LAMENT 
by the Gourds
transcribed by Mike Mazzie  mazzie@sierra.net
http://insolence.nich.edu/gourds

[Gm] I could tell you that I was a [F] christian 

and I [C] don't guess that would be a [Gm] lie 

I could tell you that I was [F] church of christ 

and I [C] don't guess you could prove me [Gm] wrong 

so don't [F] trouble no [Gm] policeman 

he's got a [F] wife and kids of his [Gm] own 

and don't trouble yer [F] neighbor 

cause they just [C] want to be left a-[Gm]-lone

I suppose if I was a [F] demon 

I [C] might have bugs all over my [Gm] legs 

it might make sense for me t'[F] tangle 

with my [C] wife for a-[Gm]-while 

so don't [F] trouble no [Gm] policeman 

he's got a [F] wife and kids of his [Gm] own 

and don't trouble yer [F] neighbor 

cause they just [C] want to be left a-[Gm]-lone 

Lord [F] ain't this nation [Gm] lonely 


If you're lazy or your hand gets tired, you can play this song 
with a capo on the 3rd fret and substitute chords as follows:
Em for Gm, D for F,  A for C.

Also if you play mandolin, mess around with pentatonic notes like 
these for the soloing:

E  1-3-6-8
A  1-3-5-8
D  0-3-5-8
G  0-3-5-7