Margaritaville

tabbed by Joe



standard tuning ( EADGBe )



Intro- ( this intro is easy and fun 
to play) i wont put the rythem
because you can listen to the song 
and find it easy.


           D

e|--5--5--5--3--5---------------7
B|--7--7--7--5--7---2x----------8
G|-------------------------------
D|--------------------third time 
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------

e|--7--7--5--3--2--------| 
B|--8--8--7--5--3--------| 
G|--------------2--------| 
D|play-^^-------0--------| 
A|--------------X--------| 
E|--------------X--------| 



chords:  A     G   A7   D
        -0-   -3-  -0- -2-  
        -2-   -0-  -2- -3-  
        -2-   -0-  -0- -2-  
        -2-   -0-  -2- -0-  
        -0-   -2-  -0- -0-  
        -X-   -3-  -X- -x-  



NOTE*** YOU CAN DO OPTIONAL 
ALTERNATING BASS NOTES FOR THE 
CHORDS ILL
SHOW YOU THEM*** (THE CHORDS ARE 
eighth notes AND THE BASS NOTES ARE
quarter notes)

    D               A             

  G               A7

|---2-2-----2-2-----0-0----0-0----
|---3-3-----3-3-----2-2----2-2----
|---2-2-----2-2-----2-2----2-2----
|-0-----------------2-2----2-2----
|--------0--------0---------------
|------------------------0--------

||----3-3-----3-3-----0-0----0-0----
||----0-0-----0-0-----2-2----2-2----
||----0-0-----0-0-----0-0----0-0----
||---------0----------2-2----2-2----
||-----------------0----------------
||-3-----------------------0--------



you can either use the alternating 
bass i showed above or you can strum
this ( - means eighth rest)
down-downupdown-downupdown-downupdown-downup (then repeat)



1st verse:



D

nibblin on sponge cake, Watchin the 
sun bake

                               A

all those tourists covered in oil

A

strummin my six string, on my front 
porch swing

A7                                

      D

watch those shrimp there beggining 
to boil



Chorus:(there are slight variations 
to the chorus throughout the song,
ill put them on)



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G        A                  D


G             A               D

Lookin for my lost shaker of salt

G            A              D A

       G

Some people claim theres a woman to 
blame

A7                          D

but I know  It could be my fault



verse 2:



D

Don't know the reason, been here all
 season,


A

Nothin' to show but this brand new 
tattoo.

A

But it's a real beauty, a Mexican 
cutie,

A7                           D

How it got here I haven't a clue.



Chorus Variation 2:

G       A            D


G               A                D

Searchin' for my lost shaker of 
salt.

G           A                     

D A     G

Some people claim that there's a 
woman to blame,

A7                               D

But I know hell, it could be my 
fault.





Verse 3:



D

Blew out my flip flop, stepped on a 
pop-top,


A

Cut my heel, had to cruise on back 
home.

A

But there's booze in the blender and
 soon it will render,

A7                                

      D

That frozen concoction that helps me
 hang on.





Chorus variation 3:



G      A             D


G               A               D

Searchin' for my lost shaker of 
salt.

G           A                    

D A      G

Some people claim that there's a 
woman to blame,

A7                          D

But I know it's my own damn fault.







repeat chorus variation 3 and fade:















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