• Song:

    Cheeseburger In Paradise

  • Artist:

    Jimmy Buffett

  • Album:

    Biloxi

By: Scott Vance
I looked at another guys version of this song and I made it a little more complete. This is an awesome song.

Chords:

       Bm (x24432@1)                G (320003@1)                  A (x02220@1)                 D|---|-x-|---|---| (xx0232@1)  |---|---|-x-|---|   |---|---|---|---|   |---|-x-|---|---|
|---|-x-|-x-|---|   |---|---|-x-|---|   |---|-x-|---|---|   |---|---|-x-|---|
|---|-x-|---|-x-|   |---|---|---|---|   |---|-x-|---|---|   |---|-x-|---|---|
|---|-x-|---|-x-|   |---|---|---|---|   |---|-x-|---|---|   |---|---|---|---|
|---|-x-|---|---|   |---|---|-x-|---|   |---|---|---|---|   |---|---|---|---|
|---|---|---|---|   |---|-x-|---|---|   |---|---|---|---|   |---|---|---|---|



@ALBUM: Songs You Know By Heart
@SONG: Cheeseburger in Paradise
Cheeseburger in Paradise
By: Jimmy Buffett
1978
>From "Son of a Son of a Sailor"

Intro: ** Play "|" as strums or beats

       Bm|||| (x24432@1) A| (x02220@1)       Bm|||| (x24432@1) G| (320003@1)       Bm|||| (x24432@1) A| (x02220@1)D| (xx0232@1)
	  G (320003@1)        A (x02220@1)       DTried (xx0232@1)to amend my carnivorous habits
G (320003@1)            A (x02220@1)       DMade (xx0232@1)it nearly seventy days
         G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)             DLosin' (xx0232@1)weight without speed, eatin' sunflower seeds
E (022100@1)		  ADrinkin' (x02220@1)lots of carrot juice and soakin' up rays

       G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)         D (xx0232@1)     GBut (320003@1)at night I'd have these wonderful dreams
G (320003@1)          A (x02220@1)         BmSome (x24432@1)kind of sensuous treat
       G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1)  DNot (xx0232@1)zucchini, fettucini or bulgar wheat
      G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)          DBut (xx0232@1)a big warm bun and a huge hunk of meat

Chorus:----------------------------------------------------------------
      G (320003@1)  A (x02220@1)       D (xx0232@1)    Cheeseburger in paradise
     G (320003@1)       A (x02220@1)            D (xx0232@1)    Heaven on Earth with an onion slice
     G (320003@1)        A (x02220@1)        D (xx0232@1)    Not too particular, not too precise
                G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)  D (xx0232@1)    I'm just a Cheeseburger in paradise
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Bm ||||  A | D |

	  G (320003@1)        A (x02220@1)       DHeard (xx0232@1)about the old time sailor men
G (320003@1)            A (x02220@1)       DThey (xx0232@1)eat the same thing again and again
         G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)             DWarm (xx0232@1)beer and bread they said could raise the dead
E (022100@1)		  AWell (x02220@1)it reminds me of the menu at a Holiday Inn






       G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)         D (xx0232@1)     GBut (320003@1)times change, sailors these days
G (320003@1)          A (x02220@1)         BmWhen (x24432@1)I'm in port I get what I need
       G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1)  DNot (xx0232@1)just Havanas or bananas or daiquiris
      G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)          DBut (xx0232@1)that American creation on which I feed
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus:
   G (320003@1)  A (x02220@1)       DCheeseburger (xx0232@1)in Paradise
   G (320003@1)       A (x02220@1)            DMedium (xx0232@1)rare with mustard be nice
   G (320003@1)        A (x02220@1)        DHeaven (xx0232@1)on Earth with an onion slice
            G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)  DI'm (xx0232@1)just a Cheeseburger in Paradise
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

|-10------------|-----------|----------------------------|
|----12-10-7-10-|---5---5-7-|---5---5-7-8-7-8-10-8-7-----|
|---------------|-7---7-----|-7---7------------------7-7-|
|---------------|-----------|----------------------------|
|---------------|-----------|----------------------------|
|---------------|-----------|----------------------------|





(Just knock on the guitar or silence the strings for this part) 1 strum = /
In the song it sounds like a clap

    ///        /       //         /
**  I like mine with lettuce and tomato
     //         /       //         /
**  Heinz 57 and French fried potatoes
    //          /       //         /
**  Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer
    //          /       //         /
**  Well good God almighty which way do I steer for my

Chorus:
  G (320003@1)  A (x02220@1)       DCheeseburger (xx0232@1)in Paradise
    G (320003@1)       A (x02220@1)            DMakin' (xx0232@1)the best of every virtue and vice
    G (320003@1)        A (x02220@1)        DWorth (xx0232@1)every damn bit of sacrifice to get a
  G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)  DCheeseburger (xx0232@1)in Paradise
     G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)  DI (xx0232@1)need a Cheeseburger in Paradise
     G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)  DI'm (xx0232@1)just a Cheeseburger in Paradise


       Bm|||| (x24432@1) A| (x02220@1)       Bm|||| (x24432@1) G| (320003@1)       Bm|||| (x24432@1) A| (x02220@1)D|| (xx0232@1)
(If you plan on performing this in public, I might suggest ending it on this point after the last D)

     ///        /       //         /
**  I like mine with lettuce and tomato
     //         /       //         /
**  Heinz 57 and French fried potatoes
    //          /       //         /
**  Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer
    //          /       //         /
**  Well good God almighty which way do I steer


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