Gordon Lightfoot – Biscuit City (Guitar)
Capo 2
Key
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Chords
[INTRO:] C
[VERSE 1:]
I'd like to be in Biscuit City
F F#m7-5 With my banjo in my hand C/G Am7 I don't need no long vacation Em7 G In some foreign land Am F 'Cause the sound of my own breathing C/E Am Has been turning to a sigh F C I wish that I could make the time G F C To be in Biscuit City by and by
[VERSE 2:]
Oh, the water is of emerald
F F#m7-5 And the beach is white as snow C/G Am7 And everyone's got money Em7 G And no place to go Am F In a land of milk and honey C/E Am It can really make you smile F C And if I had a ticket G F C I would stay in Biscuit City for awhile
[VERSE 3:]
All the girls are in bikinis
F F#m7-5 All the boys are in the buff C/G Am7 With the baby in between Em7 G And that makes three of us Am F And the streets are all so quiet C/E Am And the walls are squeaky clean F C I think you ain't been nowhere G F C 'Til the town of Biscuit City you have seen
[INSTRUMENTAL:] C F F#m7-5 C/G Am7 Em7 G
Am F C/E Am F C G F C
[VERSE 4:]
I'd rather be in Biscuit City
F F#m7-5 With my banjo in my hand C/G Am7 Than take a big vacation Em7 G In some foreign land Am F 'Cause the sound of my own breathing C/E Am Has been turning to a sigh F C If it were not for misfortune G F C I would be in Biscuit City by and by F C If it were not for misfortune G F C I would stay in Biscuit City 'til I die
[OUTRO:] (## fade to end ##)
C F F#m7-5 C/G Am7 Em7 G Am F C/E Am F C G F C