Intro: ** Play "|" as strums or beats
Bm A
Tried to amend my carnivorous habits
G A DMade it nearly seventy days
G A DLosin' weight without speed, eatin' sunflower seeds
Drinkin' lots of carrot juice and soakin' up rays
G A D GBut at night I'd have these wonderful dreams
G A BmSome kind of sensuous treat
Not zucchini, fettucini or bulgar wheat
G D A DBut a big warm bun and a huge hunk of meat
Chorus
Cheeseburger in paradise
G A DHeaven on Earth with an onion slice
G A DNot too particular, not too precise
I'm just a Cheeseburger in paradise
Heard about the old time sailor men
They eat the same thing again and again
Warm beer and bread they said could raise the dead
Well it reminds me of the menu at a Holiday Inn
But times change, sailors these days
When I'm in port I get what I need
Not just Havanas or bananas or daiquiris
But that American creation on which I feed
Chorus
Cheeseburger in Paradise
Medium rare with mustard be nice
Heaven on Earth with an onion slice
I'm just a Cheeseburger in Paradise
** (Guitar Tacet throughout)
** I like mine with lettuce and tomato
** Heinz 57 and French fried potatoes
** Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer
** Well good God almighty which way do I steer for my
Chorus
Cheeseburger in Paradise
Makin' the best of every virtue and vice
Worth every damn bit of sacrifice to get a
Cheeseburger in Paradise
I need a Cheeseburger in Paradise
I'm just a Cheeseburger in Paradise
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He went to Paris lookin' for answers
D ATo questions that bothered him so
He was impressive, young and aggressive
Savin' the world on his own
But the warm summer breezes
AThe French wines and cheeses
D E7Put his ambition at bay
The summers and winters
Scattered like splinters
D E7 AAnd four or five years slipped away
Then he went to England, played the piano
And married an actress named Kim
They had a fine life, she was a good wife
And bore him a young son named Jim
And all of the answers and all of the questions
Locked in his attic one day
'Cause he liked the quiet clean country livin'
And twenty more years slipped away
Well the war took his baby, the bombs killed his lady
And left him with only one eye
His body was battered, his whole world was shattered
And all he could do was just cry
While the tears were a-fallin' he was recallin'
Answers he never found
So he hopped on a freighter, skidded the ocean
And left England without a sound
Now he lives in the islands, fishes the pilin's
And drinks his Green Label each day
Writing his memoirs, losin' his hearin'
But he don't care what most people say
Through eighty-six years of perpetual motion
If he likes you he'll smile and he'll say
"Jimmy, some of it's magic, some of it's tragic
But I had a good life all the way"
A
And he went to Paris lookin' for answers
To questions that bothered him so
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Bb C F
She came down from Cincinnati
Bb C FIt took her three days on the train
Lookin' for some peace and quiet
Bb C FHoped to see the sun again
Bb C F
But now she lives down by the ocean
Bb C FShe's takin' care to look for sharks
They hang out in the local bars
Bb C FAnd they feed right after dark
Am7 Dm7
Can't you feel 'em circlin' honey?
Am7 Dm7Can't you feel 'em swimmin' around?
You got fins to the left, fins to the right
Bb C FAnd you're the only bait in town
Am7 Dm7 Am7 Dm7Oh whoa, Oh whoa
You got fins to the left, fins to the right
Bb C FAnd you're the only bait in town
She's saving up all of her money
Wants to head it south in May
Maybe roll in the sand with a rock 'n' roll man
Somewhere down Montserrat way
But the money's good in the season
Helps to lighten up her load
Boys keep her high as the months go by
She's gettin' postcards from the road
Chorus
Can't you feel 'em closin' in honey?
Can't you feel 'em schoolin' around?
