He Went To Paris Chords by Jimmy Buffett
Tempo:
60.625 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [A] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [D] [A] [Bm] [A]
He went to Paris looking for [D] answers to questions that bothered [A] him so.
He was impressive, young and aggressive, [D] saving the [E] world on his own.
[D] The warm summer [A] breezes and French wines and [D] cheeses [Bm] put his [E] ambition at bay.
[A] Summers and winters scattered [D] like splinters and four or [E] five years [A] slipped away.
He went to England, played [D] the piano and married an [A] actress named Kim.
They had a fine life, she was a [D] good wife and bore him a young [E] son named Jim.
[D] All of the [A] answers and all of the [D] questions locked in his [E] attic one day.
[A] He liked quiet, clean country [D] living and [E] twenty more [A] years slipped away.
[F#m]
[A] [F#m] [B] [D]
[E] [A] Well, the war took his baby, bombs killed his [D] lady and left him with [A] only one eye.
His body was battered, his whole world was [D] shattered and all he could [E] do was just cry.
[Bm] While the tears were [A] falling, he was [Bm] [D] recalling answers he never [E] found.
[Bm] So [A] he hopped on a freighter, skidded the [Bm] ocean and [E] left England [A] without a sound.
Now he lives in the islands, fishes the [D] islands and drinks his green [A] label each day.
Writing his memoirs, losing his [D] hearing, but he don't care what most [E] people say.
[D] Through eighty-six years [A] of perpetual motion, [D] if he likes you he'll [E] smile and he'll say,
[A] Jimmy, some of [B] it's magic, [A] some of it's tragic, but [D] I had a good [E] life [A] all the way.
And he went to Paris, looking for [D] answers to questions [E] that bothered [A] him so.
[A] [D] [A] [Bm] [A]
He went to Paris looking for [D] answers to questions that bothered [A] him so.
He was impressive, young and aggressive, [D] saving the [E] world on his own.
[D] The warm summer [A] breezes and French wines and [D] cheeses [Bm] put his [E] ambition at bay.
[A] Summers and winters scattered [D] like splinters and four or [E] five years [A] slipped away.
He went to England, played [D] the piano and married an [A] actress named Kim.
They had a fine life, she was a [D] good wife and bore him a young [E] son named Jim.
[D] All of the [A] answers and all of the [D] questions locked in his [E] attic one day.
[A] He liked quiet, clean country [D] living and [E] twenty more [A] years slipped away.
[F#m]
[A] [F#m] [B] [D]
[E] [A] Well, the war took his baby, bombs killed his [D] lady and left him with [A] only one eye.
His body was battered, his whole world was [D] shattered and all he could [E] do was just cry.
[Bm] While the tears were [A] falling, he was [Bm] [D] recalling answers he never [E] found.
[Bm] So [A] he hopped on a freighter, skidded the [Bm] ocean and [E] left England [A] without a sound.
Now he lives in the islands, fishes the [D] islands and drinks his green [A] label each day.
Writing his memoirs, losing his [D] hearing, but he don't care what most [E] people say.
[D] Through eighty-six years [A] of perpetual motion, [D] if he likes you he'll [E] smile and he'll say,
[A] Jimmy, some of [B] it's magic, [A] some of it's tragic, but [D] I had a good [E] life [A] all the way.
And he went to Paris, looking for [D] answers to questions [E] that bothered [A] him so.
Key:
A
D
E
Bm
F#m
A
D
E
[D] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _
He went to Paris looking for [D] answers to questions that bothered [A] him so.
He was impressive, young and aggressive, [D] saving the [E] world on his own.
_ [D] The warm summer [A] breezes and French wines and [D] cheeses [Bm] put his [E] ambition at bay.
_ _ [A] Summers and winters scattered [D] like splinters and four or [E] five years [A] slipped away. _ _
He went to England, played [D] the piano and married an [A] actress named Kim.
They had a fine life, she was a [D] good wife and bore him a young [E] son named Jim.
_ _ [D] All of the [A] answers and all of the [D] questions locked in his [E] attic one day.
[A] He liked quiet, clean country [D] living and [E] twenty more [A] years slipped away.
_ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ Well, the war took his baby, bombs killed his [D] lady and left him with [A] only one eye.
His body was battered, his whole world was [D] shattered and all he could [E] do was just cry. _
[Bm] While the tears were [A] falling, he was [Bm] [D] recalling answers he never [E] found.
_ [Bm] So [A] he hopped on a freighter, skidded the [Bm] ocean and [E] left England [A] without a sound. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Now he lives in the islands, fishes the [D] islands and drinks his green [A] label each day.
Writing his memoirs, losing his [D] hearing, but he don't care what most [E] people say.
_ [D] Through eighty-six years [A] of perpetual motion, [D] if he likes you he'll [E] smile and he'll say, _
[A] Jimmy, some of [B] it's magic, [A] some of it's tragic, but [D] I had a good [E] life [A] all the way. _
_ And he went to Paris, looking for [D] answers to questions [E] that bothered [A] him so. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _
He went to Paris looking for [D] answers to questions that bothered [A] him so.
He was impressive, young and aggressive, [D] saving the [E] world on his own.
_ [D] The warm summer [A] breezes and French wines and [D] cheeses [Bm] put his [E] ambition at bay.
_ _ [A] Summers and winters scattered [D] like splinters and four or [E] five years [A] slipped away. _ _
He went to England, played [D] the piano and married an [A] actress named Kim.
They had a fine life, she was a [D] good wife and bore him a young [E] son named Jim.
_ _ [D] All of the [A] answers and all of the [D] questions locked in his [E] attic one day.
[A] He liked quiet, clean country [D] living and [E] twenty more [A] years slipped away.
_ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ Well, the war took his baby, bombs killed his [D] lady and left him with [A] only one eye.
His body was battered, his whole world was [D] shattered and all he could [E] do was just cry. _
[Bm] While the tears were [A] falling, he was [Bm] [D] recalling answers he never [E] found.
_ [Bm] So [A] he hopped on a freighter, skidded the [Bm] ocean and [E] left England [A] without a sound. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Now he lives in the islands, fishes the [D] islands and drinks his green [A] label each day.
Writing his memoirs, losing his [D] hearing, but he don't care what most [E] people say.
_ [D] Through eighty-six years [A] of perpetual motion, [D] if he likes you he'll [E] smile and he'll say, _
[A] Jimmy, some of [B] it's magic, [A] some of it's tragic, but [D] I had a good [E] life [A] all the way. _
_ And he went to Paris, looking for [D] answers to questions [E] that bothered [A] him so. _ _ _ _ _
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