G                     D                    G   C  G
Sometimes it's hard to carry this great weight
 C/G                                     G   C/G   G
Either bound to burn or to the pearly gates
          C/G
And I'm as aimless as can be
      G        G/F#          Em
Often nameless though I'm free
    C/E                          D7
Oh Lord, do You have a plan for me?


[Verse 1]
                        G
I've been kicked out of Texas
                    C/G
Stole an infamous necklace
                   G
Became a spiritual master
                  D
Got rejected by Vassar

                    G
A cool head in the game
                 C/G
Of whatever I'm playing
                    G
I'm the favorite of babies
             D
And society mavens


[Chorus]
      G
Whoa Lord (Oh Lord)
      Em
Whoa Lord (Oh Lord)
         C/G       D7             G
Will You ever ever have a plan for me?


[Verse 2]
                   G
I have marveled at splendors
            C/G
Upended the vendors
                    G
Been kidnapped and ransomed
                   D
Just a little too handsome

                G
And more than a few times
                   C/G
I've lived without sunshine
               G
And yes I've wondered
                    D
Should a life be a lifetime?


[Chorus]
      G
Whoa Lord (Oh Lord)
      Em
Whoa Lord (Oh Lord)
         C/G       D7             G
Will You ever ever have a plan for me?


[Verse 3]
                 G
I'm dedicated to freedom
             C/G
The American Legion
                 G
I got invited to Paris
           D
By a real Parisian

                            G
I've been the best and the worstest
                 C/G
Composed my own curses
                   G
Got my heart broke so bad
                        D
They had to call in the nurses


[Chorus]
      G
Whoa Lord (Oh Lord)
      Em
Whoa Lord (Oh Lord)
         C/G       D7             G
Will You ever ever have a plan for me?

[Break]
G  C/G  C/G  D7 G
G  Em   C/G  G


[Verse 4]
                 G
I have had good intentions
               C/G
Blue-blooded pretensions
                         G
I've been the subject of rumors
              D
At the party conventions

             G
My feature's harmonic
        C/G
Wisdom Solomonic
                    G
If there's a board of directors
                    D
You can bet that I'm on it


[Chorus]
      G
Whoa Lord (Oh Lord)
      Em
Whoa Lord (Oh Lord)
         C/G       D7             G
Will You ever ever have a plan for me?


[Verse 5]
                           G
I take my place with the sages
              C/G
Belong to the ages
                       G
Give my clothes to the poor and
                D
My love to the ladies

               G
May all them wish me
               C/G
Commended to history
                 G
Write books all about how
                  D
Every one of them miss me


[Chorus]
      G
Whoa Lord (Oh Lord)
      Em
Whoa Lord (Oh Lord)
         C/G       D7             G
Will You ever ever have a plan for me?


[Verse 6]
                    G
And so for now I go aimless
                 C/G
Convicted though blameless
               G
At times using nicknames
               D
At times going nameless

         G
Royalty unquestioned
               C/G
A gentleman of discretion
            G
Y'all sing Hallelujah
                  D
For here ends the lesson


[Chorus]
      G
Whoa Lord (Oh Lord)
      Em
Whoa Lord (Oh Lord)
         C/G       D7             G
Will You ever ever have a plan for me?

[Chorus]
      G
Whoa Lord (Oh Lord)
      Em
Whoa Lord (Oh Lord)
         C/G       D7             G
Will You ever ever have a plan for me?

G

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gathering - