By: Jimmy Buffett Intro: D D/C D/B D/A E7 A7 D DDDDEAD Chorus: D E7 Ringling, Ringling slippin' away G D Only forty people livin' there today D E7 Streets are dusty, and the bank has been torn down G A7 D It's a dyin' little town D E7 Church window's broken, that place ain't been used in years G A7 D Jail don't have a sheriff or a cell E7 And electric trains, they run by maybe once or twice a month G A7 D Easin' it on down to Mussel Shell (Repeat chorus) Bridge: A And across from the bar there's a pile of beer cans D Been there twenty seven years E7 A7 Imagine all the heartaches and tears in 27 years of beer So we hopped back in the rent-a-car and we hit the cruise control Pretty soon the town was out of sight But we left behind a fat barmaid, a cowboy and a dog Bracin' for a Ringling Friday night Chorus: Ringling, Ringling you're just slippin' away I wonder how many people will be there a year from today Cause the streets are dusty and the bank has been torn down It's a dyin' little town G A7 D (intro chords) Yeah, it's a dyin' little town Enjoy!