You got fins to the left, fins to the right
And you're the only girl in town
(harmonica solo)
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Sailed off to Antigua
It took her three days on a boat
Lookin' for some peace and quiet
Maybe keep her dreams afloat
But now she feels like a remora
'Cause the school's still close at hand
Just behind the reef are the big white teeth
Of the sharks that can swim on the land
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Repeat Intro tab and fade
Chord diagrams: Bb - |x13331| Am7 - |xo2o1o| Dm7 - |xxo211|
D
Nibblin' on sponge cake
Watchin' the sun bake
AAll of those tourists covered with oil
Strummin' my six-string
On my front porch swing
D D7Smell those shrimp, they're beginnin' to boil
Chorus
Wastin' away again in Margaritaville
G A D D7Searching for my lost shaker of salt
G A D A GSome people claim that there's a wo-man to blame
But I know it's nobody's fault
I don't know the reason
I stayed here all season
Nothin' to show but this brand new tattoo
But it's a real beauty
A Mexican cutie
How it got here I haven't a clue
Chorus
Wastin' away again in Margaritaville
Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
Now I think
Hell, it could be my fault
Solo (based on verse chords and chorus)
I blew out my flip-flop
Stepped on a pop-top
Cut my heel had to cruise on back home
But there's booze in the blender
And soon it will render
That frozen concoction that helps me hang on
Chorus
Wastin' away again in Margaritaville
Searching for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
But I know
It's my own damned fault
Yes and, some people claim that there's a wo-man to blame
A G DAnd I know it's my own damned fault
G
As the son of a son of a sailor
F C GI went out on the sea for adventure
Expanding the view of the captain and crew
D GLike a man just released from indenture
G
As a dreamer of dreams and a traveling man
F C GI have chalked up many a mile
Read dozens of books about heroes and crooks
D GAnd I learned much from both of their styles
Chorus
Son of a son, son of a son
GSon of a son of a sailor
F CSon of a gun, load the last ton
One step ahead of the jailer
Now away in the near future
Southeast of disorder
You can shake the hand of the Mango man
As he greets you at the boarder
And the lady she hails from Trinidad
Island of the spices
Salt for your meat and cinnamon sweet
And the rum is for all your good vices
F C
Haul the sheet in as we ride on the wind
That our forefathers harnessed before us
F CHear the bells ring as the tide ringing sings
GIt's a son of a gun of a chorus
Where it all ends I can't fathom my friends
If I knew I might toss out my anchor
So I'll cruise along always searching for songs
Not a lawyer a thief or a banker
But the son of a son, son of a son
Son of a son of a sailor
Son of a gun, load the last ton
One step ahead of the jailer
I'm just a son of a son, son of a son
Son of a son of a sailor
F C
The sea's in my veins, my tradition remains
I'm just glad I don't live in a trailer
Intro G D A G D
I took off for a weekend last month
A DJust to try and recall the whole year
GAll of the faces and all of the places
Wonderin' where they all disappeared
Bm F#mI didn't ponder the question too long
G AI was hungry and went out for a bite
Ran into a chum with a bottle of rum
A Dand we wound up drinkin' all night
Chorus
It's these changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes
A DNothing remains quite the same
G DWith all of our running and all of our cunning
if we couldn't laugh we would all go insane
Reading departure signs in some big airport
Reminds me of the places I've been
Visions of good times that brought so much pleasure
Makes me want to go back again
If it suddenly ended tomorrow
I could somehow adjust to the fall
Good times and riches and son of a bitches
I've seen more than I can recall
These changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes
Nothing remains quite the same
Through all of the islands and all of the highlands
If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane
(Repeat Intro chords)
I think about Paris when I'm high on red wine
I wish I could jump on a plane
So many nights I just dream of the ocean
God I wish I was sailin' again
Oh, yesterday's over my shoulder
So I can't look back for too long
There's just too much to see waiting in front of me
And I know that I just can't go wrong
Chorus
With these changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes
Nothing remains quite the same
With all of my running and all of my cunning
If I couldn't laugh I just would go insane
If we couldn't laugh we just would go insane
A F C G D A DIf we weren't all crazy we would go insane
From "Living and Dying in 3/4 Time"
Note: play in G, capo 2nd fret
G CHeadin' up to San Francisco
D GFor the Labor Day week-end show,
I've got my hush-puppies on I guess I
D GNever was meant for glitter rock and roll
Am C D D7And, honey, I didn't know, that I'd be missin' you so
ChorusC G
Come Monday it'll be all right
C DCome Monday I'll be holdin' you tight
I spent four lonely days in a brown L. A. haze
C D GAnd 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:
I can't help it honey, you're that much a part of me now
Amaj7 Dmaj7Remember that night in Montana
C / / C / / D F C Gwhen 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)
I spent four lonely days in a brown L. A. haze
C D F C GAnd I just want you back by my side...
Chord diagrams: Amaj7=|x02120| Dmaj7=|xx0222|
G
Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call
Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall
Am D Am7 GYou've seen it all, you've seen it all....
2)
Watched the men who rode you switch from sails to steam
And in your belly you hold the treasure that few have ever seen
Most of them dreams, most of them dreams
3)
Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years too late
The cannons don't thunder, there's nothin' to plunder
I'm an over forty victim of fate
Arriving too late, arriving too late
4)
I've done a bit of smugglin', I've run my share of grass
I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away so fast
Never meant to last, never meant to last
I have been drunk now for over two weeks,
I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks,
But I've got stop wishin', got to go fishin'
I'm down to rock bottom again,
Just a few friends, just a few friends...
6)
I go for younger women, lived with several awhile
And though I ran away, they'll come back one day
And I still can manage a smile.
It just takes a while, just takes a while
7)
Mother, mother ocean, after all these years I've found
My occupational hazard being my occupation's just not around
I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown....
