Jimmy Buffett – Pencil Thin Mustache (Guitar)
Capo 2
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Bass Tab
Guitar
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Words and Music by Jimmy Buffett
Verses 2 & 3 should be played with bar chords, which allows the
player to shift up the fretboard via the Ebm7.
[Intro] C E A7 e|----0------------------|------------------------| B|-1----------0--3-------|-2--------3-----2-------| G|-----------------------|----0-------------------| D|-------2---------------|-------2----------------| A|-3----------2-----2----|-0-----------0-----0----| E|-----------------------|------------------------| D7 G C F/A G/B e|-0-2--3---------------|-------------------------| B|-----------0--0-------|-1----1----1----3--------| G|----------------------|-------------------------| D|-0----0----------0----|-------------------------| A|----------------------|-3----3----0----2--------| E|-----------3----------|-------------------------|
[Verse 1]
C E A7 Now they make new movies in old black and white D7 G With happy endings, where nobody fights C E A7 So if you find yourself in that nostalgic rage D7 G Honey, jump right up and show your age...
[Chorus]
C E A7 I wish I had a pencil thin moustache D7 G C The Boston Blackie kind C E A7 A two-toned Ricky Ricardo jacket D7 G And an autographed picture of Andy Devine C C7 I remember bein' buck-toothed and skinny F Ab7 Writin' fan letters to Sky's niece Penny C E A7 Oh, I wish I had a pencil thin moustache D7 G C Then I could solve some mysteries too
[Verse 2]
Dm7 A7 Dm7 A7 Oh, it's Bandstand, Disneyland, growin' up fast Dm7 A7 Dm7 Drinkin' on a fake ID Ebm7 Em7 B7 Em7 B7 Yeah, and Ramar of the jungle was everyone's Bwana D7 G And only jazz musicians were smokin' marijuana C E A7 Yeah, I wish I had a pencil thin moustache D7 G C Then I could solve some mysteries too
[Harmonica Solo]
C E A7 A7
D7 G C C
C E A7 (Thin, thin, pencil thin moustache...)
D7 G C
[Verse 3]
Dm7 A7 Dm7 A7 Then it's flat top, dirty bop, coppin' a feel Dm7 A7 Dm7 Grubbin' on the livin' room floor (so sore) Ebm7 Em7 B7 Em7 B7 They send you off to college, try to gain a little knowledge D7 G But all you want to do is learn how to score
[Bridge]
C E A7 Yeah, but now I'm gettin' old, don't wear underwear D7 G I don't go to church and I don't cut my hair C E A7 But I can go to movies and see it all there D7 G7 C Just the way that it used to be
[Chorus]
C E A7 That's why I wish I had a pencil thin moustache D7 G C The Boston Blackie kind C E A7 Or a two-toned Ricky Ricardo jacket D7 G And an autographed picture of Andy Devine C C7 Oh, I could be anyone I wanted to be F Ab7 Maybe suave Errol Flynn or the Sheik of Araby C E A7 If I only had a pencil thin moustache D7 G C Then I could do some cruisin' too
[Coda]
C Yeah, Brylcreem, a little dab'll do yah D7 G C G C Oh, I could do some cruisin' too