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Life Is Just A Tire Swing

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Life Is Just A Tire Swing
Words and Music by Jimmy Buffett 1974
[Intro]
Bm  Bm  Bm  Bm
                 x2
[Verse 1]
G                A      D
  I remember the smell   of the creosote plant,
     E7                                 A
when we'd have to eat on Easter with my crazy old uncle and aunt.
G                          D
 They lived in a big house, Antebellum style, (Antebellum)
        G          D               G      D
and the wind would blow across the old bayou,
      A                             D
when I was a tranquil little child.
[Chorus 1]
                Bm
 Life is just a tire swing.  'Jambalaya' was
G                D
 the only song I could sing.
G                    D
Black-berry pickin', eatin' fried chicken,
      G            D/F#        A
and I never knew a thing about pain.
A                Bm           Bm    Bm    Bm
 Life was just a tire swing.
[Verse 2]
G          A                D
  In a few summers my folks packed me off to camp;
      E7                              A
yeah, me and my cousin' Baxter in our pup tent with a lamp.
    G              D                       G       D/F# A
And in a few days Baxter went home, and he left me by myself.
      G             D            G           D
But I knew that I'd stay, it was better that way,
            A                           D
and I could get along without any help.
[Chorus 2]
                Bm
 Life is just a tire swing.  'Jambalaya' was
G                D
 the only song I could sing.
G                           D
Chasin' after sparrows with rubber-tipped arrows,
G               D/F#         A
knowin' I could never hurt a thing,
A                     Bm      Bm          Bm     Bm
 life was just a tire swing.  (Tire swing)
[Bridge]
         G                  D               Em            D
And I've never been west of New Orleans nor east of Pensacola.
   G                     D                    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 that twenty years later
       A
I'd be rubbin' shoulders with the stars.
A                Bm         Bm   Bm   Bm
 Life was just a tire swing.
[Verse 3]
G                A              D
  Then the other morning on some Illinois road
        E7
I fell asleep at the wheel, But was quickly wakened up by
 A
a 'Ma Bell' telephone pole,
      G                   D               G      D/F#   A
and a bunch of Grant Wood faces screaming 'Is he still alive?',
                G              D      G              D
But through the window I could see it hangin' from a tree,
      A                         D
and I knew that I had survived.
[Chorus 3]
                 Bm
 Life is still a tire swing.  'Jambalaya's is
G                D
 the best song I can sing.
G                    D
Black-berry pickin', eatin' fried chicken,
      G                 D/F#      A
But I finally learned a lot about pain,
A               Bm           Bm           Bm
 Life is just a tire swing.  (Tire swing)
Bm               Bm          Bm           Bm
 Life was just a tire swing. (Tire swing)

Life Is Just A Tire Swing chords and lyrics

Free chords for Life Is Just A Tire Swing by Jimmy Buffett. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Life Is Just A Tire Swing
Words and Music by Jimmy Buffett 1974
[Intro]
Bm    Bm    Bm    Bm     x2
[Verse 1]
[Chorus 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus 2]
[Bridge]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus 3]

Life Is Just A Tire Swing Chords by Jimmy Buffett

Learn how to play Life Is Just A Tire Swing by Jimmy Buffett with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Life Is Just A Tire Swing chords”, “Life Is Just A Tire Swing guitar chords”, or “Jimmy Buffett Life Is Just A Tire Swing chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Life Is Just A Tire Swing chords and for experienced players who want accurate Life Is Just A Tire Swing lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, Bm, G, D, E7, D/F#.

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The chords for "Life Is Just A Tire Swing" show the original chord names (including A, Bm, G, D, E7, D/F#). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.