Song: Margaritaville
Artist: Jimmy Buffett
Album: Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes (1977)
Transcribed by Calen W. Sifferman (FlickGeek@hotmail.com)
Chords:
D:e|2| B|3|G|2|D|0| A|-| E|-|
G:
e|3|
B|0|
G|0|
D|0|
A|2|
E|3|
A:
e|0|
B|2|
G|2|
D|2|
A|0|
E|-|
Dsus:e|3| B|3|G|2|D|0| A|-| E|-|
D7:e|2| B|1|G|2|D|0| A|-| E|-|
A/C#:
e|0|
B|2|
G|2|
D|2|
A|4|
E|-|
G/B:
e|-|
B|0|G|0|D|0| A|2| E|-|
D5:
e|-|
B|3|G|2|D|0| A|-| E|-|
Dsus2:e|0| B|3|G|2|D|0| A|-| E|-|
Intro:
D A G D Dsus D Dsus De|-5-5-5-3--5---5-5-5-3--5---7-7--7---5-3-2-| B|-7-7-7-5--7---7-7-7-5--7---8-8--8---7-5-3-|G|------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|
Verses:
Dsus D
1. Nibblin on spongcake, watchin the sun bake;
2. I dont know the reason, I stayed here all season
3. I blew out my flip-flop, stepped on a pop top;
Dsus A
all of those tourists covered with oil.
with nothing to show but this brand-new tatoo.
cut my heel, had to cruise on back home.
Strummin my six string, on the front porch swing.
But its a real beauty, a Mexican cutie,
But theres booze in the blender, and soon it will render
D Dsus D D7 G
Smell those shrimp; theyre beginning to boil.
But how it got here I havent a clue.
That frozen concoction that helps me hang on.
CHORUS:
A D Dsus D7 G A
Wastin away again in Margaritaville, searchin for my
D Dsus D7 G A
lost shaker of salt. Some people claim that theres a
D A/C# G/B
woman to blame,
A Dbut I know its nobodys fault.now I think, hell, it could be my fault.but I know its my own damn fault.e|----------0--0-0-0---------------------------------------------------| B|----------2--2-2-2-3--2-----2---2---2---2---2---2--------------------| G|----------2--2-2-2----2-----2---2---2---2---2---2--------------------|D|----------2-----------------2---2---2---2---2---2--------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|e|----------7-7-7--5--3------------------------------------5-5-5--3--2-| B|----------8-8-8--7--5------------------------------------7-7-7--5--3-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
(play after chorus 1) D G/B A1. e|---2-2-2-0---------------0-0-| B|-3-3-3-3---3-------3-----2-2-| G|-2-2-2-2-----2-2h4-------2-2-| (then to verse 2) D|-0-----------------------2-2-| A|---------------------0h2-0---| E|-----------------------------|
(play after chorus 2)
2. D Dsus D Dsus D Ae|-2\3--5-5-5-3-5----2\3--5-5-5-3-2----2\3--5-5-5-7-5--5-3-2-0-| B|-3\5--7-7-7-5-7----3\5--7-7-7-5-3----3\5--7-7-7-8-7--7-5-3-2-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G A D A G Ae|-7---7-10--7---7-9----12-9----9---5-5-5-5-7-5-5p3-3p2--------|B|---8---------8-----10------10-------------------------3------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A/C#e|--7-7-7--5--3------------------------------------5-5-5--3--2-| B|--8-8-8--7--5------------------------------------7-7-7--5--3-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D5 D Dsus2 D5 D
(then to verse 3)
(play after chorus 3)
D D7 G A D A G
3. Yes, and some people claim that theres a woman to blame, and I e|----------------------------------------------2--0-------------------| B|-------------0----0-0---------2-2---2-----2-2-3--2-----0-------------| G|-------------0----0-0---------2-2---2-----2-2-2--2-----0-------------|D|-------------0----0-0---------2-2---2-----2-2-0--2-----0-------------| A|-------------2----2-2---------0-0---0-----0-0----------2-------------| E|-------------3----3-3----------------------------------3-------------|
A A/C# Aknow its my own damn fault.e|--------------------------------------------------| B|-2-2-2-3----2---------2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------| G|-2-2-2-2----2---------2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|D|-2-2-2----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------| (then to end)A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|
End:
D A G D A D e|-5-5-5-3--5---5-5-5-3--5---7-7--7---5-3-2-| B|-7-7-7-5--7---7-7-7-5--7---8-8--8---7-5-3-|G|------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|
During Verses (play after line written):
Nibblin on spongecakee|-------------| B|-------------|G|-------------|D|-0-2-4-2-0-4-| A|-------------| E|-------------|
Watchin the sun bakee|-------------| B|-------------|G|-------------|D|-0-4---2-0-4-| A|-------------| E|-------------|
All of those tourists covered with oile|-----------0-0---------| B|---0-0-2-2-----3-2-----|G|-2---------------------|D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|
Strummin my six stringe|-------0-| B|---0-2---|G|-2-------|D|---------| A|---------| E|---------|
On the front porch swinge|---------0-------------| B|-0-0h2-3---------------|G|-----------------------|D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|
Smell those shrimp; theyre beginning to boile|---0-2h3-5--2-3-5-5-7--| B|-3---------------------|G|-----------------------|D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|
With nothing to show but this brand new tatooe|---------x-x-----------| B|---------x-x-5-3-2-----|G|-4h6-6-7---------------|D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|
But its a real beautye|---------| B|---2-3-5-|G|-2-------|D|---------| A|---------| E|---------|
A Mexican cutiee|-----------------------| B|-5-3-------------------|G|-----------------------|D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|
I blew out my flip flope|-------12-12-15-17-----| B|-10-10-----------------|G|-----------------------|D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|
Stepped on a pop tope|-17-21-17-15-12--------| B|-----------------------|G|-----------------------|D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|
Cut my heel had to cruise on back homee|-12-14-15-12-12-12-10-10-9--9--9--7-5---------| B|----------14-14-14-12-12-10-10-10-8-7---------|G|----------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
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