How to Play Margaritaville on Guitar?

Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville can be played in the key of F using the F, G, C, C7 chords. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Margaritaville with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville Chords

Chord reference F, G, C, C7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[F] [G] [C] [C] [C]Nibblin’ on sponge cake, watchin’ the sun bake; All of those tourists covered with [G]oil. Strummin’ my [G]FOUR string, on my front porch swing. Smell those shrimp, they’re beginnin’ to [C]boil. [C7]

[F]wasted a [G]way again in Marga[C]ritaville,[C7] [F]searchin’ for my [G]lost shaker of [C]salt.[C7] [F]some people [G]claim that there’s a [C]wo[G]man to [F]blame, but I [G]know [F]it’s nobody’s [C]fault. [C] [C]

[C]Don’t know the reason, stayed here all season with nothing to show but this brand new tat [G]too. but it’s a real beauty, a [G]Mexican cutie, how it got here I haven’t a [C]clue.[C7]

[F]wasted a [G]way again in Marga[C]ritaville,[C7] [F]searchin’ for my [G]lost shaker of [C]salt.[C7] [F]some people [G]claim that there’s a [C]wo[G]man to [F]blame, now I [G]think, [F]hell it could be my [C]fault.[C] [C]

[C]I blew out my flip flop, stepped on a pop top; Cut My heel, had to cruise on back [G]home. But there’s [G]booze in the blender, and soon it will render That frozen concoction that helps me hang [C]on. [C7]

[F]Wasted a [G]way again in Marga[C]ritaville,[C7] [F]Searchin’ for my [G]lost shaker of [C]salt.[C7] [F]Some people [G]claim that there’s a [C]wo[G]man to [F]blame, But I [G]know, [F]it’s my own damn [C]fault. [C] [F]Some people [G]claim that there’s a [C]wo[G]man to [F]blame, But I [G]know, [F]it’s my own damn [C]fault. [C]

Artist Jimmy Buffett

Album Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

Genres Country

Year 1977

Key F

Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville can be played in the key of F using the F, G, C, C7 chords.

For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Margaritaville with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.