Good Intentions Lyrics

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#Date: Sun, 07 Aug 1994 17:25:02 +0200 (MET DST)
#From: tgtchb@chem.tue.nl
#Subject: Corrections ....
#To: ribtm@ttacs.ttu.edu (Greg Vaughn)
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#The song I sent previously had errors... here's the
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#Bo.
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## Not 100% confident about all those seventh chords. Comments, suggestions,
## and flames all to tgtchb@chem.tue.nl. If anybody comes up with a picking
## pattern for this song, please don't forget to let me know. Regards, Bo.
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#Good Intentions - Randy Travis/Marvin Coe
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Mama always prayed that I'd be a better man than daddy
and I determined not to let her down
Deserted by the man she loved and left to raise four children
we were the local gossip of the town.
I promised her that I'd live right and not be like the others
but I wound up in jail on Chrismas day
I told her I'd be home and not to worry 'bout my brothers
when I got home my mom had passed away
(chorus)
And I hear tell the road to hell is paved with good intentions
and mama my intentions were the best
There's lotsa things in my life I just as soon not mention
Looks like I've turned out like all the rest
But mama my intentions were the best
A little boy with big blue eyes a-beggin' to go fishing
I promised him but never took the time
Now they won't let me see him and I sit here a-wishing
Wishin' I could hold him one more time
(repeat chorus)
But mama my intentions were the best