Pencil Thin Mustache Chords by Jimmy Buffett

Tempo:
125.1 bpm
Chords used:

D

B

E

A

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Pencil Thin Mustache Jimmy Buffett chords
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[D] [F#]
[B] [E] [A] [D]
[Bm] [D] Now they [F#] make me move [B]
[E] to the happy [A] endings where nobody fights.
[D] So if you [F#] find yourself in [B] that nostalgic rage, [E] honey, jump right up [A] and show your age.
[D] [A]
[D] I wish I [F#] had a pencil [B]-thin mustache, [E] a [A] Boston [D] blackhead kind,
two [F#]-tone Ricky [B] Ricardo jacket [E] and an [Bm] autographed picture [A] of Andy Devine.
[D] I remember being buck-toothed and skinny, [G] writing fan letters [A#] to Skye's niece, Tenny.
Oh, [D] I wish I [F#] had a pencil [B]-thin mustache, [E] then I could [A] solve some mysteries [D] too.
[Em] Tenny's fan [B] stand, Disneyland, [Em] growing up [B] fast, [Em] drinking [B] on a fake [Em] ID.
Yeah, [F#m] Rama, [C#] Ruthie, Jumbo [F#m] was every [C#] once for one [E] of our only dance [Em] musicians who smoked [C#m] marijuana.
[D] Yeah, I wish I [F#m] had a pencil [B]-thin mustache, [E] then I could [A] solve some [D] mysteries too.
[F#m] [B]
[E] [A] [D]
Tenny, [F#] Tenny, pencil [B]-thin mustache.
[E] [A] [D]
[Em] Dead flat [B] top, dirty [Em] bottom, climbing [B] feet, [Em] scrubbing [B] on the living room [Em] floor.
So, so [F#m] again, send you [C#] off to college, [F#m] try to gain a [C#] little knowledge.
[E] But all you want to do [A] is learn how to score, [D] yeah.
I'm [F#m] getting old, [B] don't wear underwear.
[E] I don't go to church [A] and I don't cut my hair.
[D] But I [F#] can go to [B] movies and see it all there, [E] just the way [A] that it used [D] to be.
That's why I wish [F#] I had a pencil [B]-thin mustache, [E] the [A] Boston [D] blackhead kind,
a two [F#]-tone Ricky [B] Ricardo jacket [E] and an autographed picture [A] of Andy Devine.
[D] Oh, I could be anyone I wanted to be, [G] maybe Swaye, Beryl Flynn [A#] or the Sheik of Araby.
[D] A [F#] pencil [B]-thin mustache,
[E] then I [A] could do some cruising [D] too.
Yeah, Bryn, Cream, a little dab of do [E]-yo, I could do some [D] cruising too.
Key:  
D
1321
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
F#
134211112
D
1321
B
12341112
E
2311
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To start learning Jimmy Buffett - Pencil Thin Mustache chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: E, A, D, F#, B, E, D and E. Begin your practice at a relaxed 62 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 125. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of D Major.

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_ _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] Now they [F#] make me move [B] _
_ _ _ [E] to the happy [A] endings where nobody fights.
[D] So if you [F#] find yourself in [B] that nostalgic rage, [E] honey, jump right up [A] and show your age.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] I wish I [F#] had a pencil [B]-thin mustache, _ [E] a [A] Boston [D] blackhead kind, _
_ two [F#]-tone Ricky [B] Ricardo jacket [E] and an [Bm] autographed picture [A] of Andy Devine.
[D] I remember being buck-toothed and skinny, [G] writing fan letters [A#] to Skye's niece, Tenny.
Oh, [D] I wish I [F#] had a pencil [B]-thin mustache, _ [E] then I could [A] solve some mysteries [D] too. _
[Em] Tenny's fan [B] stand, Disneyland, [Em] growing up [B] fast, _ [Em] drinking [B] on a fake [Em] ID.
Yeah, [F#m] Rama, [C#] Ruthie, Jumbo [F#m] was every [C#] once for one [E] of our only dance [Em] musicians who smoked [C#m] marijuana.
[D] Yeah, I wish I [F#m] had a pencil [B]-thin mustache, _ [E] then I could [A] solve some [D] mysteries too. _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ Tenny, [F#] Tenny, pencil [B]-thin mustache. _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] Dead flat [B] top, dirty [Em] bottom, climbing [B] feet, _ [Em] scrubbing [B] on the living room [Em] floor.
So, so [F#m] again, send you [C#] off to college, [F#m] try to gain a [C#] little knowledge.
[E] But all you want to do [A] is learn how to score, [D] yeah.
I'm [F#m] getting old, [B] don't wear underwear.
[E] I don't go to church [A] and I don't cut my hair.
[D] But I [F#] can go to [B] movies and see it all there, [E] just the way [A] that it used [D] to be. _
That's why I wish [F#] I had a pencil [B]-thin mustache, _ [E] the [A] Boston [D] blackhead kind, _
a two [F#]-tone Ricky [B] Ricardo jacket [E] and an autographed picture [A] of Andy Devine.
[D] Oh, I could be anyone I wanted to be, [G] maybe Swaye, Beryl Flynn [A#] or the Sheik of Araby.
[D] A _ [F#] pencil [B]-thin mustache, _
_ [E] then I [A] could do some cruising [D] too. _
Yeah, Bryn, Cream, a little dab of do [E]-yo, I could do some [D] cruising too. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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