Governers Ball chords by Conor Oberst

Chords with lyrics

Great track off of Conor's new solo album, Upside Down Mountain.
Standard tuning, no capo.
E MajorE
E
He came with his friends, in a caravan
  G#G#           A augmentedA
To witness the governor's ball
E MajorE
Sat by himself on a cool patch of grass
     A augmentedA              BB
While the rest stood like bricks in a wall
  C# minorC#m          A augmentedA
The stage it looked like a vending machine
  G#G#           C# minorC#m
The singer, a black barbie doll
      E MajorE          A augmentedA
But it was well light, and well managed
   E MajorE          A augmentedA
So no property, would be damaged
     E MajorE         BB  A augmentedA
Until his boredom, took full advantage
   E MajorE
Of it all
E MajorE
Talked to a girl, with klonopin eyes
  G#G#           A augmentedA
Who said she had jewelry to sell
E MajorE
First he said no thanks, then he realized
   A augmentedA           BB
That he wasn't feeling that well
    C# minorC#m              A augmentedA
And the turquoise she held looked like pieces of sky
   G#G#             C# minorC#m
And a garnet like teardrops from hell
  E MajorE       A augmentedA        E MajorE      A augmentedA
She offered, him a necklace, and he wanted to accept it
       E MajorE      BB  A augmentedA       E MajorE
But it would end up, too expensive, he could tell
       A augmentedA   E MajorE  A augmentedA       E MajorE    F# minorF#m   A augmentedA  BB
Then she said: "Why not? What have you got, to lose, to lose?"
E MajorE
    E MajorE
When he never came back, and the curfew had passed
  G#G#                  A augmentedA
His friends searched the fair grounds for clues
    E MajorE
But the security guard with the maniacal laugh
     A augmentedA           BB
Said its always the leader you lose
    C# minorC#m           A augmentedA
When he finally turned up in the broad light of day
    G#G#           C# minorC#m
With a black eye as big as the moon
     E MajorE          A augmentedA
They all asked him, what had happened
   E MajorE       A augmentedA
Was it real or, all imagined
    E MajorE       BB    A augmentedA    E MajorE
Why on earth had, he abandoned them so soon
And he said:
 A augmentedA  E MajorE  A augmentedA       E MajorE    F# minorF#m        A augmentedA  BB
"Why not? I do what I've got, to do, and so should you, you"

E MajorE BB A augmentedA x3