Written by Jimmy Buffett
Originally posted by Rondo Fondu on CountryTabs.com Standard Tuninghide this tabIntro/Outro E--2-2-0-2-3-2-0-----| B--3-----3---3-------| G--2-2---2---2-2-----| D--------------------| A--------------------| E--------------------| E--2-2-0--0-----------| B--3-3-3-3-3-2--------| G--2-2-2------2-------| D---------------------| A---------------------| E---------------------| E--3-------2-3-0-2---3-------------| B--0---2---3---------0---2---3-----| G--0---2---2---------0---2---2-----| D--0---2-------------0-------0-----| A--2-----------------2-------------| E--3-----------------3-------------|D D(add9) Dsus4 D D(add9) Jason Mason hears the sound D D(add9)D5 D(add9) A(no E) The whistle blows in Congotown G A D and the mail boat's in G A D Mail boat's in D D(add9) Dsus4 D D(add9) Brings him things from oh so far D D(add9)D5 D(add9) A(no E) Old magazines and Snickers bars G A A simple man G A A simple land G A G A The world's to big to understandhide this tabChords Dsus4 (xxx233) D(add9) (xxx23o) D5 (xxx23x)On a timeless beach in Hispanola Young girl sips a diet cola She?s worlds apart Worlds apart The sprit of the black king still Reverberates through Haitian hills He rules the sea and all the fish What if he had a T.V. dish Chorus Be good and you will be lonesome Be lonesome and you will be free Live a lie and you'll live to regret it That's what living is to me That's what living is to me Em Bm In the far off regions the foreign legions G A Keep the thieves and the predators at bay Em Bm While closer to home, some bad boys still roam G A The streets aren't safe, so give it one more day A G G Em G A One more day The stories from my favorite books Still take on many different looks And now I'm gone Home again The time has come the Walrus said And little oysters hide their heads My Twain of thought is loosely bound I guess it's time to Mark this down Chorus Be good and you will be lonesome Be lonesome and you will be free Live a lie and you'll live to regret it That's what living is to me That's what living is to me That's what living is to me That's what living is to me OutroD G D G D Be good and you will be lonesome D G A Be lonesome and you will be free D G D Live a lie and you'll live to regret it D G D A That's what living is to me A G A D That's what living is to me