Margaritaville Tab by Jimmy Buffett :
Jimmy Buffett
-Margaritaville
tabbed by Joe
standard tuning ( EADGBe )

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e|        -0- 
B|        -2- 
G|        -2- 
D|        -2- 
A|        -0- 
E|        -X- 

         
  -3-  -0- -2-
  -0-  -2- -3-
  -0-  -0- -2-
  -0-  -2- -0-
  -2-  -0- -0-
  -3-  -X- -x-

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[Intro] ( this intro is easy and fun to play) i wont put the rythem
because you can listen to the song and find it easy.

              
e|--5--5--5--3
B|--7--7--7--5
G|------------
D|------------

              
--5-----------
--7---2x------
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--------third 

              
----7--7--7--5
----8--8--8--7
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time play-^^--

     
--3--2--------
--5--3--------
-----2--------
-----0--------

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NOTE*** YOU CAN DO OPTIONAL ALTERNATING BASS NOTES FOR THE CHORDS ILL
SHOW YOU THEM*** (THE CHORDS ARE eighth notes AND THE BASS NOTES ARE
quarter notes)

             
e|---2-2-----2
B|---3-3-----3
G|---2-2-----2
D|-0----------
A|--------0---
E|------------

             
-2-----0-0----
-3-----2-2----
-2-----2-2----
-------2-2----
-----0--------
------------0-

             
0-0--------3-3
2-2--------0-0
2-2--------0-0
2-2-----------
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--------3-----

           
-----3-3-----0
-----0-0-----2
-----0-0-----0
--0----------2
----------0---
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-0----0-0-----
-2----2-2-----
-0----0-0-----
-2----2-2-----
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----0---------

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you can either use the alternating bass i showed above or you can strum
this ( - means eighth rest)
down-downupdown-downupdown-downupdown-downup (then repeat)


[1st verse]


nibblin on spo

nge cake, Watc

hin the sun ba

ke
              
all those tour

              
ists covered i

   
n oil

strummin my si

x string, on m

y front porch 

swing
            
watch those sh

              
rimp there beg

            
gining to boil


[Chorus] (there are slight variations to the chorus throughout the song, ill put them on)

            
Wastin' Away a

              
gain in Margar


itaville
             
Lookin for my 

             
lost shaker of

  
 salt
            
Some people cl

              
aim theres a w

        
oman to blame
            
but I know  It

              
 could be my f


ault


[verse 2]


Don't know the

 reason, been 

here all seaso

n,
              
Nothin' to sho

              
w but this bra

        
nd new tattoo.

But it's a rea

l beauty, a Me

xican cutie,
            
How it got her

              
e I haven't a 

 
clue.


[Chorus Variation 2]

            
Wasted away ag

       
ain in Margari

taville,
             
Searchin' for 

             
my lost shaker

     
 of salt.
            
Some people cl

              
aim that there

            
's a woman to 


blame,
            
But I know hel

              
l, it could be

     
 my fault.


[Verse 3]


Blew out my fl

ip flop, stepp

ed on a pop-to

p,
              
Cut my heel, h

              
ad to cruise o

        
n back home.

But there's bo

oze in the ble

nder and soon 

it will render

,
            
That frozen co

              
ncoction that 

            
helps me hang 

on.


[Chorus variation 3]

            
Wasted away ag

       
ain in Margari

taville,
             
Searchin' for 

             
my lost shaker

    
 of salt.
            
Some people cl

              
aim that there

            
's a woman to 


blame,
            
But I know it'

              
s my own damn 


fault.

            
Wasted away ag

       
ain in Margari

taville,
             
Searchin' for 

             
my lost shaker

    
 of salt.
            
Some people cl

              
aim that there

            
's a woman to 


blame,
            
But I know it'

              
s my own damn 


fault.

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