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@ALBUM: Songs You Know By Heart
@SONG: Cheeseburger in Paradise
Cheeseburger in Paradise
By: Jimmy Buffett
1978
>From "Son of a Son of a Sailor"
Intro
** Play "|" as strums or beats
Tried to amend my carnivorous ha bits
Made it nearly seventy da ys
Losin' weight without speed, eatin' sun flower seeds
Drinkin' lots of carrot juice and soakin' up rays
But at night I'd have these wonderful dreams
Some kind of sensuous tre at
Not zucchini, fettucini or bulgar w heat
But a big warm bun and a huge hunk of m eat
Chorus
Cheeseburger in paradise
Heaven on Earth with an o nion slice
Not too particular, no t too precise
I'm just a Cheeseburger in parad ise
Heard about the old time sailor men
They eat the same thing a gain and again
Warm beer and bread they said could rai se the dead
Well it reminds me of the menu at a Holiday Inn
But times change, sailors these days
When I'm in port I get wh at I need
Not just Havanas or bananas or daiq uiris
But that American creation on which I f eed
Chorus
Cheeseburger in Pa radise
Medium rare with mustard be nice
Heaven on Earth with an o nion slice
I'm just a Cheeseburger in Paradi se
(Just knock on the guitar or silence the strings for this part) 1 strum = /
In the song it sounds like a clap
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** I like mine with lettuce and tomato
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** Heinz 57 and French fried potatoes
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** Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer
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** Well good God almighty which way do I steer for my
Chorus
Cheeseburger in P aradise
Makin' the best of every virt ue and vice
Worth every damn bit of sa crifice to get a
Cheeseburger in Paradis e
I need a Cheeseburger in P aradise
I'm just a Cheeseburger in Paradise
(If you plan on performing this in public, I might suggest ending it on this point after the last D)
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** I like mine with lettuce and tomato
// / // /
** Heinz 57 and French fried potatoes
// / // /
** Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer
// / // /
** Well good God almighty which way do I steer