C Am C Am
C McKinley hollered McKinley sAmqualled
Doctor said "McKinley Cdeath is on the wallAm
Say it to me Fmaj7if you got something to confessAm
I heard all about iCt he was going down sAmlow
I heard it onC the wireless raAmdio
From down in the boonFmaj7docks way down in KeyAm West
I'm searching for loveC for inspirationAm
C On that pirate radio staAmtion
Coming out of LuxemFmaj7bourg and BudapestAm
CRadio signal's clear as can Ambe
I'm so deep in loveC that I can hardly seeAm
Down on the Fmaj7flat lands way down in AmKey West
Fmaj7Key West is the place to be
If you're Clooking for immorAmtality
CStay on the road follow the highway Amsign
Fmaj7Key West is fine and fair
If you Clost your mind you will Amfind it there
Key West Fmaj7is on the horizon Amline
I was Cborn on the wrong side of the railAmroad track
CLike Ginsberg Corso and KerouacAm
Like Louis and JimFmaj7my and Buddy and all the restAm
Well it might Cnot be the thing to doAm
But I'm Csticking with you through and throughAm
Down in the flat lands Fmaj7way down in Key AmWest
I got both of Cmy feet planted square Amon the ground
Got my right hand highC with the thumb downAm
Such is life Fmaj7such is happiAmness
Hibiscus Cflowers they grow everywhere hereAm
If you wear one Cput it behind your earAm
Down in the bottom Fmaj7way down in Key WestAm
Fmaj7Key West is the place to go
CDown by the Gulf of MexiAmco
Beyond the Ccity beyond the sifting sandsAm
Fmaj7Key West is the gateway key
to Cinnocence and puriAmty
Key West Key West Fmaj7is the enchanted landAm
CI've never lived in the laAmnd of Oz
Or Cwasted my time with an unworthyAm cause
It's hot down here Fmaj7and you can't be oveAmrdressed
CChina blossoms of a toAmxic plant
They can Cmake you dizzy I'd like to help you but I Amcan't
Down in the flat Fmaj7lands way down in Key AmWest
Well the Cfish tail ponds and the Amorchid trees
They can Cgive you that bleeding heart diseaseAm
People tell meFmaj7 I ought to try a little teAmnderness
On CNewton Street Bay Amview Park
CWalking in the shadow after Amdark
Down unFmaj7der way down in Key AmWest
C I played Gumbo Limbo spiritualsAm
C I know all the Hindu ritualsAm
People tell meFmaj7 that I'm truly blessedAm
BCougainvillea blooming in the sAmummer in the spring
WCinter here is an unknownAm thing
Down in the flat lFmaj7ands way down in Key WAmest
KFmaj7ey West is under the sun uCnder the radar uAmnder the gun
You sCtay to the left and then you lean to theAm right
Fmaj7 Feel the sunlight on your skin tChe healing virtues of the wAmind
Fmaj7 Key West Key West is the land oAmf light
C Wherever I travel whereAmver I roam
I'm nCot that far before I cAmome back home
I do what I tFmaj7hink is right what I tAmhink is best
HCistory street off off MAmallory Square
C Truman had his White House tAmhere
EastFmaj7 bound west bound way down iAmn Key West
C Twelve years old they pAmut me in a suit
C Forced me to marry a prostituteAm
There were gFmaj7old fringes on her wedding dAmress
TChat's my story but not wAmhere it ends
She's sCtill cute and we're still fAmriends
DFmaj7own on the bottom way down in Key AmWest
C I play both sides against tAmhe middle
TCryin' to pick up that pirate radio signal Am
I heard the newsFmaj7 I heard yAmour last request
C Fly around my pretty little MissAm
I don't love nCobody give me a kiss Am
Down on the bottFmaj7om way down in Key AmWest
Fmaj7 Key West is the place to be
If yCou're looking for immortAmality
KCey West is paradise divAmine
Fmaj7 Key West is fine and fair
If you lCost your mind you'll fAmind it there
KFmaj7ey West is on the horizon lAmine
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