Fins     (video)    (midi)

 

    C ~ - F (2x)

 

                        F               G       C

1. She came down from Cincinnati,

                          F           G          C

    it took her three days on the train,

      F                         G                C

    lookin' for some peace and quiet,

       F                         G      C

    hoped to see the sun again.

                          F                G       C

    But now she lives down by the ocean,

                         F         G            C

    she's takin' care to look for sharks.

                F          G        C

    They hang out in the local bars

                     F            G       C

    and they feed right after dark.

 

Em                           Am

    Can't you feel 'em circlin', honey,

Em                                         Am

can't you feel 'em swimmin' around ?

               F              G    F              G

You got fins to the left, fins to the right,

                          F     G       C

and you're the only bait in town.

 

   Em       Am  - Em       Am

+      Oh, oh !          Oh, oh !

                  F              G     F              G

    You got fins to the left, fins to the right,

                             F     G       C

    and you're the only girl in town.

 

+  C ~ - F

 

                F             G              C

2. She's saving up all of her money,

       F                       G           C

   wants to head it south in May,

                  F             G                C

    maybe roll in the sand with a rock 'n' roll man,

      F                            G               C

    somewhere down Montserrat way.

                    F           G                C

    But the money's good in the season,

      F                      G         C

    helps to lighten up her load,

       F                    G                  C

    boys keep her high as the months go by,

                            F               G          C

    she's getting postcards from the road.

 

Em                           Am

    Can't you feel 'em circlin', honey,

Em                                         Am

can't you feel 'em swimmin' around ?

               F              G    F              G

You got fins to the left, fins to the right,

                          F     G      C

and you're the only girl in town.

 

+  F - G - C (4x)        +  C ~ ~ - C7

 

       F           G      C

3. Sailed off to Antigua,

                          F           G       C

    it took her three days on a boat,

      F                         G                C

    lookin' for some peace and quiet,

       F                          G          C

    maybe keep her dreams afloat.

                           F           G      C

    But now she feels like a remora,

                            F              G         C

    'cause the school's still close at hand,

                 F            G                C

    just behind the reef are the big white teeth

                  F                       G              C

    of the sharks that can swim on the land.

 

Em                           Am

    Can't you feel 'em circlin', honey,

Em                                          Am

can't you feel 'em swimmin' around ?

               F              G    F              G

You got fins to the left, fins to the right,

                          F     G       C

and you're the only bait in town.

 

                   F              G    F              G

+  You got fins to the left, fins to the right,

                             F      G      C

    and you're the only girl in town !

 

+  C ~ - F   - C ~ - F - C

 

 

(orig. = capo 4th; midi = capo 2nd)    (Jimmy Buffett)