Good Intentions

D G D A 
 
D           D7                   G               D 
Mama always prayed that I'd be a better man than daddy 
                 D7             A 
and I determined not to let her down 
D               D7                G                  D 
Deserted by the man she loved and left to raise four children 
                  A7            D 
we were the local gossip of the town. 
 
 
  D                 D7                 G               D 
I promised her that I'd live right and not be like the others 
                  D7               A 
but I wound up in jail on Chrismas day 
  D               D7              G              D 
I told her I'd be home and not to worry 'bout my brothers 
                   A7             D 
when I got home my mom had passed away 


 
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    D      D7       G               D 
And I hear tell the road to hell is paved with good intentions 
    D7                          A 
and mama my intentions were the best 
D             D7     G            D 
There's lotsa things in my life I just as soon not mention 
D7                                      A 
Looks like I've turned out like all the rest 
    G         A7                D 
But mama my intentions were the best
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  D               D7              G             D 
A little boy with big blue eyes a-beggin' to go fishing 
                   D7             A 
I promised him but never took the time 
    D                 D7          G            D 
Now they won't let me see him and I sit here a-wishing 
                A7               D 
Wishin' I could hold him one more time 
 
(repeat chorus) 
 
    G         A7                D 
But mama my intentions were the best

GOOD INTENTIONS
Transcribed by Dan Margalit & Miggy Limgenco 
Tabbed out by Justin Kunz (*)

intro (in tab) played twice:
all chords and notes in parenthesis aren't really played/optional

fig.1
E-------------------------|----------------------------------|
B-------------------------|----------------------------------|
G-------------------------|----------------------------------|    guitar 1
D--0---0h2---0----0-7p5p4-|--0---0h2---0-0--------------0----|
A-------------------------|------------------------0h2-------|
E-------------------------|----------------------------------|

*guitar 2 plays fig.2 along with guitar1:
fig.2
    D                    G          D                   (A)
E--2---------------------3--------|--2--------------------(0)----------|
B--3---------------------3--------|--3--------------------(2)----------|
G--2---------------------0--------|--2--------------------(2)----------|
D--0 let ring---------------------|------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|------------------------------------|

verse1 -- (played with fig.1 until ...I can't mention)
       (D)                                     (G)  (D)
It's hard to rely on my good intentions
                 (D)                                              (G) (D)
when my head's full of things that I can't mention
        G (played with fig. 3)
(it) Seem's I usually get things right
                             D       G D
But I can't understand what I did last night

fig.3
E-----------------------0-------|-------------------0--------|
B--------------------3-----3----|----------------3-----3-----|
G---------------0-------------0-|-----------0-------------0--|
D-----------(0)-----------------|----------------------------|
A-------------------------------|----------------------------|
E----3--------------------------|---3------------------------|

verse2:
              D                                            (G)  (D)
and it's hard to rely on my own good senses
                    (D)                                             (G)  (D)
When I've missed so much that requires attention
     G (played with fig.3)
I have to laugh with myself sometimes
                         A7/9  A
and I can see that I'm not blind

fig.4
    A7/9                A
E-----------------------|-0--------------------|
B-------------------0---|-2--------------------|
G------------0----------|-2--------------------|
D----2------------------|-2--------------------|
A--0--------------------|-0--------------------|
E-----------------------|----------------------|

CHORUS:
  (A)         D    Em    G
Does little relief
  A                  D    Em    G
Give us reprieve  (o-oh)
A        G           D             Em       A
    For all the things I've left behind
        G    D          A                    (D)   (G)    (D)
I'm positive that I'm not blind

verse 3 (played like verse 1)
I'm not afraid things won't get better
But it feels like this is gone forever
You have to cry with your own good tears
You have to laugh with your own good cheers

verse 4 (played like verse 2)
and it's hard to rely on my good intentions
when my head's full of things that I can't mention
Seem's I usually get things right
But I can't understand what I did last night

Chorus 2:
Does  little relief
Give us reprieve
Imagining the world outside
I'm positive that I'm not blind

bridge:

G                                    A
     I can't be hard on you
(A)                            G
     'Cause you know I've been there too
(G)               Em
     meant a lot of things with you
                  A                           D     Em     G
Whoa-oh Life gives little relief
  A                  D    Em  G   A
Give us reprieve     o-oh
           G        D        Em       A
When everyone is cold outside
      G           D               Em        A
I clench my fists and close my eyes
    G     D           Em         A
Imagining the world outside
      G          D         A                    D    G D      D      G D       D
And I can see that I'm not blind