Great Filling Station Chords by Jimmy Buffett #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Subject: song - "GreatFillingStation.crd" - Jimmy Buffett To: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu Date: Wed, 18 Aug 93 13:22:37 EDT X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11] The Great Filling Station Holdup ================================ By Jimmy Buffett Intro: G D A D D I pulled into the regular pump G D I was feelin' quite at ease E A I rolled down my window and told the man, "Fifty cents worth please" G D Then out jumped my partner with his trusty pellet gun D D A D He said, "Boy, this is a holdup, keep 'a pumpin' and don't run" Chorus: G A D And now I wish I was somewhere other than here G A E A Down in some honky tonk, sippin' on a beer G A D Yes I wish I was somewhere other than here G D Cause that great fillin' station holdup A D Cost me two good years We got fifteen dollars and a can of STP A big ole jar of cashew nuts and a Japanese TV Feelin' we had pulled the biggest heist of our career We're wanted men, we'll strike again But first let's have a beer (repeat chorus) We were sittin' in the Krystal About as drunk as we could be In walked the deputy sheriff And he's holdin' our TV He roughed us and he cuffed us And he took us off to jail No picture on a poster, no reward and no bail (repeat chorus and fade) //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Mike A. Hall // "They send you off to college, // // // try to gain a little knowledge, // // University of Georgia // But all you want to do is // // Athens, GA U.S.A. // learn how to score." --J.Buffett // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////