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Cheeseburger In Paradise by Jimmy Buffett Cheeseburger In Paradise Capo:no capo G A D Tried to amend my carnivorous habits G A D Made it nearly seventy days G A D Losin' weight without speed, eatin' sunflower seeds E A Drinkin' lots of carrot juice and soakin' up rays G A D But at night I'd had these wonderful dreams G A D Some kind of sensuous treat G D G D Not zuchinni, fettucini or bulghar wheat G D A D But a big warm bun and a huge hunk of meat (G A) D Cheeseburger in paradise (paradise) G A D Heaven on earth with an onion slice (paradise) G A D Not too particular not too precise (paradise) D (G A) G I'm just a cheeseburger in paradise G A D Heard about the old time sailor men They eat the same thing again and again Warm beer and bread they said could raise the dead Well it reminds me of the menu at a Holiday Inn Times have changed for sailors these days When I'm in port I get what I need Not just Havanas or bananas or daiquiris But that American creation on which I feed Cheeseburger in paradise (paradise) Medium rare with mustard 'be nice (paradise) Heaven on earth with an onion slice (paradise) I'm just a cheeseburger in paradise *for this mute strings and strum strum patter) I like mine with lettuce and tomato Heinz 57 and french fried potatoes Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer Well good God Almighty which way do I steer for my Cheeseburger in paradise (paradise) Makin' the best of every virtue and vice (paradise) Worth every damn bit of sacrifice (paradise) To get a cheeseburger in paradise To be a cheeseburger in paradise I'm just a cheeseburger in paradise I like mine with lettuce and tomato Heinz 57 and french fried potatoes Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer Well good God Almighty which way do I steer for my ------------------ version 2 Tuning:E A D G B E Capo:no capo [Intro] ** Play "|" as strums or beats Bm |||| A | Bm |||| G | Bm |||| A | D | [Verse] G A D Tried to amend my carnivorous habits G A D Made it nearly seventy days G A D Losin' weight without speed, eatin' sunflower seeds E A Drinkin' lots of carrot juice and soakin' up rays G A D But at night I'd have these wonderful dreams G A Bm Some kind of sensuous treat G D G D Not zucchini, fettucini or bulgar wheat G D A D But a big warm bun and a huge hunk of meat [Chorus] G A D Cheeseburger in paradise G A D Heaven on Earth with an onion slice G A D Not too particular, not too precise G D A D I'm just a Cheeseburger in paradise [Instrumental] Bm |||| A | D | [Verse] G A D Heard about the old time sailor men G A D They eat the same thing again and again G A D Warm beer and bread they said could raise the dead E A Well it reminds me of the menu at a Holiday Inn G A D But times have changed for sailors these days, G A Bm When I'm in port I get what I need G D G D Not just Havanas or bananas or daiquiris G D A D But that American creation on which I feed [Chorus] G A D Cheeseburger in Paradise G A D Medium rare with mustard be nice G A D Heaven on Earth with an onion slice G D A D I'm just a Cheeseburger in Paradise [Interlude] e|-10------------|-----------|----------------------------| B|----12-10-7-10-|---5---5-7-|---5---5-7-8-7-8-10-8-7-----| G|---------------|-7---7-----|-7---7------------------7-7-| D|---------------|-----------|----------------------------| A|---------------|-----------|----------------------------| E|---------------|-----------|----------------------------| [Bridge] (Just knock on the guitar or silence the strings for this part) 1 strum = / In the song it sounds like a clap /// / // / ** I like mine with lettuce and tomato // / // / ** Heinz 57 and French fried potatoes // / // / ** Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer // / // / ** Well good God almighty which way do I steer for my [Chorus] G A D Cheeseburger in Paradise G A D Makin' the best of every virtue and vice G A D Worth every damn bit of sacrifice to get a G D A D Cheeseburger in Paradise G D A D I need a Cheeseburger in Paradise G D A D I'm just a Cheeseburger in Paradise [Instrumental] Bm |||| A | Bm |||| G | Bm |||| A | D || [Outro] (If you plan on performing this in public, I might suggest ending it on this point after the last D) /// / // / ** I like mine with lettuce and tomato // / // / ** Heinz 57 and French fried potatoes // / // / ** Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer // / // / ** Well good God almighty which way do I steer ------------------ version 3 Capo:no capo Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Jimmy Buffett - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Barry Chance - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=142 Bm A Bm G Bm A D G 4/4 Gtr I (El. Gtr.) E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E +H. E E |-2-2-2-2---0----|-2-2-2-2---3----|-2-2-2-2---0--2-|-(2)--------3-|| |-3-3-3-3---2----|-3-3-3-3---0----|-3-3-3-3---2--3-|-(3)--------0-|| |-4-4-4-4---2----|-4-4-4-4---0----|-4-4-4-4---2--2-|-(2)--------0-|| |-4-4-4-4---2----|-4-4-4-4---0----|-4-4-4-4---2--0-|-(0)--------0-|| |-2-2-2-2---0----|-2-2-2-2---2----|-2-2-2-2---0----|------------2-|| |----------------|-----------3----|----------------|------------3-|| 1st & 2nd Verses G A D G +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E ||--(3)-3-3-3-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2---2---3-| ||o-(0)-0-0-0-2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3---3---0-| ||--(0)-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-2-2---2---0-| ||--(0)-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-0-0-0---0---0-| ||o-(2)-2-2-2-0-0-0---|-----------------2-| ||--(3)-3-3-3---------|-----------------3-| A D G +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-(3)-3-3-3-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2---2---3-| |-(0)-0-0-0-2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3---3---0-| |-(0)-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-2-2---2---0-| |-(0)-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-0-0-0---0---0-| |-(2)-2-2-2-0-0-0---|-----------------2-| |-(3)-3-3-3---------|-----------------3-| A D E A G +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-(3)-3-3-3-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-x-2-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-x-0---3--| |-(0)-0-0-0-2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-x-2---0--| |-(0)-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-x-2-x-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-x-2---0--| |-(0)-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-x-0-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-x-2---0--| |-(2)-2-2-2-0-0-0---|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-x-0---2--| |-(3)-3-3-3---------|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------3--| A D G A Bm +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-(3)-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2---2---2-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-x-2-x-2--| |-(0)-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3---3---3-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-x-3-x-3--| |-(0)-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2---2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-x-4-x-4--| |-(0)-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0---0---0-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-x-4-x-4--| |-(2)-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-x-2-x-2--| |-(3)-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|--------------------| G D G D G D A D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|| |-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3--|| |-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--|| |-2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2-------2-|-(2)-2-2-2---------|-0-0-0-0----------|| |-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-------3-|-(3)-3-3-3---------|------------------|| Chorus G A D G A D Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E Q E +E E E E |----3--0--0-0-|-2--2-2---2-2-2-|-3--3-3-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2-2-2--| |----0--2--2-2-|-3--3-3---3-3-3-|-0--0-0-2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3--3-(3)-3-3-3--| |----0--2--2-2-|-2--2-2---2-2-2-|-0--0-0-2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2-2-2--| |----0--2--2-2-|-0--0-0---0-0-0-|-0--0-0-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-0--0-(0)-0-0-0--| |----2--0--0-0-|----------------|-2--2-2-0-0-0---|---------------------| |----3---------|----------------|-3--3-3---------|---------------------| 1. G A D G D A D Q E E E E E E +E Q E +E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E E |-3--3-3-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0--0-2-2-2-2--| |-0--0-0-2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3--3-(3)-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-3-3-3-3-|-2-2--2-3-3-3-3--| |-0--0-0-2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-2-2-2-2-|-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--| |-0--0-0-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2--2-0-0-0-0--| |-2--2-2-0-0-0---|--------------------|-2--2-2---------|-0-0--0----------| |-3--3-3---------|--------------------|-3--3-3---------|-----------------| Guitar Solo 2. Bm A D A D E E E E E E E E W E Q E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-2-2-2-2---0---2-|-2---------||-0-0--0-2-2--2--2-||--3---3-3-0-0--0--0--| |-3-3-3-3---2---3-|-3--------o||-2-2--2-3-3--3--3-||--0---0-0-2-2--2--2--| |-4-4-4-4---2---2-|-2---------||-2-2--2-2-2--2--2-||--0---0-0-2-2--2--2--| |-4-4-4-4---2---0-|-0---------||-2-2--2-0-0--0--0-||--0---0-0-2-2--2--2--| |-2-2-2-2---0-----|----------o||-0-0--0-----------||--2---2-2-0-0--0--0--| |-----------------|-----------||------------------||--3---3-3------------| | | Gtr II (El. Gtr.) | w/ slide ~~~~~~ | W W H E E E E Q Q E E +E E |-----------------|-----------||----------9s10-10-||-10--10---7-5-(5)----| |-----------------|----------o||----------9s10-10-||-10--10---7-5-(5)-7--| |-----------------|-----------||------------------||---------------------| |-----------------|-----------||------------------||---------------------| |-----------------|----------o||------------------||---------------------| |-----------------|-----------||------------------||---------------------| D G A E Q E +E E E E Q E E E E E E |--2----2------2-(2)-2-2-2-|--3---3-3--0--0--0--0-| |--3----3------3-(3)-3-3-3-|--0---0-0--2--2--2--2-| |--2----2------2-(2)-2-2-2-|--0---0-0--2--2--2--2-| |--0----0------0-(0)-0-0-0-|--0---0-0--2--2--2--2-| |--------------------------|--2---2-2--0--0--0--0-| |--------------------------|--3---3-3-------------| | | ~~~~ | +E E +H E E Q Q E E E E |------------------------9s|=10--10---12s10s12-12s| |-(7)/-10-(10)-----------9s|=10--10---------------| |--------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------| D G E Q E +E E E E Q E E E E E E |--2--2--2-(2)-2-2-2-|--3---3-3--0--0-0--0---| |--3--3--3-(3)-3-3-3-|--0---0-0--2--2-2--2---| |--2--2--2-(2)-2-2-2-|--0---0-0--2--2-2--2---| |--0--0--0-(0)-0-0-0-|--0---0-0--2--2-2--2---| |--------------------|--2---2-2--0--0-0--0---| |--------------------|--3---3-3--------------| | | ~~~ | H. E E Q Q E E E E |-14---------------9-|-10--10---12s10---12s==| |------------------9-|-10--10----------------| |--------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------| E Q E +E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E +E E E E |--2-2--2-(2)-2-2--2-|--3--3-3--0--0-0-0-|--2-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-|| |--3-3--3-(3)-3-3--3-|--0--0-0--2--2-2-2-|--3-3--3-(3)-3-3-3-|| |--2-2--2-(2)-2-2--2-|--0--0-0--2--2-2-2-|--2-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-|| |--0-0--0-(0)-0-0--0-|--0--0-0--2--2-2-2-|--0-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-|| |--------------------|--2--2-2--0--0-0-0-|-------------------|| |--------------------|--3--3-3-----------|-------------------|| | | ~~ ~~ ~~ | H E Q E H E Q E W |-14------15s14---15s|=17------15s14---9s|=10----------------|| |-----------------15s|=17------15s14---9s|=10----------------|| |--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| Bridge $ N.C. W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| Chorus To Coda G A D G A D Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E Q E +E E E E |----3--0--0-0-|-2--2-2---2-2-2-|-3--3-3-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2-2-2--| |----0--2--2-2-|-3--3-3---3-3-3-|-0--0-0-2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3--3-(3)-3-3-3--| |----0--2--2-2-|-2--2-2---2-2-2-|-0--0-0-2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2-2-2--| |----0--2--2-2-|-0--0-0---0-0-0-|-0--0-0-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-0--0-(0)-0-0-0--| |----2--0--0-0-|----------------|-2--2-2-0-0-0---|---------------------| |----3---------|----------------|-3--3-3---------|---------------------| G A D G D A D Q E E E E E E +E Q E +E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E E |-3--3-3-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0--0--2--2-2--2--| |-0--0-0-2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3--3-(3)-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-3-3-3-3-|-2-2--2--3--3-3--3--| |-0--0-0-2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-2-2-2-2-|-2-2--2--2--2-2--2--| |-0--0-0-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2--2--0--0-0--0--| |-2--2-2-0-0-0---|--------------------|-2--2-2---------|-0-0--0-------------| |-3--3-3---------|--------------------|-3--3-3---------|--------------------| | | Gtr II | W W W H E E E E |----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------12s10-7s10--| |----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------| G D A D G D A D Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E H |---3---3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0--2--2--2-2--2-|---3---3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0--0-2---------- |---0---0-0-3-3-3-3-|-2-2--3--3--3-3--3-|---0---0-0-3-3-3-3-|-2--2-3---------- |---0---0-0-2-2-2-2-|-2-2--2--2--2-2--2-|---0---0-0-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2---------- |---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2--0--0--0-0--0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-0---------- |---2---2-2---------|-0-0---------------|---2---2-2---------|-0--0------------ |---3---3-3---------|-------------------|---3---3-3---------|----------------- -| -| -| -| -| -| | | +W H E E E E +W H Q E E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------- |-(10)--------------|--------12s10-7s10-|-(10)--------------|-------------17s= |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------17s= |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------- |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------- |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------- -| =| =| -| -| -| Bm A Bm G E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--2--2--2--2----0----0-|--2--2--2--2----3----3-| |--3--3--3--3----2----2-|--3--3--3--3----0----0-| |--4--4--4--4----2----2-|--4--4--4--4----0----0-| |--4--4--4--4----2----2-|--4--4--4--4----0----0-| |--2--2--2--2----0----0-|--2--2--2--2----2----2-| |-----------------------|----------------3----3-| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|---------------19------| |-19-19-19-19---17---17s|=19-19-19-19---20---17s| |-19-19-19-19---17---17s|=19-19-19-19--------17s| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| D.S. al Coda Bm A D E E E E E E E E W |--2--2--2--2----0---0-|--2-----------|| |--3--3--3--3----2---2-|--3-----------|| |--4--4--4--4----2---2-|--2-----------|| |--4--4--4--4----2---2-|--0-----------|| |--2--2--2--2----0---0-|--------------|| |----------------------|--------------|| | | E E E E E E E E H. Q |--------------------9s|=10\----------|| |-19-19-19-19---17---9s|=10\----------|| |-19-19-19-19---17---9s|=10\----------|| |----------------------|--------------|| |----------------------|--------------|| |----------------------|--------------|| & G A D G D A D Q E E E E E E +E Q E +E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E E |-3--3-3-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0--0-2-2-2-2--*| |-0--0-0-2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3--3-(3)-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-3-3-3-3-|-2-2--2-3-3-3-3--*| |-0--0-0-2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-2-2-2-2-|-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--*| |-0--0-0-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2--2-0-0-0-0--*| |-2--2-2-0-0-0---|--------------------|-2--2-2---------|-0-0--0----------*| |-3--3-3---------|--------------------|-3--3-3---------|-----------------*| Tried to amend my carnivorous habit Made it nearly 70 days Losing weight without speed, eating sunflower seeds Drinking lots of carrot juice and soaking up rays But at night I'd have these wonderful dreams Some kind of sensuous treat Not zucchini fettucini or bulgur wheat But a big warm bun and a huge hunk of meat Cheeseburger in paradise Heaven on Earth with an onion slice Not too particular, not too precise I'm just a cheeseburger in paradise Heard about the oldtime sailor men They'd eat the same thing again and again Warm beer and bread, they said could raise the dead Well, it reminds me of the menu at a Holiday Inn But times have changed for sailors these days When I'm in port, I get what I need Not just havanas or bananas or daiquiris But that American creation on which I feed Cheeseburger in paradise Medium-rare with mustard'd be nice Heaven on Earth with an onion slice I'm just a cheeseburger in paradise I like mine with lettuce and tomato Heinz 57 and french fried potatoes Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer Well, good God almighty which way do I steer For my Cheeseburger in paradise Making the best of every virtue and vice Worth every damn bit of sacrifice To get a cheeseburger in paradise Get me a cheeseburger in paradise I'm just a cheeseburger in paradise I like mine with lettuce and tomato Heinz 57 and french fried potatoes Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer Well, good God almighty which way do I steer? Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths ------------------ version 4 Tuning:E A D G B E Key:D Capo:no capo SOLO GUITAR PART e|-10-------------|-10-10-/12-10-b12-|-10-10-/12-10-b12-|-12-10-b14-10-12-10-| B|----12-10-7-10--|------------------|------------------|--------------------| G|----------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------| D|----------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------| A|----------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------| E|----------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------| Tried to amend my carnivorous habit Made it nearly 70 days Losing weight without speed, eating sunflower seeds Drinking lots of carrot juice and soaking up rays But at night I'd have these wonderful dreams Some kind of sensuous treat Not zucchini fettucini or bulgur wheat But a big warm bun and a huge hunk of meat Cheeseburger in paradise Heaven on Earth with an onion slice Not too particular, not too precise I'm just a cheeseburger in paradise Heard about the oldtime sailor men They'd eat the same thing again and again Warm beer and bread, they said could raise the dead Well, it reminds me of the menu at a Holiday Inn But times have changed for sailors these days When I'm in port, I get what I need Not just havanas or bananas or daiquiris But that American creation on which I feed Cheeseburger in paradise Medium-rare with mustard'd be nice Heaven on Earth with an onion slice I'm just a cheeseburger in paradise I like mine with lettuce and tomato Heinz 57 and french fried potatoes Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer Well, good God almighty which way do I steer For my Cheeseburger in paradise Making the best of every virtue and vice Worth every damn bit of sacrifice To get a cheeseburger in paradise Get me a cheeseburger in paradise I'm just a cheeseburger in paradise I like mine with lettuce and tomato Heinz 57 and french fried potatoes Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer Well, good God almighty which way do I steer? | b Bend | / Slide up -------------