#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## <[email protected]> Subject: song - "GreatFillingStation.crd" - Jimmy Buffett To: [email protected] 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 D We got fifteen dollars G D And a can of STP E A A big ole jar of cashew nuts and a Japanese TV G D Feelin' we had pulled the biggest heist of our career D D We're wanted men, we'll strike again, A D But first let's have a beer 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 D We were sittin' in the Krystal G D About as drunk as we could be G In walked the deputy sheriff E A And he's holdin' our TV G D He roughed us and he cuffed us D G And he took us off to jail D A D No picture on a poster, no reward and no bail (repeat chorus and fade) 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 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // 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 // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
