Jimmy Buffett

Oldest Surfer On The Beach

Jimmy Buffett


Tom: D

Intro: D Em A D

D
The sun’s dropping out of the picture
A
Soon be time to move

It hasn’t been a real big day
G                           D
But I don’t have a thing to prove
D
I’ve still got the old nose rider
A
I still surf old style

I’ll go out beyond the breakers
G                    D
Sit alone and rest a while


G                    A
There’s nothing that I wanna do
G                      A
No place I’m trying to reach
     D                G
Only time is now more precious to
           A             G
The oldest surfer on the beach
           A             D
The oldest surfer on the beach

D               
I stopped searching for perfection
A
Many waves ago

What really matters is the here and now
G                      D
And that’s about all I know
D
Gonna catch me a big ‘ole roller
A
Sun setting on the sea

Riding in on her glassy shoulder
G                         D
The water going grey like me


G                    A
There’s nothing that I wanna do
G                      A
No place I’m trying to reach
     D                G
Only time is now more precious to
           A             G
The oldest surfer on the beach
           A             D
The oldest surfer on the beach