Tropical Island (state of mind)
Ovid Stevens
Intro: guitar intro: Eb Bb Ab (2X)
Eb Bb
I’ve been to Jamaica a lot , I’ve seen the pretty women there
Ab Eb Bb
I’ve been to China, Oh nothing quite compares
Eb Bb
I’ve been to New York too & every port along the way,
Ab Eb Bb
I have found paradise, now I’m here to stay
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Eb Bb Ab
Send the schooner away, I’m on dry land
Eb Bb Ab
& Take a look at my face, you’ll understand.
Eb Bb Ab
I don’t need to go runnin’ away to find,
Eb Bb Ab
Oh no, some Tropical Island state of mind, mind mind
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Verse 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Eb Bb
I let the trade winds take me to a place called nowhere
Ab Eb Bb
I came upon a port called hope, Jesus, ain’t nobody there
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/misc_unsigned_bands/ovid_stevens_tropical_island_state_of_mind_crd.html ]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Eb Bb Ab
Send the schooner away, I’m on dry land
Eb Bb Ab
& Take a look at my face, you’ll understand.
Eb Bb Ab
I don’t need to go runnin’ away to find, Oh no…
Eb Bb Ab Bb Cm Fm Bb Fm Bb
Some Tropical Island state of mind mind, mind
Cm7 Eb+ Bb
You’re all I needed…….. all I needed,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Verse 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Eb Bb
I’ve got my feet on cloud nine, & my face is in the wind
Ab Eb Bb
Go on, tell the Capt’n kiss my ass, cuz I won’t be back again,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Eb Bb Ab
Send the schooner away, I’m on dry land
Eb Bb Ab
& Take a look at my face, you’ll understand.
Eb Bb Ab
I don’t need to go runnin’ away to find,
Eb Bb Ab
Oh no, some Tropical Island state of mind……
Eb Bb Ab Eb Bb Ab
Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, some Tropical Island state of mind…
Bb Cm
~~~~~~~~~ Key Change to C# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
F# C# B
some Tropical Island state of mind……
F# C# B
some Tropical Island state of mind……
