Jimmy Buffett – Mailbox Money (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
G G C G
G G G
[Verse 1]
G Sweet water, hidden river D Flows right by my place D Life is slow, fishin's good C That's how I spend my days G I've got a sun-browned local lady D She hails from Bon Secour D She makes the best fried shrimp and collard greens C G Cold Rosé is her pour F C G F C G By now you must be wonderin' how I earn my pay F C G D I write words and music, fact, I write them every day
[Chorus]
G Mailbox money D Been so good to me D C G When my ship comes sailin' in I feel like royalty G D That old song just keeps playin' from sea to shinin' sea D C G G G G That mailbox money sure been good to me
[Verse 2]
G The postman starts his outboard D 'Cause we get our mail by boat C G That song I penned in '81 still keeps our world afloat F C G F C G If it wasn't for the radio and those Parrot-headed fans F C G D I'd have to get a day gig, which would surely spoil my plans
[Chorus]
G Mailboat money D Been so good to me D C G When my ship comes sailin' in I feel like royalty G D They still hum that melody from France to Newfoundland D C G Mailbox money made me what I am
[Post-chorus]
G Put it in the mailbox G Put it in the mailbox
[Verse 3]
G D Now the postman, he retired two or three years back D C G Now he fishes every day and I take up the slack G D I load that fifteen foot Pirogue US mailboat down D C G Jump start my Johnson and spread the love around F C G F C G Junk mail, bills and birthday cards on the last boat that remains F C G D I'm a one man crew but I still get through those floods and hurricanes G Mailboat money
[Solo]
F D C G
[Pre-chorus]
B7 Em Down in LA, that's how our mail arrives A D D Drop us a line at zip code 36555
[Chorus]
D G D I love that mailbox money from sea to shinin' sea D Nothing else comes close to stackin' up C G 'Cept the Full Moon Jubilee G D Giggin' big fat flounders with Jimbo at slack tide D C G Mailbox money sure seems bonafide G D That old song just keeps playin' from sea to shinin' sea C D G Mailbox money sure been good to me
[Outro]
G (Put it in the mailbox) G Just keeps comin' in G (Put it in the mailbox) G What a boat ride this has been G (Put it in the mailbox) G (Put it in the mailbox) G Whole lotta jingle in that single G (Put it in the mailbox) G Cha-ching G (Put it in the mailbox) G Ooh, might go look at the mail Johnson G (Put it in the mailbox) G Maybe get a new guitar G (Put it in the mailbox) G I don't wanna be a star