Chords for Jimmy Buffett - He Went To Paris (Live 1975)
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] This is a song I wrote [B] about an old man still down in Grand Isle, [G#] Louisiana, named Jesse Bartholomew.
It's called He Went to Paris.
[A] It's just an example of [C] how you have to go [G] out and swing it, man.
That's the only way [A] to do it.
[D]
[E]
[A]
He went to Paris [E] looking for answers to [D] questions that bothered [A] him so
He was impressive, young [E] and aggressive, [D] saving the world on [E] his own
[A] But the warm summer breezes, the French wines and cheeses [D] put his ambitions at [E]
bay
Summers [A] and winters scattered like splinters in four or five [E] years [A] slipped away
He went to England, played the piano, [D]
married an actress named [A] Kim
They had a fine life, she was a good wife and bore [D] him a young [E] son named Jim
[D] And all of the answers [F#m] and all [A] of the questions [D]
were locked in his attic [E] one day
He [A] liked the quiet, clean country living, and twenty more [E] years slipped [A] away
Well,
[F#]
[A] [F#m]
[B]
[D] [E]
[A]
[E] the war took his baby, [A] bombs killed his lady and [D] left him with only [A] one eye
His body was battered, his whole world was [F#m] shattered and all he [D] could do was just [E] cry
[D] While the tears were falling, [F#m] he [E] would [A] recall [D] answers he [E] never found
[F#m] So he [A] hopped on a freighter, skidded the ocean [D] and left England [E] [A] without a sound
Now he [E] lives in the [A] islands, fishes the pylons and [D] drinks his green label each [A] day
Writing his memoir, losing his hearing, but [D] he don't care what most people [E] say
[D] It cost him eighty-six years of [A] perpetual motion
If he [D] likes you, he'll smile and [E] he'll say
Jimmy, some of it's [A] magic, some of it's tragic, but [D] I had a [E] good life all the [A] way
And he went to Paris, looking for answers to [D] questions [E]
that bothered him so
It's called He Went to Paris.
[A] It's just an example of [C] how you have to go [G] out and swing it, man.
That's the only way [A] to do it.
[D]
[E]
[A]
He went to Paris [E] looking for answers to [D] questions that bothered [A] him so
He was impressive, young [E] and aggressive, [D] saving the world on [E] his own
[A] But the warm summer breezes, the French wines and cheeses [D] put his ambitions at [E]
bay
Summers [A] and winters scattered like splinters in four or five [E] years [A] slipped away
He went to England, played the piano, [D]
married an actress named [A] Kim
They had a fine life, she was a good wife and bore [D] him a young [E] son named Jim
[D] And all of the answers [F#m] and all [A] of the questions [D]
were locked in his attic [E] one day
He [A] liked the quiet, clean country living, and twenty more [E] years slipped [A] away
Well,
[F#]
[A] [F#m]
[B]
[D] [E]
[A]
[E] the war took his baby, [A] bombs killed his lady and [D] left him with only [A] one eye
His body was battered, his whole world was [F#m] shattered and all he [D] could do was just [E] cry
[D] While the tears were falling, [F#m] he [E] would [A] recall [D] answers he [E] never found
[F#m] So he [A] hopped on a freighter, skidded the ocean [D] and left England [E] [A] without a sound
Now he [E] lives in the [A] islands, fishes the pylons and [D] drinks his green label each [A] day
Writing his memoir, losing his hearing, but [D] he don't care what most people [E] say
[D] It cost him eighty-six years of [A] perpetual motion
If he [D] likes you, he'll smile and [E] he'll say
Jimmy, some of it's [A] magic, some of it's tragic, but [D] I had a [E] good life all the [A] way
And he went to Paris, looking for answers to [D] questions [E]
that bothered him so
Key:
A
D
E
F#m
B
A
D
E
[N] _ This is a song I wrote [B] about an old man still down in Grand Isle, [G#] Louisiana, named Jesse _ Bartholomew.
