Florida Key — The New Basement Tapes
Chords and lyrics for Florida Key by The New Basement Tapes (key of C).
Verse 1
that's entirely up to you.
C F C C = Riff (You basically pick out the notes in F)
[C]Miami woman so fine and fair
[G]I try and try but I can't get anywhere
[Dm]I sail out under the [F]sun
[Dm]Looking for my darling, my [F]only one
[Dm]I sail all day, and when the [F]day is done
[C]She's still the one I want to see
G C Riff(x2)
I must find that Florida Key
[C]Collins Avenue, Fifth Street and Main
[G]I walk up and down but it's all in vain
[Dm]My only darling is [F]gone
[Dm]Took everything and put it out [F]on the lawn
[Dm]And Jim came and got it and he [F]gave it to John
[C]It's getting harder and harder to be me
G C Riff(x2)
I must find that Florida Key
[C]Just standing on the curb watching for boats
[G]While them boys and girls pass by on their big silver goats
[Dm]I'm getting out while the getting[F] is good
[Dm]In my ship of steel or in my ship[F] of wood
[Dm]One more time I'm gonna do just [F]like I should
[C]See, this could only happen to me
G C Riff
I must find that Florida Key
[Am]Need a little sunshine in my beer
[Bb]Thinking 'bout eloping
[F]Nothing's locked, never will be
[G]Everything is open
[C]There's only one thing that lurks in my mind
[G]It's nothing here, nothing I've left behind
There's something up [Dm]front, something I hope to[F] find
[Dm]I'm gonna set sail again [F]tonight
[Dm]Round the horn and in the clear [F]moonlight
[C]Or at least I'm sure it's going to be
[G]Soon as I find my [C]Florida Key
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