Evergreen

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[Verso 1]
 
G                      C  G                             C        D  G  D  G 
Quit my job on Tuesday,   Wednesday morning I felt like sleepin' in 
         D                        G       D                       G        G   C  G  C 
and then Thursday night I got the call to tell me all the trouble that I'm in 
     G                    C   G                    C      D     G   D   G 
Well I been hearing promises, thinking its time to act on them, Hmm mmm mmm 
        D               G  D                   G     G 
With my cold feet draggin, pulling me down without a freind. 
 


[Refrão]
 
C           G 
And I said, Oh my lord. 
Am                        C 
You never know, you never know 
                 G    G 
just what you'll see 
              Am                              C 
yes, when the fall comes, them colors will be changing 
     G           D          G       G  D  G 
But, hey, as for me I'm evergreen 

{Break} 
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[Verso 2]
 
     G                   C   G                        C            D G  D G 
I've got to hold my head up, hold my head up high and walk the line. 
            D                    G  D                       G        G    C  G 
Before they stick me in the corner, way back in the corners of their mind. 
          C       G              C  G                      C       D    G  D 
Yes, they want to find me a number, naturalize my name and take my face. 
          G       D                    G   D                   G       G 
Lord, the want to stack me up like lumber, ship me off until I know my place 
 


[Refrão]
 
C           G 
And I said, Oh my lord. 
Am                        C 
You never know, you never know 
               G    G 
just what they mean 
              Am                              C 
yes, when the fall comes, them colors will be changing 
     G           D          G 
But, hey, as for me I'm evergreen 
        G          D          G 
I said, hey as for me I'm evergreen 

{Solo} 
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[Verso 3]
 
       G                     C   G                         C     D     G D G 
Well I know that good intentions aint no kind of trade for solid proof 
      D                         G     D                            G     G     C  G C 
Cause I got all these good intentions leakin' through the holes up in my roof. 
         G                         C  G                      G      D    G D G 
I've got all these dreams and visions dancin' on the tune inside my head 
           D                 G    D                    G           G 
They think one good decision in a boardroom will raise me from the dead 
 


[Refrão]
 
C           G 
And I said, Oh my lord. 
Am                        C 
You never know, you never know 
              G    G 
just what you see 
              Am                              C 
yes, when the fall comes, them colors will be changing 

     G           D          G 
But, hey, as for me I'm evergreen 
        G          D          G 
I said, hey as for me I'm evergreen 
 

Outro 
      G             D            G 
Well, lordy, lordy, lord I'm evergreen 
          G                 D           G 
Well, you got to know right now I'm evergreen 
          G  D  C 
Yeah yeah