Chords for Michael Franks - The Fountain of Youth
Tempo:
101.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Dm
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [Dm]
[F]
[B] [Dm]
[G] [D] [Dm]
[D] My purring [A] Bavarian machine [Bm] required a drink [F] of [B] gasoline.
[Em] I swerved to a city [G]
named [A#] St.
[D] Augustine [F] in [Dm] Upper Florida.
[D] I drove through the town [F] and quite [B] by chance, [D] hooked up with a [F] lady's [B] circumstance,
[D] produced to renew [G] my heart [C#] with true [D] romance, [Dm] which she did [D] indeed.
She lives around the corner [Em] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] around the corner [Bm] from the fountain.
[D] Love is around the corner [Am] from the [Em] Fountain, the Fountain [D] of Youth.
[A]
[D] What gives around the corner [Em] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] around the corner [Em] from the Fountain.
[Bm] Love lives [D] around the corner [A] from the Fountain, the Fountain [D] of Youth.
[G]
[A] [D] [G]
[G] [Dm] [F#] [F]
[B] [Bm] [Dm]
[G]
[D] [B]
[D] [Dm]
[D]
[B] [D] [A]
[D] She lives around the corner [G] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] around the corner [G] from the fountain.
[Bm] Love is [D] around the corner [E] from the Fountain, the Fountain [D] of Youth.
[Em]
[D] What gives around the corner [G] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] around the corner [G] from the [Bm] Fountain.
Love lives [D] around the corner [A] from the Fountain, the [D] Fountain of Youth.
[A]
[D] If music be the food [F] of love, she's an etude of [D] love.
And all I have to [A] say is play on [D] her shapes, perfect [Dm] symmetry,
which I observe [D] with three hips and three [Am] hoorays.
For Mr.
[G] Fonsey, then they [D] are three hips and three [A] hoorays.
For Mr.
Fonsey, then they [Dm] are.
[Bm] [A]
[D] [F]
[G] [D] [Dm]
[Bm] [F]
[B] [D] What cocky sedor [F] could turn [B] his back, [D] as if home sweet home [F] could [Bm] counteract
the honey [G]
-concocted [G#] [Dm] aphrodisiac.
[D] That's [G] simply [D] she.
She lives around the corner [Em] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] around the corner [Bm] from the fountain.
[D] Love is around the corner [Am] from the Fountain, the Fountain [D] of Youth.
[A]
[D] What gives around the corner [Em] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] around the corner [A] from [Em] the fountain.
[D] Love lives around the corner [A] from the Fountain, the Fountain [D] of Youth.
[A]
[D] She lives around the corner [A] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] around the corner [A] from the fountain.
[D] Love is around the corner [A] from the Fountain, the Fountain [F#m] of Youth.
[A]
[D] What gives around the corner [Em] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] [G] around the corner [Am] from the fountain.
[Bm] Love lives around the corner [A] from the Fountain, the Fountain [Bm] of Youth.
[G] [D] [G]
[F#m] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [Em]
[A] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[Dm]
[F]
[B] [Dm]
[G] [D] [Dm]
[D] My purring [A] Bavarian machine [Bm] required a drink [F] of [B] gasoline.
[Em] I swerved to a city [G]
named [A#] St.
[D] Augustine [F] in [Dm] Upper Florida.
[D] I drove through the town [F] and quite [B] by chance, [D] hooked up with a [F] lady's [B] circumstance,
[D] produced to renew [G] my heart [C#] with true [D] romance, [Dm] which she did [D] indeed.
She lives around the corner [Em] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] around the corner [Bm] from the fountain.
[D] Love is around the corner [Am] from the [Em] Fountain, the Fountain [D] of Youth.
[A]
[D] What gives around the corner [Em] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] around the corner [Em] from the Fountain.
[Bm] Love lives [D] around the corner [A] from the Fountain, the Fountain [D] of Youth.
[G]
[A] [D] [G]
[G] [Dm] [F#] [F]
[B] [Bm] [Dm]
[G]
[D] [B]
[D] [Dm]
[D]
[B] [D] [A]
[D] She lives around the corner [G] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] around the corner [G] from the fountain.
[Bm] Love is [D] around the corner [E] from the Fountain, the Fountain [D] of Youth.
[Em]
[D] What gives around the corner [G] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] around the corner [G] from the [Bm] Fountain.
Love lives [D] around the corner [A] from the Fountain, the [D] Fountain of Youth.
[A]
[D] If music be the food [F] of love, she's an etude of [D] love.
And all I have to [A] say is play on [D] her shapes, perfect [Dm] symmetry,
which I observe [D] with three hips and three [Am] hoorays.
For Mr.
[G] Fonsey, then they [D] are three hips and three [A] hoorays.
For Mr.
Fonsey, then they [Dm] are.
[Bm] [A]
[D] [F]
[G] [D] [Dm]
[Bm] [F]
[B] [D] What cocky sedor [F] could turn [B] his back, [D] as if home sweet home [F] could [Bm] counteract
the honey [G]
-concocted [G#] [Dm] aphrodisiac.
[D] That's [G] simply [D] she.
She lives around the corner [Em] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] around the corner [Bm] from the fountain.
[D] Love is around the corner [Am] from the Fountain, the Fountain [D] of Youth.
[A]
[D] What gives around the corner [Em] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] around the corner [A] from [Em] the fountain.
[D] Love lives around the corner [A] from the Fountain, the Fountain [D] of Youth.
[A]
[D] She lives around the corner [A] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] around the corner [A] from the fountain.
