Ace Chords by Jimmy Buffett
- Key: Db
- BPM: 87
- Capo: no capo
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ACE CHORDS
[Start] [Verse] Gb ■ By: jimmy buffett Gb Nineteen seventyone Db Hardly seems a long time B Db Just a minute of the day Bbm B But the man who stood beside me Ab Db Db7 More than gave himself away ■ Db The food stain on his spotted shirt B Gb A gray beard on his face B Gb A man composed of many names Db Gb So I just called him ace [Chorus] B Chorus: But ace can't read and ace can't write Db B And he sleeps on a bench at night Gb A little man the world has left behind B ■ He ain't bitter he ain't sweet Db B Makes his living on the street Db Gb Never knowing what he's gonna find [Verse] Db Born in mississippi B Db7 Picking cotton as a child Bbm B Left soon for the city Ab7 Db Where he heard that life was wild Gb Db That was fifty years ago B Gb When nothing's really strange B Gb From a poor dirt farm to dirty streets Db Gb Is really not much change [Chorus] B Chorus: And ace can't read and ace can't write Db B And he sleeps on a bench at night Gb A little man the world has left behind B ■ He ain't bitter he ain't sweet Db B Makes his living on the street Gb Never knowing what he's gonna find [Solo] B Gb Db7 Gb ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Db Go back to the country B Db No he really can't do that Bbm B ■ Wasted years have left him Ab Db Nothing but an old straw hat Gb Db So he puts it on his head B Gb And waves a last goodbye [Chorus] B No time left to turn around Db Gb And no time to ask why B Db ■ Chorus: Ace can't read and ace can't write B And he sleeps on a bench at night Db Gb A little man the world has left behind B Db ■ He ain't bitter he ain't sweet B Makes his living on the street Db Gb Never knowing what he's gonna find B Db Gb ■ And this old world has left poor ace behind [Outro] B Gb B Gb B Gb ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [End]