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The following are what I believe to be the chords for Jimmy Bufett's
"Distantly in Love."
D: 000232
Dsus2: 000230
Dsus4: 000233
A: 002220
Asus2: 002200
G: 320033
E: 221000
Intro: D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D A Asus2 A
[D]Payphones all were ringing a[G]s the crowd went roa[A]ring by,[D]
[D]Lovely dancers swayin'[G] to an island lull[A]aby[D]
[D]Beside the southern ocean, ta[G]king thought of wha[A]t's to be[D]
[D]Writing you this letter[G] that you'll prob'ly n[A]ever see[D]
[G] [D] [A] [G] [D] [A][G][D]
But I can'[A]t help but be ru[D]led by inconsistancies, now you need this distantly
in love.
[D]Tried to phone from Paris, t[G]hinking things could[A] be arranged[D]
[D] [G] [A]
Me and you would roundez-v[D]ous, but I found your number changed
[D]So I drove to San Ramos w[G]here the crazy painter dw[A]ells[D]
[D]Toasted our old photogr[G]aphs still up there on[A] the shelves[D]
[G] [D] [A] [G] [D][A][G][D]
But I can't [A]help but be rul[D]ed by my intiguities, now you need this distantly
in love
Instrumental
|D G A D :|
[A]I can't be the one [G]to fill your times [A]and all your places[G]
[A]I can't be the one [G]to fill your blanks a[E]nd empty spaces[A]
[D]I heard it from a frie[G]nd of ours I saw in [A]Timber Bay[D]
[D]You had a new lover w[G]ho had stolen you aw[A]ay[D]
[D]That could be the reason [G]that I never got i[A]n touch[D]
[D]He presents like problem[G]s if he loves you [A]half as much[D]
[G] [D] [A] [G][D][A][G]
'Cause I [D]who can't hel[A]p but be ruled [D]by my intiguities now you need this
distantly in love
[Dsus4] [D] [Dsus2]
[G] [D] [A] [G][D][A][G]
You know I [D]can't help bu[A]t be part of my own philosophies, now you need this
distantly in
[D]love
I've been playing this song for years, but I never actually wrote it down to
send it in until now. The best memory I have of this song is when Jimmy did
it acoustic both nights at Irvine Meadows in Irvine, CA on the '94 Fruitcakes
tour. Anyhoo, Enjoy!
Bill Schofield (and Caroline)
The following are what I believe to be the chords for Jimmy Bufett's
"Distantly in Love."
D: 000232
Dsus2: 000230
Dsus4: 000233
A: 002220
Asus2: 002200
G: 320033
E: 221000
Intro: D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D A Asus2 A
[D]Payphones all were ringing a[G]s the crowd went roa[A]ring by,[D]
[D]Lovely dancers swayin'[G] to an island lull[A]aby[D]
[D]Beside the southern ocean, ta[G]king thought of wha[A]t's to be[D]
[D]Writing you this letter[G] that you'll prob'ly n[A]ever see[D]
[G] [D] [A] [G] [D] [A][G][D]
But I can'[A]t help but be ru[D]led by inconsistancies, now you need this distantly
in love.
[D]Tried to phone from Paris, t[G]hinking things could[A] be arranged[D]
[D] [G] [A]
Me and you would roundez-v[D]ous, but I found your number changed
[D]So I drove to San Ramos w[G]here the crazy painter dw[A]ells[D]
[D]Toasted our old photogr[G]aphs still up there on[A] the shelves[D]
[G] [D] [A] [G] [D][A][G][D]
But I can't [A]help but be rul[D]ed by my intiguities, now you need this distantly
in love
Instrumental
|D G A D :|
[A]I can't be the one [G]to fill your times [A]and all your places[G]
[A]I can't be the one [G]to fill your blanks a[E]nd empty spaces[A]
[D]I heard it from a frie[G]nd of ours I saw in [A]Timber Bay[D]
[D]You had a new lover w[G]ho had stolen you aw[A]ay[D]
[D]That could be the reason [G]that I never got i[A]n touch[D]
[D]He presents like problem[G]s if he loves you [A]half as much[D]
[G] [D] [A] [G][D][A][G]
'Cause I [D]who can't hel[A]p but be ruled [D]by my intiguities now you need this
distantly in love
[Dsus4] [D] [Dsus2]
[G] [D] [A] [G][D][A][G]
You know I [D]can't help bu[A]t be part of my own philosophies, now you need this
distantly in
[D]love
I've been playing this song for years, but I never actually wrote it down to
send it in until now. The best memory I have of this song is when Jimmy did
it acoustic both nights at Irvine Meadows in Irvine, CA on the '94 Fruitcakes
tour. Anyhoo, Enjoy!
Bill Schofield (and Caroline)
