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Full Album: A1A
Makin' Music For Money
By: Alex Harvey, 1974
[Intro]
E (See below for tab)
[Verse 1]
EWhen I woke up this mornin'
I was Atired as I could Ebe
I Bthink I was countin' my money
When I Ashould a' been countin' Esheep
[Verse 2]
My agent he just called me
And told me what I should be
If I would make my music for money
Instead of makin' music for me
[Chorus]
I said, "I Aknow that this may sound Efunny
But Amoney don't mean nothin' to Eme
I won't Amake my music for Emoney
No, I'm gonna Bmake my music for Eme"
[Verse 3]
He said, "The people only buy the love songs
Rock n' Roll and not too long"
He said, "Son you got to be commercial
If you want to turn the people on"
[Verse 4]
And I said, "Turnin' on the people
Now that's a beautiful place to be
But if I spend my time makin' them up a rhyme
Well, who's gonna turn on me?"
[Chorus]
I said, "I Aknow that this may sound Efunny
But Amoney don't mean nothin' to Eme
I won't Amake my music for Emoney
No, I'm gonna Bmake my music for Eme"
(Use bar/power chords)
[Bridge]
D E D E D E D B A| A E G
D E D E D E D B A| A E G
[Verse 5]
Well now I went up to Country
And I'll tell you all about the scene
I found a place with much charm and much grace
That wasn't touched by the music machine
[Verse 6]
Whoa, the people were havin' a good time
Makin' music all day long
And nobody cared if they ever got paid
One penny for playin' a song
[Chorus]
I said, "I Aknow that this may sound Efunny
But Amoney don't mean nothin' to Eme
I won't Amake my music for Emoney
No, I'm gonna Bmake my music for Eme"
[Outro]
I said, "I Aknow that this may sound Efunny
But Amoney don't mean nothin' to Eme
I won't Amake my music for Emoney
No, I'm gonna Bmake my music for Eme"
[Coda]
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-6---9-9--------6---9-9--------6---9-9-------------|
A|-7-------9-7----7-------9-7----7-------9-7-9---7---|
E|---------------------------------------------9-----|
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Door Number Three
By: Jimmy Buffett, Steve Goodman, 1974
[Intro]
C G D G
[Verse 1]
GOh I took a wrong turn, it was the right turn
CMy turn to have me a Gball
GBoys at the shop told me just where to stop
If I A7wanted to play for it Dall
CI didn't know I'd find her on Gdaytime TCV
My Cwhole world lies Gwaiting behind Ddoor number Gthree
[Verse 2]
I Gchose my apparel, I wore a beer barrel
And they Crolled me to the very first Grow
I Gheld a big sign that said, "Kiss me I'm a baker
And DMonty I sure need the Gdough"
Then I Cgrabbed that sucker by the throat unGtil he called on Cme
'Cause my Cwhole world lies Gwaiting behind Ddoor number Gthree
[Verse 3]
And CI don't want what Jay's got on his Gtable
Or the Cbox Carol Merrill points to on the Gfloor
No CI'll hold out just as long as I am Gable
Or A7until I can unlock that lucky dDoorD7
WeCll, she's no big deal to most folks
BuGt she's everything Cto me
'Cause my Cwhole world lies Gwaiting behind Ddoor number Gthree
[Verse 4]
Oh Monty, Monty, Monty, I am walkin' down your hall
Got beat, lost my seat, but I'm not a man to crawl
Though I didn't get rich, you son of a bitch
I'll be back just wait and see
'Cause my whole world lies waiting behind door number three
Yes my whole world lies waiting behind door number three
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Dallas
By: Roger Bartlett, 1974
Note:
This song was recorded with a capo 5 guitar, but
I've arranged it here for a standard guitar.
