Blue Guitar by Jimmy Buffett
Great song written by his drummer and guitarist!
Capo 4- D-G x3 Bm-A-G-D
Repeat intro three times! Listen very closely to get timing right and how many times to
strum the chord
[D]Once I knew a man[Bm]
Showed m[D]e the slight of ha[Bm]nd
[D]Blink of an eye, he dan[Bm]ced across the st[D]rings[Bm]
Played a[D] song I'd never heard[Bm]
P[D]oignant and abs[Bm]urd
[D]To this day, it leaves [Bm]me wonderi[D]ng[Bm][A]
[G]How I wish to[D]morrow I was fishin
Boy you've got a m[A]ission
Shake it, rattle and [D]roll
[G]Now, just use your int[D]uition
You'll get less com[E]petition
From the clock up on the [A]wall[D]
Chorus:
[D]You are [G]what you are
[D]You dream w[G]hat you dream
[D]Play on your[G] blue guitar for [D]me[G]
[D]Play me a s[G]erenade
[D]A simple ma[G]squerade
P[D]lay on your b[G]lue guitar for me[Bm-A-G-D]
Yeah
'[D]Was he real or make be[Bm]lieve
[D]Someone to d[Bm]eceive
[D]Time is just a[Bm] folly we can't [D]see[Bm]
[D]If you only know one [Bm]song
[D]Play it right or wron[Bm]g
[D]The truth is always s[Bm]omewhere in bet[D]ween[Bm][A]
[G]You and I, we can't ch[D]ange the weather
We're all in this to[A]gether
So let the strong winds b[D]low
[G]Now things will be much [D]better
Don't become a pri[E]soner
The reason you should kno[A]w[D]
Chorus:
[D]You are wh[G]at you are
[D]You dream wh[G]at you dream
[D]Play on your b[G]lue guitar for [D]me[G]
[D]Play me a [G]serenade
[D]A lover's m[G]asquerade
P[D]lay on your b[G]lue guitar for me[Bm-A-G-D]
BREAk: Play the bass notes in the Bm-A-G-D progression
[G]Boy I wish to[D]morrow I was fishin
Boy you've got a m[A]ission
Shake it, rattle and [D]roll
[G]Now, just use your int[D]uition
You'll get less com[E]petition
From the clock up on the [A]wall[D]
Repeat chorus Chords for the rest of the song
You are what you are
You dream what you dream
Play on your blue guitar for me
Play me a serenade
A simple masquerade
Play on your blue guitar for me
You are what you are
You dream what you dream
Play on your blue guitar for me
Play me a serenade
Red wine or lemonade
Play on your blue guitar for me
You are what you are
You dream what you dream
Play on your blue guitar for me
Play me a serenade
A simple masquerade
Play on your blue guitar for me
You are what you are
You dream what you dream
Play on your blue guitar for me
Great song written by his drummer and guitarist!
Capo 4- D-G x3 Bm-A-G-D
Repeat intro three times! Listen very closely to get timing right and how many times to
strum the chord
[D]Once I knew a man[Bm]
Showed m[D]e the slight of ha[Bm]nd
[D]Blink of an eye, he dan[Bm]ced across the st[D]rings[Bm]
Played a[D] song I'd never heard[Bm]
P[D]oignant and abs[Bm]urd
[D]To this day, it leaves [Bm]me wonderi[D]ng[Bm][A]
[G]How I wish to[D]morrow I was fishin
Boy you've got a m[A]ission
Shake it, rattle and [D]roll
[G]Now, just use your int[D]uition
You'll get less com[E]petition
From the clock up on the [A]wall[D]
Chorus:
[D]You are [G]what you are
[D]You dream w[G]hat you dream
[D]Play on your[G] blue guitar for [D]me[G]
[D]Play me a s[G]erenade
[D]A simple ma[G]squerade
P[D]lay on your b[G]lue guitar for me[Bm-A-G-D]
Yeah
'[D]Was he real or make be[Bm]lieve
[D]Someone to d[Bm]eceive
[D]Time is just a[Bm] folly we can't [D]see[Bm]
[D]If you only know one [Bm]song
[D]Play it right or wron[Bm]g
[D]The truth is always s[Bm]omewhere in bet[D]ween[Bm][A]
[G]You and I, we can't ch[D]ange the weather
We're all in this to[A]gether
So let the strong winds b[D]low
[G]Now things will be much [D]better
Don't become a pri[E]soner
The reason you should kno[A]w[D]
Chorus:
[D]You are wh[G]at you are
[D]You dream wh[G]at you dream
[D]Play on your b[G]lue guitar for [D]me[G]
[D]Play me a [G]serenade
[D]A lover's m[G]asquerade
P[D]lay on your b[G]lue guitar for me[Bm-A-G-D]
BREAk: Play the bass notes in the Bm-A-G-D progression
[G]Boy I wish to[D]morrow I was fishin
Boy you've got a m[A]ission
Shake it, rattle and [D]roll
[G]Now, just use your int[D]uition
You'll get less com[E]petition
From the clock up on the [A]wall[D]
Repeat chorus Chords for the rest of the song
You are what you are
You dream what you dream
Play on your blue guitar for me
Play me a serenade
A simple masquerade
Play on your blue guitar for me
You are what you are
You dream what you dream
Play on your blue guitar for me
Play me a serenade
Red wine or lemonade
Play on your blue guitar for me
You are what you are
You dream what you dream
Play on your blue guitar for me
Play me a serenade
A simple masquerade
Play on your blue guitar for me
You are what you are
You dream what you dream
Play on your blue guitar for me