It's called He Went to Paris.
[A] It's just an _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ example of [C] how you have to go [G] out and swing it, man.
That's the only way [A] to do it. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ He went to Paris _ [E] looking for answers to [D] questions that bothered [A] him so _
_ _ He was impressive, _ young [E] and aggressive, _ [D] saving the world on [E] his own _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] But the warm summer breezes, the French wines and cheeses [D] put his ambitions at _ [E]
bay _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Summers [A] and winters _ scattered like splinters in four or five [E] years [A] slipped away
_ He _ _ _ _ _ _ went to England, _ played the piano, _ [D]
married an actress named [A] Kim _
_ _ They had a fine life, she was a good wife and bore [D] him a young [E] son named Jim _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] And all of the answers [F#m] and all [A] of the questions [D]
were locked in his attic [E] one _ day _ _ _ _ _ _
He [A] liked the quiet, _ clean country living, and twenty more [E] years slipped [A] away
Well, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] the war took his baby, [A] _ bombs killed his lady and [D] left him with only [A] one eye
_ _ His body was _ battered, his whole world was [F#m] shattered and all he [D] could do was just [E] cry _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] While the tears were falling, [F#m] he [E] would [A] recall _ _ [D] answers he [E] never found _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] So he [A] hopped on a freighter, _ _ skidded the ocean [D] and left England [E] _ [A] without a sound _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Now he [E] lives in the [A] islands, fishes the pylons and [D] drinks his green label each [A] day
_ _ _ _ Writing his memoir, _ _ losing his hearing, but [D] he don't care what most people [E] say _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] It cost him eighty-six years of [A] perpetual _ motion
If he [D] likes you, he'll smile and [E] he'll say
_ Jimmy, _ _ _ _ _ some of it's [A] magic, _ _ some of it's tragic, but [D] I had a [E] good life all the [A] way _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And he went to Paris, _ looking for answers to [D] questions _ _ _ [E] _
_ that bothered him so _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's called He Went to Paris.
[A] It's just an _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ example of [C] how you have to go [G] out and swing it, man.
That's the only way [A] to do it. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ He went to Paris _ [E] looking for answers to [D] questions that bothered [A] him so _
_ _ He was impressive, _ young [E] and aggressive, _ [D] saving the world on [E] his own _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] But the warm summer breezes, the French wines and cheeses [D] put his ambitions at _ [E]
bay _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Summers [A] and winters _ scattered like splinters in four or five [E] years [A] slipped away
_ He _ _ _ _ _ _ went to England, _ played the piano, _ [D]
married an actress named [A] Kim _
_ _ They had a fine life, she was a good wife and bore [D] him a young [E] son named Jim _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] And all of the answers [F#m] and all [A] of the questions [D]
were locked in his attic [E] one _ day _ _ _ _ _ _
He [A] liked the quiet, _ clean country living, and twenty more [E] years slipped [A] away
Well, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] the war took his baby, [A] _ bombs killed his lady and [D] left him with only [A] one eye
_ _ His body was _ battered, his whole world was [F#m] shattered and all he [D] could do was just [E] cry _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] While the tears were falling, [F#m] he [E] would [A] recall _ _ [D] answers he [E] never found _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] So he [A] hopped on a freighter, _ _ skidded the ocean [D] and left England [E] _ [A] without a sound _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Now he [E] lives in the [A] islands, fishes the pylons and [D] drinks his green label each [A] day
_ _ _ _ Writing his memoir, _ _ losing his hearing, but [D] he don't care what most people [E] say _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] It cost him eighty-six years of [A] perpetual _ motion
If he [D] likes you, he'll smile and [E] he'll say
_ Jimmy, _ _ _ _ _ some of it's [A] magic, _ _ some of it's tragic, but [D] I had a [E] good life all the [A] way _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And he went to Paris, _ looking for answers to [D] questions _ _ _ [E] _
_ that bothered him so _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _