Margaritaville Uke tab by Jimmy Buffett

5 Chords used in the song: D, A, A7, D7, G

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Artist: 
Year:  1985
Difficulty: 
3.3
(Beginner)
Key: D, BmChords
Simplified intro and fill for uke

intro
E>--7-7-7-5-7---7-7-7-5-7---9-9-9-7-5-4

fill (last line in chorus after A chordA)
E>--9-9-9-7-5----7-7-7-5-4


D chordD
Nibblin' on sponge cake, watchin' the sun bake
A chordA
All of those tourist covered with oil
A7 chordA7
Strummin' my four string, on my front porch swing
D chordD D7 chordD7
Smell those shrimp they're beginnin' to boil

G chordG A chordA D chordD D7 chordD7
Wastin' away again in Margarita-ville
G chordG A chordA D chordD D7 chordD7
Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt
G chordG A chordA D chordD A chordA G chordG
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
D chordD A chordA D chordD
But I know it's nobody's fault

D chordD
I don't know the reason, I stayed here all season
A chordA
Nothin' to show but this brand new tattoo
A7 chordA7
But it's a real beauty, a Mexican cutie
D chordD D7 chordD7
But how it got here I haven't a clue


G chordG A chordA D chordD D7 chordD7
Wastin' away again in Margarita-ville
G chordG A chordA D chordD D7 chordD7
Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt
G chordG A chordA D chordD A chordA G chordG
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
D chordD A chordA D chordD
But I know it could be my fault


D chordD
I blew out my flip-flop, stepped on a pop-top
A chordA
Cut my heel had to cruise on back home
A7 chordA7
But there's booze in the blender, and soon it will render
D chordD D7 chordD7
That frozen concoction that helps me hang on


G chordG A chordA D chordD D7 chordD7
Wastin' away again in Margarita-ville
G chordG A chordA D chordD D7 chordD7
Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt
G chordG A chordA D chordD A chordA G chordG
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
D chordD A chordA D chordD
But I know it's my own damn fault

G chordG A chordA D chordD A chordA G chordG
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
D chordD A chordA D chordD
But I know it's my own damn fault

Uke tab by , 04 Mar 2010

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D DU U DU
09 Oct 2023
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TheBox avatar
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strumming pattern?
01 Apr 2018
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Is there a strumming pattern out there?
17 Mar 2018
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loveableizzy avatar
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OMG thanks so much!!! Its so perfect!! My mom and i had this stuck in our heads all day once i played this!!
14 Jul 2012
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Thanks Ginkee! It was great jammin' the old ukes tonight!
14 Mar 2010
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Ginkee avatar
Nice work!
14 Mar 2010
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voicesblur avatar
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thanx... when i saw there was no Margaritaville on this site, i knew what had to be done... LOL

thanx again for taking the time to comment!
06 Mar 2010
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fantastic. absolutely fan-freakin-tastic.
06 Mar 2010
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