Key West (Philosopher Pirate) chords by Bob Dylan
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Intro 1
(C major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor)
Verse 1
(C major) McKinley hollered,
McKinley (A minor) squalled
Doctor said, "McKinley,
(C major) death is on the wall (A minor)
Say it to me,
(F major) if you got something to confess"
(A minor) I heard all about (C major) it,
he was goin' down (A minor) slow
I heard it all, (C major) the wireless ra (A minor) dio
From down in the (F major) boondocks, way down
in Key (A minor) West
I'm searching for love, (C major) for inspiration
(A minor) (C major) On that pirate radio sta (A minor) tion
Coming out of Luxembour
(F major) g and Budapest
(A minor) (C major) Ra dio signal, clear as can (A minor) be
I'm so deep in love (C major) that I can
hardly see (A minor)
Down on the (F major) flatlands,
way down in (A minor) Key West
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Verse 2
(F major) Key West is the place to be
If you're (C major) looking for immortal (A minor) ity
Stay (C major) on the road, follow the highway (A minor) sign
(F major) Key West is fine and fair
If (C major) you lost your mind, you will find (A minor) it there
Key (F major) West is on the horizon (A minor) line
Verse 3
I was (C major) born on the wrong side
of the rail (A minor) road track
(C major) Like Ginsberg, Corso and (A minor) Kerouac
Like Louis and Jimmy (F major) and Buddy
and all the rest (A minor)
Well, it (C major) might not be the thing to do (A minor)
But I'm (C major) sticking with you,
through and through (A minor)
Down in the flatlands,
(F major) way down in Key (A minor) West
I got both (C major) my feet planted
square on (A minor) the ground
Got my right hand high (C major)
with the (A minor) thumb down
Such is life, (F major) such is happi (A minor) ness
Hibiscus (C major) flowers,
they grow (A minor) everywhere here
If you wear one, (C major) put it behind your ear (A minor)
Down in the bottom,
(F major) way down in Key West (A minor)
Verse 4
(F major) Key West is the place to go
(C major) Down by the Gulf of Mex (A minor) ico
Beyond (C major) the sea,
beyond the shifting sand (A minor)
(F major) Key West is the gateway key
To (C major) in nocence and pur (A minor) ity
Key West, (F major) Key West is the
enchanted land (A minor)
Verse 5
(C major) I've never lived in the (A minor) land of Oz
Or (C major) wasted my time with
an unworthy (A minor) cause
It's hot down here, (F major)
and you can't be overdressed
(A minor) (C major) China blossoms of
a tox (A minor) ic plant
They can (C major) make you dizzy,
I'd like to help you but I (A minor) can 't
Down in the flat (F major) lands,
way down in Key (A minor) West
Well, the (C major) fish tail ponds
and the (A minor) orchid trees
They can (C major) give you that bleeding
heart disease (A minor)
People tell me (F major) I ought to
try a little ten (A minor) derness
On (C major) Newton Street, (A minor) Bayview Park
(C major) Walking in the shadows after (A minor) dark
Down un (F major) der, way down in Key (A minor) West
(C major) I played Gumbo Limbo spirituals (A minor)
(C major) I know all the Hindu rituals (A minor)
People tell me (F major) that I'm truly
blessed (A minor)
(C major) Bougainvillea blooming in the (A minor) sum mer,
in the spring
(C major) Winter here is an unknown (A minor) thing
Down in the flat (F major) lands,
way down in Key (A minor) West
Verse 6
(F major) Key West is under the sun,
(C major) under the radar, un (A minor) der the gun
You stay (C major) to the left,
and then you lean to the (A minor) right
(F major) Feel the sunlight on your skin,
(C major) and the healing virtues of the (A minor) wind
(F major) Key West, Key West is the land (A minor) of light
Verse 7
(C major) Wherever I travel, wherever (A minor) I roam
I'm (C major) not that far before I (A minor) come back home
I do what I (F major) think is right,
what I think (A minor) is best
(C major) History Street off of (A minor) Mal
lory Square (C major)
Truman had his (A minor) White House there
East (F major) bound, West bound,
way down (A minor) in Key West
(C major) Twelve years old,
they (A minor) put me in a suit (C major)
Forced me to marry a
prostitute (A minor)
There were (F major) gold fringes on her
wedding (A minor) dress
(C major) That's my story, but not (A minor) where it ends
She's (C major) still cute, and we're still (A minor) friends
(F major) Down on the bottom,
way down in Key (A minor) West
(C major) I play both sides again (A minor) st the middle
Try (C major) ing to pick up that pirate radio signal (A minor)
I heard the news,
(F major) I heard (A minor) your last request
(C major) Fly around, my pretty little Miss
(A minor) I don't love (C major) nobody,
give me a kiss (A minor)
Down on the bot (F major) tom,
way down in Key (A minor) West
Verse 8
(F major) Key West is the place to be
(C major) If you're looking for immortal (A minor) ity
(C major) Key West is paradise divine (A minor)
(F major) Key West is fine and fair
If you (C major) lost your mind,
you'll find (A minor) it there
(F major) Key West is on the horizon (A minor) line
Outro 1
(C major) (A minor) (C major)
(A minor) (F major) (A minor) (C major)
(A minor)
Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
Bob Dylan
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