The Florida Keys Song - Gerd Rube live in Key West, April 2012 Chords
Tempo:
148.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
F#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
Yeah, I got one more song.
[Bm] It's true
[D]
[F#] The very [E] special song
[A]
[E] [B]
[E] this is a song that
[A] Tells a little bit of that [E] story that I've been coming to the Florida Keys [A] for [E] round about [B] 20 years
[A]
[E] [B] [A] So [E] 20 years ago.
I [A] came here
The [E] first time that was on vacation
[A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] And then the following years I had to [E] come back more and [A] more often again and that stayed [E] longer each time
Until I finally said you know what?
[A] It's about time to [E] stay
[B]
[E] Because all that traveling back [A] and forth from Stuttgart, Germany [E] got old
[B] I'm originally [E] from
[A]
[E] So I wrote this song and it's called the Florida Keys song check it out
[E]
Well, I'm never [A] seen a place like this [E] before
Where the people are [A] fun, and you never run your [B] own
[E] Where the Sun is salty [A] hundred sixty-five [E] days a year
And the waves [A] and birds are the only [A] sounds [B] you [C#] hear
[A] Let me take you [E] by the hand and I'll show [A] you what I mean
Come here my friend and see how wonderful [B] life can be
[A] [B] [E] Down
[A] In the Florida [E] Keys
Spare of die [A] seems may be [B] well me
[A] [B] in [E]
[A] the Florida [C#m] Keys
The [F#m] land of love [F#] is down here [B] [E] and the keys
You can waste the [A] day
not a [E] captain Tony's
The old Tammy Clay ball [A] and music still [B] alive
[E] The captain [A] says hey check your troubles [E] and the dog
Come on, and meet us [A] there.
I'm sure we'll have a [B] good time.
You having a good time
[A]
Let me [B] take you by the hand [E] and I'll show [B] you what [A] I mean
Come here my friend and see how wonderful life [B] can be
[A] [B]
[E] [A] In the [E] Florida Keys
Spare of die [A] seems may be [B] well me [A] in [B]
[E] [A] the [C#m] Florida Keys
[F#m] The land of love [B] is down here
[E] And the keys
You one more time down
[A] In the [E] Florida Keys
Spare of die [A] seems may be [B] well me
[A] [B] [E]
[A] In the [C#m] Florida Keys
[F#m] The land of [B] love is down here
[E] And the keys and I tell you what
[B]
[F#m] There's no place [F#] in the world
in this whole wide world
like the Florida [E] Keys
Keys
Florida Keys song
And it's one of my songs out of my CDs available found here
See you all next time in Key West, Florida and most important in Key West
Be nice to each other.
Have a good night
[Bm] It's true
[D]
[F#] The very [E] special song
[A]
[E] [B]
[E] this is a song that
[A] Tells a little bit of that [E] story that I've been coming to the Florida Keys [A] for [E] round about [B] 20 years
[A]
[E] [B] [A] So [E] 20 years ago.
I [A] came here
The [E] first time that was on vacation
[A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] And then the following years I had to [E] come back more and [A] more often again and that stayed [E] longer each time
Until I finally said you know what?
[A] It's about time to [E] stay
[B]
[E] Because all that traveling back [A] and forth from Stuttgart, Germany [E] got old
[B] I'm originally [E] from
[A]
[E] So I wrote this song and it's called the Florida Keys song check it out
[E]
Well, I'm never [A] seen a place like this [E] before
Where the people are [A] fun, and you never run your [B] own
[E] Where the Sun is salty [A] hundred sixty-five [E] days a year
And the waves [A] and birds are the only [A] sounds [B] you [C#] hear
[A] Let me take you [E] by the hand and I'll show [A] you what I mean
Come here my friend and see how wonderful [B] life can be
[A] [B] [E] Down
[A] In the Florida [E] Keys
Spare of die [A] seems may be [B] well me
[A] [B] in [E]
[A] the Florida [C#m] Keys
The [F#m] land of love [F#] is down here [B] [E] and the keys
You can waste the [A] day
not a [E] captain Tony's
The old Tammy Clay ball [A] and music still [B] alive
[E] The captain [A] says hey check your troubles [E] and the dog
Come on, and meet us [A] there.
I'm sure we'll have a [B] good time.
You having a good time
[A]
Let me [B] take you by the hand [E] and I'll show [B] you what [A] I mean
Come here my friend and see how wonderful life [B] can be
[A] [B]
[E] [A] In the [E] Florida Keys
Spare of die [A] seems may be [B] well me [A] in [B]
[E] [A] the [C#m] Florida Keys
[F#m] The land of love [B] is down here
[E] And the keys
You one more time down
[A] In the [E] Florida Keys
Spare of die [A] seems may be [B] well me
[A] [B] [E]
[A] In the [C#m] Florida Keys
[F#m] The land of [B] love is down here
[E] And the keys and I tell you what
[B]
[F#m] There's no place [F#] in the world
in this whole wide world
like the Florida [E] Keys
Keys
Florida Keys song
And it's one of my songs out of my CDs available found here
See you all next time in Key West, Florida and most important in Key West
Be nice to each other.
Have a good night
Key:
A
E
B
F#m
F#
A
E
B
_ Yeah, I got one more song.
[Bm] It's true _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ The very [E] special song
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] this is a song that
_ [A] _ Tells a little bit of that [E] story that I've been coming to the Florida Keys [A] for [E] round about [B] 20 years
[A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] So [E] 20 years ago.
I [A] came here
_ The [E] first time that was on vacation
_ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] And then the following years I had to [E] come back more and [A] more often again and that stayed [E] longer each time
_ _ _ _ Until I finally said you know what?
_ [A] _ It's about time to [E] stay
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] Because all that traveling back [A] and forth from Stuttgart, Germany [E] got old
_ _ [B] _ I'm originally [E] from
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ So I wrote this song and it's called the Florida Keys song check it out _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, I'm never [A] seen a place like this [E] before _ _ _ _ _
_ Where the people are [A] fun, and you never run your [B] own _ _ _ _
_ [E] Where the Sun is salty [A] hundred sixty-five [E] days a year _ _ _
_ And the waves [A] and birds are the only [A] sounds [B] you [C#] hear _
_ _ [A] _ Let me take you [E] by the hand and I'll show [A] you what I mean
_ Come here my friend and see how wonderful [B] life can be _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ Down _
[A] _ In the Florida [E] Keys _ _
_ _ _ _ Spare of die [A] seems may be [B] well me _
[A] _ [B] in _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ the Florida [C#m] Keys _ _ _
_ The [F#m] _ land of love [F#] is down here [B] _ _ [E] and the keys _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You can waste the [A] day
not a [E] captain Tony's
_ _ _ _ The old Tammy Clay ball [A] and music still [B] alive _ _ _ _ _
[E] The captain [A] says hey check your troubles [E] and the dog
_ _ _ Come on, and meet us [A] there.
I'm sure we'll have a [B] good time.
You having a good time
_ [A] _
_ Let me [B] take you by the hand [E] and I'll show [B] you what [A] I mean _
Come here my friend and see how wonderful life [B] can be
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ In the [E] Florida Keys _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Spare of die [A] seems may be [B] well me _ [A] in [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ the [C#m] Florida Keys _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] The land of love [B] is down _ here
_ _ [E] And the keys
You one more time _ down _
[A] _ In the [E] Florida Keys _
_ _ _ _ _ Spare of die [A] seems may be [B] well me
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ In the [C#m] Florida Keys _
_ _ _ [F#m] The land of [B] love is down here _ _
[E] And the keys and I tell you what
[B] _ _
[F#m] There's no place [F#] in the world _
_ in this whole wide world _
_ like the Florida [E] Keys _
Keys _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Florida Keys song
_ And it's one of my songs out of my CDs available found here
See you all next time in Key West, Florida and most important in Key West _
Be nice to each other.
Have a good night _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] It's true _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ The very [E] special song
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] this is a song that
_ [A] _ Tells a little bit of that [E] story that I've been coming to the Florida Keys [A] for [E] round about [B] 20 years
[A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] So [E] 20 years ago.
I [A] came here
_ The [E] first time that was on vacation
_ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] And then the following years I had to [E] come back more and [A] more often again and that stayed [E] longer each time
_ _ _ _ Until I finally said you know what?
_ [A] _ It's about time to [E] stay
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] Because all that traveling back [A] and forth from Stuttgart, Germany [E] got old
_ _ [B] _ I'm originally [E] from
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ So I wrote this song and it's called the Florida Keys song check it out _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, I'm never [A] seen a place like this [E] before _ _ _ _ _
_ Where the people are [A] fun, and you never run your [B] own _ _ _ _
_ [E] Where the Sun is salty [A] hundred sixty-five [E] days a year _ _ _
_ And the waves [A] and birds are the only [A] sounds [B] you [C#] hear _
_ _ [A] _ Let me take you [E] by the hand and I'll show [A] you what I mean
_ Come here my friend and see how wonderful [B] life can be _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ Down _
[A] _ In the Florida [E] Keys _ _
_ _ _ _ Spare of die [A] seems may be [B] well me _
[A] _ [B] in _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ the Florida [C#m] Keys _ _ _
_ The [F#m] _ land of love [F#] is down here [B] _ _ [E] and the keys _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You can waste the [A] day
not a [E] captain Tony's
_ _ _ _ The old Tammy Clay ball [A] and music still [B] alive _ _ _ _ _
[E] The captain [A] says hey check your troubles [E] and the dog
_ _ _ Come on, and meet us [A] there.
I'm sure we'll have a [B] good time.
You having a good time
_ [A] _
_ Let me [B] take you by the hand [E] and I'll show [B] you what [A] I mean _
Come here my friend and see how wonderful life [B] can be
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ In the [E] Florida Keys _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Spare of die [A] seems may be [B] well me _ [A] in [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ the [C#m] Florida Keys _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] The land of love [B] is down _ here
_ _ [E] And the keys
You one more time _ down _
[A] _ In the [E] Florida Keys _
_ _ _ _ _ Spare of die [A] seems may be [B] well me
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ In the [C#m] Florida Keys _
_ _ _ [F#m] The land of [B] love is down here _ _
[E] And the keys and I tell you what
[B] _ _
[F#m] There's no place [F#] in the world _
_ in this whole wide world _
_ like the Florida [E] Keys _
Keys _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Florida Keys song
_ And it's one of my songs out of my CDs available found here
See you all next time in Key West, Florida and most important in Key West _
Be nice to each other.
Have a good night _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _