Date: Thu, 6 Jul 1995 00:09:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: Arleen Myers <myera@ruby.ils.unc.edu>

Love in the Library (from the Jimmy Buffett album _Fruitcakes_)
By: Jimmy Buffett, Mac McAnally 
1994

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


Paid no attention, revolved through the door
Past the newspaper racks on the worn marble floor
Near Civil War history my heart skipped a beat
She was standing in fiction stretched high on bare feet 

 D           A
Love in the library 
 E         A
Quiet and cool 
 D           A
Love in the library 
 E            A
There are no rules 
    E          A
Surrounded by stories 
    E           A
Surreal and sublime 
           D           A
I fell in love in the library 
 E           A
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 
Then 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

Solo:  Bm  A  Bm  A

She gathered her books, walked while she read 
Words never spoken, but so much was said 
You can read all you want into this rendezvous 
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

Chords:
Bm - |xxo432|	A - |oo222o|	D - |xxo232|
E - |o221oo|	G - |32ooo3|

transcribed by Arleen Myers (myera@ils.unc.edu) June 1995