Chords for Bob Dylan - Key West (Philosopher Pirate) (Official Audio)
Tempo:
69.45 bpm
Chords used:
Am
C
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am]
[C] [Am]
[C] McKinley hollered, [Am] McKinley swore,
Dr.
[C] Shibakudeli, her death is on [Am] the wall.
Say it to me, [F] if you got something to [Am] confess.
I heard all [C] about it, he was going [Am] down slow.
I heard it [C] on the wireless [Am] radio.
From down in [F] the boondocks, way down in [Am] Key West.
I'm searching [C] for love, for [Am] inspiration,
[C] On that pirate radio [Am] station,
Coming out of [F] Luxembourg and [Am] Budapest.
[C] Radio signal, clear [Am] as can be,
I'm so deep in [C] love, that I can hardly [Am] see.
[F] Down in the flatlands, way down [Am] in Key West.
Key West is the place to be,
[C] If you're looking for [Am] immortality.
[C] Stay on the road, follow the highway [Am] sign.
[F] Key West is fine and fair,
[C] If you lost your mind, [Am] you'll find it there.
[F] Key West is on the horizon [Am] line.
[C] I was born on the wrong side of [Am] the railroad track,
[C] Like Ginsberg, Corso and [Am] Calwine,
Like [F] Louie and Jimmy and Buddy and all the [Am] rest.
[C] Well, it might not be the thing to [Am] do,
[C] But I'm sticking with you through and [Am] through.
Down in the [F] flatlands, way down in [Am] Key West.
[C] I got both my feet, landed [Am] square on the ground.
Got my right [C] hand high, with a thumb [Am] down.
I got a heart, such as [F] life, such as [Am] happiness.
[C] Hibiscus flowers, they grow everywhere [Am] here.
If you're well [C] won, put it behind your [Am] ear.
Down on the bottom, [F] way down in Key [Am] West.
[F] Key West is the place to go,
[C] Down by the Gulf [Am] of Mexico,
[C] Beyond the sea, beyond the sifting [Am] sand.
[F] Key West is the gateway key,
[C] To innocence and [Am] purity.
[F] Key West, [F] Key West is the enchanted [Am] land.
[C] I've never lived in [Am] the land of Oz,
[C] Or wasted my time with an [Am] unworthy cause.
It's hot [F] down here, and you can't [Am] be over dressed.
[C] Tiny blossoms of [Am] a toxic plant,
[C] They can make you dizzy, like a healthy [Am] butter cat.
Down [F] in the flatlands, way down in [Am] Key West.
Where [C] the fishtail ponds, [Am] and the orchard trees,
They can give [C] you that bleeding heart [Am] disease.
People [F] tell me, I ought to try [Am] a little tenderness.
[C] A milly street, [Am] Bayview Park.
[C] Walking in the shadows, [Am] after dark.
[F] Down on the, way down in [Am] Key West.
[C] I play gumbo limbo [Am] spirituals,
[C] I know all the Hindu rituals.
[Am]
People [F] tell me, that I'm truly [Am] blessed.
[C] Boogity, ya bloomin', [Am] in the summer and the spring.
[C] Winter here, is an [Am] unknown thing.
Down in [F] the flatlands, way down in [Am] Key West.
[F] Key West, is under the sun, [C] under the radar, [Am] under the gun.
[C] You stay to the left, and then you [Am] lean to the right.
[F] Feel the sunlight on your skin,
[C] And the healing [Am] virtues of the wind.
[F] Key West, Key West is the [Am] land of the light.
[C] Wherever I travel, [Am] wherever I roam.
[C] I'm not that far, [Am] from the convent home.
I [F] do what I think is right, [Am] what I think is best.
[C] Mystery Street, [Am] off of Mallory Square.
[C] Truman had his [Am] White House there.
[F] Eastbound, westbound, way [Am] down in Key West.
[C] Twelve years old, [Am] they put me in a suit.
