Key: D
Introduction:
D AA4
Sometimes I imagine myself as a drifter
F# Bm E A
Seeker of fortunes, connoisseur of great wines
G A D
Dashing through meadows of yellow and green
G A D
Trying to catch the impossible dream
C C/G AA4
Leaving the straight life b-e-h-i-n-d
D AA4
Sometimes my thoughts may find me in Mexico
F# Bm E A
Drinking tequila, going out of my mind
G A D
Having a ball on a couple of bob
G A D
Treating the ladies to corn on the cob
C C/G AA4
Leaving the straight life b-e-h-i-n-d
G F#m
Suddenly all my silly thoughts disappear
Em A D
She comes to me softly with crackers and beer
C C/G G D C AA4
Winking and blinking and blowing my ear, running away with my m-i-n-d
G A Em D
It's great to be in love, I'm not really thinking of
C C/G F A D A D
Leaving the straight life behind, I'm just playing a game in my mind
Do Do Do Do (do do do do) Do Do Do Do ( do do do ) etc.
D AA4
Once in a while in my mind I go a - b u m m i n?
F# Bm Em A
Going to nowhere with no worry of time
G A D
Running along chasing after a train
G A D
Humming a song in the sun and the rain
C C/G AA4
Leaving the straight life b-e-h-i-n-d
D AA4
I can just see me on a tropical island
F# Bm Em A
Riding the surf and drinking coconut wine
G A D
Having me fun with golden girls in the sand
G A D
Chasing the sun through an innocent land
C C/G AA4
Leaving the straight life b-e-h-i-n-d
Repeat Chorus and fade