[Chords]
Asus2x02230
F#m244222
[Intro]
A Asus2
[Verse 1]
If you Aever get the chance to go to F#mDallas
Take it Dfrom me pass it Aby
'Cause you'll only sing the blues down in F#mDallas
Take it Dfrom me don't go and Acry
[Chorus]
And I'm Eleavin' this town as soon as I can
GGonna stop off for awhile and see my Awoman
[Verse 2]
People do you wrong down in Dallas
I know well they've done it to me
Stealin' all your bread, they're so callous
I know well just look and see
[Chorus]
And I'm Eleavin' this town as soon as I can
GGonna stop off for awhile and see my Awoman
[Bridge]
Well, Dpeople like me just Gcan't be free
The DProvo man won't Glet us bDe-Aee
If the Dpeople who knew could Gget away
DI'm real sure they'd Gheed the daDyE
[Instrumental]
[Verse 2]
Yeah, now come on down and lose your mental balance
Look at me half crazy now
Oh, talkin' to chairs is strange and I know it
Look at me I'm doin' it know
[Chorus]
And I'm Eleavin' this town as soon as I can
GGonna stop off for awhile and see my Awoman
[Chorus]
And I'm Eleavin' this town as soon as I can
GGonna stop off for awhile and see my Awoman
[Outro]
And I'm Eleavin' this town as soon as I can
GGonna stop off for awhile and see my Awoman
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Presents To Send You
By: Jimmy Buffett, 1974
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
GWell now I'm in love with a fast-movin' angel
CDresses like the Dcity girls Gdo
CWhen we're aDpart there's no Gache in my Emheart
When we're toCgether we're a Dhell of a Gcrew
[Chorus]
And CI got Dpresents to Gsend you
CEven got Dmoney to Emlend you
But honey CI can never Dever preGtend
You're not there on my Dmind
[Verse 2]
There sits a fifth of Tequila
God I swore I'd never drink it again
But my last little bout I had my hair pulled out
By a man who really wasn't my friend
And I know I'll never see him again
[Chorus]
And CI got Dpresents to Gsend you
CEven got Dmoney to Emlend you
But honey CI can never Dever preGtend
You're not there on my Dmind
[Verse 3]
Yeah, I Fthought I might Csail down to GBridgetown
Spend some Ftime in the CBarbados Gsun
But my Fplans took a skid when I Csmoked a whole lid
A7Wound up where I'd begDun
[Chorus]
And CI got Dpresents to Gsend you
CEven got Dmoney to Emlend you
But honey CI can never Dever preGtend
You're not there on my Dmind
[Instrumental]
[Outro]
And CI got Dpresents to Gsend you
CEven got Dmoney to Emlend you
But honey CI can never Dever preGtend
You're not there on my Dmind
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Stories We Could Tell
By: John B. Sebastian, 1974
[Intro]
D Dsus2
[Verse 1]
DTalkin' to myself again
Wonderin' if this travellin' is Agood
Is there somethin' else a' doin'
We'd be doin' if we Dcould
[Chorus]
GBut ah, the Astories we could Dtell
And Gif it all blows Aup and goes to DHell
I Gwish that we could Asit upon a Dbed in some moGtel
DListen to the Astories we could Dtell
[Verse 2]
DStared at that guitar in that museum in Tennessee
Nameplate on the glass brought back Atwenty melodies
DScars upon the face told of Gall the times he fell
DSingin' all the Astories he could Dtell
[Chorus]
GAh, the Astories he could Dtell
And GI'll bet you it still Arings like a Dbell
I Gwish that we could Asit upon a Dbed in some moGtel
DListen to the Astories we could Dtell
[Verse 3]
So if you're on the road trackin' down your every night
Playin' for a livin' beneath brightly colored lights
And if you ever wonder why you ride the carousel
You do it for the stories you can tell
[Chorus]
GAh, the Astories we could Dtell
And Gif it all blows Aup and goes to DHell
I Gwish that we could Asit upon a Dbed in some moGtel
DListen to the Astories we could Dtell
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Life is Just a Tireswing
By: Jimmy Buffett, 1974
[Chords]
F#mxx3222
F#m7xx2222
Gdimxx2323
Bmxx0432
Cdimxx1212
Em7020000
[Verse 1]
I Gremember the Asmell Dof the creosote plant
when wEe'd have to F#meat on GdimEaster E7with my Acrazy old Bmuncle and CdimauntA
GThey lived in a Abig house DAntebellum style
and the Gwind would Dblow across the Gold bayDou
and AI was a tranquil little Dchild
[Chorus]
DLife was just a tBmire swing
'Jambalaya' was the Gonly song I cDould sing
GBlack-berry pickin', Deatin' fried chicken
and I Gnever knew a Dthing about Apain
Life was just a Bmtire swing
[Verse 2]
In a few summers my folks packed me off to camp
yeah, me and my cousin' Baxter in our pup tent with a lamp
And in a few days Baxter went home, and he left me by myself
And I knew that I'd stay, it was better that way
and I could get along without any help
[Chorus 2]
Life was just a tire swing
'Jambalaya' was the only song I could sing
Chasin' after sparrows with rubber-tipped arrows
knowin' I could never hurt a thing
and life was just a tire swing
[Verse 3]
BmAnd I've Gnever been west of F#mNew Orleans nor Emeast of PensaDcola
My Gonly contact with the F#moutside world was an E7R.C.A. VicAtrola
And BmElvis would sing and then I'd dream aAbout expensive cars
and E7who would've figured twenty years later
I'd be Arubbin' shoulders E7with the starsF#m7
Life was just a Bmtire swing
[Verse 4]
Then the other morning on some Illinois road
I fell asleep at the wheel
But was quickly wakened up by a 'Ma Bell' telephone pole
and a bunch of Grant Wood faces screaming 'Is he still alive?'
