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Doc Gooden

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1/20

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 20Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
E C/G
[Guitar 2]
E|-----------------------0--2--3--2--0--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------3--0--------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------2-----0--------------|
D|-----------0--2--------------------------------------------4-----2--|
A|--------2-----------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|--0--3--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
  EWheels down in SeaC/Gttle
  EThree years ago in this tC/Gown
  DThey sent their best and brightest to Ame
  EI sent them all back C/Gdown
[Verse 2]
  EDeluxe coach to the bC/Gallpark
  EThere's champagne on the snC/Gack trays
  DSummon up the spirit of a brAighter time
  ELooked bad last week against the C/GBlue Jays
[Chorus]
   BmWhen my name waF#ms everywhere
   C#mNone of you were tBmhere
When my name was eAverywhere
[Verse 3]
  EPotholes in the paC/Grking lot
  EYou feel the jolts a little hC/Garder every year
  DThe bat boy hands out yellow sAlickers
  EIt never stops raining out C/Ghere
[Chorus]
   BmWhen my name waF#ms everywhere
   C#mNone of you were tBmhere
When my name was eAverywhere
[Bridge]
When the speedball would Gsqueal
With the highlight F#mreel
When the headline A#hype
Was on the front page in Fextra large type
It was D#me, for all the worDmld to see
[Verse 4]
  EDon't call it a comeC/Gback
  EI've been here for yC/Gears
  DMaximum respect to all the waArriors
  EWho choose to fall down on their C/Gspears
[Chorus]
   BmWhen my name waF#ms everywhere
   C#mNone of you were tBmhere
When my name was eAverywhere

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Doc Gooden

by The Mountain Goats

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

F#m

C#m

[Intro]

E C/G

[Guitar 2]

E|-----------------------0--2--3--2--0--------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------3--0--------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------2-----0--------------|

D|-----------0--2--------------------------------------------4-----2--|

A|--------2-----------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|

E|--0--3--------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

E C/G

Wheels down in Seattle

E C/G

Three years ago in this town

D A

They sent their best and brightest to me

E C/G

I sent them all back down

[Verse 2]

E C/G

Deluxe coach to the ballpark

E C/G

There's champagne on the snack trays

D A

Summon up the spirit of a brighter time

E C/G

Looked bad last week against the Blue Jays

[Chorus]

Bm F#m

When my name was everywhere

C#m Bm

None of you were there

When my name was everywhere

[Verse 3]

E C/G

Potholes in the parking lot

E C/G

You feel the jolts a little harder every year

D A

The bat boy hands out yellow slickers

E C/G

It never stops raining out here

[Chorus]

Bm F#m

When my name was everywhere

C#m Bm

None of you were there

When my name was everywhere

[Bridge]

When the speedball would squeal

F#m

With the highlight reel

When the headline hype

Was on the front page in extra large type

D# Dm

It was me, for all the world to see

[Verse 4]

E C/G

Don't call it a comeback

E C/G

I've been here for years

D A

Maximum respect to all the warriors

E C/G

Who choose to fall down on their spears

[Chorus]

Bm F#m

When my name was everywhere

C#m Bm

None of you were there

When my name was everywhere

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