Carnival World Ukulele chords by Jimmy Buffett

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

🎸 Intro:
| G | F C G | G | F C G | G | G

🎸 Verse 1:
F        C          G
My father always said that there's no free ride
F       C     G
You've got to make a sacrifice
F    C        G
So many prophets on the Lord's side
F     C       D
Even your soul has got a price

🎸 Pre-Chorus:
B7
But talk is cheap
     Em
It takes money to buy your freedom
    A7             D7
And the tax man's knockin' on your door


🎸 Chorus:
G                C     D
Spend it while you can, money's contraband
Em        A7         D
You can't take it with you when you go
G                  C        A7
Spend it while you can, before it's taken from your hand
G    Em          A7  D  G
There's no free ride in this carnival world
      A7        D    G
There's no free ride in this carnival world

| G | F C G | G | F C G | G | G


🎸 Verse 2:
F    C        G
Too many hawkers on this travelin' show
F  C            G
Everybody's got somethin' to sell
F    C          G
Bootleg Swatches, cardboard, Gucci gear
F     C          D
Watch your step at the wishing well


🎸 Pre-Chorus:
B7
But talk is cheap
     Em
It takes money to buy your freedom
    A7             D7
And the tax man's knockin' on your door


🎸 Chorus:
G                C     D
Spend it while you can, money's contraband
Em        A7         D
You can't take it with you when you go
G                  C        A7
Spend it while you can, before it's taken from your hand
G    Em          A7  D  G
There's no free ride in this carnival world
      A7        D    G
There's no free ride in this carnival world


🎸 Solo:
| G | F C G | G | F C G | G | G


🎸 Pre-Chorus:
B7
What's mine is mine
    Em
If it's only one thin dime
  A7            D7
My cash was always meant to flow


🎸 Chorus:
G                C     D
Spend it while you can, money's contraband
Em        A7         D
You can't take it with you when you go
G                  C        A7
Spend it while you can, before it's taken from your hand
G    Em          A7  D  G
There's no free ride in this carnival world
      A7        D    G
There's no free ride in this carnival world

C     A7        D    G
There's no free ride in this carnival world

G
There's no free ride (x3 to fade)