Chords with lyrics
"If the Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me" by Jimmy Buffett
>From "The Last Mango in Paris" album
Submitted by Richard Burchett
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I wrote the intro-melody part out in tab format. This part needs to be
played by finger-picking. The chords above the tab usually give an easy
reference to the proper positioning of the left hand while the individual
notes are played.
Intro-melody:
(
C majorC) (
E minorEm) (
FF) (repeat
2x)
E:----------0------------0----------------0---------1-------------------------
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B:----------------------------3----------------3-----1---------------0--1--3--
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G:-----------------0----------------------------------------2-----2-----------
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D:----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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A:----------3-----------------------------------------------------------------
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E:-----------------------------------0------------------1---------------------
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(C majorC) (E minorEm) (FF)
E:----------0------------0-----------------0---3------5-----------------------
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B:-----------------------------3----------------------------------------------
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G:-----------------0----------------------------------------------------------
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D:-------------------------------------------------------3--------------------
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A:----------3-----------------------------------------------------------------
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E:-----------------------------------0----------------------------------------
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Verse 1:
C majorC E minorEm FF C majorC
There are oceans of ...
A minorAm C majorC
currents that ...
C majorC E minorEm FF C majorC
That's why we seldom ...,
A minorAm 
G+G C majorC
in the light of a ...
A minorAm C majorC
Lot's of new friends, ...
A minorAm G+G 
G7G7
open your eyes you ...
C majorC E minorEm FF C majorC
if our lives were that ...
A minorAm G+G C majorC
if the phone ...
Chorus:
G+G C majorC
If the phone doesn't ring, you ...
G+G C majorC
I'll be out in the eye ...
G+G C majorC
if the phone doesn't ring, ...
G+G C majorC
where someone can ...
C majorC E minorEm FF C majorC
It's too bad we can't ...,
A minorAm G+G C-(first chord of intro)
if the phone doesn't ....
Intro-melody: No repeats this time.
Verse 2:
C majorC E minorEm FF
C majorC
I've had good days and bad ...
A minorAm C majorC
I try to let go, but your ...
C majorC E minorEm FF C majorC
I've lost all the old ways, I'm ...
A minorAm G+G C majorC
Putting it all ...
A minorAm C majorC
Lots of new friends, with ...,
A minorAm G+G G7G7
open your eyes you ....
C majorC E minorEm FF C majorC
if our lives were that simple ....,
A minorAm G+G C majorC
if the phone ....
Repeat chorus.
Intro-melody: Play the tab part, singing these words over it. All repeats
this time.
C majorC E minorEm FF
It's me, ...
C majorC E minorEm FF
it's me, ...
C majorC E minorEm FF
it's me, ...
C majorC E minorEm FF
it's me, ...
Coda: (Slowly)
C majorC E minorEm FF C majorC
If it takes all our future ...
A minorAm G+G C majorC 
C/FC/F C majorC
if the phone doesn't ....
That's All. Once again, this song sounds much better if you finger-pick it.
Also, it's a nice touch to add a high "g" note to the E minorEm chords.
-Richard
Burchett
"We're wanted men, we'll strike again, but first let's have a beer!"
-J. Buffett
