1989 Blues chords

Daniel Johnston

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             Em            F 
I've got the worried blues, 
                 Em 
And I don't know what to do. 
F                 D 
It seems my dreams  
                       G 
Have been tarnished by events. 

                  G 
And I think of you  
                              F 
and I hope that we aren't done. 
Em 
You're the one I need  
D                          G 
To get me through a lonely lifetime. 

                  G 
Some of the things they said  
                               F 
Well, they might have been true 
Em                D                G 
But I really don't appreciate it so much. 

(Strike the G chord like 7 or 8 times at the end) 


C                                   Em 
Just yesterday I had so much to say. 
F                                   D 
Seemed like people wanted to listen. 
                             Em                 G2 
But now today nobody wants to have a thing to do with me~~~. 

(Strike G2 chord throughout the "me.") 


              G 
And I'm so sad.  
                              F 
Everything has turned out bad.  
Em 
I tried so hard, 
D                     G 
But goofed up somehow. 

                       G 
I just want you to know  
                         F 
I didn't mean no harm on purpose. 
D                              Em 
But they turned it into a circus  
               G 
Just to put me down 

                     G 
But I'm still around. 
                               F 
Maybe I'll have another chance. 
D                Em 
To turn the tables  
                        G 
And be a hero in the end 

(Strike the G chord like 7 or 8 times at the end) 


C                                   Em 
Just yesterday I had so much to say. 
F                                   D 
Seemed like people wanted to listen. 
                             Em                 G2 
But now today nobody wants to have a thing to do with me~~~. 

(Strike G2 chord throughout the "me.") 


Em 
And so I'm singin'  
               F 
The 1989 blues.  
Em                         D                        
But I'm lookin' forward to: 
                           G 
A better future for me and you. 

Em 
And now comes,  
                     F 
The end of this song. 
Em                                            D 
Some of the things I did might have been wrong  
                                      G    Em 
But it's only because I was out of my mind. 

              G2 F G 
The 1989 Blues 

(At the end, play the G2 a few times rapidly, then switch to an F and end on a G.) 


Edits/corrections are very welcome. I'm not 100% on this. Enjoy!