Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
Key: CEnglish
C Am C Am
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C McKinley hollered McKinley Amsqualled
Doctor said "McKinley Cdeath is on the wall Am
Say it to me Fmaj7if you got something to confess Am
I heard all about Cit he was going down Amslow
I heard it on Cthe wireless raAmdio
From down in the boonFmaj7docks way down in Key AmWest
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I'm searching for love Cfor inspiration Am
C On that pirate radio staAmtion
Coming out of LuxemFmaj7bourg and Budapest Am
CRadio signal's clear as can Ambe
I'm so deep in love Cthat I can hardly see Am
Down on the Fmaj7flat lands way down in AmKey West
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Fmaj7Key West is the place to be
If you're Clooking for immorAmtality
CStay on the road follow the highway Amsign
Fmaj7Key West is fine and fair
If you Clost your mind you will Amfind it there
Key West Fmaj7is on the horizon Amline
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I was Cborn on the wrong side of the railAmroad track
CLike Ginsberg Corso and Kerouac Am
Like Louis and JimFmaj7my and Buddy and all the rest Am
Well it might Cnot be the thing to do Am
But I'm Csticking with you through and through Am
Down in the flat lands Fmaj7way down in Key AmWest
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I got both of Cmy feet planted square Amon the ground
Got my right hand high Cwith the thumb down Am
Such is life Fmaj7such is happiAmness
Hibiscus Cflowers they grow everywhere here Am
If you wear one Cput it behind your ear Am
Down in the bottom Fmaj7way down in Key West Am
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Fmaj7Key West is the place to go
CDown by the Gulf of MexiAmco
Beyond the Ccity beyond the sifting sands Am
Fmaj7Key West is the gateway key
To Cinnocence and puriAmty
Key West Key West Fmaj7is the enchanted land Am
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CI've never lived in the Amland of Oz
Or Cwasted my time with an unworthy Amcause
It's hot down here Fmaj7and you can't be oAmverdressed
CChina blossoms of a toAmxic plant
They can Cmake you dizzy I'd like to help you but I Amcan't
Down in the flat Fmaj7lands way down in Key AmWest
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Well the Cfish tail ponds and the Amorchid trees
They can Cgive you that bleeding heart disease Am
People tell me Fmaj7I ought to try a little Amtenderness
On CNewton Street Bay Amview Park
CWalking in the shadow after Amdark
Down unFmaj7der way down in Key AmWest
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C I played Gumbo Limbo spirituals Am
C I know all the Hindu rituals Am
People tell me Fmaj7that I'm truly blessed Am
CBougainvillea blooming in the Amsummer in the spring
CWinter here is an unknown Amthing
Down in the flat Fmaj7lands way down in Key AmWest
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Fmaj7Key West is under the sun Cunder the radar Amunder the gun
You Cstay to the left and then you lean to the Amright
Fmaj7 Feel the sunlight on your skin Cthe healing virtues of the Amwind
Fmaj7 Key West Key West is the land Amof light
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C Wherever I travel wherAmever I roam
I'm Cnot that far before I Amcome back home
I do what I Fmaj7think is right what I Amthink is best
CHistory street off off AmMallory Square
C Truman had his White House Amthere
East Fmaj7bound west bound way down Amin Key West
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C Twelve years old they Amput me in a suit
C Forced me to marry a prostitute Am
There were Fmaj7gold fringes on her wedding Amdress
CThat's my story but not Amwhere it ends
She's Cstill cute and we're still Amfriends
Fmaj7Down on the bottom way down in Key AmWest
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C I play both sides against Amthe middle
CTryin' to pick up that pirate radio signal Am
I heard the news Fmaj7I heard Amyour last request
C Fly around my pretty little Miss Am
I don't love Cnobody give me a kiss Am
Down on the botFmaj7tom way down in Key AmWest
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Fmaj7 Key West is the place to be
If Cyou're looking for immorAmtality
CKey West is paradise diAmvine
Fmaj7 Key West is fine and fair
If you Clost your mind you'll Amfind it there
Fmaj7Key West is on the horizon Amline
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