Chords for Conor Oberst — Governor’s Ball (Live)

_ _ _ Tonight I'm getting on a bus and I'm driving to New York City. _ _ _
And tomorrow, I know, _ tomorrow evening we're playing this festival called the Governor's Ball down in New York City. _
Is anyone coming to that?
You guys should come.
It'll be fun.
[Em] _ But I'm actually, [N] I'm very upset because of all the bands playing.
I'm sure there's a lot of great bands.
But there was one artist that I wanted to see the most, who's been my favorite since I was a wee lad named Bjork.
_ _ And they fucking put me on the same exact time as her.
Can you believe it? _ _
_ So anyone in their right mind will be watching Bjork while we're playing.
[E] We might [G] still have some people. _ _ _
[F] But anyway, this is a song actually pretty apropos here.
This song is called the Governor's Ball.
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[E] _ _ _ He came with his friends in a caravan to [G#] witness the Governor's [A] Ball.
_ _ _ [E] Sat by himself on a cool patch of grass [A] while the rest stood like bricks in [B] a wall.
_ _ [C#m] And the stage, it looked like [A] a vending machine.
[G#] And the singer, a black [C#m] Barbie doll.
_ _ [E] But it was well lit _ [A] and well managed.
[E] So no property _ [A] would be damaged.
[E] Until his boarder [B] took full [A] advantage [E] of it all. _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] He talked to a girl with [C#m] cologne on her eyes [D#] who said she had [A] jewelry to sell.
_ _ [E] First he said no thanks.
Then he realized _ [A] that he wasn't feeling [B] that well.
The _ [C#m] turquoise she held looked like [A] pieces of sky.
[G#] And the ball hit like teardrops [C#m] from hell.
[E] She offered [A] him a necklace.
[E] And he wanted to [A] accept it.
[E] But it was not too [B] expensive.
[E] He could tell. _
_ _ Then [A] she said, why _
[E] not?
_ _ [A] _ What have [E] you got _ _ [F#m] to lose? _
_ _ _ _ [A] To lose _
[B] _ _ nothing, [E] nothing. _ _ _
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_ _ When he never came back and the curfew had packed, [G#] his friends searched the [A] fairgrounds for clues.
_ [E] A security guard with a maniacal laugh [A] said it's always the leader [B] you lose.
_ _ [C#m] When he finally turned up in [A] the broad light of day [G#] with a black eye as big as [C#m] the moon.
They [E] all asked him, _ [A] what happened?
_ [E] Was it real? _
[A] Just imagine [E] what if he _
[B] abandoned [A] them so [E] soon? _ _ _
_ _ Then she [A] said, why [E] not?
_ _ _ [A] I do what I've [E] got to _ [F#m] do. _ _
_ _ [A] And so she knew. _ _
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[Bm] _ _ [E] _ Thank [F#] you.
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_ [A#] The ivy crawls up the [C] garden wall, builds a [F] ladder towards the sun.
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