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Chorded By: ultimatelefty
Standard Tuning
Capo 4th Fret
[Chords]
 C332010
 Fx33010
 Am7x02010
 G/B32001x
 E022100
 G320003
Add a passing chord between C and F using open D string
{Intro]
   C    Fx2
[Verse 1]
I was just Cleaving.
I was just up and Fwalking,
When someone sCaid something.
It was likely my Fname.
But I didn’t Cturn then.
I just kept on Fwalking.
Got to my Ccar and,
I am presently Fdriving.
[Chorus]
But darlin’ I cAm7an’t go G/Bback to PeCtrolia
It's G/Bsomething I Am7owe you.
Something you G/Balready Cknow.
I G/Bknow I’ll Am7regret it.
G/BNot living Cwith you.
And G/Byou’ll have to Am7sell that house and G/Bmove to the Ccity.
She says Cno, G/Bno,  Am7no.
[Verse 2]
Well this cop in CLondon
He’s got it in Ffor me.
I known him since Chigh school.
He still thinks we’re Fnineteen.
I can’t live Cnowhere,
Where you could run Finto me.
‘Cause I think it’s Clikely
That you’ll make some Fbig scene.
[Chorus]
And darlin’ I cAm7an’t go G/Bback to PeCtrolia
It's G/Bsomething I Am7owe you.
I think you G/Balready Cknow that.
And I G/Bknow I’ll Am7regret it.
G/BNot living Cwith you.
And G/Byou’ll have to Am7sell that house and G/Bmove to the Ccity.
She says Cno, G/Bno,  Am7no.
[Bridge]
EOut of all the places I could run,Am7  
ELonely’s destination number one.C  G/B  
And EI’ll deny it all a little more.Am7  
   EYeah I done it, but I don’t know what IC, did it for.G/B  
[Verse 3]
I stopped at this Ctruck stop
Right outside FWoodstock,
I was gonna get Csomething,
But the whole thing was Fclosed.
And then I thought I might Cturn back.
And then I though I might Fcall you.
But I didn’t Cdo that.
I just kept Fgoing.
[Chorus]
And darlin’ I cAm7an’t go G/Bback to PeCtrolia
It's G/Bsomething I Am7owe you.
Something you G/Balready Cknow.
And you G/Bknow that I lAm7ove you.
I just G/Bcannot live Cwith you.
And G/Byou’ll have to Am7sell that house and get G/Blost in the Ccity.
She says Cno, G/Bno,  Am7no.
CNo, G/Bno, Am7no.
ENo, Cno

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Petrolia

by Donovan Woods

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

G/B

Chorded By: ultimatelefty

Standard Tuning

Capo 4th Fret

[Chords]

332010

x33010

Am7

x02010

G/B

32001x

022100

320003

Add a passing chord between C and F using open D string

{Intro]

C F

[Verse 1]

I was just leaving.

I was just up and walking,

When someone said something.

It was likely my name.

But I didn’t turn then.

I just kept on walking.

Got to my car and,

I am presently driving.

[Chorus]

Am7 G/B C

But darlin’ I can’t go back to Petrolia

G/B Am7

It's something I owe you.

G/B C

Something you already know.

G/B Am7

I know I’ll regret it.

G/B C

Not living with you.

G/B Am7 G/B C

And you’ll have to sell that house and move to the city.

C G/B Am7

She says no, no, no.

[Verse 2]

Well this cop in London

He’s got it in for me.

I known him since high school.

He still thinks we’re nineteen.

I can’t live nowhere,

Where you could run into me.

‘Cause I think it’s likely

That you’ll make some big scene.

[Chorus]

Am7 G/B C

And darlin’ I can’t go back to Petrolia

G/B Am7

It's something I owe you.

G/B C

I think you already know that.

G/B Am7

And I know I’ll regret it.

G/B C

Not living with you.

G/B Am7 G/B C

And you’ll have to sell that house and move to the city.

C G/B Am7

She says no, no, no.

[Bridge]

E Am7

Out of all the places I could run,

E C G/B

Lonely’s destination number one.

E Am7

And I’ll deny it all a little more.

E C G/B

Yeah I done it, but I don’t know what I, did it for.

[Verse 3]

I stopped at this truck stop

Right outside Woodstock,

I was gonna get something,

But the whole thing was closed.

And then I thought I might turn back.

And then I though I might call you.

But I didn’t do that.

I just kept going.

[Chorus]

Am7 G/B C

And darlin’ I can’t go back to Petrolia

G/B Am7

It's something I owe you.

G/B C

Something you already know.

G/B Am7

And you know that I love you.

G/B C

I just cannot live with you.

G/B Am7 G/B C

And you’ll have to sell that house and get lost in the city.

C G/B Am7

She says no, no, no.

C G/B Am7

No, no, no.

E C

No, no

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