Love in the Library by  Jimmy Buffett

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Bm A On the corner of Government and Bay Avenue Bm A The old doomsday fanatic wore a crown of kudzu D A Bm A Sirens were wailing in the gulf coastal heat G D E And it seemed like the whole world was in forced retreat

Pay no attention, revolve through the door Pass the newspaper racks on the warm marble floor Near Civil War history my mind skipped a beat She was standing in fiction stretched high on bare feet

D A Bm A Love in the library, quiet and cool D A Bm A Love in the library, there are no rules D A Bm A Surrounded by stories, surreal and sublime D A E A I fell in love in the library once upon a time

I was the pirate, she was the queen Sir Francis and Elizabeth, the best there's ever been Then she strolled past my table and stopped at the stairs And sent me a smile as she reached for Flaubert

Love in the library, quiet and cool Love in the library, there are no rules Surrounded by stories, surreal and sublime I fell in love in the library once upon a time

Bm A She gathered her books, walked while read Bm A Words never spoken but so much was said G A D Bm You can read all you want into this rendezvous Gmaj7 A But it's safer than most things that lovers can do

Well, stories have endings, fantasies fade And the guard by the door starts drawing the shade So write your own ending and hope it comes true For the lovers and strangers on Bay Avenue

Love in the library, quiet and cool Love in the library, there are no rules Surrounded by stories, surreal and sublime I fell in love in the library once upon a time

Surrounded by stories, surreal and sublime I fell in love in the library once upon a time