Good Intentions Chords
by Randy Travis
Good Intentions by Randy Travis is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, A, D7 and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D G D A
D D7 G D
Mama always prayed that I'd be a better man than daddy
D7 A
and I determined not to let her down
D D7 G D
Deserted by the man she loved and left to raise four children
A7 D
we were the local gossip of the town.
D D7 G D
I promised her that I'd live right and not be like the others
D7 A
but I wound up in jail on Chrismas day
D D7 G D
I told her I'd be home and not to worry 'bout my brothers
A7 D
when I got home my mom had passed away
D D7 G D
And I hear tell the road to hell is paved with good intentions
D7 A
and mama my intentions were the best
D D7 G D
There's lotsa things in my life I just as soon not mention
D7 A
Looks like I've turned out like all the rest
G A7 D
But mama my intentions were the best
D D7 G D
A little boy with big blue eyes a-beggin' to go fishing
D7 A
I promised him but never took the time
D D7 G D
Now they won't let me see him and I sit here a-wishing
A7 D
Wishin' I could hold him one more time
(repeat chorus)
G A7 D
But mama my intentions were the best