Chords for Steve Forbert - Goin' down to Laurel
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Em
Bm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] [D]
[A] [Em]
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[Em] [A]
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[A] [Em]
[A] [D] Well, everybody here [A] seems to like to laugh.
[Em] Look at Johnny jiving across [A] the floor.
He [D] can play the fool and [A] make a few mistakes, but [Em] all the same, he'll never be a [A] boy.
I'm glad [D] to be so young, [A] talking with my tongue.
[E] Glad to be so careless in [A] my way.
[D] Glad to take a chance and play [A] against the odds.
I'm [Em] glad to be so crazy in my [A] day.
[D] Well, I'm going down [Bm] to Laurel.
[A] It's a dirty, stinking [Bm] town, yeah.
[G] But me, I'm [A] exactly what I'm going to [Bm] find.
[Em] Little girl, [F#m] I'm going to see.
[Bm] She's a fool for [D] loving me, [G] but she's in love and [A] love's a funny state [Bm] of mind.
Well, [D] what was that you said when [A] you had a tear [Em] rolling down your cheek the other [A]
night?
I [D] couldn't catch it all.
[A] Was something going wrong?
[Em] I hope you got it straightened [A] out all right.
[D] Everything's so loud [A] and everything's so fast.
[Em] I hear your brother married [A] once again.
They're the [D] best of luck and all, and [A] try to have some fun.
They [Em] tell me this great life can [A] always end.
Well, [D] I'm going down to [Bm]
Laurel.
[A] It's a dirty, stinking [Bm] town, yeah.
[G] But me, I'm exactly [A] what I'm going to [Bm] find.
[Em]
Little girl, [F#m] I'm going to see.
She's [Bm] a fool for [D]
loving me, but [G] she's in love and [A] love's a funny state of [Bm] mind.
Hey, yes.
[D]
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[Em] [A]
[D]
[A] [Em]
[A] I'm [D] smiling from a car.
[A] I'm going for a drive.
[Em] Feel the whistle blowing, breeze gone flying [A] high.
[D] Mirrors on the moon, [A] echo in the sun.
[E] See just a touch of madness in [A] my eyes.
[D] Please don't mention rain.
[A] Please don't talk of trains.
[Em] Please don't mention buildings burning [A] down.
[D] Everybody here [A] seems to like to laugh.
Either [Em] step in time or just don't [A] hang around.
[Bm] [A] Well, yeah.
[D] I'm going down [Bm] to Laurel.
[A] It's a dirty, stinking [Bm] town, yeah.
[G]
But me, I'm [A] exactly what I'm going to [Bm] find.
[Em] Little girl,
[F#m] I'm going to see.
[Bm] She's a fool [D] for loving me, [G] but she's in love and [A] love's a funny state [Bm] of mind.
Oh, tell me what I say now.
[G] She's in love and [A]
love's a funny state [Bm] of mind.
[D]
[A]
[Em] [A] Yeah.
[D] [A]
[Em]
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[Em]
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[Em]
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[A] [Em]
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[D]
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[Em] [A]
[D]
[A] [Em]
[A] [D] Well, everybody here [A] seems to like to laugh.
[Em] Look at Johnny jiving across [A] the floor.
He [D] can play the fool and [A] make a few mistakes, but [Em] all the same, he'll never be a [A] boy.
I'm glad [D] to be so young, [A] talking with my tongue.
[E] Glad to be so careless in [A] my way.
[D] Glad to take a chance and play [A] against the odds.
I'm [Em] glad to be so crazy in my [A] day.
[D] Well, I'm going down [Bm] to Laurel.
[A] It's a dirty, stinking [Bm] town, yeah.
[G] But me, I'm [A] exactly what I'm going to [Bm] find.
[Em] Little girl, [F#m] I'm going to see.
[Bm] She's a fool for [D] loving me, [G] but she's in love and [A] love's a funny state [Bm] of mind.
Well, [D] what was that you said when [A] you had a tear [Em] rolling down your cheek the other [A]
night?
