Governers Ball chords by Conor Oberst

Great track off of Conor's new solo album, Upside Down Mountain.
Standard tuning, no capo.
E
E
He came with his friends, in a caravan
  G#           A
To witness the governor's ball
E
Sat by himself on a cool patch of grass
     A              B
While the rest stood like bricks in a wall
  C#m          A
The stage it looked like a vending machine
  G#           C#m
The singer, a black barbie doll
      E          A
But it was well light, and well managed
   E          A
So no property, would be damaged
     E         B  A
Until his boredom, took full advantage
   E
Of it all
E

Talked to a girl, with klonopin eyes
  G#           A
Who said she had jewelry to sell
E
First he said no thanks, then he realized
   A           B
That he wasn't feeling that well
    C#m              A
And the turquoise she held looked like pieces of sky
   G#             C#m
And a garnet like teardrops from hell
  E       A        E      A
She offered, him a necklace, and he wanted to accept it
       E      B  A       E
But it would end up, too expensive, he could tell
       A   E  A       E    F#m   A  B
Then she said: "Why not? What have you got, to lose, to lose?"
E
    E
When he never came back, and the curfew had passed
  G#                  A
His friends searched the fair grounds for clues
    E
But the security guard with the maniacal laugh
     A           B
Said its always the leader you lose
    C#m           A
When he finally turned up in the broad light of day
    G#           C#m
With a black eye as big as the moon
     E          A
They all asked him, what had happened
   E       A
Was it real or, all imagined
    E       B    A    E
Why on earth had, he abandoned them so soon
And he said:
 A  E  A       E    F#m        A  B
"Why not? I do what I've got, to do, and so should you, you"

E B A x3