Key West Philosopher Pirate chords

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[C] McKinley hollered, McKinley [Am]squalled
Doctor said, "McKinley,[C] death is on the wall[Am]
‪Say it to me[Fmaj7] , if you got something to confes[Am]s
I heard all about it[C] , he was going down [Am]slow ‬
‪I heard it al[C]l, wireless rad[Am]io ‬
‪From down in the moon[Fmaj7] dogs way down in Key[Am] West ‬

‪I’m searching for lov[C]e, for inspiratio[Am]n ‬
[C] ‪On that pirate radio st[Am]ation
‪Coming out of Luxe[Fmaj7]mbourg and Budapes[Am]t ‬
[C]‪Radio signal’s clear as can[Am] be
‪I’m so deep in lov[C]e that I can hardly se[Am]e ‬
‪Down on the[Fmaj7] flat lands, way down in[Am] Key West

[Fmaj7]‪Key West is the place to be ‬
‪If you’re[C] looking for immo[Am]rtality ‬
[C]‪Stay on the road, follow the highway[Am] sign ‬
[Fmaj7]‪Key West is fine and fair, ‬
‪If you[C] lost your mind, you will[Am] find it there
‪Key West[Fmaj7] is on the horizon[Am] line

‪I was[C] born on the wrong side of the rai[Am]lroad track
[C]‪Like Ginsberg, Corso and Keroua[Am]c
‪Like Louis, and Ji[Fmaj7]mmy and Buddy and all the res[Am]t ‬
‪Well, it might[C] not be the thing to d[Am]o ‬
‪But I’m[C] sticking with you through and throug[Am]h ‬
‪Down in the flat lands[Fmaj7] , way down in Key[Am] West

‪I got both of[C] my feet planted square[Am] on the ground ‬
‪Got my right hand hig[C]h, with the thumb dow[Am]n ‬
‪Such is life[Fmaj7] , such is happ[Am]iness
‪Hibiscus[C] flowers, they grow everywhere her[Am]e
‪If you wear one[C] , put it behind your ea[Am]r
‪Down in the bottom[Fmaj7] , way down in Key Wes[Am]t ‬

[Fmaj7]‪Key West is the place to go
[C]‪Down by the Gulf of Mex[Am]ico ‬
‪Beyond the[C] city, beyond the sifting sand[Am]s
[Fmaj7]‪Key West is the gateway key ‬
‪to[C] innocence and pur[Am]ity ‬
‪Key West, Key West[Fmaj7] is the enchanted land[Am]

[C]‪I’ve never lived in the l[Am]and of Oz ‬
‪Or[C] wasted my time with an unworth[Am]y cause ‬
‪It’s hot down here[Fmaj7] , and you can’t be ov[Am]erdressed
[C]‪China blossoms of a t[Am]oxic plant ‬
‪They can[C] make you dizzy, I'd like to help you but I[Am] can't
‪Down in the flat[Fmaj7] lands way down in Key[Am] West ‬

‪Well the[C] fish tail ponds, and the[Am] orchid trees
‪They can[C] give you that bleeding heart diseas[Am]e
‪People tell m[Fmaj7]e I ought to try a little t[Am]enderness ‬
‪On[C] Newton Street, Bay[Am] view Park ‬
[C]‪Walking in the shadow after[Am] dark ‬
‪Down u[Fmaj7]nder, way down in Key[Am] West ‬

[C] ‪I played Gumbo Limbo spiritual[Am]s
[C] ‪I know all the Hindu ritual[Am]s ‬
‪People tell m[Fmaj7]e that I’m truly blesse[Am]d ‬
[C]Bougainvillea blooming in the [Am]summer, in the spring
[C]Winter here is an unknow[Am]n thing
Down in the flat [Fmaj7]lands, way down in Key [Am]West

[Fmaj7]Key West is under the sun, [C]under the radar, [Am]under the gun
You [C]stay to the left, and then you lean to th[Am]e right
[Fmaj7] Feel the sunlight on your skin, [C]the healing virtues of the [Am]wind
[Fmaj7] Key West, Key West is the land [Am]of light

[C] Wherever I travel, wher[Am]ever I roam
I’m [C]not that far, before I [Am]come back home
I do what I [Fmaj7]think is right, what I [Am]think is best
[C]History street off off [Am]Mallory Square
[C] Truman had his White House [Am]there
Eas[Fmaj7]t bound, west bound, way down [Am]in Key West

[C] Twelve years old, they [Am]put me in a suit
[C] Forced me to marry a prostitute[Am]
There were [Fmaj7]gold fringes on her wedding [Am]dress
[C]That’s my story, but not [Am]where it ends
She’s [C]still cute, and we’re still [Am]friends
[Fmaj7]Down on the bottom, way down in Key[Am] West

[C] I play both sides against [Am]the middle
[C]Trying to pick up the pirate radio signal[Am]
I heard the news,[Fmaj7] the heard [Am]it last week friends
[C] Fly around my pretty little Miss[Am]
I don’t love [C]nobody, give me a kiss[Am]
Down on the [Fmaj7]bottom, way down in Key[Am] West

[Fmaj7] Key West is the place to be
If [C]you’re looking for immor[Am]tality
[C]Key West is paradise di[Am]vine
[Fmaj7] Key West is fine and fair
If you [C]lost your mind, you’ll [Am]find it there
[Fmaj7]Key West is on the horizon [Am]line

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