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Margaritaville (D Major)
Artist: Jimmy Buffett    Genre: Country    Strum Pattern: D DU UDU, D DU UDU    Roman Numerals: I, I7, IV, V    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: PollyEV   
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D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
D7
(D,F♯,A,C)
- - D A C F♯
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
A
(A,C♯,E)
- A E A C♯ E

Riff    (playing options: v1   v2   v3   v4   )
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|-----------------------------------------------------|


Instrumental
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 1
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Nibblin' on sponge cake--
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] watchin' the sun bake
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] all of those tour-ists covered with		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] oil
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Strummin' my four-string
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] on my front porch swing
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] smell those shrimp, they're be-ginnin' to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] boil		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison]

Chorus
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Wastin' a-		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] way again in Marga-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ritaville--		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] searching for my		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] lost shaker of		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] salt -		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Some people		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] claim--- there's a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] wo-		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] man to		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] blame----
but I [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] know it's		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] nobo-dy's		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] fault

Verse 2
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Don't know the reason
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] stayed here all season
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Nothin' is sure but this brand new tat--		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] too
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] But it's a real beau-ty
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] a Mexi-can cutie
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] How it got here I haven't a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] clue-		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison]

Chorus
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Wastin' a-		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] way again in Marga-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ritaville--		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] searching for my		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] lost shaker of		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] salt -		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Some people		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] claim--- there's a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] wo-		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] man to		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] blame----
now I [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] think hell it		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] could be my		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] fault

Instrumental
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 3
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I blew out my flip-flop
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] stepped on a pop-top
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] cut my heel had to cruise on back		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] home
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] But there's booze in the blender
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] and soon it will render
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] that frozen con-coction that helps me hang		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] on -		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison]

Chorus
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Wastin' a-		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] way again in Marga-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ritaville--		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] searching for my		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] lost shaker of		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] salt -		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Some people		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] claim--- there's a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] wo-		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] man to		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] blame----
but I [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] know it's my		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] own damn		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] fault
Yes and [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] some people		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] claim--- there's a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] wo-		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] man to		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] blame----
and I [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] know it's my		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] own damn		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] fault --		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
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