Doctor Good Doctor - Guy Clark

Doctor Good Doctor

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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ACapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
A D E A
 
[Verse]
A D
I was feeling real depressed, I was feeling real low down
E A
Just felt so bad that I could not get my butt up off the ground
A D
I was mopin' round the house, I was bumpin' into walls
E A
I was cryin' at the Andy Griffith show, I was snappin' at the dog
 
D E
I was starting to fear for my sanity
A D E A
I could not find my ego with both hands
A D
So I decided professional help was the only hope for me
E
So I called up this number which I'd gotten off TV
 
A
 
A D
They said "Are you having marital problems? Are you emotionally impaired?
E A
Are you sure you're being followed? Or are you just scared of being scared?
D E
Well if so, you better come on in have a little talk with the doc"
A D E
So I did
 
A
 
F#m E
I said, "Doctor, good doctor, I got trouble on my mind
G C#7
Now listen to me, Doc, I don't have too much time
F#m E
I got a feeling down inside me and it will not go away
G C#7
You know it hangs on and bangs on my soul every day"
 
F#m E
"Oh and Doctor, good doctor, I'm grabbing at loose ends
G C#7
And I haven't felt like I used to since I don't remember when
F#m E
Oh and yesterday got past me, today is all the same
G C#
And tomorrow really scares me, man, I just can't play the game"
 
F#m A
 
A D
He said, "Quit whining"
E
He said, "Straighten up and fly right"
A
He said life is not a piece of cake
D E A
He wanted to know if my insurance was paid up
D E A D E
Well I'm okay and you're okay, if the check's okay
A D E A
Second best hundred dollars I ever spent

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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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