Chords with lyrics
The following are what I believe to be the chords for Jimmy Bufett's
"Distantly in Love."
D: 000232
Dsus2: 000230
Dsus4: 000233
A: 002220
Asus2: 002200
G: 320033
E: 221000
Intro: D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD A augmentedA Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Payphones all were ringing as the ...
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Lovely dancers swayin' to ...
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Beside the southern ocean, ...
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Writing you this letter that ...
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
A augmentedA D MajorD
But I can't help but be ruled by inconsistancies, ....
in love.
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Tried to phone from Paris, thinking ...
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA
D MajorD
Me and you would roundez-vous, but I ...
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
So I drove to San Ramos where the ...
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Toasted our old photographs ....
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
A augmentedA D MajorD
But I can't help but be ruled by ....
in love
Instrumental
|D MajorD G+G A augmentedA D MajorD :|
A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA G+G
I can't be the one to fill your ...
A augmentedA G+G E MajorE A augmentedA
I can't be the one to fill your blanks ...
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
I heard it from a friend of ....
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
You had a new lover who ....
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
That could be the reason that ...
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
He presents like problems if ....
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
'Cause I who can't help but be ruled by ....
Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
D MajorD A augmentedA
You know I can't help but be part of .....
D MajorD
love
I've been playing this song for years, but I never actually wrote it down to
send it in until now. The best memory I have of this song is when Jimmy did
it acoustic both nights at Irvine Meadows in Irvine, CA on the '94 Fruitcakes
tour. Anyhoo, Enjoy!
Bill Schofield (and Caroline)
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