Vic Chesnutt – Bakersfield chords

[Intro]
Am        G
F         Am    E
Am        G
F         Am    E

[Verse]
    Am            G           F      Am  EWell, a-souvenirs on my dusty shelf
       Am                       G              F     Am  EWell I get out the Tarn-X, and I polish them myself
    Am                        G                   F    Am  EYes posters are falling, but who needs them at my age
          Am                    G             F     Am  EWell I’ve learned to smile when all I feel is rage

[Bridge]
     Am                 G               E            FSo I think I will go to Bakersfield with Gabriel and Paul
           Am              G                    E               F      FAnd I will hide behind the garbage can while the holy platitudes fall

[Chorus]
    C                     GAnd blow the gates, I am a-coming through
       Am               DWith my albatrosses and all
         Am                DAnd it's strategy not protocol
         Am                DYes it's strategy not protocol
               F     FThat brings me here

[Outro]
Am        G
F         Am    E
Am