But through the window I could see it hangin' from a tree
and I knew that I had survived
[Outro]
Life was just a tire swing
'Jambalaya's still the best song that I sing
Black-berry pickin', eatin' fried chicken
And I finally learned a lot about pain
'Cause life is just a tire swing
Life was just a tire swing
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A Pirate Looks at 40
By: Jimmy Buffett, 1974
[Verse 1]
GMother, mother ocean, I have heard you call
CWanted to sail upon your waters since I was Dthree Am7feet Gtall
You've seen it aAmll, DyAm7ou've seen it aGll
[Verse 2]
Watched the men who rode you switch from sails to steam
And in your belly you hold the treasure that few have ever seen
Most of them dreams, most of them dreams
[Verse 3]
Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years too late
The cannons don't thunder, there's nothin' to plunder
I'm an over forty victim of fate
Arriving too late, arriving too late
[Verse 4]
I've done a bit of smugglin', I've run my share of grass
I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away so fast
Never meant to last, never meant to last
[Verse 5]
I have been drunk now for over two weeks,
I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks,
But I've got stop wishin', got to go fishin'
I'm down to rock bottom again
Just a few friends, just a few friends
[Verse 6]
I go for younger women, lived with several awhile
And though I ran away, they'll come back one day
And I still can manage a smile
It just takes a while, just takes a while
[Verse 7]
Mother, mother ocean, after all these years I've found
My occupational hazard being my occupation's just not around
I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown
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Migration
By: Jimmy Buffett, 1974
[Verse 1]
CLookin' back at my background
Tryin' to figure G7out how I ever got here
Some things are still a mystery to me
While Cothers are much too C7clear
I'm just Flivin' in the sunshine
Stay Ccontented most of the Amtime
Yeah, D7listenin' to Murphy, Walker, and Willis
Sing me their Texas rhymesG G7
[Verse 2]
Now most of the people who retire in Florida
Are wrinkled and they lean on a crutch
And mobile homes are smotherin' my keys
I hate those bastards so much
I wish a summer squall would blow them
All the way up to fantasy land
AmYeah, they're D7ugly and square, they don't belong here
They looked a Flot better G7as beer Ccans
[Chorus]
Yeah and Amthat's why it's still a mystery to me
Why Gsome people live like they do
AmSo many nice things happenin' out there
They D7never even seen the Gclues
Oh, but Fwe're doin' fine, we can travel and rhyme
I Cknow we been doin' our Ampart
Got a FCaribbean soul I can Cbarely control
And some G7Texas hidden here in my AmheartC
[Verse 3]
Well, now I might have joined the Merchant Marine
If I hadn't learned how to sing
And on top of all that I got married too early
'Cost me much more than a ring
But now those crazy days are over
Just gotta learn from the wrong things you've done
I came off the rebound, started lookin' around
Figured out it's time to have a little fun
[Chorus]
Yeah and Amthat's why it's still a mystery to me
Why Gsome people live like they do
AmSo many nice things happenin' out there
They D7never even seen the Gclues
Oh, but Fwe're doin' fine, we can travel and rhyme
I Cknow we been doin' our Ampart
Got a FCaribbean soul I can Cbarely control
And some G7Texas hidden here in my AmheartC
[Verse 4]
Well, now if I ever live to be an old man
I'm gonna sail down to Martinique
I'm gonna buy me a sweat-stained Bogart suit
And an African parakeet
And then I'll sit him on my shoulder
And open up my trusty old mind
I gonna teach him how to cuss, teach him how to fuss
And pull the cork out of a bottle of wine
[Chorus]
Yeah and Amthat's why it's still a mystery to me
Why Gsome people live like they do
AmSo many nice things happenin' out there
They D7never even seen the Gclues
Oh, but Fwe're doin' fine, we can travel and rhyme
I Cknow we been doin' our Ampart
Got a FCaribbean soul I can Cbarely control
And some G7Texas hidden here in my AmheartC
[Outro]
Yeah, got a FCaribbean soul I can Cbarely control
And some G7Texas hidden here in my FheartG C C7
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Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season
