Margaritaville
Jimmy Buffett, 1977· Songs Well-Known in America · p.213
D
Nibblin' on sponge cake, watchin' the sun bake
A
All of those tourists covered with oil
A
Strummin' my six string, on my front porch swing
D D7
Smell those shrimp they're beginning to boil
Chorus:
G A D D7
Wastin' away again in Margaritaville,
G A D D7
searchin' for my lost shaker of salt
G A D A/C# G
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame,
A D (Different chorus end for each verse)
but I know, it's nobody's fault
now I think, hell it could be my fault
but I know, it's my own damn fault
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)
[Instrumental]
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)
G A D A/C# G
Yes and, some people claim that there's a woman to blame,
A D
and I know, it's my own damn fault
Outro: D G A D