Vic Chesnutt - Bakersfield

Well^Am, a-souvenirs ^Gon my dusty ^Fshelf ^{Am E} Well I ^Amget out the Tarn-X, and I^G polish them my^Fself ^{Am E} Yes ^Amposters are falling, but w^Gho needs them at my ^Fage ^{Am E} Well I’ve ^Amlearned to smile when ^Gall I feel is ^Frage ^{Am E}

So I ^Amthink I will go to ^GBakersfield with^E Gabriel and ^FPaul And I will ^Amhide behind the ^Ggarbage can while the^E holy platitudes^F fall ^F

And ^Cblow the gates, I am a^G-coming through With my^Am albatrosses and ^Dall And it's ^Amstrategy not proto^Dcol Yes it's ^Amstrategy not proto^Dcol That brings me ^Fhere ^F