Pencil Thin Moustache

artist:Jimmy Buffett

, writer:Jimmy Buffett

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 {title: Pencil Thin Moustache  }
{artist: Jimmy Buffett }
{key: C}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXQS4S3vgGA Capo 2
{c: Based on Ultimate Guitar version}
 
[C]   [E7]  [A7]  [A7]   
[D7] [G7]  [C]   [G7] 
[C] Now they make new [E7] movies in [A7] old black and white
[D7] With happy endings, where [G7] nobody fights
So [C] if you find your-[E7]self in that [A7] nostalgic rage
Honey, [D7] jump right up and [C] show your [G7] age  

I [C] wish I had a [E7] pencil thin [A7]  moustache
[D7] The Boston [G7] Blackie [C] kind
A [C] two toned [E7] Ricky Ri-[A7]cardo jacket
And an [D7] autographed picture of [G7] Andy Devine 
[C] I remember bein' [C7] buck-toothed and skinny
[F] Writin' fan letters to [Ab] Sky's niece Penny
Oh I [C] wish I had a [E7] pencil thin [A7] moustache
Then [D7] I could solve some [G] mysteries [C] too 

Then it's [Dm] Bandstand, [A7] Disneyland, [Dm] growin' up [A7] fast
[Dm] Drinkin' on a [A7] fake I. [Dm] D. 
Yeah, and [Em] Ramar of the [B7] jungle was [Em] everyone's [B7] B'wana
But [D7] only jazz musicians were [G7] smokin' marijuana
Yeah, I [C] wish I had a [E7] pencil thin [A7] moustache
Then [D7] I could solve some [G]  [C]  too 

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[C]   [E7]  [A7]  [A7]   
[D7] [G7]  [C]   [G7]  
([C] Thin, thin, [E7] pencil thin [A7] moustache...)
[D7]      [G7]      [C]  

Then it's [Dm] flat top, [A7] dirty bop, [Dm] coppin' a [A7] feel
[Dm] Grubbin' on the [A7] livin' room [Dm] floor (so sore)
Yeah, they [Em] send you off to [B7] college, try to [Em] gain a little [B7] knowledge
But [D7] all you want to do is [G7] learn how to score 

Yeah, but [C] now I'm gettin' [E7] old, don't [A7] wear underwear
I [D7] don't go to church and I [G7] don't cut my hair
But [C] I can go to [E7] movies and [A7] see it all there
Just the [D7] way that it [G7] used to [C] be 

That's why I [C] wish I had a [E7] pencil thin [A7] moustache
[D7] The Boston [G7] Blackie [C] kind
A [C] two toned [E7] Ricky Ri-[A7]cardo jacket
And an [D7] autographed picture of [G7] Andy Devine
 
[C] Oh, I could be anyone I [C7] wanted to be
Maybe [F] suave Errol Flynn or the [Ab] Sheik of Araby
If I [C] only had a [E7] pencil thin[A7]  moustache
Then [D7] I could do some [G7] cruisin' [C] too 

Yeah, [C] Brylcreem, a little dab'll do yah
Oh, [D7] I could do some [G7] cruisin' [C] too  [G7]  [C]

Song Info

Title: Pencil Thin Moustache

Artist: Jimmy Buffett

Writer: Jimmy Buffett

Song Types: Country, Rock, Swing

Key: C

Info: "Pencil Thin Mustache" is a song written and performed by American popular-music singer and songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released as a single (with "Brand New Country Star") on Dunhill D-15011 in August 1974. It was first released on his album of 1974, Living and Dying in ¾ Time. It "bubbled under" the Billboard Hot 100 at number 101, and reached number 44 on the Easy Listening chart.

The song, written in a Western swing style, is a nostalgic look by Buffett at the popular culture of his childhood. The title refers to the type of mustache worn by the film character, Boston Blackie.

Buffett refers to a number of other persons, characters, and products of the period, including Ricky Ricardo, Andy Devine, Sky (King)'s niece Penny, American Bandstand, Disneyland, Ramar of the Jungle, Bwana, Errol Flynn, the Sheik of Araby, and Brylcreem. The lyrics also say that in the 1950s, "only jazz musicians were smokin' marijuana".

Buffett has stated, "the thing about writing a song like this is that the older you get, the more people there are who need an explanation of the characters in the song. I shudder to think how old Sky King's niece Penny is today. It all started with that two-toned Ricky Ricardo jacket. I can't wait for them to come back."

"Pencil Thin Mustache" is a popular song with Buffett fans, and is often played at concerts, but is not part of "The Big 8" songs that he has played at almost all of his concerts. Recorded live versions of the song appear on You Had to Be There and Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays. Billboard described the song as "very well done and quite funny.

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Pencil Thin Moustache

artist:Jimmy Buffett

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