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Good Intentions Paving Company by Joanna Newsom


 Good Intentions Paving Company


Capo:no capo
 
C			F
Twenty miles left to the show
Am			F
Hello, my old country, hello
C			     G
Stars are just beginning to appear
				D
And I have never in my life before been here
 
C			F
And it's my heart, not me, who cannot drive
Am			F
At which conclusion you arrived
C			     G
Watching me sit here bolt upright and cry
				Dm
For no good reason at the Eastering sky
 
				C			
And the tilt of this strange nation
				Bb
And the will to remain for the duration
	    Am
Waving the flag
	   Bb
Feeling it drag
 
			   C
Like a bump on a bump on a log, baby
				Bb
Like I'm in a fist fight with a fog, baby
			    Am
Step-ball-change and a pirouette
	Bb
And I regret, I regret
 
	G
How I said to you, "honey, just open your heart"
	F				   C
When I've got trouble even opening a honey jar
				Bb
And that right there is where we are...
 
C			F
And I been 'fessing double fast
Am			F
Addressing questions nobody asked
C			    G
I'll get this joy off of my chest at last
			     Dm
And I will love you 'til the noise has long since passed
 
(same as just above)
And I did not mean to shout, just drive
Just get us out, dead or alive
A road too long to mention, lord, it's something to see!
Laid down by the good intentions paving company
 
					C
All the way to the thing we've been playing at, darlin'
					Bb
I can see that you're wearing your staying hat, darlin'
			 Am
For the time being all is well
		    Bb
Won't you love me a spell?
 
(same as just above)
This is blindness beyond all conceiving
Well, behind us the road is leaving, yeah, leaving
And falling back
Like a rope gone slack
 
	G	
Well, I saw straight away that the lay was steep
	F					C
But I fell for you, honey, as easy as falling asleep
				Bb
And that right there is the course I keep...
 
C		 D
And no amount of talking
	     F		C
Is going to soften the fall
		    Bb	  F
But, like after the rain, step out
	G   Am
Of the overhang, that's all
 
It had a nice a ring to it
When the ol' opry house rang
So with a solemn auld lang
Signed, sealed, delivered, I sang
 
And there is hesitation
And it always remains
Concerning you, me,
And the rest of the gang
 
And in our quiet hour
I feel I see everything
And am in love with the hook
Upon which everyone hangs
 
And I know you meant to show the extent
To which you gave a goddang
You ranged real hot and real cold but I'm sold
I am home on that range
 
Bb		F
And I do hate to fold
		G		Am
Right here at the top of my game
				Bb		F
When I've been trying with my whole heart and soul
	G			Am
To stay right here in the right lane
			Bb		F
But it can make you feel over and old
	  G		Am
Lord, you know it's a shame
			Bb			F
When I only want for you to pull over and hold me
		G		Am
'Til I can't remember my own name 




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version 2 



Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo

C                 F
Twenty miles left to the show.
Am                    F
Hello my old country, hello
C                           G
Stars are just beginning to appear
                       Dm
And I have never in my life before been here
 
            C                   F
And it's my heart, not me, who cannot drive
     Am              F
At which conclusion you arrived
C                             G
Watching me sit here bolt upright and cry
                          Dm
For no good reason at the Eastering sky
 
 
                      C
And the tilt of this strange nation
                  Bb
And the will to remain for the duration
           Am               Bb
Waving the flag, feeling it drag
 
                 C
Like a bump on a bump on a log, baby
                   Bb
Like I'm in a fist fight with the fog, baby
                       Am
Step-ball-change and a pirouette
              Bb
And .. and I regret, I regret
 
       G
How I said to you, honey, just open your heart
     F                   C
When I've got trouble even opening a honey jar
           Bb
And that right there is where we are
 
    C                F
And I been 'fessing double fast
Am                   F
Addressing questions nobody asks
C                                    G
I'll get this joy off of my chest at last
                             Dm
And I will love you 'til the noise has long since passed
 
       C              F
And I did not mean to shout, just drive
     Am               F
Just get us out, dead or alive.
   C                                             G
The road's too long to mention Lord, it's something to see! —
                                  Dm
Laid down by the Good Intentions Paving Company,
 
                       C
All the way to the thing we've been playing at, darlin'
                      Bb
I can see that you're wearing your staying hat, darlin'
                  Am
For the time being all is well
          Bb
Won't you love me a spell
 
 
                     C
This is blindness beyond all conceiving
                            Bb
Well, behind us the road is leaving, yeah, leaving
             Am
And falling back
                 Bb
Like a rope gone slack
 
        G
Well, I saw straight away that the lay was steep
      F                                                       C
But I fell for you, honey, as easy as falling asleep
                                      Bb
And that right there is the course I keep...
 
    C            D
And no amount of talking
             F         C
Is going to soften the fall
         Bb                F
But, like after the rain, step out
       G           Am
Of the overhang, that's all
 
   C            D
It had a nice a ring to it
              F          C
When the ol' opry house rang
          Bb            F
so, with a solemn auld lang
                   G           Am
"Signed, sealed, delivered" I sang
 
    C          D
And there is hesitation
         F      C
And it always remains
           Bb   C
Concerning you, me,
          G          Am
And the rest of the gang
 
    C            D
And in a quiet hour
          F        C
I feel I see everything
           Bb             F
And am in love with the hook
            G          Am
Upon which everyone hangs
 
        C                D
And I know you meant to show the extent
             F          C
To which you gave a god dang
              Bb                         F
You ranged real hot and real cold but I'm sold
    G             Am
I am home on that range
 
           Bb     F
And I do hate to fold
                  G           Am
Right here at the top of my game
                                                Bb              F
When I've been trying with my whole heart and soul
              G                 Am
To stay right here in the right lane
 
                         Bb       F
But it can make you feel over and old
           G
Lord, you know it's a shame
       Am                        Bb        F
When I only want for you to pull over and hold me
              G              Am
'Til I can't remember my own name 
 
C  F  Am  F
C  G  Dm
C  Bb  Am  Bb
C  Bb  Am  Bb
C  Bb  Am  Bb
C  Bb  Am  Bb
C




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