I [D] couldn't catch it all.
[A] Was something going wrong?
[Em] I hope you got it straightened [A] out all right.
[D] Everything's so loud [A] and everything's so fast.
[Em] I hear your brother married [A] once again.
They're the [D] best of luck and all, and [A] try to have some fun.
They [Em] tell me this great life can [A] always end.
Well, [D] I'm going down to [Bm]
Laurel.
[A] It's a dirty, stinking [Bm] town, yeah.
[G] But me, I'm exactly [A] what I'm going to [Bm] find.
[Em]
Little girl, [F#m] I'm going to see.
She's [Bm] a fool for [D]
loving me, but [G] she's in love and [A] love's a funny state of [Bm] mind.
Hey, yes.
[D]
[A]
[Em] [A]
[D]
[A] [Em]
[A] I'm [D] smiling from a car.
[A] I'm going for a drive.
[Em] Feel the whistle blowing, breeze gone flying [A] high.
[D] Mirrors on the moon, [A] echo in the sun.
[E] See just a touch of madness in [A] my eyes.
[D] Please don't mention rain.
[A] Please don't talk of trains.
[Em] Please don't mention buildings burning [A] down.
[D] Everybody here [A] seems to like to laugh.
Either [Em] step in time or just don't [A] hang around.
[Bm] [A] Well, yeah.
[D] I'm going down [Bm] to Laurel.
[A] It's a dirty, stinking [Bm] town, yeah.
[G]
But me, I'm [A] exactly what I'm going to [Bm] find.
[Em] Little girl,
[F#m] I'm going to see.
[Bm] She's a fool [D] for loving me, [G] but she's in love and [A] love's a funny state [Bm] of mind.
Oh, tell me what I say now.
[G] She's in love and [A]
love's a funny state [Bm] of mind.
[D]
[A]
[Em] [A] Yeah.
[D] [A]
[Em]
[A] [D]
[A] [Em]
[A]
[D] [A]
[Em]
[A] [D]
[A] [Em]
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[Em]
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] Well, everybody here _ [A] seems to like to laugh.
[Em] Look at Johnny jiving across [A] the floor.
_ _ He [D] can play the fool and [A] make a few mistakes, but [Em] all the same, he'll never be a [A] boy.
I'm glad [D] to be so young, _ [A] talking with my tongue.
[E] Glad to be so careless in [A] my way.
_ _ [D] Glad to take a chance and play [A] against the odds.
I'm [Em] glad to be so crazy in my [A] day.
_ [D] Well, I'm going down [Bm] to Laurel. _
_ _ [A] It's a dirty, stinking [Bm] town, yeah.
_ _ _ [G] But me, I'm [A] exactly what I'm going to [Bm] find.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ Little girl, _ [F#m] _ I'm going to see.
[Bm] _ She's a fool for [D] loving me, _ _ [G] but she's in love and [A] love's a funny state [Bm] of mind.
_ _ _ _ _ Well, [D] what was that you said when [A] you had a tear [Em] rolling down your cheek the other [A]
night?
_ I [D] couldn't catch it all.
[A] Was something going wrong?
_ [Em] I hope you got it straightened [A] out all right. _ _ _
[D] Everything's so loud [A] and everything's so fast.
[Em] I hear your brother married [A] once again.
They're the [D] best of luck and all, and [A] try to have some fun.
They [Em] tell me this great life can [A] always _ end.
Well, [D] I'm going down to [Bm] _
Laurel.
_ [A] It's a dirty, stinking [Bm] town, yeah.
_ _ _ [G] But me, I'm exactly [A] what I'm going to [Bm] find.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
Little girl, [F#m] _ I'm going to see.
_ She's [Bm] a fool for [D]
loving me, but [G] she's in love and [A] love's a funny state of [Bm] mind.
_ Hey, yes.
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ I'm [D] smiling from a car.
[A] I'm going for a drive.
[Em] Feel the whistle blowing, breeze gone flying [A] high.
