Well ^Ceverybody here, ^Gseems to like to laugh ^DmLook at Johnny jivin' across ^Gthe floor He ^Ccan play the fool and ^Gmake a few mistakes, ^DmBut all the same he'll never be ^Ga bore

I'm ^Cglad to be so young ^Gtalkin' with my tongue ^DmGlad to be so careless in ^Gmy way ^CGlad to take a chance ^Gand play against the odds ^DmGlad to be so crazy in ^Gmy day

Well ^CI'm goin' down to ^AmLaurel ^GIt's a dirty stinkin' town ^Amyea ^FBut me I know ^Gexactly what I'm going to ^Amfind ^C.-^G.-^Am.-.^DmLittle girl ^EmI'm goin' to see ^AmShe is a fool for ^Clovin' me ^FBut she's in love ^Gand love's a funny state of ^Cmind Yes it is (on second chorus)

Well ^Cwhat was that you said ^Gwhen you had a tear ^DmRolling down your cheek the ^Gother night ^CI couldn't catch it all ^Gthere's something going wrong ^DmI hope you got it straightened out ^Galright

^CEverything's so loud ^Gand everything's so fast ^DmI hear your brother married once ^Gagain Yea ^Cbest of luck and all and ^Gtry to have some fun ^DmThey tell me this great life can always ^Gend

Well ^CI'm goin' down to ^AmLaurel ^GIt's a dirty stinkin' town ^Amyea ^FBut me I know ^Gexactly what I'm going to ^Amfind ^C.-^G.-^Am.-.^DmLittle girl ^EmI'm goin' to see ^AmShe is a fool for ^Clovin' me ^FBut she's in love ^Gand love's a funny state of ^Cmind ^CYes it is (on second chorus) harmonica theme again: [C-G-D min-G]

I'm ^Csmilin' from a car, I'm ^Ggoin' for a drive ^DmFeel the whistle blowin' breeze gone ^Gflying by ^CMirror's on the moon, ^Gecho in the sun ^DmSee just a touch of madness ^Gin my eye

^CPlease don't mention rain, ^Gplease don't talk of trains ^DmPlease don't mention buildings burning ^Gdown ^CEverybody here seems ^Gto like to laugh ^DmEither step in time or just don't hang ^Garound

Well ^CI'm goin' down to ^AmLaurel ^GIt's a dirty stinkin' town ^Amyea ^FBut me I know ^Gexactly what I'm going to ^Amfind ^C.-^G.-^Am.-.^DmLittle girl ^EmI'm goin' to see ^AmShe is a fool for ^Clovin' me ^FBut she's in love ^Gand love's a funny state of ^Cmind ^CYes it is (on second chorus) harmonica theme again: [C-G-D min-G]

Steve Forbert - Goin back to laurel