Written by Jimmy Buffett/Bobby Holcomb
Intro: D D G A A G D (repeat) D G A IA ORA TE NA-TURA A G D G A E MEA A-ROFA TEIE AO NEI D G A IA ORA TE NA-TURA A G D G A E MEA A-ROFA TEIE AO NEI D C I know I don't get there often enough D C But God knows I surely try D C It's a magic kind of medicine G F D That no doctor could prescribe D C I used to rule my world from a pay phone D C And ships out on the sea D But now times are rough C And I got too much stuff G F D Can't explain the likes of me Chorus: D G A D But there's this one particular harbor G A D So far but yet so near G A D G Where I see the days as they fade away G A D And finally disappear A But now I think about the good times D Down in the Caribbean sunshine A In my younger days I was so bad G A D Laughin' about all the fun we had A I've seen enough to feel the world spin D Mixin' different oceans meetin' cousins A Listen to the drummers and the night sounds G A D Listen to the singers make the world go round (SOLO repeats Chorus chords) A D IA ORA TE NATURA A D E MEA AROFA TEIE AO NEI A D IA ORA TE NATURA A D E MEA AROFA TEIE AO NEI D C Lakes below the mountains D C Flow into the sea D C Like oils applied to canvas G F D They permeate through me D G A D And there's that one particular harbor G A D Sheltered from the wind G A D G Where the children play on the shore each day G A D And all are safe within D G A D A most mysterious calling harbor G A D So far but yet so near G A D G Where I see the day when my hair's full gray G A D And I finally disappear A D IA ORA TE NATURA translation: A D E MEA AROFA TEIE AO NEI NATURE LIVES (LIFE TO NATURE) A D IA ORA TE NATURA HAVE PITY FOR THE EARTH D A D E MEA AROFA TEIE AO NEI (LOVE THE EARTH) UA PAU TE MAITAI NO TE FENUA BOUNTY OF THE LAND IS EXHAUSTED TE ZAI NOA RA TE ORA O TE MITIE BUT THERE'S STILL ABUNDANCE IN THE SEA