Chord/Tab song: Kathleen

Kathleen
Written and Performed by Josh Ritter

Capo 3rd fret

all chords in relation to capo

Chords
Gmaj ( 3 2 0 0 3 3 )
Cadd9 ( x 3 2 0 3 3 )
Em7 ( 0 2 2 0 3 3 )
Am ( x 0 2 2 1 0 )
C (x 3 2 0 1 0 )
Intro
[G] [Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9]
[G] [Cadd9][G]
all t[Cadd9]he other girls here are stars'you are the Northern Lights
[G] [Cadd9]
they try to[G] shine in [Cadd9]through your curtains'you're too close and too bright
[G]they try and they try but e[Em7]verything that they do
is the gh[Am]ost of a trace of a pale imitation[C] of you[G]
I'll be the one to drive you b[Cadd9]ack home Kathleen[G][Cadd9]
[G] [Cadd9]
th[G]is party[Cadd9] is made with the night air and the chance that a smile
[G] [Cadd9]
will win[Cadd9]d its way from your face to one of the boys in your line
[G]you act like you're hip to their tricks and you'r[Em7]e strong
but a virgi[Am]n Wurlitzer heart never o[C]nce had a song[G]
I'll be the one to drive you bac[Cadd9]k home Kathleen[G][Cadd9]
[G]and I'll have you back by break of day[D]
I'm going your way anyway[Cadd9]
and if you'd like to come along[G]
I'll be yours for a song[D]

Interlude: G Cadd9 G Cadd9

[G] [Cadd9][G]
I[Cadd9] know you are waiting and I know that it is not for me
[G] [Cadd9]
but I'm here and I[G]'m ready an[Cadd9]d I've saved you the passenger seat
[G]I won't be your last dance just your last[Em7] goodnight
[Am] [C]
every heart is a pack[G]age tangled up in knots someone else tied
I'll be the one to drive you back[Cadd9] home Kathleen[G][Cadd][9]

Gmaj Cadd9 Repeat 4 times

[G] [Cadd9]
so c[Cadd9]rawl up your trellis and quietly back into your room
[G] [Cadd9]
and I'll coa[G]st down th[Cadd9]e length of your drive by the light of the moon
[G]and the next time I see you a new kind of hello[Em7]
both our hearts h[Am]ave a secret only both of us know[C]
'bout the night th[G]at I drove [Cadd9]you back home Kathleen[G][Cadd9]

Repeat G Cadd9