He Went To Paris Chords by Jimmy Buffett
Tempo:
122 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
F#m
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N]
[A]
He went to Paris looking for answers to [D] questions that bothered him [A]
so.
He was impressive, young and aggressive, [D] saving the [E] world on his own.
But [Dm] the warm summer [D] breezes [A] and French wines and cheeses [D] put his ambition [E] at bay.
The [A] summers and winters scattered like splinters and four or [E] five [A] years slipped away.
Then he went to England, played the piano [D] and married an actress [A] named Kim.
They had a fine life, she was a good [D] wife and bore him a young [E] son named Jim.
[D] All of the [A] answers and all of the questions [D]
locked in his attic [E] one day.
[A] He liked the quiet, clean country living [D] and twenty [E] more years [A] slipped away.
[F#m]
[A] [F#m]
[B] [D]
[E] [A]
Well, the war took his baby, the bombs killed his lady [D] and left him with only [A] one eye.
His body was battered, his whole world was shattered [D] and all he could do [E] was just cry.
While [D] the tears were falling, [A] he was [D] recalling answers he [E] never found.
So he [A] hopped on a freighter, skidded the ocean [D] and left [E] England without [A] a sound.
Now he lives in the islands, fishes the [D] islands and drinks his green [A] label each day.
Writing his memoirs, losing his hearing, [D] but he don't care what most [E] people say.
[D] Through eighty-six years of [A] perpetual motion, [D] if he likes you he'll [E] smile and he'll say,
[A] Jimmy, some of it's magic, some of it's tragic, [F#m] but I had a [E] good life [A] all the way.
And he went to Paris, looking for answers [D] to questions [E] that bothered him so.
[A]
He went to Paris looking for answers to [D] questions that bothered him [A]
so.
He was impressive, young and aggressive, [D] saving the [E] world on his own.
But [Dm] the warm summer [D] breezes [A] and French wines and cheeses [D] put his ambition [E] at bay.
The [A] summers and winters scattered like splinters and four or [E] five [A] years slipped away.
Then he went to England, played the piano [D] and married an actress [A] named Kim.
They had a fine life, she was a good [D] wife and bore him a young [E] son named Jim.
[D] All of the [A] answers and all of the questions [D]
locked in his attic [E] one day.
[A] He liked the quiet, clean country living [D] and twenty [E] more years [A] slipped away.
[F#m]
[A] [F#m]
[B] [D]
[E] [A]
Well, the war took his baby, the bombs killed his lady [D] and left him with only [A] one eye.
His body was battered, his whole world was shattered [D] and all he could do [E] was just cry.
While [D] the tears were falling, [A] he was [D] recalling answers he [E] never found.
So he [A] hopped on a freighter, skidded the ocean [D] and left [E] England without [A] a sound.
Now he lives in the islands, fishes the [D] islands and drinks his green [A] label each day.
Writing his memoirs, losing his hearing, [D] but he don't care what most [E] people say.
[D] Through eighty-six years of [A] perpetual motion, [D] if he likes you he'll [E] smile and he'll say,
[A] Jimmy, some of it's magic, some of it's tragic, [F#m] but I had a [E] good life [A] all the way.
And he went to Paris, looking for answers [D] to questions [E] that bothered him so.
Key:
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A
E
F#m
Dm
D
A
E
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ He went to Paris looking for answers to [D] questions that bothered him [A]
so.
_ _ He was impressive, young and aggressive, [D] _ saving the [E] world on his own.
_ _ _ _ But [Dm] the warm summer [D] breezes [A] and French wines and cheeses [D] put his ambition [E] at bay.
The _ _ _ _ [A] summers and winters _ scattered like splinters and four or [E] five [A] years slipped away. _ _ _ _ _
_ Then he went to England, played the piano [D] and married an actress [A] named Kim.
_ _ They had a fine life, she was a good [D] wife and bore him a young [E] son named Jim.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] All of the [A] answers and all of the questions [D] _
locked in his attic [E] one day. _ _ _
_ _ [A] He liked the quiet, clean country living [D] and twenty [E] more years [A] slipped away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, the war took his baby, the bombs killed his lady [D] and left him with only [A] one eye.
His body was battered, his whole world was shattered [D] and all he could do [E] was just cry. _ _
_ _ While [D] the tears were falling, [A] he was _ [D] recalling answers he [E] never found. _ _ _ _ _
So he [A] hopped on a freighter, skidded the ocean [D] and left [E] England without [A] a sound. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now he lives in the islands, fishes the [D] islands and drinks his green [A] label each day.
_ Writing his memoirs, losing his hearing, [D] but he don't care what most [E] people say.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Through eighty-six years of [A] perpetual motion, [D] if he likes you he'll [E] smile and he'll say, _ _
_ _ [A] Jimmy, some of it's magic, some of it's tragic, [F#m] but I had a [E] good life [A] all the way.
_ _ _ _ _ And he went to Paris, looking for answers [D] to questions _ _ [E] _ that bothered him so. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ He went to Paris looking for answers to [D] questions that bothered him [A]
so.
_ _ He was impressive, young and aggressive, [D] _ saving the [E] world on his own.
_ _ _ _ But [Dm] the warm summer [D] breezes [A] and French wines and cheeses [D] put his ambition [E] at bay.
The _ _ _ _ [A] summers and winters _ scattered like splinters and four or [E] five [A] years slipped away. _ _ _ _ _
_ Then he went to England, played the piano [D] and married an actress [A] named Kim.
_ _ They had a fine life, she was a good [D] wife and bore him a young [E] son named Jim.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] All of the [A] answers and all of the questions [D] _
locked in his attic [E] one day. _ _ _
_ _ [A] He liked the quiet, clean country living [D] and twenty [E] more years [A] slipped away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, the war took his baby, the bombs killed his lady [D] and left him with only [A] one eye.
His body was battered, his whole world was shattered [D] and all he could do [E] was just cry. _ _
_ _ While [D] the tears were falling, [A] he was _ [D] recalling answers he [E] never found. _ _ _ _ _
So he [A] hopped on a freighter, skidded the ocean [D] and left [E] England without [A] a sound. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now he lives in the islands, fishes the [D] islands and drinks his green [A] label each day.
_ Writing his memoirs, losing his hearing, [D] but he don't care what most [E] people say.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Through eighty-six years of [A] perpetual motion, [D] if he likes you he'll [E] smile and he'll say, _ _
_ _ [A] Jimmy, some of it's magic, some of it's tragic, [F#m] but I had a [E] good life [A] all the way.
_ _ _ _ _ And he went to Paris, looking for answers [D] to questions _ _ [E] _ that bothered him so. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _