Grapefruit Juicy Fruit

By Jimmy Buffet

Tabbed by Eric Pohl (eric@is.net)

Here's my take on the Jimmy Buffet song "Grapefruit Juicy Fruit." It

seems

like a good exercise for beginning fingerstylers (like me). Suggestions

and

corrections are always appreciated.

The intro and the verses are mostly fingerstyle with some rhythmic

strumming

tossed in:

E --------------------|----------------|-----------------

|----------------|

----4---5---------6-|---5---4---3----|-4---5---------6-|---5---4---3----|

--------------0-----|----------------|-----------0-----|----------------|

--------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|

A ----2---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3--|-2---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---

3--|

E --------------------|----------------|-----------------

|----------------|

Beat o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

-----------------------------------|

1st Ending

|

Strum G chord Strum C chord

E ----

2---3-----------|----------------|-----------------|----------------:|

--------------0-h1--|-0--------------|---------------1-|-----1----------:|

G --------------0-----|-0--------------|---------------0-|

h2--0----------:|

D --------------0-h2--|-0-

-------------|-----------------|----------------:|

--------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------0-h2-:|

----2---3---3-------|----------------|-----------------|---------3------:|

o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

2nd ending (strummed): C C7

And oh it gets so damn lonely

when you're on a plane alone

And if I had the money honey I'd strap you in beside me

D7 G (tacet)

And never ever leave you leave you at home all alone and cryin'

Here's the lick on "all alone and cryin'":

E -----3-h5-3---6---3-h5-3-----------

B ---5-------------------------------

G -----------------------------------

D -----------------------------------

A -----------------------------------

E -----------------------------------

Verses (sing with the tabbed stuff)

Grapefruit

A bathin' suit

Chew a little juicy fruit

Wash away the night

Drive-in

You guzzle gin

Commit a little mortal sin

It's good for the soul

(chorus)

Ten speed

No need

My pickup gets me where I please

Chuggin' down the street

But I'll be leavin'

In a little while

So close your eyes and I'll

I'll be back real soon

(chorus)

Thanks to Mike Hall, from whom I copped the lyrics.