Written by Jimmy Buffett/Roger Guth
verse 1 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 From his driftwood castle C Cmaj7 Dm Comes a song I've heard before G7 F A scratchy gramophone cuts to the bone Em Dm C Cmaj7 "La Vie En Rose" arpeggios C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 So the dream begins C Cmaj7 Dm And the song is amplified G7 F Buy the Beaujolais, on Bastille day Em Dm C He dances in the tideverse 2 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 Well it takes him back C Cmaj7 Dm To the days of love and war G7 F And the girl he knew with eyes of blue Em Dm C Waiting on the shore C Cmaj7 C Cmaj9 If he'd only known C Cmaj7 Dm How the years would fly on by G7 F Such a simple crime, he's run out of time Em Dm C So he reaches for the skyChorus F6 G6 By the light of the moon C G Am7 He's a Frenchman for the night G F6 G7 By the light of the moon C Cmaj9 C Cmaj9 It'll be all rightBridge Gm7 Blame it on the Champs Elysees A7 Blame it on a tune Dm Blame it on the stroke of Monet F6 G7 But you can't escape the moon F6 G7 But you can't escape the moon… Instrumental C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 Dm G7 F Em Dm C verse 3 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj9 He sees the stars above C Cmaj7 Dm As the floor to heavens light G7 F While the angels taunt "C'est une nuit blanche" Em Dm C He's a Frenchman for the nightChorus F6 G6 By the light of the moon C G Am7 He's a Frenchman for the night G F6 G7 By the light of the moon C Cmaj9 C Cmaj9 It'll be all rightVerse C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 From his driftwood castle C Cmaj7 Dm Comes a song I've heard before G7 F A scratchy gramophone cuts to the bone Em Dm C Cmaj7 "La Vie En Rose" arpeggiosChorus F6 G6 By the light of the moon C G Am7 He's a Frenchman for the night G F6 G7 By the light of the moon C Cmaj9 C Cmaj9 It'll be all rightChorus F6 G6 By the light of the moon C G Am7 He's a Frenchman for the night G F6 G7 By the light of the moon C Cmaj9 C Cmaj9 It'll be all rightChorus F6 G6 By the light of the moon C G Am7 He's a Frenchman for the night G F6 G7 By the light of the moon C Cmaj9 C Cmaj9 It'll be all right