Margaritaville       (Listen to midi)    (Listen to sample)

 

     D - A - D

 

   D

1.    Nibblin' on sponge cake, watchin' the sun bake,

                                                     A

    all of those tourists covered in oil,

                                   

    strummin' my six string, on my front porch swing,

                           A7                                             D      - D7

    smell those shrimp, hey, they're beginnin' to boil.

 

G                  A                           D           

    Wastin' away again in Margaritaville,

G                       A                          D      - D7

    searchin' for my lost shaker of salt.

G                          A                             D  A         G

    Some people claim that there's a woman to blame,

            A     - A7                       D

but I know,         it's nobody's fault.

 

    D

2.     I don't know the reason, I stayed here all season,

                                                                A

    nothin' to show but this brand new tattoo,

 

    but it's a real beautie, a Mexican cutie,

                      A7                      D     - D7

    how it got here I haven't a clue.

 

G                  A                           D           

    Wastin' away again in Margaritaville,

G                       A                          D      - D7

    searchin' for my lost shaker of salt.

G                          A                             D  A         G

    Some people claim that there's a woman to blame,

            A     - A7                                 D

now I think,        it must be Buffett’s fault.

 

 

    + D  - A - G - A - D - G - A - A7 - D

 

     D

3.        I blew out my flip-flop, stepped on a pop-top,

                                                                        A

    broke my leg twice, I had to limp on back home,

 

    but there's booze in the blender, and soon it will render

                             A7                                       D    - D7

    that frozen concoction that helps me hang on.

 

G                  A                           D           

    Wastin' away again in Margaritaville,

G                       A                          D      - D7

    searchin' for my lost shaker of salt.

G                          A                             D  A         G

    Some people claim that there's a woman to blame,

            A     - A7                           D

but I know,        this is all Alan’s fault.

 

            G                          A                            D   A        G

    Yes,     some people claim that there's a woman to blame,

                A   - A7                                D     - A - D

    but I know,       it's our own damn fault.

 

    (Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett)