Goin' Down To Laurel lyrics

Song information

Artist: Steve Forbert
Album: King Biscuit Flower Hour: New York, 1982

Lyrics

Capo on 2nd fret

[C-g-dmin-g] intro: play 3 times (1 harmonica + 2 guitar)

Well [c] everybody here, [g] seems to like to laugh

[Dmin] look at johnny jivin' across [g] the floor

He [c] can play the fool and [g] make a few mistakes

[Dmin] but all the same he'll never be [g] a bore

I'm [c] glad to be so young [g] talkin' with my tongue

[D min] glad to be so careless in [g] my way

[C] glad to take a chance [g] and play against the odds

[D min] glad to be so crazy in [g] my day

Well [c] I'm goin' [c/b] down to [a min] laurel

[G] it's a dirty stinkin' town [am] yea

[F] but me I know [g] exactly what I'm going to [am] find

[C-g-a min] [d min] little girl [e min] I'm goin' to see

[Am] she is a fool for [c] lovin' me

[F] but she's in love [g] and love's a funny state of [c] mind

Yes it is (on second chorus)

Well [c] what was that you said [g] when you had a tear

[D min]rolling down your cheek the [g] other night

[C] I couldn't catch it all [g] there's something going wrong

[D min]i hope you got it straightened out [g] alright

[C] everything's so loud [g]and everything's so fast

[D min]i here your brother married once [g]again

Yea [c] best of luck and all and [g] try to have some fun

[D min]they tell me this great life can always [g] end

Chorus

Harmonica theme again: [c-g-d min-g]

I'm [c] smilin' from a car, I'm [g] goin' for a drive

[D min]feel the whistle blowin' breeze gone [g]flying by

[C] mirror's on the moon, [g] echo in the sun

[D min] see just a touch of madness [g]in my eye

[C]please don't mention rain, [g] please don't talk of trains

[D min]please don't mention buildings burning [g]down

[C]everybody here seems [g] to like to laugh

[D min] either step in time or just don't hang [g] around

Chorus

Harmonica theme again: [c-g-d min-g]

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"King Biscuit Flower Hour: New York, 1982" album track list