Jimmy Buffett - The Asshole Song

asshole song

intro : spoken
D
well i was drivin’ down i – 95 the other night .
G
when somebody nearly cut me right off the road .
A
i decided it wasn’t gonna do any good to get mad .
D
so i wrote a song about him instead .
it goes like this . . .

D
were you born an asshole?
G
or did you work at it your whole life?
A
either way it worked out fine
G D
’cause you’re an asshole tonight .

D
yes you’re an a s s h o l E . . .
G
and don’t you try to blame it on me .
A
you deserve all the credit .
G D
you’re an asshole tonight .

D
you were an asshole yesterday .
G
you’re an asshole tonight .
A
and i’ve got a feelin’
G D
you’ll be an asshole the rest of your life .

D
and i was talkin’ to your mother
G
just the other night .
A
i told her i thought you were an asshole .
G D
she said , “yes . i think you’re right . ”

D
and all your friends are assholes
G
’cause you’ve known them your whole life .
A
and somebody told me
G D
you’ve got an asshole for a wife .

D
were you born an asshole?
G
or did you work at it your whole life?
A
either way it worked out fine
G A7 D
’cause you’re an aaaass . . . hole tonight .