Good Intentions Chords by Randy Travis
Tempo:
112.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [G] [Bm] [G]
[D] [A] [Bm] [C#]
[D] Mama always prayed that I'd [G] be a better man [D] than Daddy,
And I determined not to let her [A] down.
[D] [A]
[D] Deserted by the man she [G] loved and left to raise [D] four children,
We were the local [A] gossip of the [D] town.
[G]
[D] I promised her that I'd live right [G] and not be like [D] the others,
But I wound up in jail on Christmas [A] Day.
[D] I told her I'd be home and not [G] to worry about [D] my brothers.
When I got home, [A] my mama had [D] passed away,
And I hear tell [G] the road to hell [D] has paved with good intentions,
But Mama, my intentions were [A] the best.
[D] There's lots of [G] things in my life [D] I'd just as soon not mention,
Looks like I turned out like [A] all the rest,
[G] But Mama, [A] my intentions [D] were the [G] best.
[Em]
[D] [A] [Bm] [C#]
[D] A little boy with big blue [G] eyes a-beggin' to [D] go fishin',
I promised him but never took [A] the time.
[F#m]
[D] Now they won't let me see him, [G] and I sit here [D] a -wishin',
Wishin' I [A] could hold him one [D] more time,
And I hear tell [G] the road to hell [D] has paved with good intentions,
But Mama, my intentions were [A] the best.
[D] There's lots of [G] things in my life [D] I'd just as soon not mention,
Looks like I turned out like [A] all the rest,
[G] But Mama, [A] my intentions were [D] the best.
[G] But Mama, my [A]
intentions were [G] the best.
[D]
[D] [A] [Bm] [C#]
[D] Mama always prayed that I'd [G] be a better man [D] than Daddy,
And I determined not to let her [A] down.
[D] [A]
[D] Deserted by the man she [G] loved and left to raise [D] four children,
We were the local [A] gossip of the [D] town.
[G]
[D] I promised her that I'd live right [G] and not be like [D] the others,
But I wound up in jail on Christmas [A] Day.
[D] I told her I'd be home and not [G] to worry about [D] my brothers.
When I got home, [A] my mama had [D] passed away,
And I hear tell [G] the road to hell [D] has paved with good intentions,
But Mama, my intentions were [A] the best.
[D] There's lots of [G] things in my life [D] I'd just as soon not mention,
Looks like I turned out like [A] all the rest,
[G] But Mama, [A] my intentions [D] were the [G] best.
[Em]
[D] [A] [Bm] [C#]
[D] A little boy with big blue [G] eyes a-beggin' to [D] go fishin',
I promised him but never took [A] the time.
[F#m]
[D] Now they won't let me see him, [G] and I sit here [D] a -wishin',
Wishin' I [A] could hold him one [D] more time,
And I hear tell [G] the road to hell [D] has paved with good intentions,
But Mama, my intentions were [A] the best.
[D] There's lots of [G] things in my life [D] I'd just as soon not mention,
Looks like I turned out like [A] all the rest,
[G] But Mama, [A] my intentions were [D] the best.
[G] But Mama, my [A]
intentions were [G] the best.
[D]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
C#
D
G
A
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [C#] _
[D] _ _ Mama always prayed that I'd [G] be a better man [D] than Daddy, _
And I determined not to let her [A] _ down.
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
[D] Deserted by the man she [G] loved and left to raise [D] four children,
We were the local [A] gossip _ of the [D] town.
_ _ _ [G] _
[D] I promised her that I'd live right [G] and not be like [D] the others,
But I wound up in jail on Christmas [A] _ Day. _ _ _ _
[D] I told her I'd be home and not [G] to worry about [D] my brothers. _
When I got home, [A] my mama had [D] passed _ away, _ _ _
And I hear tell [G] the road to hell [D] has paved with good intentions,
But Mama, my intentions were [A] the _ best. _ _ _ _
[D] There's lots of [G] things in my life [D] I'd just as soon not mention, _
Looks like I turned out like [A] all the rest, _ _ _
[G] But Mama, _ [A] my intentions [D] were the _ [G] best.
_ _ [Em] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [C#]
[D] A little boy with big blue [G] eyes a-beggin' to [D] go _ fishin',
I promised him but never took [A] the time.
_ _ [F#m] _ _
[D] Now they won't let me see him, _ [G] and I sit here [D] a _ -wishin',
Wishin' I [A] could hold him one [D] more time, _ _ _ _
And I hear tell [G] the road to hell [D] has paved with good intentions,
But Mama, my intentions were [A] the best. _ _ _ _ _
[D] There's lots of [G] things in my life [D] I'd just as soon not mention, _
Looks like I turned out like [A] all the rest, _ _ _
[G] But Mama, _ [A] my intentions were [D] the best. _ _ _
[G] But Mama, _ _ _ my [A]
intentions _ were _ _ _ [G] the best.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [C#] _
[D] _ _ Mama always prayed that I'd [G] be a better man [D] than Daddy, _
And I determined not to let her [A] _ down.
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
[D] Deserted by the man she [G] loved and left to raise [D] four children,
We were the local [A] gossip _ of the [D] town.
_ _ _ [G] _
[D] I promised her that I'd live right [G] and not be like [D] the others,
But I wound up in jail on Christmas [A] _ Day. _ _ _ _
[D] I told her I'd be home and not [G] to worry about [D] my brothers. _
When I got home, [A] my mama had [D] passed _ away, _ _ _
And I hear tell [G] the road to hell [D] has paved with good intentions,
But Mama, my intentions were [A] the _ best. _ _ _ _
[D] There's lots of [G] things in my life [D] I'd just as soon not mention, _
Looks like I turned out like [A] all the rest, _ _ _
[G] But Mama, _ [A] my intentions [D] were the _ [G] best.
_ _ [Em] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [C#]
[D] A little boy with big blue [G] eyes a-beggin' to [D] go _ fishin',
I promised him but never took [A] the time.
_ _ [F#m] _ _
[D] Now they won't let me see him, _ [G] and I sit here [D] a _ -wishin',
Wishin' I [A] could hold him one [D] more time, _ _ _ _
And I hear tell [G] the road to hell [D] has paved with good intentions,
But Mama, my intentions were [A] the best. _ _ _ _ _
[D] There's lots of [G] things in my life [D] I'd just as soon not mention, _
Looks like I turned out like [A] all the rest, _ _ _
[G] But Mama, _ [A] my intentions were [D] the best. _ _ _
[G] But Mama, _ _ _ my [A]
intentions _ were _ _ _ [G] the best.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _