Key: D
Introduction: D G A D
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Nibblin' on sponge cake, watchin' the sun bake
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All of those tourists covered with oil
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Strummin' my six string, on my front porch swing
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Smell those shrimp they' re beginnin' to boil
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Wastin' away again in Margaritaville, searchin' for my lost shaker of salt
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Some people claim that there' s a woman to blame, but I know, it' s nobody' s fault
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Don' t know the reason, I stayed here all season
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Nothin' to show but this brand new tattoo
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But it' s a real beauty, a Mexican cutie
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How it got here I haven' t a clue
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Wastin' away again in Margaritaville, searchin' for my lost shaker of salt
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Some people claim that there' s a woman to blame, now I think, hell it could be my fault
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I blew out my flip flop, stepped on a pop top
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Cut my heel had to cruise on back home
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But there' s booze in the blender, and soon it will render
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That frozen concoction that helps me hang on
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Wastin' away again in Margaritaville, searchin' for my lost shaker of salt
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Some people claim that there' s a woman to blame, but I know, it' s my own damn fault
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Yes and, some people claim that there' s a woman to blame, and I know, it' s my own damn fault