Goin Back To Laurel Chords
Goin Back To Laurel by Steve Forbert is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords C, G, Dm, Am, F, Em and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: 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
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
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
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