By: Jimmy Buffett, 1974
[Chords]
Bmxx0432
F#mxx4222
A7x02020
E7020100
[Verse 1]
SDqualls out on the gulf stream, Gbig storms comin' soonD
I paGssed out in my hamDmock, E7God, I slept 'till way past A7noon
GStood up and tried to foDcus
I hoped I wouldn't have to look farC G A
I Gknew I could use a Bloody MaDry
so I sA7tumbled next door to the Dbar
[Chorus]
DAnd now I mBmust confess, I could F#muse some rest
GI can't run at this A7pace very lDong
Yes it's Bmquite insane, I think it F#mhurts my brain
But it cGleans me out and theA7n I can go Don
[Verse 2]
There's something about this Sunday, it's a most peculiar gray
Strolling down the avenue that's known as A1A
I was feeling tired, then I got inspired
And I knew that it wouldn't last long
So all alone I walked back home, sat on my beach
and then I made up this song
[Chorus]
DAnd now I mBmust confess, I could F#muse some rest
GI can't run at this A7pace very lDong
Yes it's Bmquite insane, I think it F#mhurts my brain
But it cGleans me out and theA7n I can go Don
[Verse 3]
Well, the wind is blowin' harder now, fifty knots or there abouts
There's white caps on the ocean, and I'm watchin' for waterspouts
It's time to close the shutters, it's time to go inside
In a week I'll be in gay Paris
Well that's a mighty long airplane ride
[Chorus]
DAnd now I mBmust confess, I could F#muse some rest
GI can't run at this A7pace very lDong
Yes it's Bmquite insane, I think it F#mhurts my brain
But it cGleans me out and theA7n I can go Don
(fade)
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Nautical Wheelers
By: Jimmy Buffett, 1974
[Chords]
B7x21202
D6xx0202
[Intro]
A D D6
A D A D
[Verse 1]
ANautical Wheelers who Dcall themselves sAailors
Play Dfiddle tunes under the AstarsA7
DPetti-coats rustle, Aworking shoes F#mscuffle,
B7Hustle on down to the Ebars
DWhere the juke-box is blastin' and the Aliquor is A7flowin'
An Doccasional Abottle of EwineE7
That's 'cause eDveryone here is just Amore than contented
To be lEiving and E7dying in tDhree quarter Atime
[Chorus]
AAnd it's E7dance with me, dance with me DNautical WhAeelers,
taDke me to sAtars that you kEnowE7
Come on and F#mdance with me, dance with me DNautical WhAeelers,
EI want so bE7adly to Ago
[Verse 2]
Well, the left foot it'll follow
Where the right foot has travelled
Down to the sidewalks unglued
And into the street of my city so neat
Where nobody cares what you do
And Sonna's just grinnin' and Phil is ecstatic
And Mason has jumped in the sea
And I'm hangin' on to a line from my sailboat
Oh, E7Nautical Wheelers save Ame
[Chorus]
AAnd it's E7dance with me, dance with me DNautical WhAeelers,
taDke me to sAtars that you kEnowE7
Come on and F#mdance with me, dance with me DNautical WhAeelers,
EI want so bE7adly to Ago
[Verse 3]
Well the sunrise will bring on
The sleep that's escaped us
And everyone's off to their beds
There'll be huggin' and squeezin'
A little pleazin' and teasin'
And rubbin' of each other's heads
So won't you dream on comrades, seems nothin' escapes you,
Nothin', no reason, nor rhyme
That's 'cause everyone here is just more than contented
To be living and dying in three quarter time
[Outro]
AAnd it's E7dance with me, dance with me DNautical WhAeelers,
taDke me to sAtars that you kEnowE7
Come on and F#mdance with me, dance with me DNautical WhAeelers,
EI want so bE7adly to Ago
(fade)
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Tin Cup Chalice
By: Jimmy Buffett, 1974
[Chords]
Em022000
D7xx0212
A7x02020
B7x21202
[Intro]
G C G G C G
[Verse 1]
GI want to go Cback to the Gisland,
where the sChrimp boats tDie up to the pGilin'
EmGive me oysters and beer
for A7dinner every day of the year and I'll feel Dfine
I'll feel D7fine
[Chorus]
C'Cause I Dwant to Gbe there
| D|
C |1. lie beside | Em
I want to go back down and |2. get high by | the sea there
|3. die beside |
With a Ctin cup for a chalice, fill it Gup with B7good red Emwine
and I'm a' A7chewin', on a Dhoney-suckle GvineC G
[Verse 2]
Yeah, now, the sun goes slidin' 'cross the water
Sailboats, they go searchin' for the breeze
Salt air it ain't thin, I can stick right to you skin
And make you feel fine
It makes you feel fine
[Chorus]
C'Cause I Dwant to Gbe there
| D|
C |1. lie beside | Em
I want to go back down and |2. get high by | the sea there
