Paul Brady, Hawana Way (2003)
^{Key: :[A] (w: Paul Brady)}

INTRO 1: [A] ^[D] : [x8]

INTRO 2: [A] ^[D] : [x7] // [E7 open]

VERSE 1:
I was [A] down in a [D] hole, [A] snufflin' like a [D] mole
When my [A] friend on the [D] phone told me [A] it's O-[D]-Kay [A] [D]
There's a [A] place you can [D] be, the [A] music sets you [D] free
Come on [A] over and we'll [D] do it the Ha-[A]-wana [D] way [A] [D]

PRE-CHORUS 1:
[A] Carlos Va-[D]-rela, [A] Chu Chu Val-[D]-des
[A] Mu'equitos de [D] Matanzas, [A] Benny [D] Mmor
Yeah, [A] Reuben Gon-[D]-zales, [A] what can I [D] say?
[A] Hey, Barbar-[D]-ito Torres [E7 open]

CHORUS:
If your [A] mind is a [D] mess, your [A] body's in dis-[D]-tress
Catch your [A] sorry soul a [D] rest the Ha-[A]-wana [D] way [A] [D]
Throw your [A] future to the [D] wind, you'll [A] find it's no [D] sin
Start a [A] new way of [D] living the Ha-[A]-wana [D] way [A] [D]

BREAK: [A] ^[D] : [x7] // [E7 open]

VERSE 2:
So I [A] did like she [D] said, threw my [A] suitcase on the [D] bed
Packed my [A] Rennies, Pepto-[D]-Bismol, Para-[A]-ceta-[D]-mol [A] [D]
And I'm [A] feelin' no [D] pain on some [A] funky Russian [D] plane
Headin' [A] down the Carib-[D]-bean to for-[A]-get it [D] all [A] [D]

PRE-CHORUS 2:
[A] '55 [D] Chevvies, [A] '65 [D] Fords
[A] Coffee skinned [D] chicas on the [A] Malecon [D]
[A] Mojitos, [D] Haba'os, [A] Apa-[D]-gon
[A] Hey coco [D] taxi, hang on [E7 open]

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK: [A] ^[D] : [x8]

BRIDGE:
Gimme [A] one more [D] day [A] [D]
Babe I [A] gotta [D] stay [A] [D]
Hear that [A] music [D] play [A] [D]
The Ha-[A]-wana [D] way [A] [D] [E7 open]

BREAK: [A] ^[D] : [x8]