Jimmy Buffett – Far Side Of The World (Guitar)
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[Verse 1]
D G Ramadan is over, the new moon's shown her face, A G A D I'm half way around the planet in a most unlikely place. D G Following my song line past bamboo shacks and shops, A G A D Behind a jitney packed like sardines, with bananas piled on top.
[Verse 2]
D G I ran away from politics, it's too bizarre at home, A G A D Away I flew, tuned in to Blue, maybe Amsterdam or Rome. D G Awakened by a stewardess, with Spain somewhere below, A G A D On the threshold of adventure, God I do love this job so.
[Bridge]
D G D A D So while I make my move, on the big board game, G D A D Up and down a Spanish highway, some things remain the same. G D A Bm Girls meet boys and boys tease girls, G D G A D I'm headin' out this morning for the far side of the world.
[Verse 3]
D G Oh I believe in song lines, obvious and not, A G A D I've ridden them like camels, to some most peculiar spots. D G They run across the oceans, through mountains and saloons, A G A D And tonight out to the desert, where I sit atop this dune.
[Verse 4]
D G I was destined for this vantage point, which is so far from the sea, A G A D I've lived it in the pages of Saint-Exupery. D G From Paris to Tunisia, Casablanca to Dakar, A G A D I was riding long before I flew, through the wind and sand and stars.
[Bridge]
G D A D Caravan, ride that hump, G D A D Timbuktu's a jillion bumps. G D A Bm Sleeping bags and battle flags are coiled and furled, G D G A D That's the way you travel to the far side of the world.
[Verse 5]
D G A sunset framed by lightning bolts burns a lasting memory, A G A D And a string of tiny twinkling lights adorn the sausage tree. D G While the embers from the log fire flicker, fly, and twirl, A G A D Then drift off toward the cosmos, from the far side of the world.
[Verse 6]
D G Well it's Christmas and my birthday, and so to that extent, A G A D The Masai, not the wise men, are circling my tent. D G I teach them how to play guitar, they show me how to dance, A G A D We have rum from the Caribbean, and Burgundy from France.
[Verse 7]
D G New Year's Eve in Zanzibar, with Babu and his boys, A G A D High up on the rooftop, you can relish all the noise. D G They're dancing on the tables, people bouncing like gazelles, A G A D Two oh oh one is ushered in with air-raid horns and bells.
[Bridge]
G D A D Time to sing, time to dance, G D A D Living out my second chance. G D A Bm Cobras and sleeping bags are coiled and curled, G D G A D That's the way it happens on the far side of the world.
[Verse 8]
D G Back at home, it's afternoon six thousand miles away, A G A D It will still be there when I get through attending this soiree. D G There are jobs and chores and questions, and plates I need to twirl, A G A D But tonight I'll take my chances on the far side of the world. G D G A D Yes, that's the way it happens on the far side of the world.