Margaritaville

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Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville
Intro
D G A D
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-7-7-7-5---7---|7-7-7-5---7---|8-8---8---7-5--|3-------------|
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Verse 1
D
Nibblin' on sponge cake, watchin' the sun bake
A7
All of those tourists covered with oil
Strummin' my six string on my front porch swing
D D7
Smell those shrimp, they're beginnin' to boil
DsusD
*D
Chorus -2---2-----3---2---2-3-5---|
G A D DsusD
-3---3-----3---3---3-3-3---|
Wastin' away again in Margaritaville, -2---2-----2---2---2-2-2---|
G A D DsusD
-0---0-----0---0---0-0-0---|
Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt. ---------------------------|
G A D A/C#G/B
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Some people claim that there's a woman to blame,
A D
But I know it's nobody's fault.
Verse 2
D
Don't know the reason I stayed here all season
A7
With nothing to show but this brand new tattoo
But it's a real beauty, a Mexican cutie
D D7
How it got here, I haven't a clue.
Chorus
G A D Dsus D
Wastin' away again in Margaritaville,
G A D Dsus D
Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt.
G A D A/C# G/B
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame,
A D
Now I think, hell, it could be my fault.
D A
Interlude | | | | | | | |
G A DA/C#G A D
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Verse 3
D
I blew out my flip flop, stepped on a pop top,
A7
Cut my heel, had to cruise on back home.
But there's booze in the blender and soon it will render
D D7
That frozen concoction that helps me hang on.
Chorus
G A D Dsus D
Wastin' away again in Margaritaville,
G A D Dsus D
Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt.
G A D A/C# G/B
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame,
A D
But I know it's my own damn fault, yes and
G A D A/C# G/B
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame,
A D G A D A D
And I know it's my own damn fault.

Margaritaville chords and lyrics

Free chords for Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffett. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville
Verse 1
 Strummin' my six string on my front porch swing
Verse 2
 But it's a real beauty, a Mexican cutie
Chorus
Interlude  D      |      |      |      |      |      |A     |      |
           G      |A     |D A/C#|G     |A     |      |D     |      ||
Verse 3
 But there's booze in the blender and soon it will render
Chorus

Margaritaville Chords by Jimmy Buffett

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