|3. die beside |
With a Ctin cup for a chalice, fill it Gup with B7good red Emwine
and I'm a' A7chewin', on a Dhoney-suckle GvineC G
[Verse 2]
Yes, and now you heard my strange proposal
Get that pack gear up and let's move
I want to be there 'fore the day, tries to steal away
And leave us behind
I've made up my mind
[Chorus]
C'Cause I Dwant to Gbe there
| D|
C |1. lie beside | Em
I want to go back down and |2. get high by | the sea there
|3. die beside |
With a Ctin cup for a chalice, fill it Gup with B7good red Emwine
and I'm a' A7chewin', on a Dhoney-suckle GvineC G
(fade)
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A1A
by Jimmy Buffett
Chords in this song · guitar
E
A
B
D
G
C
A7
D7
Asus2
F#m
Em
F
Dsus2
F#m7
Gdim
Bm
Cdim
Em7
E7
Am7
Am
G7
C7
B7
Full Album: A1A
Makin' Music For Money
By: Alex Harvey, 1974
[Intro]
E (See below for tab)
[Verse 1]
E
When I woke up this mornin'
A E
I was tired as I could be
B
I think I was countin' my money
A E
When I should a' been countin' sheep
[Verse 2]
My agent he just called me
And told me what I should be
If I would make my music for money
Instead of makin' music for me
[Chorus]
A E
I said, "I know that this may sound funny
A E
But money don't mean nothin' to me
A E
I won't make my music for money
B E
No, I'm gonna make my music for me"
[Verse 3]
He said, "The people only buy the love songs
Rock n' Roll and not too long"
He said, "Son you got to be commercial
If you want to turn the people on"
[Verse 4]
And I said, "Turnin' on the people
Now that's a beautiful place to be
But if I spend my time makin' them up a rhyme
Well, who's gonna turn on me?"
[Chorus]
A E
I said, "I know that this may sound funny
A E
But money don't mean nothin' to me
A E
I won't make my music for money
B E
No, I'm gonna make my music for me"
(Use bar/power chords)
[Bridge]
D E D E D E D B A A E G
|
D E D E D E D B A A E G
|
[Verse 5]
Well now I went up to Country
And I'll tell you all about the scene
I found a place with much charm and much grace
That wasn't touched by the music machine
[Verse 6]
Whoa, the people were havin' a good time
Makin' music all day long
And nobody cared if they ever got paid
One penny for playin' a song
[Chorus]
A E
I said, "I know that this may sound funny
A E
But money don't mean nothin' to me
A E
I won't make my music for money
B E
No, I'm gonna make my music for me"
[Outro]
A E
I said, "I know that this may sound funny
A E
But money don't mean nothin' to me
A E
I won't make my music for money
B E
No, I'm gonna make my music for me"
[Coda]
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
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A|-7-------9-7----7-------9-7----7-------9-7-9---7---|
E|---------------------------------------------9-----|
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Door Number Three
By: Jimmy Buffett, Steve Goodman, 1974
[Intro]
C G D G
[Verse 1]
G
Oh I took a wrong turn, it was the right turn
C G
My turn to have me a ball
G
Boys at the shop told me just where to stop
A7 D
If I wanted to play for it all
C G C
I didn't know I'd find her on daytime TV
C G D G
My whole world lies waiting behind door number three
[Verse 2]
G
I chose my apparel, I wore a beer barrel
C G
And they rolled me to the very first row
G
I held a big sign that said, "Kiss me I'm a baker
D G
And Monty I sure need the dough"
C G C
Then I grabbed that sucker by the throat until he called on me
C G D G
'Cause my whole world lies waiting behind door number three
[Verse 3]
C G
And I don't want what Jay's got on his table
C G
Or the box Carol Merrill points to on the floor
C G
No I'll hold out just as long as I am able
A7 D D7
Or until I can unlock that lucky door
C
Well, she's no big deal to most folks
G C
But she's everything to me
C G D G
'Cause my whole world lies waiting behind door number three
[Verse 4]
Oh Monty, Monty, Monty, I am walkin' down your hall
Got beat, lost my seat, but I'm not a man to crawl
Though I didn't get rich, you son of a bitch
I'll be back just wait and see
'Cause my whole world lies waiting behind door number three
Yes my whole world lies waiting behind door number three
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Dallas
By: Roger Bartlett, 1974
Note:
This song was recorded with a capo 5 guitar, but
I've arranged it here for a standard guitar.
[Chords]
Asus2
x02230
F#m
244222
[Intro]
A Asus2
[Verse 1]
A F#m
If you ever get the chance to go to Dallas
D A
Take it from me pass it by
F#m
'Cause you'll only sing the blues down in Dallas
D A
Take it from me don't go and cry
[Chorus]
E
And I'm leavin' this town as soon as I can
G A
Gonna stop off for awhile and see my woman
[Verse 2]
People do you wrong down in Dallas
I know well they've done it to me
Stealin' all your bread, they're so callous
I know well just look and see
[Chorus]
E
And I'm leavin' this town as soon as I can
G A
Gonna stop off for awhile and see my woman
[Bridge]
D G
Well, people like me just can't be free
D G D A
The Provo man won't let us be-ee
D G
If the people who knew could get away
D G D E
I'm real sure they'd heed the day
[Instrumental]
[Verse 2]
Yeah, now come on down and lose your mental balance
Look at me half crazy now
Oh, talkin' to chairs is strange and I know it
Look at me I'm doin' it know
[Chorus]
E
And I'm leavin' this town as soon as I can
G A
Gonna stop off for awhile and see my woman
[Chorus]
E
And I'm leavin' this town as soon as I can
G A
Gonna stop off for awhile and see my woman
[Outro]
E
And I'm leavin' this town as soon as I can
G A
Gonna stop off for awhile and see my woman
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Presents To Send You
By: Jimmy Buffett, 1974
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
G
Well now I'm in love with a fast-movin' angel
C D G
Dresses like the city girls do
C D G Em
When we're apart there's no ache in my heart
C D G
When we're together we're a hell of a crew
[Chorus]
C D G
And I got presents to send you
C D Em
Even got money to lend you
C D G
But honey I can never ever pretend
D
You're not there on my mind
[Verse 2]
There sits a fifth of Tequila
God I swore I'd never drink it again
But my last little bout I had my hair pulled out
By a man who really wasn't my friend
And I know I'll never see him again
[Chorus]
C D G
And I got presents to send you
C D Em
Even got money to lend you
C D G
But honey I can never ever pretend
D
You're not there on my mind
[Verse 3]
F C G
Yeah, I thought I might sail down to Bridgetown
F C G
Spend some time in the Barbados sun
F C
But my plans took a skid when I smoked a whole lid
A7 D
Wound up where I'd begun
[Chorus]
C D G
And I got presents to send you
C D Em
Even got money to lend you
C D G
But honey I can never ever pretend
D
You're not there on my mind
[Instrumental]
[Outro]
C D G
And I got presents to send you
C D Em
Even got money to lend you
C D G
But honey I can never ever pretend
D
You're not there on my mind
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Stories We Could Tell
By: John B. Sebastian, 1974
[Intro]
D Dsus2
[Verse 1]
D
Talkin' to myself again
A
Wonderin' if this travellin' is good
Is there somethin' else a' doin'
D
We'd be doin' if we could
[Chorus]
G A D
But ah, the stories we could tell
G A D
And if it all blows up and goes to Hell
G A D G
I wish that we could sit upon a bed in some motel
D A D
Listen to the stories we could tell
[Verse 2]
D
Stared at that guitar in that museum in Tennessee
A
Nameplate on the glass brought back twenty melodies
D G
Scars upon the face told of all the times he fell
D A D
Singin' all the stories he could tell
[Chorus]
G A D
Ah, the stories he could tell
G A D
And I'll bet you it still rings like a bell
G A D G
I wish that we could sit upon a bed in some motel
D A D
Listen to the stories we could tell
[Verse 3]
So if you're on the road trackin' down your every night
Playin' for a livin' beneath brightly colored lights
And if you ever wonder why you ride the carousel
You do it for the stories you can tell
[Chorus]
G A D
Ah, the stories we could tell
G A D
And if it all blows up and goes to Hell
G A D G
I wish that we could sit upon a bed in some motel
D A D
Listen to the stories we could tell
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Life is Just a Tireswing
By: Jimmy Buffett, 1974
[Chords]
F#m
xx3222
F#m7
xx2222
Gdim
xx2323
Bm
xx0432
Cdim
xx1212
Em7
020000
[Verse 1]
G A D
I remember the smell of the creosote plant
E F#m Gdim E7 A Bm Cdim A
when we'd have to eat on Easter with my crazy old uncle and aunt
G A D
They lived in a big house Antebellum style
G D G D
and the wind would blow across the old bayou
A D
and I was a tranquil little child
[Chorus]
D Bm
Life was just a tire swing
G D
'Jambalaya' was the only song I could sing
G D
Black-berry pickin', eatin' fried chicken
G D A
and I never knew a thing about pain
Bm
Life was just a tire swing
[Verse 2]
In a few summers my folks packed me off to camp
yeah, me and my cousin' Baxter in our pup tent with a lamp
And in a few days Baxter went home, and he left me by myself
And I knew that I'd stay, it was better that way
and I could get along without any help
[Chorus 2]
Life was just a tire swing
'Jambalaya' was the only song I could sing
Chasin' after sparrows with rubber-tipped arrows
knowin' I could never hurt a thing
and life was just a tire swing
[Verse 3]
Bm G F#m Em D
And I've never been west of New Orleans nor east of Pensacola
G F#m E7 A
My only contact with the outside world was an R.C.A. Victrola
Bm A
And Elvis would sing and then I'd dream about expensive cars
E7
and who would've figured twenty years later
A E7 F#m7
I'd be rubbin' shoulders with the stars
Bm
Life was just a tire swing
[Verse 4]
Then the other morning on some Illinois road
I fell asleep at the wheel
But was quickly wakened up by a 'Ma Bell' telephone pole
and a bunch of Grant Wood faces screaming 'Is he still alive?'
