We Are The People Our Parents Warned Us About Chords

We Are The People Our Parents Warned Us About
Words and Music by Jimmy Buffett
 
[Intro]
   G       D              C          D
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|------4--2----4-------|----------------------|
D|-------------------5--|----5--4----2----4----| x4
A|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
 
[Verse 1]
         G
I was supposed to have been a Jesuit priest
     C             G
or a Naval Academy grad
C                         G
That was the way that my parents perceived me
A                              D
Those were the plans that they had
      C                             G
But I couldn't fit the part, too dumb or too smart
         C            G/B        D
Ain't it funny how we all turned out
        C            G                D          G
I guess we are the people our parents warned us about
 
[Interlude]
(G) D  C  D
(with intro tab x1)
 
[Verse 2]
           G
You know I could have worked the rigs when the money was big
            C                         G
Or hopped a freighter south to Trinidad
              C                            G
And when they tried to draft me I earned a college degree
       A                            D
Buyin' time 'til things were not so bad
           C                      G
But then I got a guitar, found a job in a bar,
        C              G/B    D
Playin' acid rock 'til I was numb
        C                G                D                 G
Tell me where are the flashbacks they all warned us would come
 
[Chorus]
           D                            G
We are the people, they couldn't figure out
           D                             G
We are the people our parents warned us about
 
[Bridge]
C     D      G
  Hey hey, Gardner McKay
D              C      G   C    G
Take us on the Leaky Tiki with you
N.C. C     D        G
     Clear skies bound for Shanghai
D                  C      (G)
Sailing 'cross the ocean blue
 
[Interlude]
G  D  C  D  x4
(with intro tab x4)
 
[Verse 3]
          G
Now I got quarters in my loafers tryin' to fight inflation
        C                       G
When it only used to take a cent
            C                        G
Sometimes I wish I was back in my crashpad days
  A                          D
Before I knew what cash flow meant
       C                      G
Seems everybody's joggin' or heavy into health shit
      C              G/B          D
Don't tell me that I ought to get rolffed
              C         G                D           G
'Cause I love cajun martinis and playin' afternoon golf
 
[Chorus]
           D                       G
We are the people, there isn't any doubt
           D                              G
We are the people they still can't figure out
           D                                  G
We are the people who love to sing "Twist and Shout" (Shake it up, baby)
           D                            (G)
We are the people our parents warned us about
 
[Outro]
   G       D              C          D
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|------4--2----4-------|----------------------|
D|-------------------5--|----5--4----2----4----| x9
A|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
 
(Fade out)
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