Chords for jimmy Buffett, The Great Filling Station Holdup
Tempo:
94 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
E
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [E]
A lot of reminiscing going on tonight.
[D] I'm remembering back when I first came and worked past seams out in Cambridge.
All these acoustic guitars.
I remember when gasoline was about 75 cents a gallon.
So we're going to put it all together.
[E]
[D] I pulled into the regular pump.
[G] I was feeling [D] quiet and easy.
Rolled down the window and I told the man,
[E] Hey, 50 cents [A] worth, please.
[G] Then I jumped my partner with [D] his trusty pellet gun.
Said, boy, this is a hold up.
[A] Keep pumping and [D] don't run.
Now [G] I wish [A] I was somewhere other [D] than here.
[G] Down [A] in some honky [E] tonk, sipping [A] on a beer.
[G] Yes, I wish [A] I was somewhere [D] other than here.
[G] Cause that great filling [D] station hold up.
[A] Cost me [D] two good years.
Hey, we got $15 [G] and a can of [D] STV.
Big old jar of cashew nuts [E] and a Japanese [A] TV.
[G] Feeling we had pulled the [D] biggest heist of our career.
Oh, everyone and men will strike again.
[A] First, let's [D] grab a beer.
Now [G] I wish [A] I was somewhere [D] other than here.
Anybody drinking beer out there, [G] huh?
Down [A] in some honky [E] tonk, sipping [A] on a beer.
[G] Yes, I wish [A] I was somewhere [D] other than here.
[G] Cause that great filling [D] station hold up.
[A] Cost me two [D] good years.
Picking Mack.
[E]
[G] [E]
[A]
[G] [E] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D] We're sitting down in the White Castle, about [G] as drunk as we [D] can be.
In walks the deputy sheriff, [E] Lordy, holding our [A] TV.
[G] He rubbed us, then he cuffed us, [D] and he took us off to jail.
With no picture on a post, the Lord [A] no reward, and no [D] mail.
Oh, [G] I wish I [A] was somewhere other [D] than here.
[G] Down in [A] some honky [E] tonk, sipping [A] on a beer.
Yes, [G] I wish [A] I was somewhere other [D] than here.
[G] Cause that great filling [D] station hold up.
[A] Cost me two [D] good years.
[E] [D] I got to run, but you throw a party.
And I'm fine, but keep on riding.
I got one more silver [E] dollar.
And [C] I'm not gonna let them catch me, no.
Not gonna let them catch me, the [A] midnight rider.
[D] [G] And that great filling [D] station hold up.
[A] Cost me two good years.
[G] And that great filling [D] station hold up.
[A] Cost me [D] two good years.
[Em] [D]
A lot of reminiscing going on tonight.
[D] I'm remembering back when I first came and worked past seams out in Cambridge.
All these acoustic guitars.
I remember when gasoline was about 75 cents a gallon.
So we're going to put it all together.
[E]
[D] I pulled into the regular pump.
[G] I was feeling [D] quiet and easy.
Rolled down the window and I told the man,
[E] Hey, 50 cents [A] worth, please.
[G] Then I jumped my partner with [D] his trusty pellet gun.
Said, boy, this is a hold up.
[A] Keep pumping and [D] don't run.
Now [G] I wish [A] I was somewhere other [D] than here.
[G] Down [A] in some honky [E] tonk, sipping [A] on a beer.
[G] Yes, I wish [A] I was somewhere [D] other than here.
[G] Cause that great filling [D] station hold up.
[A] Cost me [D] two good years.
Hey, we got $15 [G] and a can of [D] STV.
Big old jar of cashew nuts [E] and a Japanese [A] TV.
[G] Feeling we had pulled the [D] biggest heist of our career.
Oh, everyone and men will strike again.
[A] First, let's [D] grab a beer.
Now [G] I wish [A] I was somewhere [D] other than here.
Anybody drinking beer out there, [G] huh?
Down [A] in some honky [E] tonk, sipping [A] on a beer.
[G] Yes, I wish [A] I was somewhere [D] other than here.
[G] Cause that great filling [D] station hold up.
[A] Cost me two [D] good years.
Picking Mack.
[E]
[G] [E]
[A]
[G] [E] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D] We're sitting down in the White Castle, about [G] as drunk as we [D] can be.
In walks the deputy sheriff, [E] Lordy, holding our [A] TV.
[G] He rubbed us, then he cuffed us, [D] and he took us off to jail.
With no picture on a post, the Lord [A] no reward, and no [D] mail.
Oh, [G] I wish I [A] was somewhere other [D] than here.
[G] Down in [A] some honky [E] tonk, sipping [A] on a beer.
Yes, [G] I wish [A] I was somewhere other [D] than here.
[G] Cause that great filling [D] station hold up.
[A] Cost me two [D] good years.
[E] [D] I got to run, but you throw a party.
And I'm fine, but keep on riding.
I got one more silver [E] dollar.
And [C] I'm not gonna let them catch me, no.
Not gonna let them catch me, the [A] midnight rider.
[D] [G] And that great filling [D] station hold up.
[A] Cost me two good years.
[G] And that great filling [D] station hold up.
