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