The Ballad of El Goodo — Counting Crows
Chords and lyrics for The Ballad of El Goodo by Counting Crows (key of C#).
Intro
[Cm7] [A#maj7] [G#] [C#] [F#/C#]
Verse 1
I've [G#]been [Fm]trying hard against [C#]unbelievable [F#maj7]eyes.
[Amaj7][C#]It gets so hard in times [F#maj7]like now to hold [D#maj7]on.
[G#maj7]The guns [Fmaj7]they wait to be stuck by [A#maj7]at [F#maj7/F]my side is [Bmaj7]God.
And there [C#maj7]ain't no [G#/C]one [C#]going to turn me round.
Ain't no [G#/C]one [Fm]going to turn [G#]me round.
Chorus
[C#maj7/C] [C#]
There's people around who [F#]tell you [G#]that they know.
There's places where they send you and [F#]it's easy to go.
Verse 2
[Amaj7][C#]They'll sit you up and dress you [F#maj7]down and stand you [D#m7]in a row.
[G#]But you know you don't have to. [A#m7/F]You could just say no.
Chorus
[Bmaj7][G#]And there ain't no one going to turn me round.
Ain't no one [Fm7]going to turn me round.
[G#maj7][C#maj7/C]Ain't no [Fm]one going to turn me round.
Ain't no one going to turn [G#]me round.
Interlude
[C#maj7] [G#maj7]
Verse 3
I've [D#maj7]been built up and [F#maj7]trusted.
Broke [D#m]down and busted.
[F#maj7]But [D#]they'll get theirs [Fm]and we'll [F#maj7]get ours if [D#maj7]we can.
Just [A#m]hold on.
Interlude
[D#m] [Fm] [G#maj7]
Hold on.
[Fmaj7]
Hold [A#maj7]on.
[C#maj7] [D#maj7] [D#m] [G#maj7]
Hold on.
Verse 4
[C#]Years ago my heart [F#maj7]was set to live.
[D#m7][G#]And I've been trying hard [A#m7]against [F#maj7]strong odds.
[Amaj7][C#]It gets so hard in times [F#maj7]like now to hold [D#m]on.
[G#maj7]But [Fm]I'll fall if I don't fight.
And [F#maj7]at my side it's [Bmaj7]God.
Chorus
And there [G#]ain't no one [Fm7]going to turn me round.
[C#maj7]Ain't no [G#/C]one [A#maj7]going to [Fm7]turn me round.
[C#]Ain't no [G#]one going to turn me round.
Ain't no one going to turn [C#]me round.
Outro
Hold on.
[D#m7] [G#maj7]
Hold on.
[C#]
Hold [A#maj7]on.
[G#maj7] [D#m] [G#maj7]
Hold on.
[C#maj7]
Hold on.