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Key West Intermezzo

John Cougar Mellencamp
Version1
90

Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{sot} Eb:-7----10-7---| Then you can play anything in the Gb{eot}
{sot} Bb:---10------8-| major scale to connect this riff
Gb:-------------| when it repeats at various intervals
Db:-------------| in the song.
Ab--------------|
Eb--------------|{eot}
[Alternate
In a hand painted night, me and Gypsy Scotty are partners
At the hotel Flamingo wearing black market shoes
This loud Cuban band is crucifying John Lennon
No one wants to sing the blues
She's perched like a parrot on his tuxedo shoulder
Christ, whatcha doing with him
When you could be dancing with me
She stirs the ice with her elegant finger
I want to be what she's drinking
Yeah, I just want to be
{section: Chorus}
But I saw you first
[Alternate between
On a moon spattered road in her parrot rebozo
Gypsy Scotty is driving his big long yellow car
She flies like a bird over her shoulder
She whispers in his ear, boy, you are my star
CHORUS
In the bone colored dawn
Me and Gypsy Scotty are singin'
The radio is playing
She left her shoes out in the back
He tells me a story about some girl he knows in Kentucky
He just made that story up; there ain't no girl like that
CHORUS and fade
NOTE: You can try changing from Am to Am7 in the verses to give
the song more jangle.
This posting is for Tiffany. I love her very very very very much.
She is the reason that I write and play music, and why I asked her to marry me.
I welcome any corrections and additions.
Please E-mail me the correct lyrics if you got 'em.
and some other cool person who doesn't come to mind (Sorry, dude.)
Peace and Love!!!

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Arrangement source for Key West Intermezzo by John Cougar Mellencamp

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{sot} Eb:-7----10-7---|    Then you can play anything in the Gb{eot}
{sot} Bb:---10------8-|     major scale to connect this riff
 Gb:-------------|      when it repeats at various intervals
 Db:-------------|       in the song.
 Ab--------------|
 Eb--------------|{eot}

 [Alternate
 [B]/w
 [G] and
 [D] chords]

In a hand painted night, me and Gypsy Scotty are partners
At the hotel Flamingo wearing black market shoes

 [Am]                                      [Alternate
 [B]/w
 [G]&
 [D]]
 This loud Cuban band is crucifying John Lennon

 [Am]No one wants to be lonely

 [Am]                       [Alternate
 [B]/w
 [G] and
 [D]]
 No one wants to sing the blues

 She's perched like a parrot on his tuxedo shoulder
 Christ, whatcha doing with him
 When you could be dancing with me
 She stirs the ice with her elegant finger
 I want to be what she's drinking
 Yeah, I just want to be

{section: Chorus}
 [C]I saw you f[G]irst

 [D]I'm the first[G] one tonight

 [C]I saw you f[G]irst

 [D]Don't that gi[G]ve me the right

 [C]To move ar[G]ound in your heart

 [D]Everyone was looking

 But I saw you first

 [Alternate between
 [G] &
 [D]]

On a moon spattered road in her parrot rebozo
Gypsy Scotty is driving his big long yellow car
She flies like a bird over her shoulder
She whispers in his ear, boy, you are my star

 CHORUS

In the bone colored dawn
Me and Gypsy Scotty are singin'
The radio is playing
She left her shoes out in the back
He tells me a story about some girl he knows in Kentucky
He just made that story up; there ain't no girl like that

 CHORUS and fade

 NOTE: You can try changing from Am to Am7 in the verses to give
       the song more jangle.

 This posting is for Tiffany.  I love her very very very very much.
 She is the reason that I write and play music, and why I asked her to marry me.
 I welcome any corrections and additions.
 Please E-mail me the correct lyrics if you got 'em.

and some other cool person who doesn't come to mind (Sorry, dude.)

Peace and Love!!!

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