Margaritaville
Jimmy Buffett

Midi 1(D128)   Midi 2(D125)   Midi 3(D128)

  Midi 4(G122)    Midi 5(D128)*   Midi6(D128)*-harp
Tabbed by Mark Purintun
For Diatonic harmonica
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Lead in: | 56 56 56 -4-5 r 56 R | 56 56 56 -4-5 r 56 |
        | -5-6 -5-6 r -5-6 56 -4-5 | r 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 |
Lead-in MP3 75% - harp only 4x  

 R r 6   6    6  6    -5    r  6  R  r  6  6    -5 -5 -5     5
|   Nibblin' on (a) sponge | cake,  | watchin' the su un | bake |
 R r 6  6  6   6    -6      6   6  -5    5     6    RRRR
|   all o of those tour | ists covered with | oil. |     |
 R r -5    5  -5  -5  5   r   -5   Rr -5 -5  -5     5    r  -5
|   (a) Strummin' my six | string |   on my front porch | swing. |
 R r 6    6     6     -6        6     6 6  -5  -5 -5 5  4   RRRR
|   (a) Smell those shrimp | they're beginnin' to bo oi il |     |

Chorus: 
 Rr -5-6 -5-6 -5-6 -5-6   6 -5  -5  5  -55    -5 5 4   RRRR
|   Was  tin'  a   way  | again in Margarit | aville. |     | 
 Rr-5-6 -5-6 -5-6 -5-6     6   6   6 -6   6   5 ---> R    RRRR
|  Searching  for  my  | lost (a) shaker of salt. |     |      |
 Rr-5-6 -5-6 -5-6 -5-6  -7     -7    -7   -7    7 6   5    -5     -5 -5 6 -4
|  Some  pe    op  le claim | that there's a | woman to | blame. But I  know |
 -5-6 -5-6 -5-6 -5-6 -4 -5  r -5  -5 5 -4      4   56 56 56 -4-5  RRRR
|                          | it's nobody's | fault.             |      |

 Rr 6   6     6   6   -5  r 6    6    6    -5 -5 -5 -5    5
|   I don't know the rea | son | I stayed here all sea | son . |
 Rr  6  6   6  -6 --> 6    6    6    -5  5     6  r   RRRR
|  Nothin' to show | but this brand new tat | too.  |      |
 Rr-5  -5 -5  -5    5    r -5 R-5  -5 -5 -5  5  r -5
| But it's a real beaut |  y |  a Mex i can cu | tie |
 R 6   6 6 6 -6->   6  6  -5  -5 -5 -5 5 4 
| How it go o t | here I haven't  a cl u e. | 

Chorus: 
Rr -5-6 -5-6 -5-6 -5-6    6 -5  -5  5  -55    -5 5 4   RRRR
|   Was  tin'  a   way  | again in Margarit | aville. |     | 
 Rr-5-6 -5-6 -5-6 -5-6     6   6   6 -6   6   5 ---> R    RRRR
|  Searching  for  my  | lost (a) shaker of salt. |     |      |
 Rr-5-6 -5-6 -5-6 -5-6  -7     -7    -7   -7    7 6   5    -5     -5 -5 6 -4
|  Some  pe    op  le claim | that there's a | woman to | blame. But I  think |
 rRR  r  5    4   -4  -5 -5 5 -4    4  RR  RRRR
|    | hell, it could be my y y | fault.  |     | 

Instrumental for 11 measures to:
 R r 6   6    6  6    -5    r  6  R  r  6  6    -5 -5 -5     5
|   Nibblin' on (a) sponge | cake,  | watchin' the su un | bake |
 R r 6  6  6   6    -6      6   6  -5    5     6    RRRR
|   all o of those tour | ists covered with | oil. |     |
 Rr-5-6 -5-6 -5-6 -5-6  -7     -7    -7   -7    7 6   5    -5     -5 -5 6 -4
|  Some  pe    op  le claim | that there's a | woman to | blame. But I  know |
 rRR  r -5  -5 5 -4      4      R 56 56 56 -4-5 45
|    | it's nobody's | fault. |                    | 
Harmonica:  8 9 9 -10 9 -9 | 8 -9 8 7 |  Harp
 
 Rr 6   6   6   6  -5   r  6   R   6 6     6   -5 -5   -5  4  R
|   I blew out my flip | -flop.  | I I stepped on a | pop-top.  |
 RR  6   6  -6     6   6    6   -5  5       6  r  RRRR
|   Cut my heel | had to cruise on back | home. |      | 
 r -5   -5      5   -5  -5   5   r -5  R -5  -5  -5  -5   5
| But there's booze in the blen | der | and soon it will ren |
  r-5-->  6   6  6   6   -6    6    6    6   -5 -5-5   5 4    RRRR
| der | that frozen concoct | ion that helps me hang | o n. |      |


Chorus: 
Rr -5-6 -5-6 -5-6 -5-6    6 -5  -5  5  -55    -5 5 4   RRRR
|   Was  tin'  a   way  | again in Margarit | aville. |     | 
 Rr-5-6 -5-6 -5-6 -5-6     6   6   6 -6   6   5 ---> R    RRRR
|  Searching  for  my  | lost (a) shaker of salt. |     |      |
 Rr-5-6 -5-6 -5-6 -5-6  -7     -7    -7   -7    7 6   5    -5     -5 -5  -5
|  Some  pe    op  le claim | that there's a | woman to | blame. And  I  I | 
  5 -4     5   5  5  -5 5  -4    4 R 
| know | it's my own damn fau | lt. |  

End with:
 Rr-6 6   6   r -6   -6   -6 -6   -7 --> -7    -7   -7    7 6   5  -5
| Yes I know | that some people claim | that there's a | woman to blame. |

   -5 -5 -5 5 -4     5   5  -5 5 -4     4 RR
| And I  I  know | it's my own damn | fault.  |

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