[A] Cost me [D] two good years.
[Em] [D]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E]
A lot of reminiscing going on tonight.
[D] I'm remembering back when I first came and worked past seams out in Cambridge.
_ _ All these acoustic guitars.
_ _ _ I remember when gasoline was about 75 cents a gallon.
_ _ So we're going to put it all together.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] I pulled into the regular pump.
[G] I was feeling [D] quiet and easy. _
Rolled down the window and I told the man,
[E] Hey, 50 cents [A] worth, please.
[G] Then I jumped my partner with [D] his trusty pellet gun.
Said, boy, this is a hold up.
[A] Keep pumping and [D] don't run.
Now [G] I wish [A] I was somewhere other [D] than here. _ _
[G] Down [A] in some honky [E] tonk, sipping [A] on a beer.
[G] Yes, I wish [A] I was somewhere [D] other than here. _
[G] Cause that great filling [D] station hold up.
[A] Cost me [D] two good years.
_ _ _ _ _ Hey, we got $15 [G] and a can of [D] STV.
_ Big old jar of cashew nuts [E] and a Japanese [A] TV.
_ [G] Feeling we had pulled the [D] biggest heist of our career.
Oh, everyone and men will strike again.
[A] First, let's [D] grab a beer.
Now [G] I wish [A] I was somewhere [D] other than here.
Anybody drinking beer out there, [G] huh?
Down [A] in some honky [E] tonk, sipping [A] on a beer.
[G] Yes, I wish [A] I was somewhere [D] other than here.
_ [G] Cause that great filling [D] station hold up.
[A] Cost me two [D] good years.
Picking Mack.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ We're sitting down in the White Castle, about [G] as drunk as we [D] can be.
In walks the deputy sheriff, [E] Lordy, holding our [A] TV.
[G] He rubbed us, then he cuffed us, [D] and he took us off to jail.
With no picture on a post, the Lord [A] no reward, and no [D] mail.
Oh, [G] I wish I [A] was somewhere other [D] than here.
_ _ _ [G] Down in [A] some honky [E] tonk, sipping [A] on a beer.
Yes, [G] I wish [A] I was somewhere other [D] than here.
_ [G] Cause that great filling [D] station hold up.
[A] Cost me two [D] good years. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ I got to run, but you throw a party.
And I'm fine, but keep on riding.
_ I got one more silver [E] dollar.
And [C] I'm not gonna let them catch me, no.
Not gonna let them catch me, the [A] midnight rider.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] And that great filling [D] station hold up.
[A] Cost me two good years.
[G] And that great filling [D] station hold up.
[A] Cost me [D] two good years. _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
A lot of reminiscing going on tonight.
[D] I'm remembering back when I first came and worked past seams out in Cambridge.
_ _ All these acoustic guitars.
_ _ _ I remember when gasoline was about 75 cents a gallon.
_ _ So we're going to put it all together.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] I pulled into the regular pump.
[G] I was feeling [D] quiet and easy. _
Rolled down the window and I told the man,
[E] Hey, 50 cents [A] worth, please.
[G] Then I jumped my partner with [D] his trusty pellet gun.
Said, boy, this is a hold up.
[A] Keep pumping and [D] don't run.
Now [G] I wish [A] I was somewhere other [D] than here. _ _
[G] Down [A] in some honky [E] tonk, sipping [A] on a beer.
[G] Yes, I wish [A] I was somewhere [D] other than here. _
[G] Cause that great filling [D] station hold up.
[A] Cost me [D] two good years.
_ _ _ _ _ Hey, we got $15 [G] and a can of [D] STV.
_ Big old jar of cashew nuts [E] and a Japanese [A] TV.
_ [G] Feeling we had pulled the [D] biggest heist of our career.
Oh, everyone and men will strike again.
[A] First, let's [D] grab a beer.
Now [G] I wish [A] I was somewhere [D] other than here.
Anybody drinking beer out there, [G] huh?
Down [A] in some honky [E] tonk, sipping [A] on a beer.
[G] Yes, I wish [A] I was somewhere [D] other than here.
_ [G] Cause that great filling [D] station hold up.
[A] Cost me two [D] good years.
Picking Mack.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ We're sitting down in the White Castle, about [G] as drunk as we [D] can be.
In walks the deputy sheriff, [E] Lordy, holding our [A] TV.
[G] He rubbed us, then he cuffed us, [D] and he took us off to jail.
With no picture on a post, the Lord [A] no reward, and no [D] mail.
Oh, [G] I wish I [A] was somewhere other [D] than here.
_ _ _ [G] Down in [A] some honky [E] tonk, sipping [A] on a beer.
Yes, [G] I wish [A] I was somewhere other [D] than here.
_ [G] Cause that great filling [D] station hold up.
[A] Cost me two [D] good years. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ I got to run, but you throw a party.
And I'm fine, but keep on riding.
_ I got one more silver [E] dollar.
And [C] I'm not gonna let them catch me, no.
Not gonna let them catch me, the [A] midnight rider.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] And that great filling [D] station hold up.
[A] Cost me two good years.
[G] And that great filling [D] station hold up.
[A] Cost me [D] two good years. _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _