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(please see -- Disclaimer statement at end of document --) ----------------------------------------------------------------- @ALBUM: One Particular Harbor @SONG: Stars On The Water @CHORDS: Arleen Myers (myera@ils.unc.edu) Stars On The Water By: Rodney Crowell 1981 G Down in Louisiana, bayous by and by Pirogue pole or your natural soul Keeps you tied to a tree high tide Em Beer joint lights come on G And then the crowd starts rollin' in Chorus: G Pretty soon you got stars on the water You got stars on the water Em It's like stars on the water, let it rain Beaumont to Biloxi Sea breeze at your door Gypsy rains, dang hurricanes White silver sandy shore "Blue Light" lounge is shinin' Way out on the view Chorus: It looks just like stars on the water Just like stars on the water Just like stars on the water, let it rain (guitar instrumental) When it's midnight down in Mobile Moonbeams on the bay They come from miles around to dance the jukebox down And dig the good time sounds they play All across the harbour Night lights shinin' in Chorus: It looks just like stars on the water Just like stars on the water Just like stars on the water, let it rain Chorus: Pretty soon ya got stars on the water You got stars on the water It's like stars on the water, let it rain - Notes: Background Vocals: Timothy B. Schmit ---------------------------------------------------- Chord diagrams: G - |32ooo3| Em - |o22ooo| ---------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- @SONG: I Use To Have Money One Time @CHORDS: Arleen Myers (myera@ils.unc.edu) I Use To Have Money One Time By: Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley 1983 For Harrison and Hunter Gm F Gm I had Cadillacs in my future Gm F Gm Debutantes in my past Gm F Gm F I made a deal with the devil for a whole lotta money Gm F Gm Thinkin' it would last and last Gm F Gm But a fool and his money are bound to part Gm F Gm And what goes up must come down Gm F Eb D7 Take my advice don't trust the roll of the dice Gm F Gm Keep your feet on solid ground Chorus: Gm F Gm I used to have money one time F Life of adventure and crime Gm F Gm I used to have money one time F Lots of women and wine Gm F Gm F Gm But who's gonna tell a fool? Who's gonna tell a fool? Gm F Gm Gm F Gm Who's gonna tell a fool? That he ain't cool (he ain't cool!) [guitar solo -- Gm's and F's] Now thems were hard times back in the eighties boy People barely had enough to get by Oh not me foot loose and fancy free There was nothin' to myself I'd deny But fellas listen to my story now Though you have heard this tale before Take care of your needs and watch out for you greeds Or that wolf will be at your door Chorus: I used to have money one time Life of adventure and crime I used to have money one time Now I ain't got a dime But who's gonna be the fool? Who's gonna be the fool? Who's gonna be the fool? Still ain't cool (it ain't cool) Who's gonna tell a fool? Who's gonna tell a fool? Who's gonna tell a fool? Still ain't cool (it ain't cool) (Jimmy used to have money one time) (Bubba used to have money one time) (Jimmy used to have money one time) (Bubba used to have money one time) (Jimmy used to have money one time) (Bubba used to have money one time) - Notes: Background Vocals: Bonnie Bramlett, Rita Coolidge, David Lasley, Arnold McCuller, Debra McColl, Frank Bama --------------------------------------------------------- There are *many* more Gm to F shifts than I've notated. Use your own judgment to decide where you want to put the rest of them. Chord diagrams: Gm - |xxo333| F - |xx3211| Eb - |xx1323| D7 - |xxo212| --------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- @SONG: Livin' It Up @CHORDS: Arleen Myers (myera@ils.unc.edu) Livin' It Up By: Jimmy Buffett, Josh Leo, J.D. Souther 1983 [intro: AAEAADDAE AAEAADDAE] E He took one last look D Tossed that address book E D His odyssey has begun E No time to see sights D Ran all the red lights E Burned all his bridges D Now it's love on the run Chorus: A E D Livin' it up E AAEAADDAE Is takin' all of his time A E D But he ain't givin' it up E AAEAADDAE It suits his temperament fine Up on the bandstand Plays for a few fans Workin' for minimum wage He spots her lookin' His brain is cookin' She takes her seat At the foot of the stage Chorus: Livin' it up Is takin' all of his time But he ain't givin' it up It suits his temperament fine Yeah he loves livin' it up And takin' all of his time But he ain't givin' it up It never crosses his mind Didn't say much, had a soft touch Knew what felt good in her man He was the same way and they split the next day Sang all the way through the Yucatan Chorus: Livin' it up Is takin' all of our time But we ain't givin' it up It never crosses our mind No no no he's just livin' it up And takin' all of his time But he ain't givin' her up She suits his temperament fine Yeah she's just livin' it up And takin' all of his time But she ain't givin' him up It never crosses her mind - Notes: Background Vocals: Josh Leo, Vince Melamed, Danny Burns Synthesizer: Vince Melamed Bass: Danny Burns Drums: Thom Mooney and The Linn Drum Machine ------------------------------------------------------------- Chord diagrams: A - |oo222o| E - |o221oo| D - |xxo232| ------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- @SONG: California Promises @CHORDS: Arleen Myers (myera@ils.unc.edu) California Promises By: Steve Goodman 1983 B Beneath the moonlit sky E Shadows walk beside the water F# B Sad goodbye whispered on the shore B Hear those wind chimes play E They serenade the shadow lovers F# Ring and fade away B Like California promises D G I will never love another Em F# Wait for me, 'til I return B But she never will E He waits for her beside the water F# Faithful still B To California promises (guitar solo) I will never love another Wait for me, 'til I return Though she never will He waits for her beside the water Faithful still To California promises (guitar solo) - Notes: Guitar solo: Earl Klugh Background Vocals: Rita Coolidge, David Lasley, Arnold McCuller -------------------------------------------------------------- Chord diagrams: B - |x24442| E - |o221oo| F# - |xx4322| D - |xxo232| G - |32ooo3| Em - |o22ooo| -------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- @SONG: One Particular Harbor @CHORDS: Mike A. Hall (mhall@moe.coe.uga.edu) By Jimmy Buffett and Bobby Holcomb Intro: EABB BBBA AE EABB (repeat) B A E IA ORA TE NA-TURA [English translation: below] E A B A E E MEA A-ROFA TEIE AO NEI B A E IA ORA TE NA-TURA E A B A E A G E E MEA A-ROFA TEIE AO NEI E D I know I don't get there often enough E D But God knows I surely try E D It's a magic kind of medicine A G E That no doctor could prescribe E D I used to rule my world from a pay phone E D And ships out on the sea E But now times are rough D And I got too much stuff A G E Can't explain the likes of me Chorus: E A B E But there's this one particular harbor A B E So far but yet so near A B E A Where I see the days as they fade away A B E And finally disappear B But now I think about the good times E Down in the Caribbean sunshine B In my younger days I was so bad B A E Laughin' about all the fun we had B I've seen enough to feel the world spin E Mixin' different oceans meetin' cousins B Listen to the drummers and the night sounds B A E Listen to the singers make the world go round (SOLO [repeats chorus chords]) IA ORA TE NATURA E MEA AROFA TEIE AO NEI IA ORA TE NATURA E MEA AROFA TEIE AO NEI Lakes below the mountains Flow into the sea Like oils applied to canvas They permeate through me And there's that one particular harbor Sheltered from the wind Where the children play on the shore each day And all are safe within A most mysterious calling harbor So far but yet so near Where I see the day when my hair's full gray And I finally disappear IA ORA TE NATURA [translation:] E MEA AROFA TEIE AO NEI NATURE LIVES (LIFE TO NATURE) IA ORA TE NATURA HAVE PITY FOR THE EARTH E MEA AROFA TEIE AO NEI (LOVE THE EARTH) UA PAU TE MAITAI NO TE FENUA BOUNTY OF THE LAND IS EXHAUSTED TE ZAI NOA RA TE ORA O TE MITIE BUT THERE'S STILL ABUNDANCE IN THE SEA ---------------------------------------------------- Chord diagrams: E - |o221oo| A - |oo222o| B - |x24442| C#m - |x46654| ---------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- @SONG: Why You Wanna Hurt My Heart @CHORDS: Arleen Myers (myera@ils.unc.edu) Why You Wanna Hurt My Heart By: Arthur Neville 1982 D Why you wanna hurt my heart Why you wanna hurt my heart A When you know that I love you Everybody 'round us can see Just how it ought to be D Everybody but you D Played your little game of deception Soon there's gonna be a connection A When you're blue, oh when you're blue I know it's just a cryin' shame, nobody left to blame D Nobody but you G C If I could turn back G D If I could turn back the hands of time G C D I'd do you a favor, straighten out confusion in your mind A In your mind Gonna see the voodoo lady 'Fore this thing drives me crazy Learn what to do, do about you Mix me up one of her potions, forget about my emotions Forget about you Why you wanna hurt my heart Why you wanna hurt my heart When you know that I love you Everybody 'round us can see Just how it oughtta be Everybody but you Why you wanna hurt my heart Why you wanna hurt my heart Why you wanna hurt my heart Why you wanna hurt my heart Why you wanna hurt my heart Why you wanna hurt my heart - Notes: Background Vocals: Rita Coolidge, David Lasley, Arnold McCuller -------------------------------------------------------- Chord diagrams: D - |xxo232| G - |32ooo3| A - |oo222o| C - |x32o1o| -------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- @SONG: Honey Do @CHORDS: Arleen Myers (myera@ils.unc.edu) Honey Do By: Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley 1983 For Hoagy Carmichael Ab Go Fm F You never try to keep the wild ones home Bbm Ebdim Bbm But mister don't just sit there and wait Abdim Ab F Go out on the town makin' all of the rounds Bbm Go Ab It don't matter if you're your own date Ab Fo Bbm Eb (Aah, aah, ah, ah ah ah) Ab Fo Bbm Eb (Aah, aah, ah, ah ah ah) Ab Fdim Bbm Eb Vacantly occupied, sat on the beach 'til my body got fried Ab Fdim Bbm Eb Dreamin' of your pretty eyes up in South Carolina Ab Fdim Bbm Eb I can't pronounce my r's or g's when I'm speakin' Southernese Bbm Eb Ab Honey do, honey come and do me again I've seen your fat cat style, three hundred pounds of jive ass smile Young girls gigglin' all the while, that's not my cup of chowder I go for candlelight, cold champagne nearly every night Honey do, a little toast for me and you C7 Fm Honey (honey) why couldn't you have taken the non-stop train Bb7 Eb I'm hungry (hungry) and I really want to see you again I know it's gettin' late, waiter keeps starin' at your empty plate Maitre'd keeps tellin' me, "Uh Sir, she's just not coming" Now what the hell does garcon know, we've been through all this befo' Honey do, honey come and do me again -- Spoken: "Alright Blues Torpedoes" (sax solo) Honey (honey) why couldn't you have taken the non-stop train I'm hungry (hungry) and I really want to see you again Vacantly occupied, sat on the beach 'til my body got fried Dreamin' of your pretty eyes up in South Carolina I can't pronounce my r's or g's when I'm speakin' Southernese Honey do, honey come and do me again (one more time) Yeah honey do, honey come and do me again Oh oh oh oh Honey do, honey come and do me again - Notes: Drums: Matt Betton Upright Bass: David Jackson Saxophones: Matt Betton and The Blues Torpedoes Background Vocals: Rita Coolidge, David Lasley, Arnold McCuller ---------------------------------------------------------------- I didn't include chord fingerings for this one. I figure if you can play this on a guitar, you don't need me to tell you how to do it. I will tell you, however, what I mean by each chord notation: Ab - Ab, C, Eb Ebdim - Eb,Gb,A,C Go - G,B,Eb (G augmented) Abdim - Ab,B,D,F Fm - F,Ab,C Fo - F,A,Db F - F,A,C Fdim - F,Ab,B,D Bbm - Bb,Db,F Eb - Eb,G,Bb ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- @SONG: We Are The People Our Parents Warned Us About @CHORDS: Arleen Myers (myera@ils.unc.edu) We Are The People Our Parents Warned Us About By: Jimmy Buffett 1983 For Ed Polock [intro: G's and C's] G I was supposed to have been a Jesuit priest C G or a Naval Academy grad C G That was the way that my parents perceived me A D Those were the plans that they had C G But I couldn't fit the part too dumb or too smart C G D Ain't it funny how we all turned out C G D G I guess we are the people our parents warned us about You know I coulda worked the rigs when the money was big Or hopped a freighter south to Trinidad And when they tried to draft me I earned a college degree Buyin' time 'til things were not so bad But then I got a guitar found a job in a bar Playin' acid rock 'til I was numb Tell me where are the flashbacks they all warned us would come Chorus: D G We are the people, they couldn't figure out D G We are the people our parents warned us about C D G Hey hey, Gardner McKay D C G C G Take us on the Leaky Tiki with you C D G Clear skies bound for Shanghai D C G C Sailing cross the ocean blue (do do do dooo) G C D So blue (do do do dooo OOOH) G C D (do do do dooo) G C D (do do do dooo OOOH) Now I got quarters in my loafers tryin' to fight inflation When it only used to take a cent Sometimes I wish I was back in my crashpad days 'Fore I knew what cash flow meant Seems everybody's joggin' or heavy into health shit Don't tell me that I ought to get rolfed 'Cause I love cajun martinis and playin' afternoon golf Chorus: We are the people there isn't any doubt We are the people they still can't figure out We are the people who love to sing "Twist and Shout" SHAKE IT UP BABY We are the people our parents warned us about (do do do dooo) Id'n' any doubt (do do do dooo OOOH) Hey hey hey (do do do dooo) Gardner McKay (do do do dooo, Gardner McKay) (do do do dooo) I wanna sail away today (do do do dooo OOOH) Isn't any doubt (do do do dooo) They warned us about (do do do dooo OOOH) Hey hey hey (do do do dooo) C'mon now Gardner McKay (do do do dooo OOOH) I wanna sail away today - Notes: Background Vocals: Rita Coolidge, David Lasley, Arnold McCuller --------------------------------------------------- Chord diagrams: G - |32ooo3| C - |x32o1o| A - |oo222o| D - |xxo232| --------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- @SONG: Twelve Volt Man Twelve Volt Man By: Jimmy Buffett 1983 For "Nez" and Baja Bill at Alphonsino's F9 I never got a grip on penmanship Bb Could never make the small "L's" flow F9 Seldom found the trick to arith-a-metic Bbmaj7 Three plus two be mo', pas Bbmaj7 C But ask for some palm trees Bbmaj7 C Or tales from the South Seas Bbmaj7 C F And I just might turn your head I never had the clout to knock one out But hitting was the name of my game Standing on third as the coaches conferred Close to my first claim to fame Just give me the steal sign And I'll make home plate mine And I just might turn some heads Bb7 F Sometimes I may get a little drastic Bb7 F Sometimes I just let my feelin's show Bb7 F Sometimes I may be a bit sarcastic G C Most times that's the way the story goes [instrumental: first four lines below] Now I now this Joe down in Mexico He went there to work on his tan For years he's been plugged into blenders and songs They call him the Twelve Volt Man He don't need no charge card Just give him a Die Hard And he'll makes sparks fly 'round your head Oh just ask for some palm trees Or tales from the South Seas And I'll make sparks fly 'round your head 'Round your head In your head (7 times) In your head... - Notes: Background Vocals: Timothy B. Schmit ----------------------------------------------------------------- Chord diagrams: F9 - |xx3213| Bb - |113331| Bbmaj7 - |x1o231| C - |x32o1o| F - |xx3211| G - |32ooo3| ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- @SONG: Brown Eyed Girl @CHORDS: Paul Zimmerman / Brown Eyed Girl By: Van Morrison G C G D7 Hey, where did we go days when the rain came G C G D7 Down in the hollow playing a new game G C Laughing, and a running, hey, hey G D7 Skipping and a jumping G C In the misty morning fog, G D7 C D7 G Em Our hearts a thumpin' and you, my brown eyed girl C G C G D7 You, my brown eyed girl Whatever happened to Tuesday and so slow Going down to the old mine With a transistor radio Standing in the sunlight laughing Hiding behind a rainbow's wall Slipping and a sliding All along the waterfall With you, my brown eyed girl You, my brown eyed girl Bridge: D7 Do you remember when we used to sing G C G D7 Sha la la la la la la la la la la-te-da Just like that G C G D7 G Sha la la la la la la la la la la-te-da la te da Now that I'm all on my own I saw you just the other day My, how you have grown Cast my memory back there Lord Sometimes I'm overcome thinkin' 'bout it Laughing and a running hey, hey Behind the stadium With you, my brown eyed girl You, my brown eyed girl Do you remember when we used to sing D7 G C Sha la la la la la la la (fade)... --------------------------------------------------------- Chord diagrams: G - |32ooo3| Em - |o22ooo| C - |x32o1o| D7 - |xxo212| --------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- @SONG: Distantly In Love @CHORDS: Arleen Myers (myera@ils.unc.edu) Distantly In Love By: Jimmy Buffett 1983 For Jane and Savannah Jane D G A D Payphones all were ringing as the crowd went roarin' by D G A D Lovely dancers swayin' to an island lullaby D G A D Beside the southern ocean taking stock of what's to be D G A7 D Writing you this letter that you'll probably never see Chorus: G D A But I can't help but be G D A Ruled by inconsistencies G A D Not unique just distantly in love Tried to phone from Paris thinking things could be arranged Me and you would rendezvous but I found your number changed So I drove to San Remo where the crazy painter dwells Toasted our old photograph still up there on his shelf Chorus: But I can't help but be Ruled by my antiquities Not unique just distantly in love F#m G I can't be the one to fill F#m G Your times and all your places F#m G I can't be the one to fill E A Your blanks and empty spaces I heard it from a friend of ours I saw in Timber Bay You had a new lover who had stolen you away That could be the reason that I never got in touch May present slight problems if he loves you half as much Chorus: As I who can't help but be Ruled by my antiquities Not unique just distantly in love You know I can't help but be Part of my own philosophies Not unique just distantly in love - Notes: Mandolin: Josh Leo --------------------------------------------------------------- Chord diagrams: D - |xxo232| G - |32ooo3| A - |oo222o| F#m - |244222| E - |o221oo| --------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ***************************************************************** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer -(please read)-: These chord arrangments were created for private use. Anyone who distributes them or copies them is in risk of violating copyright laws. We claim no responsibility for what others do with these lyrics and chord arrangements. Thank you, The GCC authors [end of disclaimer] ----------------------------------------------------------------- - end of OPH section - EAM 8/13/95