But through the window I could see it hangin' from a tree
and I knew that I had survived
[Outro]
Life was just a tire swing
'Jambalaya's still the best song that I sing
Black-berry pickin', eatin' fried chicken
And I finally learned a lot about pain
'Cause life is just a tire swing
Life was just a tire swing
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A Pirate Looks at 40
By: Jimmy Buffett, 1974
[Verse 1]
G
Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call
C D Am7 G
Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall
Am D Am7 G
You've seen it all, you've seen it all
[Verse 2]
Watched the men who rode you switch from sails to steam
And in your belly you hold the treasure that few have ever seen
Most of them dreams, most of them dreams
[Verse 3]
Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years too late
The cannons don't thunder, there's nothin' to plunder
I'm an over forty victim of fate
Arriving too late, arriving too late
[Verse 4]
I've done a bit of smugglin', I've run my share of grass
I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away so fast
Never meant to last, never meant to last
[Verse 5]
I have been drunk now for over two weeks,
I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks,
But I've got stop wishin', got to go fishin'
I'm down to rock bottom again
Just a few friends, just a few friends
[Verse 6]
I go for younger women, lived with several awhile
And though I ran away, they'll come back one day
And I still can manage a smile
It just takes a while, just takes a while
[Verse 7]
Mother, mother ocean, after all these years I've found
My occupational hazard being my occupation's just not around
I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown
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Migration
By: Jimmy Buffett, 1974
[Verse 1]
C
Lookin' back at my background
G7
Tryin' to figure out how I ever got here
Some things are still a mystery to me
C C7
While others are much too clear
F
I'm just livin' in the sunshine
C Am
Stay contented most of the time
D7
Yeah, listenin' to Murphy, Walker, and Willis
G G7
Sing me their Texas rhymes
[Verse 2]
Now most of the people who retire in Florida
Are wrinkled and they lean on a crutch
And mobile homes are smotherin' my keys
I hate those bastards so much
I wish a summer squall would blow them
All the way up to fantasy land
Am D7
Yeah, they're ugly and square, they don't belong here
F G7 C
They looked a lot better as beer cans
[Chorus]
Am
Yeah and that's why it's still a mystery to me
G
Why some people live like they do
Am
So many nice things happenin' out there
D7 G
They never even seen the clues
F
Oh, but we're doin' fine, we can travel and rhyme
C Am
I know we been doin' our part
F C
Got a Caribbean soul I can barely control
G7 Am C
And some Texas hidden here in my heart
[Verse 3]
Well, now I might have joined the Merchant Marine
If I hadn't learned how to sing
And on top of all that I got married too early
'Cost me much more than a ring
But now those crazy days are over
Just gotta learn from the wrong things you've done
I came off the rebound, started lookin' around
Figured out it's time to have a little fun
[Chorus]
Am
Yeah and that's why it's still a mystery to me
G
Why some people live like they do
Am
So many nice things happenin' out there
D7 G
They never even seen the clues
F
Oh, but we're doin' fine, we can travel and rhyme
C Am
I know we been doin' our part
F C
Got a Caribbean soul I can barely control
G7 Am C
And some Texas hidden here in my heart
[Verse 4]
Well, now if I ever live to be an old man
I'm gonna sail down to Martinique
I'm gonna buy me a sweat-stained Bogart suit
And an African parakeet
And then I'll sit him on my shoulder
And open up my trusty old mind
I gonna teach him how to cuss, teach him how to fuss
And pull the cork out of a bottle of wine
[Chorus]
Am
Yeah and that's why it's still a mystery to me
G
Why some people live like they do
Am
So many nice things happenin' out there
D7 G
They never even seen the clues
F
Oh, but we're doin' fine, we can travel and rhyme
C Am
I know we been doin' our part
F C
Got a Caribbean soul I can barely control
G7 Am C
And some Texas hidden here in my heart
[Outro]
F C
Yeah, got a Caribbean soul I can barely control
G7 F G C C7
And some Texas hidden here in my heart
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Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season
By: Jimmy Buffett, 1974
[Chords]
Bm
xx0432
F#m
xx4222
A7
x02020
E7
020100
[Verse 1]
D G D
Squalls out on the gulf stream, big storms comin' soon
G D E7 A7
I passed out in my hammock, God, I slept 'till way past noon
G D
Stood up and tried to focus
C G A
I hoped I wouldn't have to look far
G D
I knew I could use a Bloody Mary
A7 D
so I stumbled next door to the bar
[Chorus]
D Bm F#m
And now I must confess, I could use some rest
G A7 D
I can't run at this pace very long
Bm F#m
Yes it's quite insane, I think it hurts my brain
G A7 D
But it cleans me out and then I can go on
[Verse 2]
There's something about this Sunday, it's a most peculiar gray
Strolling down the avenue that's known as A1A
I was feeling tired, then I got inspired
And I knew that it wouldn't last long
So all alone I walked back home, sat on my beach
and then I made up this song
[Chorus]
D Bm F#m
And now I must confess, I could use some rest
G A7 D
I can't run at this pace very long
Bm F#m
Yes it's quite insane, I think it hurts my brain
G A7 D
But it cleans me out and then I can go on
[Verse 3]
Well, the wind is blowin' harder now, fifty knots or there abouts
There's white caps on the ocean, and I'm watchin' for waterspouts
It's time to close the shutters, it's time to go inside
In a week I'll be in gay Paris
Well that's a mighty long airplane ride
[Chorus]
D Bm F#m
And now I must confess, I could use some rest
G A7 D
I can't run at this pace very long
Bm F#m
Yes it's quite insane, I think it hurts my brain
G A7 D
But it cleans me out and then I can go on
(fade)
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Nautical Wheelers
By: Jimmy Buffett, 1974
[Chords]
B7
x21202
D6
xx0202
[Intro]
A D D6
A D A D
[Verse 1]
A D A
Nautical Wheelers who call themselves sailors
D A A7
Play fiddle tunes under the stars
D A F#m
Petti-coats rustle, working shoes scuffle,
B7 E
Hustle on down to the bars
D A A7
Where the juke-box 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 living and dying in three quarter time
[Chorus]
A E7 D A
And it's dance with me, dance with me Nautical Wheelers,
D A E E7
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 2]
Well, the left foot it'll follow
Where the right foot has travelled
Down to the sidewalks unglued
And into the street of my city so neat
Where nobody cares what you do
And Sonna's just grinnin' and Phil is ecstatic
And Mason has jumped in the sea
And I'm hangin' on to a line from my sailboat
E7 A
Oh, Nautical Wheelers save me
[Chorus]
A E7 D A
And it's dance with me, dance with me Nautical Wheelers,
D A E E7
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 3]
Well the sunrise will bring on
The sleep that's escaped us
And everyone's off to their beds
There'll be huggin' and squeezin'
A little pleazin' and teasin'
And rubbin' of each other's heads
So won't you dream on comrades, seems nothin' escapes you,
Nothin', no reason, nor rhyme
That's 'cause everyone here is just more than contented
To be living and dying in three quarter time
[Outro]
A E7 D A
And it's dance with me, dance with me Nautical Wheelers,
D A E E7
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
(fade)
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Tin Cup Chalice
By: Jimmy Buffett, 1974
[Chords]
Em
022000
D7
xx0212
A7
x02020
B7
x21202
[Intro]
G C G G C G
[Verse 1]
G C G
I want to go back to the island,
C D G
where the shrimp boats tie up to the pilin'
Em
Give me oysters and beer
A7 D
for dinner every day of the year and I'll feel fine
D7
I'll feel fine
[Chorus]
C D G
'Cause I want to be there
D
| |
C |1. lie beside | Em
I want to go back down and |2. get high by | the sea there
|3. die beside |
C G B7 Em
With a tin cup for a chalice, fill it up with good red wine
A7 D G C G
and I'm a' chewin', on a honey-suckle vine
[Verse 2]
Yeah, now, the sun goes slidin' 'cross the water
Sailboats, they go searchin' for the breeze
Salt air it ain't thin, I can stick right to you skin
And make you feel fine
It makes you feel fine
[Chorus]
C D G
'Cause I want to be there
D
| |
C |1. lie beside | Em
I want to go back down and |2. get high by | the sea there
|3. die beside |
C G B7 Em
With a tin cup for a chalice, fill it up with good red wine
A7 D G C G
and I'm a' chewin', on a honey-suckle vine
[Verse 2]
Yes, and now you heard my strange proposal
Get that pack gear up and let's move
I want to be there 'fore the day, tries to steal away
And leave us behind
I've made up my mind
[Chorus]
C D G
'Cause I want to be there
D
| |
C |1. lie beside | Em
I want to go back down and |2. get high by | the sea there
|3. die beside |
C G B7 Em
With a tin cup for a chalice, fill it up with good red wine
A7 D G C G
and I'm a' chewin', on a honey-suckle vine
(fade)
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