Good Intentions Paving Co. Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[A]Twenty miles lef[D]t to the show
[F#]Hel lo, my old count[D]ry
Hello
[A]Stars are just beginning to appear
[E]And I have never, in my life
[Bm]Before been here

[Verse 2]
And it's my [A]heart, not me
[D]Who cannot drive
At [F#m]which con[D]clusion [G]you [D]arrived
[A]Watching me sit here, bolt upright
[E]And cry for no good reason
[Bm]At the Easter[B]ing sky

[Verse 3]
And the tilt of this [A]strange nation
And the will to remain [G]for
the duration
(Waving the [F#m]flag
[G]Feeling it drag)
Like a bump on a [A]bump on a log, baby
Like I'm in a fist[G]fight with the fog,
baby
Step, ball- change, and a- pi[F#]rouette[F#m]

[Verse 4]
And I [G]regret, I regret
How I [E]said to you
Honey, just open your heart
When [D]I've got trouble
Even opening a honey [A]jar
And that, right there,
[F#m]is where we are[G][A]

[Verse 5]
[A]And I've been
[D]'fessing, double- fast
Address[F#m]ing questions no[D]body asked
I'll [A]get this joy off of my chest, at last
[E]And I will love you
Till the [Bm]noise has long [B]since passed

[Verse 6]
And [A]I did not mean to [D]shout
Just drive
Just [F#m]get us out, dead or[G] al[D]ive
The [A]road's too long to mention
Lord, it's something to see
[E]Laid down by the Good Intentions
[Bm]Paving Com[B]pany
All the way to the thing
[A]We've been playing at, darling
I can see that you're wear[G]ing
Your staying- hat, darling

[Verse 7]
And for the time being, all [F#m]is wel[F#]l[F#m]
Won't you love me [G]a spell?
This is blindness, bey[A]ond all conceiving
While behind us, the road [G]is leaving
And leaving, and falling [F#]back[F#m]
Like a rope [G]gone slack

[Verse 8]
And, I [E]saw straightaway
That the lay was steep
But I [D]fell for you, honey
Easy as falling [A]asleep
And that, right there
Is the course [G]I keep

[Verse 9]
And [G]no [A]amount of [B]talking
Is going [D]to soften [A]the fall
But, like af[G]ter the rain
[D]Step out of the [E]overhang, [F#]that's all
It [A]had a nice [B]ring to it
When the old [D]opry house [A]rang
So, with a sol[G]emn auld lang
[D]Syne, sealed, deliv[E]ered
I [F#m]sang

[Verse 10]
An[A]d there is hesit[B]ation
And [D]it always [A]remains
[E][G]
(Concerning you, [D]me
And the [E]rest of [F#m]the gang)
[A]And, in our quiet [B]hour
I feel [D]I see [A]everything
And am [G]in love
With the [D]hook
Upon which [E]everyone [F#m]hangs

[Verse 11]
And [A]I know you meant
To show [B]the extent
To which you [D]gave [A]a goddang
You ranged real [G]hot and real cold
But I'm [D]sold
I am [E]at home on that [F#]range
And I [G]do hate [D]to fold
Right here, at the [E]top of my [F#m]game
When I've been trying
With my [G]whole heart and [D]soul
To stay right [E]here, in the right lane
[F#m]But it can make you feel over,[G]
and [D]old
[E](Lord, you know it's a shame)
When I [F#]only want for you to [F#m]pull o[G]ver
And hold [D]me
Till I can't re[E]member my own name

[Outro 1]
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