Artist: Daniel Johnston
Song: Grievances
Album: Songs Of Pain (Volume I) (1981)

This was originally played on Piano, but these are the chords.




Intro: C  F  G

  C (x32010@1)       Am (x02210@1)    F (133211@1)                     GIf (320003@1)I Had My Own Way, You'd Be With Me Here Today

       C (x32010@1)            Am (x02210@1)           F (133211@1)                 
But I Rarely Have My Own Way, I Guess That's Why You Ain't Here With Me 
   GToday (320003@1)
        Am (x02210@1)  G (320003@1)   FAnd (133211@1)The Librarian Said
 Am (x02210@1)     G (320003@1)      FYou (133211@1)Can't Buy No Respect
         Am (x02210@1)G (320003@1)   FI (133211@1)Said 'Hey Lady, What Can You Expect
          Am (x02210@1)  G (320003@1)    C (x32010@1)         F (133211@1)G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)   F (133211@1)GWhen (320003@1)I'm Lyin' On The Floor?'


          C (x32010@1)                 Am (x02210@1)          F (133211@1)        GYou're (320003@1)a Lovely Lady But You Don't Wanna Be No Girl of Mine
          C (x32010@1)               Am (x02210@1)            F (133211@1)             GAnd (320003@1)The Only Thing You Ever Did For Me was Help Me Waste My Time

       Am (x02210@1)   G (320003@1)     FAnd (133211@1)I Saw You At The Funeral
           Am (x02210@1)          G (320003@1)     FYou (133211@1)Were Standing There Like A Temple
        Am (x02210@1)    G (320003@1)      F (133211@1)  
I Said 'Hi, How Are You, Hello'
       Am (x02210@1)        G (320003@1)              C (x32010@1) FG     C (x32010@1)  F (133211@1)G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)  FG
And I Pulled Up A Casket And Crawled In    Yes I Did!



C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)          Am (x02210@1)          Em (022000@1)Climbed Up A Mountain And I Looked Around
F (133211@1)           C (x32010@1)                    G (320003@1)Some Kind Of Circus with all them clowns
        C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)            Am (x02210@1)         Em (022000@1)I Said 'Hey Wait A Minute, Can We Slow Down A Bit?'
      F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)         GAnd (320003@1)I Almost Got Hit By A Truck
              C (x32010@1)      G (320003@1)                Am (x02210@1)        EmWell (022000@1)It Just Goes To Show You That We're All On Our Own 
F (133211@1)                 C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)Scrounging For Our Own Share Of Good Luck
C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1)            Am (x02210@1)EmStab (022000@1)Your Brother In The Back
F (133211@1)   G (320003@1)                F (133211@1)G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)  F (133211@1)G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)   F (133211@1)G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)And Pick Up Your Paycheck 


C (x32010@1)            Am (x02210@1)                    F (133211@1)         GGoodbye (320003@1)Lonely Heart Jolene, You Never Did Work Anyhow
      C (x32010@1)         Am (x02210@1)           F (133211@1)              GI'm (320003@1)Lookin' for a nice girl, and I don't want no Cow


Am (x02210@1)  G (320003@1)         F (133211@1) I'm heading out west
Am (x02210@1)    G (320003@1)         F (133211@1) Gonna Find Me The Best
         Am (x02210@1)        G (320003@1)         F'Cause (133211@1)I Played The Game, But I Failed The Test
      Am (x02210@1)       G (320003@1)         C (x32010@1)             F (133211@1)G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)If I Can't Be A Lover, Then I'll Be a Pest