VERSE 1:
I was [B] down in a [E] hole, [B] snufflin' like a [E] mole
When my [B] friend on the [E] phone told me [B] it's O-[E]-Kay [B][E]
There's a [B] place you can [E] be, the [B] music sets you [E] free
Come on [B] over and we'll [E] do it the Ha-[B]-wana [E] way [B][E]
PRE-CHORUS 1: [B] Carlos Va-[E]-rela, [B] Chu Chu Val-[E]-des [B] Mu'equitos de [E] Matanzas, [B] Benny [E] Mmor
Yeah, [B] Reuben Gon-[E]-zales, [B] what can I [E] say? [B] Hey, Barbar-[E]-ito Torres [Gb7 open]
CHORUS:
If your [B] mind is a [E] mess, your [B] body's in dis-[E]-tress
Catch your [B] sorry soul a [E] rest the Ha-[B]-wana [E] way [B][E]
Throw your [B] future to the [E] wind, you'll [B] find it's no [E] sin
Start a [B] new way of [E] living the Ha-[B]-wana [E] way [B][E]
VERSE 2:
So I [B] did like she [E] said, threw my [B] suitcase on the [E] bed
Packed my [B] Rennies, Pepto-[E]-Bismol, Para-[B]-ceta-[E]-mol [B][E]
And I'm [B] feelin' no [E] pain on some [B] funky Russian [E] plane
Headin' [B] down the Carib-[E]-bean to for-[B]-get it [E] all [B][E]
PRE-CHORUS 2: [B] '55 [E] Chevvies, [B] '65 [E] Fords [B] Coffee skinned [E] chicas on the [B] Malecon [E] [B] Mojitos, [E] Haba'os, [B] Apa-[E]-gon [B] Hey coco [E] taxi, hang on [Gb7 open]
BRIDGE:
Gimme [B] one more [E] day [B][E]
Babe I [B] gotta [E] stay [B][E]
Hear that [B] music [E] play [B][E]
The Ha-[B]-wana [E] way [B][E][Gb7 open]