Frenchman For The Night
Jimmy Buffett
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Key:
C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 From his driftwood castleC Cmaj7 Dm Comes a song I've heard beforeG7 F A scratchy gramophone cuts to the boneEm Dm C Cmaj7 "La Vie En Rose" arpeggiosC Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 So the dream beginsC Cmaj7 Dm And the song is amplifiedG7 F Buy the Beaujolais, on Bastille dayEm Dm C He dances in the tide [Chorus]F6 G6 By the light of the moonC G Am7 He's a Frenchman for the nightG F6 G7 By the light of the moonC Cmaj9 C Cmaj9 It'll be all right [Verse 2]C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 Well it takes him backC Cmaj7 Dm To the days of love and warG7 F And the girl he knew with eyes of blueEm Dm C Waiting on the shoreC Cmaj7 C Cmaj9 If he'd only knownC Cmaj7 Dm How the years would fly on byG7 F Such a simple crime, he's run out of timeEm Dm C So he reaches for the skyContinues after the ad[Chorus]F6 G6 By the light of the moonC G Am7 He's a Frenchman for the nightG F6 G7 By the light of the moonC Cmaj9 C Cmaj9 It'll be all right [Bridge]Gm7 Blame it on the Champs ElyseesA7 Blame it on a tuneDm Blame it on the stroke of MonetF6 G7 But you can't escape the moonF6 G7 But you can't escape the moon… [Instrumental]C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7C Cmaj7 DmG7 FEm Dm C [Verse 3]C Cmaj7 C Cmaj9 He sees the stars aboveC Cmaj7 Dm As the floor to heavens lightG7 F While the angels taunt "C'est une nuit blanche"Em Dm C He's a Frenchman for the night [Chorus]F6 G6 By the light of the moonC G Am7 He's a Frenchman for the nightG F6 G7 By the light of the moonC Cmaj9 C Cmaj9 It'll be all right [Verse]C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 From his driftwood castleC Cmaj7 Dm Comes a song I've heard beforeG7 F A scratchy gramophone cuts to the boneEm Dm C Cmaj7 "La Vie En Rose" arpeggios [Chorus]F6 G6 By the light of the moonC G Am7 He's a Frenchman for the nightG F6 G7 By the light of the moonC Cmaj9 C Cmaj9 It'll be all right [Chorus]F6 G6 By the light of the moonC G Am7 He's a Frenchman for the nightG F6 G7 By the light of the moonC Cmaj9 C Cmaj9 It'll be all right