Steve Forbert – Goin’ down to Laurel
Chords by Rob Ravestein
Capo on 2nd fret
play 3 times (1 harmonica + 2 guitar)
C G Dm G
C G
Well everybody here, seems to like to laugh
Dm G
Look at Johnny jivin' across the floor
C G
He can play the fool and make a few mistakes,
Dm G
But all the same he'll never be a bore
C G
I'm glad to be so young talkin' with my tongue
Dm G
Glad to be so careless in my way
C G
Glad to take a chance and play against the odds
Dm G
Glad to be so crazy in my day
[CHORUS]
C Am
Well I'm goin' down to Laurel
G Am
It's a dirty stinkin' town yea
F G Am
But me I know exactly what I'm going to find
C G Am Dm Em
.-.-.-.Little girl I'm goin' to see
Am C
She is a fool for lovin' me
F G C
But she's in love and love's a funny state of mind
Yes it is (on second chorus)
C G
Well what was that you said when you had a tear
Dm G
Rolling down your cheek the other night
C G
I couldn't catch it all there's something going wrong
Dm G
I hope you got it straightened out alright
C G
Everything's so loud and everything's so fast
Dm G
I hear your brother married once again
C G
Yea best of luck and all and try to have some fun
Dm G
They tell me this great life can always end
[CHORUS]
C Am
Well I'm goin' down to Laurel
G Am
It's a dirty stinkin' town yea
F G Am
But me I know exactly what I'm going to find
C G Am Dm Em
.-.-.-.Little girl I'm goin' to see
Am C
She is a fool for lovin' me
F G C
But she's in love and love's a funny state of mind
C
Yes it is (on second chorus)
harmonica theme again: [C-G-D min-G]
C G
I'm smilin' from a car, I'm goin' for a drive
Dm G
Feel the whistle blowin' breeze gone flying by
C G
Mirror's on the moon, echo in the sun
Dm G
See just a touch of madness in my eye
C G
Please don't mention rain, please don't talk of trains
Dm G
Please don't mention buildings burning down
C G
Everybody here seems to like to laugh
Dm G
Either step in time or just don't hang around
[CHORUS]
C Am
Well I'm goin' down to Laurel
G Am
It's a dirty stinkin' town yea
F G Am
But me I know exactly what I'm going to find
C G Am Dm Em
.-.-.-.Little girl I'm goin' to see
Am C
She is a fool for lovin' me
F G C
But she's in love and love's a funny state of mind
C
Yes it is (on second chorus)
harmonica theme again: [C-G-D min-G]
