Portugal Or Pei
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: AmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Jimmy Buffett
(From the 2023 Album EQUAL STRAIN ON ALL PARTS)
[Intro]
Am D F G
Am D F G
[Verse 1]
Am
I guess that I was born
D
With that nomad gene
F
There's very little of this planet
G
That I have not seen
Am
Everybody's on a soapbox
D
Influencers and phones
F
TikTok Tommy Rock 'round the clock
G
But I'm still thinkin' Rolling Stones
[Pre-Chorus]
F
So, where'm I gonna go
C
When the volcanos blow?
G
Everybody's askin'
Am
All the time
F
Contemplatin' Malpeque Bay
C
Or a beach bar near Sagres
G
I'm sure I'll find a way
E7
Till then, I'll be in the conga line
[Chorus]
F C
A pub in Portugal or PEI
G
Layin' low, stayin' high
G
I've got my good friends close
Am
And trouble far away
F
Music on a beach
C
Called "Singin' Sand"
G
No big deal, no master plan
E7 Am D F G
We'll be all right, come Monday
[Verse 2]
Am
I'll hopscotch 'cross the ocean
D
On friendly archipelago
F
Where women sing to Gaia
G
And the marijuana grows
Am
I'm thinkin' Garden of the Gulf
D7
Where the Portuguese fished long ago
F
Speak a little Mig Mauw when I can
G
And then Cavendish
G
Do the do-si-do
[Pre-Chorus]
F
Where'm I gonna go
C
When the volcanos blow?
G
Everybody's askin'
Am
All the time
F
Contemplatin' Malpeque Bay
C
Or a beach bar near Sagres
G
I'm sure I'll find a way
E7
Till then, I'll be in the conga line
[Chorus]
F C
A pub in Portugal or PEI
G
Layin' low, stayin' high
G
I've got my good friends close
Am
And trouble far away
F
Music on a beach
C
Called "Singin' Sand"
G
No big deal, no master plan
E7
We'll be all right, come Monday
[Trumpet Solo]
Am D7 F G
Am D7 F G
[Bridge]
Am
Everybody's on a soapbox
D
And there's way too many phones
F
Everybody's playin' TikTok Tommy Rock
G
And I still love the Rolling Stones
F
But life is always better
C
When you add a little island
G
A lot of oysters, love and wine
Am
Maybe a pub on PEI
F
With somebody singin' in Portuguese
C
On the sandbar, feel the ocean breeze
G
Right now, that sounds real good to me
E7
I really like those possibilities
[Outro]
Am
Till then, I'll be in the conga line
D
Where'm I gonna go?
F
Till then, I'll be in the conga line
G
Where'm I gonna go?
Am
Till then, I'll be in the conga line
D
Where'm I gonna go?
F
Till then, I'll be in the conga line
G
Where'm I gonna go?
Am
Where'm I gonna go?
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