Bakersfield Chords
by Vic Chesnutt
Bakersfield by Vic Chesnutt is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, G, F, E, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
Am G
F Am E
Am G
F Am E
Verse
Am G F Am E
Well, a-souvenirs on my dusty shelf
Am G F Am E
Well I get out the Tarn-X, and I polish them myself
Am G F Am E
Yes posters are falling, but who needs them at my age
Am G F Am E
Well I’ve learned to smile when all I feel is rage
Bridge
Am G E F
So I think I will go to Bakersfield with Gabriel and Paul
Am G E F F
And I will hide behind the garbage can while the holy platitudes fall
C G
And blow the gates, I am a-coming through
Am D
With my albatrosses and all
Am D
And it's strategy not protocol
Am D
Yes it's strategy not protocol
F F
That brings me here
Outro
Am G
F Am E
Am