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Richard Shindell - Gethsemani Goodbye
INTRO:   Am    F    C    G      Dm      F    Am    F    C    G  Dm  
AmI  FreCmemGber Dmeverything
AmHow FI Clost Gthe DmwayF  
AmHow FI Cwent Gtoo Dmfar 
AmDown Fthe CBardsGtown DmRoadG  
How I Amdrove aGround in FcirclesG  
'Til the Ammorning Gslipped aFwayG  
Headed Fback to LouisAmville
And kissed GethCsemani goodFbyeAm  F  C  G  Dm  
AmAll Fyou CrealGly Dmwanted
Was to Amgo Fsee CMerGton's DmshedF  
AmStroll FarCound Gthe garDmden
To Ampray FbeCside Ghis DmgraveG  
But I reAmfused to Gget diFrectionsG  
Just kept on Amdriving Glike a FfoolG  
When the FInterstate apAmpeared
We kissed GethCsemani goodFbyeG  
BRIDGE:
It's just straight down 3F1
Broadway becomes CMain 
How I missed that Gturn
I will never Dmknow__F_
INTERLUDE:    F    Am    F    C    G    Dm     F    Am    F    C    G    Dm  
AmI  FreCmemGber Dmeverything
AmHow FI Clost Gthe DmwayF  
AmHow FI Cwent Gtoo Dmfar 
AmDown Fthe CBardsGtown DmRoadG  
The Amfriend you Galways FneededG  
Would've Amkept our Gmorning FplanG  
But I drove us Fback to LouisAmville
And kissed GethCsemani goodFbye
OUTRO:    F    Am    F    C    G     Dm     F    Am     F  C  

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Gethsemani Goodbye

by Richard Shindell

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Richard Shindell - Gethsemani Goodbye

Am F C G Dm F Am F C G Dm

INTRO:

Am F C G Dm

I remember everything

Am F C G Dm F

How I lost the way

Am F C G Dm

How I went too far

Am F C G Dm G

Down the Bardstown Road

Am G F G

How I drove around in circles

Am G F G

'Til the morning slipped away

F Am

Headed back to Louisville

C F Am F C G Dm

And kissed Gethsemani goodbye

Am F C G Dm

All you really wanted

Am F C G Dm F

Was to go see Merton's shed

Am F C G Dm

Stroll around the garden

Am F C G Dm G

To pray beside his grave

Am G F G

But I refused to get directions

Am G F G

Just kept on driving like a fool

F Am

When the Interstate appeared

C F G

We kissed Gethsemani goodbye

BRIDGE:

It's just straight down 31

Broadway becomes Main

How I missed that turn

Dm F

I will never know___

F Am F C G Dm F Am F C G Dm

INTERLUDE:

Am F C G Dm

I remember everything

Am F C G Dm F

How I lost the way

Am F C G Dm

How I went too far

Am F C G Dm G

Down the Bardstown Road

Am G F G

The friend you always needed

Am G F G

Would've kept our morning plan

F Am

But I drove us back to Louisville

C F

And kissed Gethsemani goodbye

F Am F C G Dm F Am F C

OUTRO:

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