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Buffett Jimmy - Living & Dying Album guitar tab

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@SONG: Pencil Thin Mustache

Pencil Thin Mustache

By: Jimmy Buffett

1974

D F#7 B7

Now they make new movies in old black and white

E7 A7

With happy endings, where nobody fights

D F#7 B7

So if you find yourself in that nostalgic rage

E7 A7

Honey, jump right up and show your age

Chorus:

D F#7 B7

I wish I had a pencil thin mustache

E7 A7 D

The "Boston Blackie" kind

D F#7 B7

A two toned Ricky Ricardo jacket

E7 A7

And an autographed picture of Andy Devine

D D7

Oh I remember bein' buck-toothed and skinny

G Bb

Writin' fan letters to Sky's niece Penny

D F#7 B7

Oh I wish I had a pencil thin mustache

E7 A7 D

Then I could solve some mysteries too

Bridge:

Em B7 Em B7

Oh it's Bandstand, Disneyland, growin' up fast

Em B7 Em

Drinkin' on a fake I.D.

F#m C7 F#m C7

And Rama of the jungle was everyone's Bawana

E7 A7

But only jazz musicians were smokin' marijuana

D F#7 B7

Yeah, I wish I had a pencil thin mustache

E7 A7 D

then I could solve some mysteries too

(same as above chords with this verse)

But then it's flat top, dirty bob, coppin' a feel

Grubbin' on the livin' room floor (so sore)

Yeah, they send you off to college, try to gain a little knowledge,

But all you want to do is learn how to score

D F#7 B7

Yeah, but now I'm gettin' old, don't wear underwear

E7 A7

I don't go to church and I don't cut my hair

D F#7 B7

But I can go to movies and see it all there

E7 A7 D

Just the way that it used to be

Chorus:

That's why I wish I had a pencil thin mustache

The "Boston Blackie" kind, a two-toned Ricky Ricardo jacket

And an autographed picture of Andy Devine

Oh, I could be anyone I wanted to be

Maybe suave Errol Flynn or a Sheik of Arabie

If I only had a pencil thin mustache

Then I could do some cruisin' too

D

Yeah, Bryl-cream, a little dab'll do yah

E7 A7 D

Oh, I could do some cruisin' too

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Chord diagrams: E7 - |o2o1oo| A7 - |xo2o2o|

B7 - |x212o2| F#7- |xx432o|

F#m - |244222| Bb - |113331| C7 - |x3231o|

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@SONG: Come Monday

@CHORDS: Kevin Shuholm

Come Monday

By: Jimmy Buffett

Note: play in G, capo 2nd fret

G C

Headin' up to San Francisco

D G

For the Labor Day week-end show,

C

I've got my hush-puppies on I guess I

D G

Never was meant for glitter rock and roll

Am C D D7

And, honey, I didn't know, that I'd be missin' you so

Chorus:

C G

Come Monday it'll be all right

C D

Come Monday I'll be holdin' you tight

G Bm C D

I spent four lonely days in a brown L. A. haze

C D G

And I just want you back by my side

Yes, it's been quite a summer

Rent-a-cars and west-bound trains

And now you're off on vacation

Somethin' you tried to explain

And darlin', it's I love you so

That's the reason I just let you go

(Repeat chorus)

Bridge:

Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7

I can't help it honey, you're that much a part of me now

Amaj7 Dmaj7

Remember that night in Montana

C 5/2 5/0 C 5/2 5/0 D F C G

when we said there'd be no room for doubt

I hope you're enjoyin' the scen'ry

I know that it's pretty up there

We can go hikin' on Tuesday

With you I'd walk anywhere

California has worn me quite thin

I just can't wait to see you again

(Repeat chorus)

G Bm C D

I spent four lonely days in a brown L. A. haze

C D F C G

And I just want you back by my side...