[D] Love is around the corner [A] from the Fountain, the Fountain [F#m] of Youth.
[A]
[D] What gives around the corner [Em] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] [G] around the corner [Am] from the fountain.
[Bm] Love lives around the corner [A] from the Fountain, the Fountain [Bm] of Youth.
[G] [D] [G]
[F#m] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [Em]
[A] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[Dm]
Key:
D
G
A
Dm
Bm
D
G
A
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [D] My purring [A] Bavarian _ machine [Bm] required a drink [F] of [B] gasoline.
[Em] I swerved to a city [G]
named [A#] St.
_ [D] Augustine _ [F] in [Dm] Upper Florida.
[D] I drove through the town [F] and quite [B] by chance, [D] hooked up with a [F] lady's [B] circumstance,
_ [D] produced to renew [G] my heart [C#] with true [D] romance, _ [Dm] which she did [D] indeed.
She lives around the corner [Em] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] _ around the corner [Bm] from the fountain.
[D] Love is around the corner [Am] from the [Em] Fountain, the Fountain [D] of Youth.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] What gives around the corner [Em] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] _ around the corner [Em] from the Fountain.
[Bm] Love lives [D] around the corner [A] from the Fountain, the Fountain [D] of Youth.
_ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F#] _ _ [F] _
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] She lives around the corner [G] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] _ around the corner [G] from the fountain.
[Bm] Love is [D] around the corner [E] from the Fountain, the Fountain [D] of Youth.
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] What gives around the corner [G] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] _ around the corner [G] from the [Bm] Fountain.
_ Love lives [D] around the corner [A] from the Fountain, the [D] Fountain of Youth.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] If music be the food [F] of love, she's an etude of [D] love.
And all I have to [A] say is play on [D] her shapes, perfect [Dm] symmetry,
which I observe [D] with three hips and three [Am] hoorays.
For Mr.
[G] Fonsey, then they [D] are three hips and three [A] hoorays.
For Mr.
Fonsey, then they [Dm] are. _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [B] _ [D] What cocky sedor [F] could turn [B] his back, [D] as if home sweet home [F] could _ [Bm] counteract
the honey _ _ [G]
-concocted [G#] _ _ [Dm] aphrodisiac.
_ [D] That's [G] simply [D] she.
She lives around the corner [Em] from the Fountain of Youth, _ [D] _ around the corner [Bm] from the fountain.
[D] Love is around the corner [Am] from the Fountain, the Fountain [D] of Youth.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] What gives around the corner [Em] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] _ around the corner [A] from [Em] the fountain.
[D] Love lives around the corner [A] from the Fountain, the Fountain [D] of Youth.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] She lives around the corner [A] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] around the corner [A] from the fountain.
_ [D] Love is around the corner [A] from the Fountain, the Fountain [F#m] of Youth.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] What gives around the corner [Em] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] _ [G] around the corner [Am] from the fountain.
[Bm] Love lives around the corner [A] from the Fountain, the Fountain [Bm] of Youth.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [D] My purring [A] Bavarian _ machine [Bm] required a drink [F] of [B] gasoline.
[Em] I swerved to a city [G]
named [A#] St.
_ [D] Augustine _ [F] in [Dm] Upper Florida.
[D] I drove through the town [F] and quite [B] by chance, [D] hooked up with a [F] lady's [B] circumstance,
_ [D] produced to renew [G] my heart [C#] with true [D] romance, _ [Dm] which she did [D] indeed.
She lives around the corner [Em] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] _ around the corner [Bm] from the fountain.
[D] Love is around the corner [Am] from the [Em] Fountain, the Fountain [D] of Youth.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] What gives around the corner [Em] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] _ around the corner [Em] from the Fountain.
[Bm] Love lives [D] around the corner [A] from the Fountain, the Fountain [D] of Youth.
_ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F#] _ _ [F] _
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] She lives around the corner [G] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] _ around the corner [G] from the fountain.
[Bm] Love is [D] around the corner [E] from the Fountain, the Fountain [D] of Youth.
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] What gives around the corner [G] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] _ around the corner [G] from the [Bm] Fountain.
_ Love lives [D] around the corner [A] from the Fountain, the [D] Fountain of Youth.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] If music be the food [F] of love, she's an etude of [D] love.
And all I have to [A] say is play on [D] her shapes, perfect [Dm] symmetry,
which I observe [D] with three hips and three [Am] hoorays.
For Mr.
[G] Fonsey, then they [D] are three hips and three [A] hoorays.
For Mr.
Fonsey, then they [Dm] are. _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [B] _ [D] What cocky sedor [F] could turn [B] his back, [D] as if home sweet home [F] could _ [Bm] counteract
the honey _ _ [G]
-concocted [G#] _ _ [Dm] aphrodisiac.
_ [D] That's [G] simply [D] she.
She lives around the corner [Em] from the Fountain of Youth, _ [D] _ around the corner [Bm] from the fountain.
[D] Love is around the corner [Am] from the Fountain, the Fountain [D] of Youth.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] What gives around the corner [Em] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] _ around the corner [A] from [Em] the fountain.
[D] Love lives around the corner [A] from the Fountain, the Fountain [D] of Youth.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] She lives around the corner [A] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] around the corner [A] from the fountain.
_ [D] Love is around the corner [A] from the Fountain, the Fountain [F#m] of Youth.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] What gives around the corner [Em] from the Fountain of Youth, [D] _ [G] around the corner [Am] from the fountain.
[Bm] Love lives around the corner [A] from the Fountain, the Fountain [Bm] of Youth.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _