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Tonight I Just Need My Guitar

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Tonight I Just Need My Guitar
Jimmy Buffett
This is played with two guitars, but I did what I could with one.
Intro/Lead:  D, D (hammer on B)
e|-------------------------|
B|-----3-----------3-------|
G|---2-----------2---2-----|
D|-0-----------0-----------|
A|--------0h2--------------|
E|-------------------------|
[Verse]
Play Lead
Gulf coast nights, flounder lights, I’m back on the eastern shore
With my history of wrecks I think it’s time to check
    A           Bm      A
                         (arpeggio)
The crab trap of life once more
Lead
Need is a relative thing these days, it borders on desire
The high tech world is full of bright shiny things
   A            Bm     A
                        (arpeggio)
We think that we really require
[Chorus]
G         A         Bm
Sometimes more than others
        C               Bm      A
                                 (arpeggio)
you see who and what and where you are
      G       D            G         D
I’m a one man band with no immediate plans
G              A         D (hammer with the pinky)
Tonight I just need my guitar
      G            A            Bm
Don’t need to feel important or famous.
   C          Bm         A
                          (arpeggio)
No limos or my little nash car
    G     D           G           D
One lucky man with my feet in the sand
G             A            C   D
                                Lead
Tonight I just need          my guitar
Lead/Outro end on D

Tonight I Just Need My Guitar chords and lyrics

Free chords for Tonight I Just Need My Guitar by Jimmy Buffett. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Tonight I Just Need My Guitar
Jimmy Buffett
This is played with two guitars, but I did what I could with one.
[Verse]
Play Lead
Gulf coast nights, flounder lights, I’m back on the eastern shore
With my history of wrecks I think it’s time to check
Lead
Need is a relative thing these days, it borders on desire
The high tech world is full of bright shiny things
[Chorus]
G              A         D (hammer with the pinky)
Tonight I just need my guitar
Lead/Outro end on D

Tonight I Just Need My Guitar Chords by Jimmy Buffett

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The chords for "Tonight I Just Need My Guitar" show the original chord names (including D, B, G, A, E, Bm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.