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Chord diagrams: Amaj7=|x02120| Dmaj7=|xx0222|

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@SONG: Ringling, Ringling

@CHORDS: Sean Costello (costells@guvax.georgetown.edu)

RINGLING, RINGLING

By: Jimmy Buffett

Intro: D D/C D/B D/A E7 A7 D

D D/C D/B D/A E7 A7 D

Chorus:

D E7

Ringling, Ringling slippin' away

G D

Only forty people livin' there today

D E7

Streets are dusty, and the bank has been torn down

G A7 D

It's a dyin' little town

D E7

Church window's broken, that place ain't been used in years

G A7 D

Jail don't have a sheriff or a cell

E7

And electric trains, they run by maybe once or twice a month

G A7 D

Easin' it on down to Mussel Shell

(Repeat chorus)

Bridge:

A

And across from the bar there's a pile of beer cans

D

Been there twenty seven years

E7 A7

Imagine all the heartaches and tears in 27 years of beer

So we hopped back in the rent-a-car and we hit the cruise control

Pretty soon the town was out of sight

But we left behind a fat barmaid, a cowboy and a dog

Bracin' for a Ringling Friday night

Chorus:

Ringling, Ringling you're just slippin' away

I wonder how many people will be there a year from today

Cause the streets are dusty and the bank has been torn down

It's a dyin' little town

G A7 D (intro chords)

Yeah, it's a dyin' little town

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@SONG: Brahma Fear

@CHORDS: Sean Costello (costells@guvax.georgetown.edu)

Brahma Fear

By: Jimmy Buffett

1974

Intro: G Am7 D G Am7 D

G Am7 D G Am7 D

I'd like to ride the rodeo, but I've got brahma fear

G Am7 D G Am7 D

So I'll just stick to aeroplanes, gently pop my ears

F C G F C D

Drink a lot of whiskey, it gives me such a glow

G Am7 D Am D G

It makes me quite immobile, but it lets my feelings show

C D G

And I'm somewhere below the spotlight

C D Em

Somewhere below the ground

C A7

You dig deep enough you might find me

C D G

Find me and you've found my sound

Yes I own a whaler boat, it slides across the sea

And some folks say I'm part of it

And I know it's part of me

When I'm feeling solitaire, it lets me be alone

And when I want to habitate, it carries me back home

Chorus:

And I'm somewhere below the sunlight

Somewhere upon the sea

You dig deep enough, you might find me

Find me, 'cause that's where I'll be

Yes I'll drink a lot of whiskey

It gives me such a glow

It makes me quite immobile, but it lest my feelings show

Yes, it makes me quite immobile,

But it lets my feelings show

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@SONG: Brand New Country Star

@CHORDS: Sean Costello (costells@guvax.georgetown.edu)

Brand New Country Star

By: Jimmy Buffett

1974

Intro: G D G

C G

Well he outgrew his sequined suit, sold his Trailways bus

A

Let his hair get a little too long

D G D

His ducktail's bit the dust

C G

His custom made, pearl-inlaid guitar slipped from his hand

A D G D

And in its place a new electrical one he had flown in from Japan

Chorus:

C

'Cause he's a cheeseburger eatin', abandoned Sunday meetin'

G

Brand new country star

A

He rides around in a Lincoln Continental

D G D

Those steer horns on his car

C

Oh, the record men say he's livin' end

G

They're gonna spin him right to the top

A

Yeah he's a hot roman candle from the Texas panhandle

C D G

He can either go country or pop

Got a good old friend name of Texas Ben,

Tells him all the spots to play

And a sweet little lady, he calls her Sexy Sadie

She's with the boy night and day

They're gonna open up a chain of fancy bowlin' lanes

The first one in his old hometown

And on ribbon-cuttin' day they'll come from miles away

The folks'll all gather 'round and sing

(Repeat chorus)

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@SONG: Livingston's Gone to Texas

@CHORDS: (costells@guvax.georgetown.edu)

Livingston's Gone to Texas

By: Jimmy Buffett

1974

Intro: E

B7 E B7 E

Nothing is different, nothing's changed at all

D#m E B7 A E

Livingston's gone to Texas, they say he had a ball

Chorus:

A G D

They say he learned to be a cowboy

A G D

They say he learned to rope and ride

Bm G A7 D

But I wonder if he ever thinks about the tears his woman cried

Now Holly, won't you let me

Try and make you smile

You loved him as if he were your husband

Now he'll be gone awhile

Chorus:

Wrote he had to see the country

On starry nights he wished you were there

And so would show wherever he goes

Deep inside you know he really cares

And nothin' is different, nothin's changed at all

Livingston's still in Texas

Snow's about to fall

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Chord diagrams: D#m - |xx4342|

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@SONG: The Wino And I Know

The Wino and I Know

By: Jimmy Buffett

1974

Intro: G C G G C G

G

The ice cream man he's a hillbilly fan

He's got seventy-eights by Hank Snow

C

Walks down the street, shufflin' his feet

G

To the rhythm that only he knows

Bm C

And I've seen him in so many places

Bm F D

I saw him on the night I was born

D G

In a Bourbon Street bar, I received my first scar

D C G

From an old man so tattered and torn

Chorus:

C

And the wino and I know the pain of street singin'

G

Like the door-to-door salesman knows the pains of bell ringin'

D C

Strange situation, wild occupation

G

Livin' my life like a song

The coffee is strong at the Cafe Du Monde

And the donuts are too hot to touch

But just like a fool, when those sweet goodies cool

I eat till I eat way too much

'Cause I'm livin' on things that excite me

Be they pastry or lobster or love

I'm just tryin' to get by being quiet and shy

In a world full of pushin' and shove

Chorus:

And the wino and I know the pain of back bustin'

Like the farmer knows the pain of his pickup truck rustin'

Strange situation, wild occupation

Livin' my life like a song

D C G

Sweet sen~orita won't you please come with me

D C G

Back to the island honey, back to the sea

D C D

Back to the only place that I want to be

Chorus:

And the wino and I know the joy of the ocean

Like a boy knows the joy of his milkshake in motion

Strange situation, wild occupation

Livin' my life like a song

Yes it's a strange situation, wild occupation

Livin' my life like a song

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@SONG: West Nashville Grand Ballroom Gown

@CHORDS: Sean Costello (costells@guvax.georgetown.edu)

West Nashville Grand Ballroom Gown

By: Jimmy Buffett

1974

Intro: C F G C F G

C F G C

Standin' on side of the Highway 4 exit

C F G C

A Lady in a tie-dye with a bag by her side

C F G C

Not really lookin' like anything special

C F G C

Saw Tennessee tags and she waved for a ride

Sat right beside me as the 'meter hit sixty

'Splainin' her travels and her family background

When she got through, I could not help but thinkin'

She's a long way from the west Nashville grand ballroom gown

Chorus:

G D G

Father had money and her mother had love

D G

Channeled entirely to her dear sister Dove

D G

Twenty-two years in society's plan

F D

Was cancelled with a swing of her dear mother's hand

Six hours later, we hit Cincinatti

Yawnin' she woke and then asked where we were

When she found out, she said, "I must be goin'"

This close to Nashville was too close for her

So I stopped by the roadside and I gave her five dollars

She took it then kissed me and gave me a note

She told me just to read it and mail it Nashville

On old looseleaf paper to her mother she wrote:

Chorus:

She said: Mama, I'm fine, if you happen to wonder

I don't have much money but I still get around

I haven't made church in near thirty-six Sundays

So fuck all those west Nashville grand ballroom gowns

(she's a long way from the west Nashville grand ballroom gown)

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@SONG: Saxophones

@CHORDS: Mike A. Hall (mhall@moe.coe.uga.edu)

Saxophones

By: Jimmy Buffett

1974

E A E

I cut my teeth on Gumbo rock, Benny Spellman and Dr. John

Sweet Erma Thomas and Frogman Henry

B

Used to boogie woogie all night long

A

Though I love rock n' roll the acoustic guitar

E

Was the only way I had of becomin' a star

A

I'm doin' really nice and travellin' around

B A B

But they won't play my record in my old home town

Chorus:

E A

But if I had saxophones

E

Yeah, big baritone cleanin' up the muddy breaks

A

If I had saxophones

B A

I could get some recognition from that Mobile, Alabama D.J.

Livin' by the ocean, sometimes I get the notion

To take my Janey downtown

We hang out in a funky little bar

They call it the "Shipwreck Lounge"

Well we get kind of drunk and we play rock n' roll

Grabbin' everybody right down in his soul

When we get to cookin' somethin's still wrong

There's still somethin' missin' from them good ole songs

Chorus:

But if we had saxophones

Big baritone cleanin' up the muddy breaks

If we had saxophones

I could make that joint shimmy like a big California earthquake

Yeah if we had saxophones

Yeah, big baritone cleanin' up the muddy breaks

If we had saxophones

I could get some recognition from that Mobile, Alabama D.J.

