The Good Intent

A D/A A D/A A D A D A D A D I sailed in on the Good Intent A With all intentions clear E/G# D/F# A/E B7 A man without a mystery D/A A vision brought me here F#m7 C#m D/A A D The ocean gave me room to roam G/B D But the shore is calling out F#m7 C#m D/A A D So I will marry, built a home A And see what that's about A D A D Children came by the dozens then A Drifting south like rain E/G# D/F# A/E B7 I worked the soil, I used the gun D/A The waves have to turned to grain F#m7 C#m D/A A D I tried to love this Arkansas A With black and bleeding hands F#m7 C#m D/A A D But I will not survive this life A But I'll become a man A D A D My brother sold my mother's house A I never shed a tear E/G# D/F# A/E B7 I could watch the world in smoke D/A There's nothin' for me here F#m7 C#m D/A A D I've seen behind the darkened vail A That's all I want to know F#m7 C#m D/A A D So I'll sail off on the good intent A To my true happy home F#m7 C#m D/A A D Yes, I sail off on the good intent A Never more to roam