_ _ [D] Mirrors on the moon, [A] echo in the sun.
[E] See just a touch of madness in [A] my eyes.
[D] _ _ Please don't mention rain.
[A] Please don't talk of trains.
[Em] Please don't mention buildings burning [A] down. _
_ _ [D] Everybody here _ [A] seems to like to laugh.
Either [Em] step in time or just don't [A] hang around.
[Bm] _ [A] Well, _ _ yeah.
[D] _ I'm going down [Bm] to Laurel.
_ _ [A] _ It's a dirty, stinking [Bm] town, yeah.
_ _ _ [G]
But me, I'm [A] exactly what I'm going to [Bm] find. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] Little girl, _ _
[F#m] I'm going to see.
_ [Bm] She's a fool [D] for loving me, [G] but she's in love and [A] love's a funny state [Bm] of mind.
_ Oh, tell me what I say now.
[G] _ She's in love and [A]
love's a funny state [Bm] of _ _ mind.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ Yeah.
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] Well, everybody here _ [A] seems to like to laugh.
[Em] Look at Johnny jiving across [A] the floor.
_ _ He [D] can play the fool and [A] make a few mistakes, but [Em] all the same, he'll never be a [A] boy.
I'm glad [D] to be so young, _ [A] talking with my tongue.
[E] Glad to be so careless in [A] my way.
_ _ [D] Glad to take a chance and play [A] against the odds.
I'm [Em] glad to be so crazy in my [A] day.
_ [D] Well, I'm going down [Bm] to Laurel. _
_ _ [A] It's a dirty, stinking [Bm] town, yeah.
_ _ _ [G] But me, I'm [A] exactly what I'm going to [Bm] find.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ Little girl, _ [F#m] _ I'm going to see.
[Bm] _ She's a fool for [D] loving me, _ _ [G] but she's in love and [A] love's a funny state [Bm] of mind.
_ _ _ _ _ Well, [D] what was that you said when [A] you had a tear [Em] rolling down your cheek the other [A]
night?
_ I [D] couldn't catch it all.
[A] Was something going wrong?
_ [Em] I hope you got it straightened [A] out all right. _ _ _
[D] Everything's so loud [A] and everything's so fast.
[Em] I hear your brother married [A] once again.
They're the [D] best of luck and all, and [A] try to have some fun.
They [Em] tell me this great life can [A] always _ end.
Well, [D] I'm going down to [Bm] _
Laurel.
_ [A] It's a dirty, stinking [Bm] town, yeah.
_ _ _ [G] But me, I'm exactly [A] what I'm going to [Bm] find.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
Little girl, [F#m] _ I'm going to see.
_ She's [Bm] a fool for [D]
loving me, but [G] she's in love and [A] love's a funny state of [Bm] mind.
_ Hey, yes.
_ _ [D] _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ I'm [D] smiling from a car.
[A] I'm going for a drive.
[Em] Feel the whistle blowing, breeze gone flying [A] high.
_ _ [D] Mirrors on the moon, [A] echo in the sun.
[E] See just a touch of madness in [A] my eyes.
[D] _ _ Please don't mention rain.
[A] Please don't talk of trains.
[Em] Please don't mention buildings burning [A] down. _
_ _ [D] Everybody here _ [A] seems to like to laugh.
Either [Em] step in time or just don't [A] hang around.
[Bm] _ [A] Well, _ _ yeah.
[D] _ I'm going down [Bm] to Laurel.
_ _ [A] _ It's a dirty, stinking [Bm] town, yeah.
_ _ _ [G]
But me, I'm [A] exactly what I'm going to [Bm] find. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] Little girl, _ _
[F#m] I'm going to see.
_ [Bm] She's a fool [D] for loving me, [G] but she's in love and [A] love's a funny state [Bm] of mind.
_ Oh, tell me what I say now.
[G] _ She's in love and [A]
love's a funny state [Bm] of _ _ mind.
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ Yeah.
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