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@SONG: God's Own Drunk

@CHORDS: Mike A. Hall (mhall@moe.coe.uga.edu)

God's Own Drunk

By: Lord Buckley

1974

"Well, like I explained to y'all before I ain't no drinkin' man.

I tried it once, and it got me highly irregular

and I swore I'd never do it again.

But I promised my brother-in-law that I'd go up and watch

his still while he went into town to vote.

It was right up on the mountain where the map said it would be.

Friends let me tell you one thing though,

it wadn't no ordinary still.

It stood up that mountainside like...

like a huge golden opal,

God's yellar moon was a' shinin' on the cool clear evenin',

God's little lanterns just a' twinklin' on and off in the heavens

and, like I explained to you once before, I ain't no drinkin' man,

But, temptation got the best of me, and I took a slash...

(wshew!... woah...)

That yellar whiskey runnin' down my throat like

honeydew vine water, and I took another slash.

Took another and another and another,

'fore you knew it I'd downed one whole jug o' that shit

and commenced to get hot flashes.

Goosepimples was runnin' up and down my body and a feelin' came

over me like, somethin' I'd never experienced before,

It's like, like I was in love,

("why don't we have a little love Mike [Utley]")

In love for the first time, with anything that moved.

Animate, in-animate it didn't matter.

It's like there's a great neon sign flashin' on and off in my

brain sayin, "Jimmy Buffett there's a great day a comin'..."

'Cause I was drunk.

Now I wadn't, uh, knee-crawlin', slip-slidin', reggy-youngin',

commode-huggin' drunk, I was God's own drunk, and a fearless man;

And that's when I first saw the bear.

He was a Kodiak lookin' fella 'bout 19 feet tall

he rambled up over the hill 'spectin' me to do one of two

things: flip or fly, I didn't do either one. It hung him up.

He starts sniffin' 'round my body tryin' to smell fear,

but he ain't gonna smell no fear, 'cause I'm God's own drunk

and a fearless man. It hung him up.

He looked me right in my eyes and my eyes was a

lot redder than his was. It hung him up.

So I approached him and I said, "Mr. Bear, I love every hair on

your 27 acre body. I know you got a lotta friends over there on

the other side of the hill. There's ole' Rear Bear, Tall Bear,

Freddy Bear, Kelly Jair, Relly Bear, Smelly the Bear, Smokey

the Bear, Pokey the Bear; I want you to go back over there

tonight and tell 'em I'm feelin' right. You tell 'em I love each

and every one of 'em like a brother and a sister; but if they

give me any trouble tonight, I'm gonna run every Goddamned one of

'em off the hill."

He took two steps backwards and didn't know what to think.

Neither did I, but, being charitable and cautious,

well hell, I approached him again.

I said, "Mr. Bear, you know in the eyes of the Lord, we're both

beasts when it comes right down to it. So I want you to be my

buddy, 'Buddy Bear.'"

So I took ole' Buddy Bear by his island sized paw

and I led him over to the still.

Now he's a' sniffin' around that thing 'cause he's smellin'

somethin' good.

I gave him one of them jugs of honeydew vine water, he downed it

upright, (looked like a big damn bear in the circus sippin'

sasparilly in the moonlight.)

I gave him another and another and another

'fore I knew it, he'd downed eight of 'em and commenced

to do the "bear dance." Two sniffs, a snort, a fly, a turn

and a grunt; and it was so simple like the jitterbug it plumb

evaded me.

And we worked ourselves into a tumultuous uproar

and I's awful tired, went over to the hillside, and I laid down,

went to sleep, slept for 4 hours, and dreamt me some tremulous dreams

And when I woke up, Oh, there was God's yellar moon a' shinin'

on the clear cool evenin'.

And God's little lanterns just a' twinklin' on and off in the heavens,

And my buddy the bear was a' missin'...

Yeah, you want to know somethin' else friends and neighbors,

so was that still.

-- Spoken:

"that's a take..."

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