Tuning
Standard EADGBE
Difficulty
Beginner 👶
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SONG: BOOK ON THE SHELF
ARTIST: JIMMY BUFFETT
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM
BOOK ON THE SHELF
JIMMY BUFFETT
INTRO:
D Dsus4 D D Dsus4 D
D Dsus4 D D Dsus4 D
VERSE:
D Em7 G D
Well, I hope you have fun splashin` in the slack tide
D Em7 G A
Unchaperoned over on the flip side
G D Em D
I write what I know about, made up or true
D G G A D Dsus4 D
These songs aren`t for me, they`re for you
VERSE: D Em7 G D Memories like meteors fly through my head D Em7 G A The sand was pearl white, her bikini bright red G D Em D Retracing song lines gives me goose pimples, still D G G A D Dsus4 Like the trail boards upon Boo Boo Hill CHORUS: D D D G D D G I know these stories were all lived before me D D G Asus4 A Asus4 Still, I`ve got a couple that I`ll keep to myself A D D G D D G I`m so damn lucky to have an all-star cast D D G D Dsus4 D Some lovely, some crazy, whoever thought this would last? D D D G D Em G D You know if I hadn`t lived it, I`d read it myself D Em7 Asus4 A Tellin` tall tales is still good for my health G D Em D Keep movin`, and listenin`, and amusin` myself D G G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 I`m not ready to put the book on the shelf VERSE: D Em7 G D We all live some days vicariously D Em7 G A Blinded by all the light we cannot see G D Em D Handed down stories, cave walls to pens D G G A D A D Worth tellin` again and again VERSE: D Em7 G D I call these modalities great power tubes D G A Placed in the hands of dreamers and fools G D Em D We`re descended from court jesters, quite sure of that D G G A D Could you kindly pass around the hat? CHORUS: D D D G D D G And I know these stories were sailed way before me D D G Asus4 A Asus4 Toss a note in a bottle and hope that it helps A D D G D D G I`m so damn lucky to have an all-star crew D D G G A D Dsus4 D Some stoic, some crazy, some just passin` through D D G D Em G D I guess music and lyrics are what I do best D Em7 Asus4 A I`m all done `splaining or passin` some test G D Em D So pour me another, it`s good for my health D G G A D I`m not ready to put the book on the shelf OUTRO: G D G D I`ll keep scribblin` on pages, not jumpin` off stages D G G A D Not ready to put the book on the shelf
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Book On The Shelf Chords Info
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Tuning: Standard EADGBE
Difficulty: Beginner 👶
Chords: D, Dsus4, Em7, G, A, Em, Asus4