Good Intentions Chords by Randy Travis
Tempo:
113 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [G]
[D] [A] [Bm] [C#]
[D] Mama always prayed that I'd [G] be a better man [D] than Daddy,
And I determined not to let her [A] down.
[D] [A]
[D] Deserted by the man she [G] loved and left to raise [D] four children,
We were the local [A] gossip of the [D] town.
[G] [D]
I promised her that I'd live right [G] and not be like [D] the others,
But I wound up in jail on Christmas [A] Day.
[D] I told her I'd be home and not [G] to worry about [D] my brothers.
When I got home [A] my mama [D] passed away.
And I hear tell [G] the road to [D] hell is paved with good intentions,
But Mama, my intentions were [A] the best.
[D] There's lots of [G] things in my life [D] I just assume not mention,
Looks like I turned out like [A] all the rest,
[G] But Mama, [A] my intentions [D] were the best.
[G] [Em]
[D] [A] [Bm] [C#]
[D] A little boy with big blue [G] eyes a-beggin' to [D] go fishin',
I promised him but never [A] took the time.
[F#m]
[D] Now they won't let me see him [G] and I sit here [D] a-wishin',
Wishin' I [A] could hold him one [D] more time.
And I hear tell [G] the road to hell [D] is paved with good intentions,
But Mama, my intentions were [A] the best.
[D] There's lots of [G] things in my life [D] I just assume not mention,
Looks like I turned out like [A] all the rest,
[G] But Mama, [A] my intentions [D] were the best.
[G] But Mama, my [A] intentions were [G]
the best.
[D] [N]
[D] [A] [Bm] [C#]
[D] Mama always prayed that I'd [G] be a better man [D] than Daddy,
And I determined not to let her [A] down.
[D] [A]
[D] Deserted by the man she [G] loved and left to raise [D] four children,
We were the local [A] gossip of the [D] town.
[G] [D]
I promised her that I'd live right [G] and not be like [D] the others,
But I wound up in jail on Christmas [A] Day.
[D] I told her I'd be home and not [G] to worry about [D] my brothers.
When I got home [A] my mama [D] passed away.
And I hear tell [G] the road to [D] hell is paved with good intentions,
But Mama, my intentions were [A] the best.
[D] There's lots of [G] things in my life [D] I just assume not mention,
Looks like I turned out like [A] all the rest,
[G] But Mama, [A] my intentions [D] were the best.
[G] [Em]
[D] [A] [Bm] [C#]
[D] A little boy with big blue [G] eyes a-beggin' to [D] go fishin',
I promised him but never [A] took the time.
[F#m]
[D] Now they won't let me see him [G] and I sit here [D] a-wishin',
Wishin' I [A] could hold him one [D] more time.
And I hear tell [G] the road to hell [D] is paved with good intentions,
But Mama, my intentions were [A] the best.
[D] There's lots of [G] things in my life [D] I just assume not mention,
Looks like I turned out like [A] all the rest,
[G] But Mama, [A] my intentions [D] were the best.
[G] But Mama, my [A] intentions were [G]
the best.
[D] [N]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
C#
D
G
A
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [C#] _
[D] _ _ Mama always prayed that I'd [G] be a better man [D] than Daddy, _
And I determined not to let her [A] _ down.
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
[D] Deserted by the man she [G] loved and left to raise [D] four children,
We were the local [A] gossip _ of the [D] town.
_ _ _ [G] _ [D]
I promised her that I'd live right [G] and not be like [D] the others,
But I wound up in jail on Christmas [A] Day. _ _ _ _ _
[D] I told her I'd be home and not [G] to worry about [D] my brothers. _
When I got home [A] my mama [D] passed _ away. _ _ _
And I hear tell [G] the road to [D] hell is paved with good intentions,
But Mama, _ my intentions were [A] the _ best. _ _ _ _
[D] There's lots of [G] things in my life [D] I just assume not mention, _
Looks like I turned out like [A] all the rest, _ _ _
[G] But Mama, _ [A] my intentions [D] were the best.
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [C#]
[D] A little boy with big blue [G] eyes a-beggin' to [D] go fishin',
I promised him but never _ [A] took the time.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[D] Now they won't let me see him [G] and I sit here [D] a-wishin',
_ Wishin' I [A] could hold him one [D] more _ time. _ _ _
And I hear tell [G] the road to hell [D] is paved with good intentions,
But Mama, _ my intentions were [A] the _ best. _ _ _ _
[D] There's lots of [G] things in my life [D] I just assume not mention, _
Looks like I turned out like [A] all the rest, _ _ _
[G] But Mama, _ [A] my intentions [D] were the best. _ _ _ _
[G] But Mama, _ _ _ my [A] intentions _ _ were _ [G] _
the _ best.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [C#] _
[D] _ _ Mama always prayed that I'd [G] be a better man [D] than Daddy, _
And I determined not to let her [A] _ down.
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
[D] Deserted by the man she [G] loved and left to raise [D] four children,
We were the local [A] gossip _ of the [D] town.
_ _ _ [G] _ [D]
I promised her that I'd live right [G] and not be like [D] the others,
But I wound up in jail on Christmas [A] Day. _ _ _ _ _
[D] I told her I'd be home and not [G] to worry about [D] my brothers. _
When I got home [A] my mama [D] passed _ away. _ _ _
And I hear tell [G] the road to [D] hell is paved with good intentions,
But Mama, _ my intentions were [A] the _ best. _ _ _ _
[D] There's lots of [G] things in my life [D] I just assume not mention, _
Looks like I turned out like [A] all the rest, _ _ _
[G] But Mama, _ [A] my intentions [D] were the best.
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [C#]
[D] A little boy with big blue [G] eyes a-beggin' to [D] go fishin',
I promised him but never _ [A] took the time.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[D] Now they won't let me see him [G] and I sit here [D] a-wishin',
_ Wishin' I [A] could hold him one [D] more _ time. _ _ _
And I hear tell [G] the road to hell [D] is paved with good intentions,
But Mama, _ my intentions were [A] the _ best. _ _ _ _
[D] There's lots of [G] things in my life [D] I just assume not mention, _
Looks like I turned out like [A] all the rest, _ _ _
[G] But Mama, _ [A] my intentions [D] were the best. _ _ _ _
[G] But Mama, _ _ _ my [A] intentions _ _ were _ [G] _
the _ best.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _