/B Am7 A Asus4 A
Words to make you happy, words to make you cry
D D/C# D/B D/A G A D Dsus4 D
Then one day the poet suddenly did die
D D/C# D/B D/A G A Asus4
But he left behind a closet filled with verse and rhyme
D D/C# D/B D/A G A Asus4
Through some strange transaction, one was printed in the Times
Bm F#m Bm C C/B Am7 A Asus4 A
And everybody's searchin' for the king of underground
BRIDGE:
D D/C# D/B D/A G A D Dsus4
Well they found him down in Florida with a tombstone for a crown
G D/F# A G D/F# A
Every-body knows the line from his book that cost $4.99
G D/F# A G D Dsus4 D
I wonder if he knows he's doin' quite this fine
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