Bakersfield chords

Vic Chesnutt

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  			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