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Governor's Ball chords by
Conor Oberst
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Key: E major•
Intro 1
D
D

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G
G

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Verse 1
D
D

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He came with his friends,

in a caravan
F#
F#
2

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G

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To witness the governor's ball
D
D

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Sat by himself on a cool

patch of grass
G
G

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While the rest stood like
A
A

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bricks in a wall
Bm
Bm
2

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The stage it looked like a
G
G

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vending machine
F#
F#
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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The singer, a black barbie doll
D
D

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G

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But it was well light, and well managed
D
D

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G

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Said our property, would be damaged
D
D

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A
A

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G

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Until his boredom, took full ad vantage
D
D

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Of it all
Verse 2
D
D

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Talk to a girl, with klonopin eyes
F#
F#
2

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G

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Who said she had jewelry to sell
D
D

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First he said "no thanks"

then he realized
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G

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A

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That he wasn't feeling that well
Bm
Bm
2

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And he took what she held
G
G

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looked like pieces of sky
F#
F#
2

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Bm
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2

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And a garnet like teardrops from hell
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D

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She offered, him a necklace,
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D

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G

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and he wanted to accept it
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D

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A
A

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But it would end up, too ex pensive,
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D

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he could tell
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Then she said
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D

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G
G

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"Why not
D
D

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What have you got
Em
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To lose
Interlude 1

To lose"
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A

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D

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When he
Verse 3
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never came back,

and the curve you have pathed
F#
F#
2

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His friends searched the fair
G
G

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grounds for clues
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D

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The security guard

with the maniacal laugh
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A

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Said its always the leader you lose
Bm
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2

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And he finally turned up in
G
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the broad light of day
F#
F#
2

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Bm
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With a black eye as big as the moon
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G

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They all asked him, what had happened
D
D

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G

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Was it real or, imagined
D
D

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Why on earth had,
A
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D
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he abandon them so soon
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G

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And he said
D
D

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"Why not
G
G

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I do what I've got
Em
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To do
G
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A
A

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Its what you do"
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • F#

    2

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • Em

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Governor's Ball by Conor Oberst is E major.

The primary chords used in Governor's Ball are E, A, G#, B, C#m, F#m.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, A, G#, B, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Governor's Ball is approximately 90 beats per minute.

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