Coast of Carolina WORDS AND MUSIC BY MAC MCANALLY/PERFORMED BY JIMMY BUFFETT TABBED BY JIM LIBERATORE Capo 2nd D C9 G D C9 G D C9 G D (HOLD) Em9 C9 G/B Little roadside restaurant we artfully complain Em9 C9 G/B Groovy tells the waitress that his chicken died in vain Em9 C9 G/B Most every day goes by according to design Em9 D/F# G A I live this dream and still it seems I have you on my mind [Chorus:] G D From the bottom of my heart A D Off the coast of Carolina G D After one or two false starts Bm A I believe we found our stride G D And the walls that won't come down A D We can decorate or climb G D Or find some way to get around Bm Em Cause I'm still on your side G D From the bottom of my heart. D C9 G D C9 G D C9 G D (HOLD) Em9 C9 G/B I can't see the future but I know it's coming fast Em9 C9 G/B It's not that hard to wind up knee-deep in the past Em9 C9 G/B There come alot of Mondays since that phone booth that first night Em9 D/F# G A Tears and miles and years and smiles I wanna get it right . G D From the bottom of my heart A D Off the coast of Carolina G D After one or two false starts Bm A I believe we found our stride G D And the walls that won't come down A D We can decorate or climb G D Or find some way to get around Bm Em Cause I'm still on your side G D From the bottom of my heart. [Music Bridge] Em9 C9 G/B These days I get up about the time I used to go to bed Em9 C9 G/B Living large was once the deal now I watch the stars instead Em9 C9 G/B They're timeless and predictable unlike most things that I do Em9 D/F# G A I tell the wind and my old friend I'm headed home to you. G D From the bottom of my heart A D Off the coast of Carolina G D After one or two false starts Bm A I believe we found our stride G D And the walls that won't come down A D We can decorate or climb G D Or find some way to get around Bm Em Cause I'm still on your side G D From the bottom of my heart. D C9 G D C9 G D C9 G D (HOLD)