Margaritaville Chords & Guitar Lesson
Welcome to my Margaritaville chord chart by Jimmy Buffett. Grab your shaker of salt because here we go. This is a great song for beginners. I do usually use a syncopated rhythm with students when teaching them this song but I will show you two strumming patterns, one simple, one syncopated. And remember, you can always use 4 down strums per chord.
There are some 7 chords in this songs so if you do not know those yet, you can play the regular chord. For example, instead of D7 play the D chord.
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Margaritaville Guitar Chords:
Margaritaville Strumming Patterns:
Strumming 1:
1 2 3 + 4 +
D D D U DU
Strumming 2:
1 2 + 3 + 4 +
D DU U DU
The are a couple chords where we strum down once over "woman to blame". Those will be marked by down arrows. Many of the chords are held for a very long time so I put the number of measures (number of times you will play the strumming pattern) next to the chord.
Have fun!
Margaritaville Guitar Lesson:
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Margaritaville Chord Chart:
Dx6
Nibblin on sponge cake, watchin the sun bake, all of those tourist covered
Ax8
with oil. Strummin my six string, on my front porch swing, smell those
D D7
shrimp there beginning to boil.
G A D D7 G A D D7
Wastin away again in Margaritaville, searchin for my lost shaker of salt.
G A D↓ A↓ G A A
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame, but I know, it's nobody's
D D
fault.
Dx6
Don't know the reason, I stayed here all season. Nothin to show but this
Ax8
brand new tattoo. But it's a real beauty, a Mexican cutie, how it got here
D D7
I haven't a clue.
G A D D7 G A D D7
Wastin away again in Margaritaville, searchin for my lost shaker of salt.
G A D↓ A↓ G A A
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame, but I know, it's nobody's
D D
fault.
Dx6
I blew out my flip flop, stepped on a pop top, cut my heal had to cruise on
Ax8
back home. But there's booze in the blender, and soon it will render, that
D D7
frozen concoction that helps me hang on.
G A D D7 G A D D7
Wastin away again in Margaritaville, searchin for my lost shaker of salt.
G A D↓ A↓ G A A
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame, but I know, it's nobody's
D D7 G A D↓ A↓ G
damn fault. Yes and, some people claim that there's a woman to blame, and
A A D D (hold)
I know, it's my own damn fault.
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