I really do, appreciate the fact you're sittin' here
D G E7Your voice sounds so wonderful
E7 A7But your face don't look too clear
So barmaid bring a pitcher, another round o' brew
G A D D7Honey why don't we get drunk and screw
Chorus
Why don't we get drunk and screw?
E7 A7I just bought a waterbed filled up for me and you
GThey say you are a snuff queen
Honey I don't think that's true
G A DSo, why don't we get drunk and screw
Spoken: "Pick it Coral Reefers, here we go..."
Solo (violin)
Why don't we get drunk and screw?
I just bought a waterbed filled up for me and you
They say you are a snuff queen
Honey I don't think that's true
So, why don't we get drunk and screw?
Yeah, now baby I say, "Lord!,"
Why don't we get drunk and screw
A D
Boat drinks
G A DBoys in the band ordered boat drinks
Visitors scored on the home rink
G A D G AEverything seems to be wrong
A D G A D
Lately newspapers mentioned cheap airfare
G A DI gotta fly to St. Somewhere
I'm close to bodily harm
20 degrees and the hockey game's on
Nobody cares, they're all way too far gone, screaming
Boat drinks, something to keep 'em all warm
This morning I shot six holes in my freezer
I think I've got cabin fever
Somebody sound the alarm
Bridge:
I'd like to go where the pace of life's slow
G CCould you beam me somewhere, Mr. Scott?
Fmaj7 CAny old place here on Earth or in space
You pick the century and I'll pick the spot
But I know I should be leaving this climate
I've got a verse and can't rhyme it
I gotta go where it's warm
Boat drinks
Waitress, I need two more boat drinks
Then I'm heading south 'fore my dream shrinks
I gotta go where it's warm [I gotta go where it's]
I gotta go where it's warm [I gotta go where it's]
I gotta go where it's WARM!
G A G A
I gotta go where there ain't any snow
G A G AWhere there ain't any blow, 'cause my fin sinks so low
I gotta go where it's warm
Intro B C B C F# G B C
Grapefruit a bathin' suit
F# GChew a little juicy fruit
CWash away the night
B C B C
Drive-in you guzzle gin
Commit a little mortal sin
CIt's good for the soul
Chorus
And oh it gets so damn lonely
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7When you're on a plane alone
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7 C6And if I had the money honey I'd strap you in beside me
And never ever leave you leave you at home all alone and cryin'
Ten speed no need
My pickup gets me where I please
Chuggin' down the street
But I'll be leavin'
In a little while
So close your eyes and I'll
I'll be back real soon
Spoken: "Ah, take it Refers... Lady's choice, everybody dance..."
Repeat chorus
D F#7 B7
Now they make new movies in old black and white
E7 A7With happy endings, where nobody fights
So if you find yourself in that nostalgic rage
E7 A7Honey, jump right up and show your age
Chorus
I wish I had a pencil thin mustache
E7 A7 DThe "Boston Blackie" kind
D F#7 B7A two toned Ricky Ricardo jacket
And an autographed picture of Andy Devine
Oh I remember bein' buck-toothed and skinny
G BbWritin' fan letters to Sky's niece Penny
D F#7 B7Oh I wish I had a pencil thin mustache
Then I could solve some mysteries too
Oh it's Bandstand, Disneyland, growin' up fast
Em B7 EmDrinkin' on a fake I.D.
F#m C7 F#m C7And Rama of the jungle was everyone's Bawana
But only jazz musicians were smokin' marijuana
D F#7 B7Yeah, I wish I had a pencil thin mustache
E7 A7 Dthen 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
I don't go to church and I don't cut my hair
D F#7 B7But I can go to movies and see it all there
E7 A7 DJust 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 Araby
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 DOh, I could do some cruisin' too
Chord diagrams: E7 - |o2o1oo| A7 - |xo2o2o|
B7 - |x212o2| F#7- |xx432o|
F#m - |244222| Bb - |113331| C7 - |x3231o|
Chorus
I don't know
C7I don't know
F BbI don't know where I'm a gonna go
When the vol-cano blow
Ground she's movin' under me
Bb FTidal waves out on the sea
Bb FSulphur smoke up in the sky
Pretty soon we learn to fly
(Repeat chorus)
My girl quickly say to me
Mon you better watch your feet
Lava come down soft and hot
You better lava me now or lava me not
(Repeat chorus)
No time to count what I'm worth
'Cause I just left the planet earth
Where I go I hope there's rum
Not to worry mon soon come
(Repeat chorus)
But I don't want to land in New York City
C7 FDon't want to land in Mexi-co
Bb FDon't want to land on no Three Mile Island
Don't want to see my skin aglow
Don't want to land in Commanche Sky park
Or in Nashville, Tennessee
Don't want to land in no San Juan airport
Or the Yukon Territory
Don't want to land no San Diego
Don't want to land in no Buzzards Bay
Don't want to land on no Eye-Yatollah
I got nothin' more to say
(Repeat chorus)
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