[C] Forced me to marry a [Am] prostitute.
[F] There were gold fringes on her [Am] wedding dress.
[C] That's my story, [Am] but not where it ends.
[C] She's still cute, and we're [Am] still friends.
[F] Down on the bottom, way down in [Am] Key West.
[C] I play both sides, [Am] against the middle.
[C] Tryin' to pick up that pirate radio signal.
[Am] I heard the [F] news, [Am] I heard your last request.
[C] Fly around my pretty little [Am] miss.
[C] I don't love nobody, give me a [Am] kiss.
[F] Down on the bottom, way [Am] down in Key West.
[F] Key West is the place to be, [C] if you're looking for [Am]
immortality.
[C] Key West is paradise [Am] divine.
[F] Key West is fine and fair, [C] if you lost your mind, [Am] you'll find it there.
[F] Key West is on the [Am] horizon line.
[C] [Am]
[C] [Am]
[F] [Am]
[C] [Am]
[C]
[C] [Am]
[C] McKinley hollered, [Am] McKinley swore,
Dr.
[C] Shibakudeli, her death is on [Am] the wall.
Say it to me, [F] if you got something to [Am] confess.
I heard all [C] about it, he was going [Am] down slow.
I heard it [C] on the wireless [Am] radio.
From down in [F] the boondocks, way down in [Am] Key West.
I'm searching [C] for love, for [Am] inspiration,
[C] On that pirate radio [Am] station,
Coming out of [F] Luxembourg and [Am] Budapest.
[C] Radio signal, clear [Am] as can be,
I'm so deep in [C] love, that I can hardly [Am] see.
[F] Down in the flatlands, way down [Am] in Key West.
Key West is the place to be,
[C] If you're looking for [Am] immortality.
[C] Stay on the road, follow the highway [Am] sign.
[F] Key West is fine and fair,
[C] If you lost your mind, [Am] you'll find it there.
[F] Key West is on the horizon [Am] line.
[C] I was born on the wrong side of [Am] the railroad track,
[C] Like Ginsberg, Corso and [Am] Calwine,
Like [F] Louie and Jimmy and Buddy and all the [Am] rest.
[C] Well, it might not be the thing to [Am] do,
[C] But I'm sticking with you through and [Am] through.
Down in the [F] flatlands, way down in [Am] Key West.
[C] I got both my feet, landed [Am] square on the ground.
Got my right [C] hand high, with a thumb [Am] down.
I got a heart, such as [F] life, such as [Am] happiness.
[C] Hibiscus flowers, they grow everywhere [Am] here.
If you're well [C] won, put it behind your [Am] ear.
Down on the bottom, [F] way down in Key [Am] West.
[F] Key West is the place to go,
[C] Down by the Gulf [Am] of Mexico,
[C] Beyond the sea, beyond the sifting [Am] sand.
[F] Key West is the gateway key,
[C] To innocence and [Am] purity.
[F] Key West, [F] Key West is the enchanted [Am] land.
[C] I've never lived in [Am] the land of Oz,
[C] Or wasted my time with an [Am] unworthy cause.
It's hot [F] down here, and you can't [Am] be over dressed.
[C] Tiny blossoms of [Am] a toxic plant,
[C] They can make you dizzy, like a healthy [Am] butter cat.
Down [F] in the flatlands, way down in [Am] Key West.
Where [C] the fishtail ponds, [Am] and the orchard trees,
They can give [C] you that bleeding heart [Am] disease.
People [F] tell me, I ought to try [Am] a little tenderness.
[C] A milly street, [Am] Bayview Park.
[C] Walking in the shadows, [Am] after dark.
[F] Down on the, way down in [Am] Key West.
[C] I play gumbo limbo [Am] spirituals,
[C] I know all the Hindu rituals.
[Am]
People [F] tell me, that I'm truly [Am] blessed.
[C] Boogity, ya bloomin', [Am] in the summer and the spring.
[C] Winter here, is an [Am] unknown thing.
Down in [F] the flatlands, way down in [Am] Key West.
[F] Key West, is under the sun, [C] under the radar, [Am] under the gun.
[C] You stay to the left, and then you [Am] lean to the right.
[F] Feel the sunlight on your skin,
[C] And the healing [Am] virtues of the wind.
[F] Key West, Key West is the [Am] land of the light.
[C] Wherever I travel, [Am] wherever I roam.
[C] I'm not that far, [Am] from the convent home.
I [F] do what I think is right, [Am] what I think is best.
[C] Mystery Street, [Am] off of Mallory Square.
[C] Truman had his [Am] White House there.
[F] Eastbound, westbound, way [Am] down in Key West.
[C] Twelve years old, [Am] they put me in a suit.
[C] Forced me to marry a [Am] prostitute.
[F] There were gold fringes on her [Am] wedding dress.
[C] That's my story, [Am] but not where it ends.
[C] She's still cute, and we're [Am] still friends.
[F] Down on the bottom, way down in [Am] Key West.
[C] I play both sides, [Am] against the middle.
[C] Tryin' to pick up that pirate radio signal.
[Am] I heard the [F] news, [Am] I heard your last request.
[C] Fly around my pretty little [Am] miss.
[C] I don't love nobody, give me a [Am] kiss.
[F] Down on the bottom, way [Am] down in Key West.
[F] Key West is the place to be, [C] if you're looking for [Am]
immortality.
[C] Key West is paradise [Am] divine.
[F] Key West is fine and fair, [C] if you lost your mind, [Am] you'll find it there.
[F] Key West is on the [Am] horizon line.
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [C] McKinley hollered, [Am] McKinley swore,
Dr.
[C] Shibakudeli, her death is on [Am] the wall.
Say it to me, [F] if you got something to [Am] confess. _ _
I heard all [C] about it, _ he was going [Am] down slow. _
I heard it [C] on _ the wireless [Am] radio.
From down in [F] the boondocks, way down in [Am] Key West.
I'm searching [C] for love, _ for [Am] inspiration, _ _
_ [C] _ On that pirate radio [Am] station, _
Coming out of [F] Luxembourg and [Am] Budapest. _ _
[C] Radio signal, clear [Am] as can be, _
I'm so deep in [C] love, that I can hardly [Am] see. _ _
[F] Down in the flatlands, way down [Am] in Key West. _
Key West is the place to be,
[C] If you're looking for [Am] immortality.
[C] Stay on the road, follow the highway [Am] sign. _
[F] Key West is fine and fair,
[C] If you lost your mind, [Am] you'll find it there.
[F] Key West is on the horizon [Am] line. _ _
[C] I was born on the wrong side of [Am] the railroad track, _
_ [C] Like Ginsberg, Corso and [Am] Calwine, _
Like [F] Louie and Jimmy and Buddy and all the [Am] rest. _ _
[C] Well, it might not be the thing to [Am] do, _ _
[C] But I'm sticking with you through and [Am] through. _
Down in the [F] flatlands, way down in [Am] Key West. _
[C] I got both my feet, landed [Am] square on the ground.
Got my right [C] hand high, _ with a thumb [Am] down.
I got a heart, _ such as [F] life, _ such as [Am] happiness. _ _
[C] Hibiscus flowers, they grow everywhere [Am] here. _
If you're well [C] won, put it behind your [Am] ear.
Down on the bottom, [F] way down in Key [Am] West. _ _
[F] Key West is the place to go,
[C] Down by the Gulf [Am] of Mexico,
[C] Beyond the sea, beyond the sifting [Am] sand. _
[F] Key West is the gateway key,
[C] To innocence and [Am] purity.
[F] Key West, [F] Key West is the enchanted [Am] land. _ _
_ [C] I've never lived in [Am] the land of Oz,
[C] Or wasted my time with an [Am] unworthy cause.
