Far side of the world lyrics
Ramadan is over,
The new moon's shown her face,
I'm halfway round the planet,
In a most unlikely place.
Following my song line
Past bamboo shacks and shops
Behind a jitney packed like sardines,
With bananas piled on top.
I ran away from politics,
It's too bizarre at home.
Away I flew, tuned into Blue
"Maybe Amsterdam or Rome"
Awakened by a stewardess,
With Spain somewhere below.
On the threshold of adventure,
God I do love this job so.
So while I make my move
On the big board game
Up and down a Spanish highway,
Some things remain the same.
Girls meet boys
and the boys tease girls
I'm heading out this morning,
For the Far Side of the World.
Oh I believe in song lines
Obvious and not
I'd ridden them like camels
To some most peculiar spots.
They run across the oceans
Through mountains and saloons
And tonight out to the dessert
Where I sit atop this dune.
I was destined for this vantage point
Which is so far from the Sea
I've lived it in the pages of Saint-Exupery
From Paris to Tunisia
Casablanca to Dakar
I was riding long before I flew
Through the wind and sand and stars.
Caravan
Ride that hump
And Timbuktu's a jillion bumps
Sle
Far Side of the World
Jimmy Buffett
[Verse 1]
[D]Ramadan is over, the [G]new moon's shown her face,
I'm h[A]alf way around the planet in a [G]most unl[A]ikely pl[D]ace.
[D]Following my song line past [G]bamboo shacks and shops,
Behind a j[A]itney packed like sardines, with [G]bananas [A]piled on[D] top.
[Verse 2]
[D]I ran away from politics, [G]it's too bizarre at home,
[A]Away I flew, tuned in to Blue, [G]maybe Amster[A]dam or [D]Rome.
[D]Awakened by a stewardess, with [G]Spain somewhere below,
On the [A]threshold of adventure, God I [G]do love [A]this job [D]so.
[Bridge]
[D]So while I [G]make my m[D]ove, on the [A]big board[D] game,
Up and [G]down a Spanish [D]highway, some t[A]hings remain the [D]same.
[G]Girls meet [D]boys and [A]boys tease [Bm]girls,
I'm [G]headin' out this [D]morning for the f[G]ar side [A]of the w[D]orld.
[Verse 3]
[D]Oh I believe in song lines, [G]obvious and not,
I've [A]ridden them like camels, to some [G]most pec[A]uliar sp[D]ots.
[D]They run across the oceans, through m[G]ountains and saloons,
A[A]nd tonight out to the desert, where I [G]sit a[A]top this[D] dune.
[Verse 4]
[D]I
Far Side of the World
Jimmy Buffett
The Far Side Of The World Jimmy Buffet
Verse 1:
[D]Ramadan is over, the [G]new moon's shown her face,
I'm [A]half way around the planet in a [G]most [A]unlikely [D]place.
Following my song line past [G]bamboo shacks and shops,
Be[A]hind the chimney packed like sardines with [G]bananas [A]piled on [D]top.
I've ran away from politics that's [G]too bizarre at home,
The [A]way I flew too in the blue, maybe [G]Amster[A]dam or [D]Rome.
Awakened by a stewardess with [G]Spain somewhere below,
On the [A]threshold of adventure, God I [G]do love [A]this job [D]so.
So while I [G]make my [D]move on the [A]big board [D]game,
Up and [G]down that Spanish [D]highway, some [A]things remain the [D]same,
[G]Girls meet [D]boys and [A]boys tease [Bm]girls,
I'm [G]headin' out this [D]morning for the[G]far [A]side of the [D]world.
Verse 2:
Oh I believe in song lines, [G]obvious and not,
I've [A]ridden them like camels to some [G]most [A]peculiar [D]spots.
They run across the oceans, through [G]mountains and saloons,
To[A]night out to the desert where I [G]sit a[A]top this [D]dune.
I was destined for this vantage po
There are stories I've heard told of an unfamiliar road
Where an evening sun hangs gold in the skyline
In a quiet, unknown town, there is solace to be found
In the unforsaken hours of the twilight
There's a girl, and I can see her
Far away from this frontier
'Cause I want to dance with a Highland girl
Where the skies reach out for miles
I want to feel the breeze of the Hebrides
On the far side of the world
On an evening in July, 'neath the red Lochaber sky
She smiled and closed her eyes on my shoulder
Now I'm a million miles from home, from the girl I call my own
And I'm dreaming all alone just to hold her
As I look into the water
I see her standing at the altar
And I want to dance with a Highland girl
Where the skies reach out for miles
I want to feel the breeze of the Hebrides
On the far side of the world
'Cause I want to dance with a Highland girl
Where the skies reach out for miles
I want to feel the breeze of the Hebrides
On the far side of the world
Nail your colours to the mast in the footsteps of the past
And when you breathe your last life's returning
For when the sun sets on the years, all the miles and all the tears
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