Jimmy Buffett: Cheeseburger In Paradise
Tabber:Justin Rudolph/musicman
Standard tuning
^= shorter than normal/ ---=hold out
4 times fast 4 times fast 4 times fast ^ ^
Intro= Bm A--- Bm G--- Bm A A D----
Verse 1: A
(car-never-us)
Tried to amend my carnivorous habits. Made in nearly seventy days,
losin weight without speed, eatin' sun flower seeds, drinkin' lots of carrot juice and
soakin' up rays. But at night I'd have these wonderful dreams: some kind of sensuous treat.
4 times fast ^ ^
Not zucckini,fettucini, or bulgar and whaeat, but a big warm bun and a huge hunk of meat Bm AA D--
Chorous 1&2
Cheeseburger in paradise.(Heaven on earth in an onion slice.)
Not too particular, not to precise. I'm just a cheeseburger in paradise.
( )=(Medium rare with mustard'd be nice). 2nd time through
Chorous 3
.....Cheese burger in paradise.Makin the best of every
virtue and vice.Worth every damn bit of sacrafice to get a (to coda)
Verse 2:
Heard about the old time sailor men,
They eat the same thing again and again;
Warm beer and bread they said could raise the dead.
Well, it reminds me of a menu ata Holiday Inn.
Times change , sailors these days,
When i come to port I get what I need.
Not just Havanas or bananas or daiquiris,
But that American creation on which I feed!
Chorous then straight to bridge
Bridge/No Chord just a beat
I like mine with lettuce and tomato, Heinz 57 and french fried potatoes.
Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer.Well, good god all mighty which
way do I steer for my (to chorous 3)
Coda
cheeseburger in paradise; to be a cheeseburger in paradise. I'm just a cheeseburger in paradise.
play the Intro to end.