It's hot [F] down here, _ and you can't [Am] be over dressed.
[C] Tiny blossoms of [Am] a toxic plant, _
[C] They can make you dizzy, like a healthy [Am] butter cat.
Down [F] in the flatlands, way down in [Am] Key West.
Where [C] the fishtail ponds, [Am] and the orchard trees,
They can give [C] you that bleeding heart [Am] disease. _
People [F] tell me, I ought to try [Am] a little tenderness. _
[C] A milly street, _ [Am] Bayview Park. _
[C] Walking in the shadows, [Am] after dark. _
[F] Down on the, way down in [Am] Key West. _
_ [C] I play gumbo limbo [Am] spirituals, _ _
_ [C] I know all the Hindu rituals.
[Am] _ _
People [F] tell me, that I'm truly [Am] blessed. _ _
_ [C] Boogity, ya bloomin', [Am] in the summer and the spring. _
[C] Winter here, is an [Am] unknown thing.
Down in [F] the flatlands, way down in [Am] Key West. _
[F] Key West, is under the sun, [C] under the radar, [Am] under the gun.
[C] You stay to the left, and then you [Am] lean to the right. _
_ [F] Feel the sunlight on your skin,
[C] And the healing [Am] virtues of the wind.
[F] Key West, Key West is the [Am] land of the light. _
_ [C] Wherever I travel, [Am] wherever I roam.
[C] I'm not that far, [Am] from the convent home.
I [F] do what I think is right, _ [Am] what I think is best.
_ [C] Mystery Street, [Am] off of Mallory Square.
_ [C] _ Truman had his [Am] White House there. _
_ [F] Eastbound, westbound, way [Am] down in Key West.
_ [C] Twelve years old, [Am] they put me in a suit. _
_ [C] _ Forced me to marry a [Am] prostitute. _
[F] There were gold fringes on her [Am] wedding dress. _
_ [C] That's my story, _ [Am] but not where it ends. _
[C] She's still cute, and we're [Am] still friends. _
_ [F] Down on the bottom, way down in [Am] Key West. _
_ [C] I play both sides, [Am] against the middle. _
[C] Tryin' to pick up that pirate radio signal.
[Am] I _ heard the [F] news, _ _ [Am] I heard your last request.
_ [C] Fly around my pretty little [Am] miss. _ _
[C] I don't love nobody, give me a [Am] kiss. _ _
[F] Down on the bottom, way [Am] down in Key West. _
_ [F] Key West is the place to be, [C] if you're looking for [Am]
immortality.
[C] Key West is paradise [Am] divine. _
_ [F] Key West is fine and fair, [C] if you lost your mind, [Am] you'll find it there.
[F] Key West is on the [Am] horizon line. _
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [C] McKinley hollered, [Am] McKinley swore,
Dr.
[C] Shibakudeli, her death is on [Am] the wall.
Say it to me, [F] if you got something to [Am] confess. _ _
I heard all [C] about it, _ he was going [Am] down slow. _
I heard it [C] on _ the wireless [Am] radio.
From down in [F] the boondocks, way down in [Am] Key West.
I'm searching [C] for love, _ for [Am] inspiration, _ _
_ [C] _ On that pirate radio [Am] station, _
Coming out of [F] Luxembourg and [Am] Budapest. _ _
[C] Radio signal, clear [Am] as can be, _
I'm so deep in [C] love, that I can hardly [Am] see. _ _
[F] Down in the flatlands, way down [Am] in Key West. _
Key West is the place to be,
[C] If you're looking for [Am] immortality.
[C] Stay on the road, follow the highway [Am] sign. _
[F] Key West is fine and fair,
[C] If you lost your mind, [Am] you'll find it there.
