AD
He went to Paris lookin' for answers to questions
E7A
That bothered him so
He was impressive,young and agressive
DE7
Savin' the world on his own
DA
Warm summer breezes,French wine and cheeses
DE7
Put his ambition at bay
A
The summers and winters scattered like splinters
DE7A
And four or five years slipped away
Verse 2:
AD
He went to England,played the piano,and married
E7A
An actress named Kim
They had a good life,she was a good wife
DE7
And bore him a young son named Jim
DA
All of the answers and all of the questions
DE7
He locked in his attic one day
A
'Cause he liked the quiet clean country livin'
DE7A
And twenty more years slipped away
Verse 3:
AD
War took his baby,Bombs killed his lady and left him
E7A
With only one eye
His body was battered,his whole world was shattered
DE7
All he could do was just cry
DA
While the tears were fallin' he was recallin'
DE7
Answers that he never found
A
So he hopped in a freighter,skidded the ocean
DE7A
And left England without a sound
Verse 4:
AD
Now he lives in the islands,fishes the pilin' and drinks
E7A
His Green label each day
Writing his memoirs,losin' his hearin'
DE7
But he don't care what most people say
DA
After eighty-six years of perpetual motion
DE7
If he likes you he'll smile and say
A
"Jimmy,some of it's magic,probably tragic,
DE7A
But i had a good life all the way"
AD
He went to Paris lookin' for answers to questions
E7A
That bothered him so
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