SONG:   GULF COAST TIME
ARTIST: ROGER CREAGER
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI


                 GULF COAST TIME
                  ROGER CREAGER

NOTE: This song is played by 3 guitars. One
      of the guitars being a 12 string. I have
      arranged the song to be played by one guitar.


INTRO: 

Picking:
F  G  C

E --3-1-0------------
B --------3-1-0-2-0--
G -------------------
D -------------------
A -------------------
E -------------------
 
Picking:
F  G  C

   C
E ----------
B ----------
G -2h3-2----
D -------3--
A ----------
E ----------

Picking:
F  G  C

E --3-1-0------------
B --------3-1-0-2-0--
G -------------------
D -------------------
A -------------------
E -------------------

Picking:
F  G  C


VERSE:
   Am                F                  C
I like the way this salty, warm breeze feels
            Am               F                C
As I make another cast with this old rod and reel 
              Am              F
Sounds like things are going well 
                       C
From the tone of your letter 
      Am
Am I doing okay? 
    F
I guess you could say 
     G
I'm keeping my head above water 


CHORUS:
        F       G        C
On the deck of this old saltwater lady 
 F         G        C
Dancin' 'cross the waves  
     F        G          C
The seaside world slows down to an idle 
    Dm                 G
The sun sets red over Copano Bay 

     F        G         C
You moved on with your life in California 
 F        G        Am
I'll move on with mine 
 F          G     C             Am
Sometimes things take a little longer 
 F       G          F  G C
Here on gulf coast time

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D -------------------
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Picking:
F  G  C


VERSE:
      Am                F                   C
It's nice just getting back to the simple things 
          Am                  F               C
Like the taste of this fresh key lime in my drink 
           Am
Took that watch you gave me 
 F                          C
Tossed it 'bout a mile offshore 
             Am                F
Just another anchor around me weighing me down that 
G
I don't need anymore 


CHORUS:
        F       G        C
On the deck of this old saltwater lady 
 F         G        C
Dancin' 'cross the waves  
     F        G          C
The seaside world slows down to an idle 
    Dm                 G
The sun sets red over Copano Bay 

     F        G         C
You moved on with your life in California 
 F        G        Am
I'll move on with mine 
 F          G     C             Am
Sometimes things take a little longer 
 F       G          F  G C
Here on gulf coast time

E --3-1-0------------
B --------3-1-0-2-0--
G -------------------
D -------------------
A -------------------
E -------------------
 
Picking:
F  G  C


BREAK:
       Dm
And I know
             Em                 F
I'm getting better with every breath of ocean 
G
I breathe in

        Am        Em             G
And my soul gets stronger every moment I spend 


CHORUS:
        F       G        C
On the deck of this old saltwater lady 
 F         G        C
Dancin' 'cross the waves  
     F        G          C
The seaside world slows down to an idle 
        Dm                 G
And the sun sets red over Copano Bay 

     F        G         C
You moved on with your life in California 
 F        G        Am
I'll move on with mine 
     F          G     C             Am
But sometimes things take a little longer 
 F       G          C
Here on gulf coast time


OUTRO:
 F          G     C             Am
Sometimes things take a little longer 
 F       G         F G C
Here on gulf coast    time

E --3-1-0------------
B --------3-1-0-2-0--
G -------------------
D -------------------
A -------------------
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Picking:
F  G  C

   C
E ---------
B ---------
G -2h3-2---
D -------3-
A ---------
E ---------

Picking:
F  G  C

E --3-1-0------------
B --------3-1-0-2-0--
G -------------------
D -------------------
A -------------------
E -------------------

Picking:
F  G  C