Chords for Jimmy Buffett 'Song for the Children' in Bora Bora
Tempo:
94.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
B
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
This is a little song that I wrote
me into the port of Gustavia and st.
Let's just say as sailors will do my [D] first night in town was spent celebrating the fact that I've lived through the voyage and
[G#m] So I had a little
[F#] Headache or a hangover a little head to my and
I was delivered croissants and a little coffee and a little dinghy by [E] children who came to the boat and I immediately adopted them and
sound I create on Fonsey
glamour say for two months as well song for the children song for the world
me into the port of Gustavia and st.
Let's just say as sailors will do my [D] first night in town was spent celebrating the fact that I've lived through the voyage and
[G#m] So I had a little
[F#] Headache or a hangover a little head to my and
I was delivered croissants and a little coffee and a little dinghy by [E] children who came to the boat and I immediately adopted them and
sound I create on Fonsey
glamour say for two months as well song for the children song for the world
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This is a little song that I wrote
[E] for some kids who
welcomed me into the port of Gustavia and st.
Bartholomew many years ago and _
Let's just say as sailors will do my [D] first night in town was spent celebrating the fact that I've lived through the voyage and
Made it ashore.
[G#m] So I had a little
_ [E] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F#] Headache or a hangover a little head to my and
I was delivered croissants and a little coffee and a little dinghy by [E] children who came to the boat and I immediately adopted them and
fell in love with all [D] of them, so
_ They are see so the permission sound I create on Fonsey
Sepatio Fonsey a party on glamour say for two months as well song for the children song for the world
Shanson for the people _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ So kids come up to your boat with croissants and coffee take it _ _ way on this the moon
[A] Flew away [D] in the night with his best friend [A] Magnus right by [D] his side
They sort through the [G] Milky Way counting the stars once around [A] Venus twice [D] around Mars
_ _ And then [G] despite an island rise [D] out of the sea fell back to earth
Just as [A] free as you please the children all gathered [A] the church felt it [D] a ring
suddenly [A] everyone started
[D] Shots on for the [A] babies [D] on
Shots on for to the moon
Shots on for the babies on
Shots on for to the moon
_ Queen [A] of the island she welcomed [D] him in
Asking [A] questions of where they had [D] been she offered [G] in chocolate
[A] She offered [D] them tea the other two [A] seeds in the top [D] of a tree
_ _ And raccoons brought [A] wine and the mice they [D] brought cheese
Beautiful [A] bird floated by on the breeze while out in the ocean the dolphins [D] began
humming a tune [A] listen cover the land
Shanson [G] for the [A] babies on
[D]
Shots [B] on for to [D] the moon
Shots on [A] for the babies on
Shots [B] on for [D] to the moon _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ And young princess [G] Cora [A] brought coral [D] and pearl gifts to the [A] travelers from some other world
Bush doctor [G] mixed [A] up a magical [D] spell for them to [A] see could see never to tell
_ _ And then young mr.
Moon flew away in [D] the night with his best friend [A] Magnus right by his side
Sun was just rising they'd [D] be home by noon
I'm in the [A] worst
_ [D] Shots on [G] for [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] the babies [D] on
_ _ [B] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] Some [A] for children
[D] _ _ Some _ _
_ [G] Some for the [D] children _ [E] some
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ Well, if it is [B] on for miss [B] you, thank
[E] for some kids who
welcomed me into the port of Gustavia and st.
Bartholomew many years ago and _
Let's just say as sailors will do my [D] first night in town was spent celebrating the fact that I've lived through the voyage and
Made it ashore.
[G#m] So I had a little
_ [E] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F#] Headache or a hangover a little head to my and
I was delivered croissants and a little coffee and a little dinghy by [E] children who came to the boat and I immediately adopted them and
fell in love with all [D] of them, so
_ They are see so the permission sound I create on Fonsey
Sepatio Fonsey a party on glamour say for two months as well song for the children song for the world
Shanson for the people _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ So kids come up to your boat with croissants and coffee take it _ _ way on this the moon
[A] Flew away [D] in the night with his best friend [A] Magnus right by [D] his side
They sort through the [G] Milky Way counting the stars once around [A] Venus twice [D] around Mars
_ _ And then [G] despite an island rise [D] out of the sea fell back to earth
Just as [A] free as you please the children all gathered [A] the church felt it [D] a ring
suddenly [A] everyone started
[D] Shots on for the [A] babies [D] on
Shots on for to the moon
Shots on for the babies on
Shots on for to the moon
_ Queen [A] of the island she welcomed [D] him in
Asking [A] questions of where they had [D] been she offered [G] in chocolate
[A] She offered [D] them tea the other two [A] seeds in the top [D] of a tree
_ _ And raccoons brought [A] wine and the mice they [D] brought cheese
Beautiful [A] bird floated by on the breeze while out in the ocean the dolphins [D] began
humming a tune [A] listen cover the land
Shanson [G] for the [A] babies on
[D]
Shots [B] on for to [D] the moon
Shots on [A] for the babies on
Shots [B] on for [D] to the moon _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ And young princess [G] Cora [A] brought coral [D] and pearl gifts to the [A] travelers from some other world
Bush doctor [G] mixed [A] up a magical [D] spell for them to [A] see could see never to tell
_ _ And then young mr.
Moon flew away in [D] the night with his best friend [A] Magnus right by his side
Sun was just rising they'd [D] be home by noon
I'm in the [A] worst
_ [D] Shots on [G] for [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] the babies [D] on
_ _ [B] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] Some [A] for children
[D] _ _ Some _ _
_ [G] Some for the [D] children _ [E] some
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ Well, if it is [B] on for miss [B] you, thank