Distantly In Love

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------## The following are what I believe to be the chords for Jimmy Bufett's "Distantly in Love." D: 000232 Dsus2: 000230 Dsus4: 000233 A: 002220 Asus2: 002200 G: 320033 E: 221000 Intro: D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D A Asus2 A D G A D Payphones all were ringing as the crowd went roaring by, D G A D Lovely dancers swayin' to an island lullaby D G A D Beside the southern ocean, taking thought of what's to be D G A D Writing you this letter that you'll prob'ly never see GDAGDD A D But I can't help but be ruled by inconsistancies, now you need this distantly in love. D G A D Tried to phone from Paris, thinking things could be arranged DGA D Me and you would roundez-vous, but I found your number changed D G A D So I drove to San Ramos where the crazy painter dwells D G A D Toasted our old photographs still up there on the shelves GDAGD A D But I can't help but be ruled by my intiguities, now you need this distantly in love Instrumental |D G A D :| A G A G I can't be the one to fill your times and all your places A G E A I can't be the one to fill your blanks and empty spaces D G A D I heard it from a friend of ours I saw in Timber Bay D G A D You had a new lover who had stolen you away D G A D That could be the reason that I never got in touch D G A D He presents like problems if he loves you half as much GDAG D A D 'Cause I who can't help but be ruled by my intiguities now you need this distantly in love DDDsus2 GDAG D A You know I can't help but be part of my own philosophies, now you need this distantly in D love I've been playing this song for years, but I never actually wrote it down to send it in until now. The best memory I have of this song is when Jimmy did it acoustic both nights at Irvine Meadows in Irvine, CA on the '94 Fruitcakes tour. Anyhoo, Enjoy! Bill Schofield (and Caroline)