D 
Nibblin' on sponge cake, watchin' the sun bake 
                                   A 
All of those tourists covered with oil 
Strummin' my six-string on my front porch swing 
                                        D 
Smell those shrimp they're beginnin' to boil  
 
G        A                 D         Dsus4  D 
Wastin' away again in Margaritaville 
G              A                D         Dsus4  D 
Searching for my lost shaker of salt 
G           A                    D A      G 
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame 
      A                  D 
But I know it's nobody's fault  

D  
I don't know the reason I stayed here all season 
                                   A 
Nothin' to show but this brand new tattoo 
But it's a real beauty, a Mexican cutie 
                            D 
How it got here I haven't a clue  
 
G        A                 D         Dsus4  D 
Wastin' away again in Margaritaville 
G              A                D         Dsus4  D 
Searching for my lost shaker of salt 
G           A                    D A      G 
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame 
      A                           D 
Now I think, "Hell, it could be my fault."   

Instrumental -  D  A      G  A  D A G     A    D
 
D 
I blew out my flip-flop.  Stepped on a pop-top 
                                 A 
Cut my heel had to cruise on back home 
But there's booze in the blender and soon it will render 
                                          D 
That frozen concoction that helps me hang on  
 
G        A                 D         Dsus4  D 
Wastin' away again in Margaritaville 
G              A                D         Dsus4  D 
Searching for my lost shaker of salt 
G           A                    D A      G 
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame 
      A                  D 
But I know it's nobody's fault 
        G           A                    D A      G 
Yes and some people claim that there's a woman to blame 
      A                     D 
And I know it's my own damn fault