[F] Key West is on the horizon [Am] line. _ _
[C] I was born on the wrong side of [Am] the railroad track, _
_ [C] Like Ginsberg, Corso and [Am] Calwine, _
Like [F] Louie and Jimmy and Buddy and all the [Am] rest. _ _
[C] Well, it might not be the thing to [Am] do, _ _
[C] But I'm sticking with you through and [Am] through. _
Down in the [F] flatlands, way down in [Am] Key West. _
[C] I got both my feet, landed [Am] square on the ground.
Got my right [C] hand high, _ with a thumb [Am] down.
I got a heart, _ such as [F] life, _ such as [Am] happiness. _ _
[C] Hibiscus flowers, they grow everywhere [Am] here. _
If you're well [C] won, put it behind your [Am] ear.
Down on the bottom, [F] way down in Key [Am] West. _ _
[F] Key West is the place to go,
[C] Down by the Gulf [Am] of Mexico,
[C] Beyond the sea, beyond the sifting [Am] sand. _
[F] Key West is the gateway key,
[C] To innocence and [Am] purity.
[F] Key West, [F] Key West is the enchanted [Am] land. _ _
_ [C] I've never lived in [Am] the land of Oz,
[C] Or wasted my time with an [Am] unworthy cause.
It's hot [F] down here, _ and you can't [Am] be over dressed.
[C] Tiny blossoms of [Am] a toxic plant, _
[C] They can make you dizzy, like a healthy [Am] butter cat.
Down [F] in the flatlands, way down in [Am] Key West.
Where [C] the fishtail ponds, [Am] and the orchard trees,
They can give [C] you that bleeding heart [Am] disease. _
People [F] tell me, I ought to try [Am] a little tenderness. _
[C] A milly street, _ [Am] Bayview Park. _
[C] Walking in the shadows, [Am] after dark. _
[F] Down on the, way down in [Am] Key West. _
_ [C] I play gumbo limbo [Am] spirituals, _ _
_ [C] I know all the Hindu rituals.
[Am] _ _
People [F] tell me, that I'm truly [Am] blessed. _ _
_ [C] Boogity, ya bloomin', [Am] in the summer and the spring. _
[C] Winter here, is an [Am] unknown thing.
Down in [F] the flatlands, way down in [Am] Key West. _
[F] Key West, is under the sun, [C] under the radar, [Am] under the gun.
[C] You stay to the left, and then you [Am] lean to the right. _
_ [F] Feel the sunlight on your skin,
[C] And the healing [Am] virtues of the wind.
[F] Key West, Key West is the [Am] land of the light. _
_ [C] Wherever I travel, [Am] wherever I roam.
[C] I'm not that far, [Am] from the convent home.
I [F] do what I think is right, _ [Am] what I think is best.
_ [C] Mystery Street, [Am] off of Mallory Square.
_ [C] _ Truman had his [Am] White House there. _
_ [F] Eastbound, westbound, way [Am] down in Key West.
_ [C] Twelve years old, [Am] they put me in a suit. _
_ [C] _ Forced me to marry a [Am] prostitute. _
[F] There were gold fringes on her [Am] wedding dress. _
_ [C] That's my story, _ [Am] but not where it ends. _
[C] She's still cute, and we're [Am] still friends. _
_ [F] Down on the bottom, way down in [Am] Key West. _
_ [C] I play both sides, [Am] against the middle. _
[C] Tryin' to pick up that pirate radio signal.
[Am] I _ heard the [F] news, _ _ [Am] I heard your last request.
_ [C] Fly around my pretty little [Am] miss. _ _
[C] I don't love nobody, give me a [Am] kiss. _ _
[F] Down on the bottom, way [Am] down in Key West. _
_ [F] Key West is the place to be, [C] if you're looking for [Am]
immortality.
[C] Key West is paradise [Am] divine. _
_ [F] Key West is fine and fair, [C] if you lost your mind, [Am] you'll find it there.
[F] Key West is on the [Am] horizon line. _
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