[Intro]
G  C G    G    C G
[Strophe]
G            C            G 
I want to go back, to the islands 
          C             D             G 
Where the shrimp boats  tie up to the piling 
 Em 
Give me oysters and beer 
    A7 
For dinner every day of the year 
              D                   D7 
And I'll feel fine......I'll feel fine
[Refrain]
C        D          G 
Cause  I    want to be there 
        C                 D             Em 
Want to go back down and lie beside the sea there 
       C                              G                Em 
With a tin cup for a chalice, fill it up with good red wine 
          A7           D           G    C G 
And I'm a chewin' on a honeysuckle vine
[Strophe]
G            C                           G 
Yeah now the sun goes sliding across the water 
C                  D                 G 
Sail boats they go searching for the breeze 
Em 
Salt air it ain't thin 
A7                                                 D 
It can stick right to your skin, and make you feel fine 
               D7 
Makes you feel fine
[Refrain]
C        D          G 
Cause  I    want to be there 
        C                D                   Em 
Want to go back down and get high beside the sea there 
       C                              G                Em 
With a tin cup for a chalice, fill it up with good red wine 
          A7           D           G    C G 
And I'm a chewin' on a honeysuckle vine
[Strophe]
G       C                        G 
Yes and now you heard my strange proposal 
   C                D            G 
So get that Packard up and let's move 
        Em 
I wanna be there before the day 
A7                               D 
Tries to steal away and leave us behind 
                D7 
I've made up my mind
[Refrain]
C        D          G 
Cause  I    want to be there 
        C                 D             Em 
Want to go back down and die beside the sea there 
       C                              G                Em 
With a tin cup for a chalice, fill it up with good red wine 
          A7           D           G    C G 
And I'm a chewin' on a honeysuckle vine
[Outro]
          A7           D           G    C G 
And I'm a chewin' on a honeysuckle vine