He Went To Paris Song Lyrics and Chords

 

He Went To Paris Song Lyrics and Chords by Waylon Jennings

 

He Went To Paris
Recorded by Waylon Jennings
Written by Jimmy Buffett
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He went to Paris lookin' for answers to  
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questions that bothered him  
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so
 
He was impressive young and aggressive  
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savin' the world on his  
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own
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Warm summer breezes  
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French wines and cheeses  
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put his ambition at  
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bay
 
The  
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summers and winters scattered like splinters
 
And  
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four or five  
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years slipped  
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away

He went to England played the piano

 
And  
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married an actress named  
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Kim
They had a good life she was a good wife
 
And  
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bore him a young son named  
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Jim
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All of the answers and  
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all of the questions
 
He  
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locked in his attic one  
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day
 
Cause  
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he liked the quiet clean country livin'
 
And  
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twenty more  
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years slipped  
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away

War took his baby bombs killed his lady

 
And  
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left him with only one  
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eye
His body was battered his whole world was shattered
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All he could do was just  
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cry
 
While the  
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tears were fallin'  
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he was recallin'
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Answers that he never  
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found
 
So he  
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hopped him a freighter skidded the ocean
 
And  
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left England  
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without a  
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sound
Now he lives on the islands fishes the pilin'
 
And  
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drinks his green label each  
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day
Writin' his memoirs losin' his hearin'
 
But he  
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don't care what most people  
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say
 
After  
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eighty-six years of  
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perpetual 
 
motion
 
If he  
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likes you he'll smile and  
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say
 
There was  
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some of the magic lot of it tragic
 
But I  
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had a good  
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life all the  
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way
 
He went to Paris lookin' for answers to  
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questions that  
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bothered him  
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so

 

FAQ

 

Who sang the the song He Went To Paris?
- The song He Went To Paris was sang by Waylon Jennings.

 

Who is Waylon Jennings?
- Waylon Arnold Jennings (born Wayland Arnold Jennings June 15, 1937 - February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as one of the founding pioneers of the Outlaw Movement in country music.
Jennings started to play guitar at age of eight and first performed at age 12 on KVOW radio, after which he formed his first band, The Texas Longhorns. Jennings left high school at age 16, determined to become a musician and worked as a performer and DJ on KVOW, KDAV, KYTI, KLLL, in Coolidge, Arizona, and Phoenix. In 1958, Buddy Holly arranged Jennings's first recording session, and hired him to play bass. Jennings gave up his seat on the ill-fated flight in 1959 that crashed and killed Holly, J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and Ritchie Valens.
Jennings then formed a rockabilly club band, The Waylors, which became the house band at "JD's", a club in Scottsdale, Arizona. He recorded for independent label Trend Records and A&M Records, but did not achieve success until moving to RCA Victor, taking on Neil Reshen as a manager, who negotiated significantly better touring and recording contracts for him. After he gained creative control from RCA Records, he released the critically acclaimed albums Lonesome, On'ry and Mean and Honky Tonk Heroes, followed by the hit albums Dreaming My Dreams and Are You Ready for the Country. During the 1970s, Jennings became one of the main figures of outlaw country. With Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser and Jessi Colter he recorded country music's first platinum album, Wanted! The Outlaws. It was followed by Ol' Waylon and the hit song "Luckenbach, Texas".
Jennings was featured in the 1978 album White Mansions, performed by various artists documenting the lives of people in the Confederacy during the Civil War. Jennings also appeared in films and television series, including Sesame Street, and a stint as the balladeer for The Dukes of Hazzard, composing and singing the show's theme song and providing narration for the show. By the early 1980s, Jennings struggled with a cocaine addiction, which he overcame in 1984. Later, he joined the country supergroup The Highwaymen with Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash, which released three albums between 1985 and 1995. During that period, Jennings released the successful album Will the Wolf Survive.
He toured less after 1997 to spend more time with his family. Between 1999 and 2001, his appearances were limited by health problems. In 2001, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2007, he was posthumously awarded the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award by the Academy of Country Music.

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