Joanna Newsom - Good Intentions Paving Company

good intentions paving company – joanna newsom

C F
twenty miles left to the show
Am F
hello , my old country , hello
C G
stars are just beginning to appear
D
and i have never in my life before been here

C F
and it’s my heart , not me , who cannot drive
Am F
at which conclusion you arrived
C G
watching me sit here bolt upright and cry
Dm
for no good reason at the eastering sky

C
and the tilt of this strange nation
A#
and the will to remain for the duration
Am
waving the flag
A#
feeling it drag

C
like a bump on a bump on a log , baby
A#
like i’m in a fist fight with a fog , baby
Am
step – ball – change and a pirouette
A#
and i regret , i regret

G
how i said to you , “honey , just open your heart”
F C
when i’ve got trouble even opening a honey jar
A#
and that right there is where we are . . .

C F
and i been ’fessing double fast
Am F
addressing questions nobody asked
C G
i’ll get this joy off of my chest at last
Dm
and i will love you ’til the noise has long since passed

( same as just above )
and i did not mean to shout , just drive
just get us out , dead or alive
a road too long to mention , lord , it’s something to see!
laid down by the good intentions paving company

C
all the way to the thing we’ve been playing at , darlin’
A#
i can see that you’re wearing your staying hat , darlin’
Am
for the time being all is well
A#
won’t you love me a spell?

( same as just above )
this is blindness beyond all conceiving
well , behind us the road is leaving , yeah , leaving
and falling back
like a rope gone slack

G
well , i saw straight away that the lay was steep
F C
but i fell for you , honey , as easy as falling asleep
A#
and that right there is the course i keep . . .

C D
and no amount of talking
F C
is going to soften the fall
A# F
but , like after the rain , step out
G Am
of the overhang , that’s all

it had a nice a ring to it
when the ol’ opry house rang
so with a solemn auld lang
signed , sealed , delivered , i sang

and there is hesitation
and it always remains
concerning you , me ,
and the rest of the gang

and in our quiet hour
i feel i see everything
and Am in love with the hook
upon which everyone hangs

and i know you meant to show the extent
to which you gave a goddang
you ranged real hot and real cold but i’m sold
i Am home on that range

A# F
and i do hate to fold
G Am
right here at the top of my game
A# F
when i’ve been trying with my whole heart and soul
G Am
to stay right here in the right lane
A# F
but it can make you feel over and old
G Am
lord , you know it’s a shame
A# F
when i only want for you to pull over and hold me
G Am
’til i can’t remember my own name