Good Intentions Lyle Lovett
GOOD INTENTIONS (Lyle Lovett)
performed by Lyle Lovett on LYLE LOVETT AND HIS LARGE BAND (1989)
transcribed by Mark Albert markalbert@pipeline.com
CHORD CHART (see suggested chord fingerings below)
|Ab7 |Db9 |Ab7 |E9 Eb9 |Ab7 |Db9 |Ab7 |E9 Eb9 |
|Db9 |Ab7 |Db9 |Ab7 |Db9 |Ab7 Db7 |Ab7 Db7 |E9 Eb9 |
VERSE 1 (guitar tacit)
It's a s[(Ab7)]unny day in sunny [(Db9)]California
But that [(Ab7)]old sun it's shining on me [(E9)]right here at [(Eb9)]home
It's one of those [(Ab7)]days
When those great ideas they just seem to [(Db9)]fall out on you
And they always [(Ab7)]fall the greatest when you're [(E9)]falling al[(Eb9)]l alone
It makes for a [Ab13]good day for some serious reflection
[Db9]And massive rationalization
For contemplating the [Ab13]future of the future
And the l[E9]ast of the [Eb9]past
And wondering [Ab7]if you could ever forgive me darling
All the [Db9]trouble that I put to you
And if I could [Ab7]forget all those questions
That [E9]I never [Eb9]asked
And if I could forgiv[Db9]e
The temporary weight gain due to [Ab13]excessive water retention
[Db9]I could forgive the rest [Ab13]too
It's just a [Db9]fact of life
That no one [Ab13]cares to m[Db7]ention
[Ab7]She wasn't [Db9]good
But she had [E9]good intent[Eb9]ions
VERSE 2
So the grass it grows
When the sun it shines
And face it glows
When the woman's mine
And you say I'm a fool-around
Honey that may be true
But I'd sooner fool around
Than be a fool for a fool
And if I could forgive
The unadulterated adulterating apprehension
I could forgive the rest too
It's just a fact of life
That no one cares to mention
She wasn't good
But she had good intentions
SOLO (see TAB below)
VERSE 3
So I'm twenty-six and rising
Still too young to live
But too low to go
I guess it's the process
Of learning to excess
All of those things
That you already know
And if I could forgive
The honey-I swear-it-didn't-mean-a-thing-to-me
Attempt at abstention
I could forgive the rest too
It's just a fact of life
That no one cares to mention
She wasn't good
But she had good intentions
She wasn't good
But she had good intentions
SOLO (CD = 1:46)
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| | = | | triple eighths
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[3]
Guitar 1 (electric)
___ ___ _____ _____ ___ __ \
|\ | | | | | | | | | | __ | | | | | | | /
| | | | | | | | | | | |--| | | | | | | | \
|----|-------------------------|--------------------------11-------| |----|---4-6---4-6--------9-11-|-11-12-11--9-----9--11-------------| |----|-x-----x------5-10-------|---\/-\/-\/--10--------10----------| |-6--|----------------/--------|----H--P--P------------/-----------| |----|----------------S--------|-----------------------S-----------| |----|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (acoustic)
_____ _____ _____ _____ ____ ____ ____ \
| | | | | | | | | | | | | _| | _| | _| /
|\ | | | | | | | | | | | | |. | |. | |. | \
|---------------------------4---------|-7----9-7----6-6---11-------| |------------------------4----4-------|-7----7-7----6-6---/--------| |-(7)-6--4----4--5--6-7----------6----|-7----7-7----6-6---S--------| |---\/------6--\/-------------------x-|-6-----------5-5------------| |----R----------H---------------------|-7-----------6-6------------|
Guitar 1 (electric)
___ _____ _____ _ _ ___ ___ ______
_ | | | |_|_|_| | |_|_|_| | | | | | | | _ | | | | | |
|-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-| | | | | |\| |
|-3-4-3------------------------|-------------------------|---------| |--\/\/-6-5-4------------------|-------4-4---------------|---------| |---H-P-------6-5-3------------|-----4--\/-6-4-6-7-6-4---|-6-4-5---| |-------------------6--4-6-----|---6-----T------\/\/\/-6-|----\/- 6| |--------------------------6-7-|-8---------------H-P-P---|---------| |-----------------------------\|/------------------------|---------|
S
Guitar 2 (acoustic)
_____ _____ _____ ___ _____ ____ \
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | /
| | | | | | | | | | | |\ | | | | | | \
|----6--7-8--9-10-11--7--8--------|-------------6------------------| |-9-------------------------9-----|-8-(9)-8----------8-8-----------| |-------------------------------5-|--\/-\/---8--------\/-----------| |---------------------------------|---B--R-------------T-----------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Suggested chord fingerings:
[Ab7] [Ab13] [Db9] [E9] [Eb9]
|--4--| |--4--| |--4--| |--7--| |--6--| |--4--| |--6--| |--4--| |--7--| |--6--| |--5--| |--5--| |--4--| |--7--| |--6--| |--4--| |--4--| |--3--| |--6--| |--5--| |--6--| |--6--| |--4--| |--7--| |--6--| |--4--| |--4--| |-----| |-----| |-----|
TAB NOTES
H = hammer
P = pull
B = bend to ()
R = release bend from ()
S = slide
T = tied note
/| = eighth note rest
\
/ = quarter note rest
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