• Song:

    African Friend

  • Artist:

    Jimmy Buffett

  • Album:

    Ballads

Another one for all you Parrotheads!!

By Jimmy Buffett

                         AFRICAN FRIEND

DDisembarking (xx0232@1)at Duvalier airport
A7 (x02020@1)          G (320003@1)          DSeeking (xx0232@1)transportation to town
D (xx0232@1)         
As the purple ink dried on his passport
A7 (x02020@1)                     G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)
He could still feel the eyes look around.

DMessieur (xx0232@1)ou y est casino? 
A7 (x02020@1)             G (320003@1)        DHe (xx0232@1)spoke to the cabbie and smiled
DThe (xx0232@1)driver replied: vieux ou noveaux? 
A7 (x02020@1)                G (320003@1)        DAs (xx0232@1)he motioned the dark man inside.

Fm (133111@1)                  DBusiness (xx0232@1)in Aruba concluded
       E7 (020130@1)                    AHe (x02220@1)now had a little money to spend
        G (320003@1)           A7 (x02020@1)             DThat's (xx0232@1)how I came to meet my African friend.

DWe (xx0232@1)were rolling the bones several hours
A7 (x02020@1)           G (320003@1)          DConversing (xx0232@1)as most gamblers do
D (xx0232@1)       
We were calling on all of our powers
A7 (x02020@1)       G (320003@1)            DHoping (xx0232@1)to see the night through.

D (xx0232@1)                   G (320003@1)          DBut (xx0232@1)not approving at all of our winnings
A7 (x02020@1)               G (320003@1)           DThe (xx0232@1)pit boss he tugged at his sleeve
D (xx0232@1)   
Through the whole thing my new friend was grinning
A7 (x02020@1)                   G (320003@1)             DThen (xx0232@1)he motioned it's time we should leave.

Fm (133111@1)                          D (xx0232@1)With our night at the tables behind us
          E7 (020130@1)                AWe (x02220@1)were ready just to do it again
        G (320003@1)            A7 (x02020@1)             DThat's (xx0232@1)when I came to know my African friend.

D (xx0232@1)
But I woke up on the steps of a whorehouse
A7 (x02020@1)               G (320003@1)        DA (xx0232@1)soldier told me I'd better leave
DAs (xx0232@1)I stumbled to find me a taxi
A7 (x02020@1)            G (320003@1)         DI (xx0232@1)saw a note pinned to my sleeve.

D (xx0232@1)                       G (320003@1)         DIt (xx0232@1)was a pleasure and a hell of an evenin
A7 (x02020@1)       G (320003@1)          DTruly (xx0232@1)was our night to win
DBut (xx0232@1)the authorities insist on my leaving
A7 (x02020@1)           G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)    
Take care my American friend.

Fm (133111@1)                      DWith (xx0232@1)my weekend at Haiti concluded
       E7 (020130@1)                   AI (x02220@1)now had a little money to spend
        G (320003@1)            A7 (x02020@1)             DThat's (xx0232@1)when I came to meet my African friend
        G (320003@1)            A7 (x02020@1)             DThat's (xx0232@1)how I came to know another good friend.



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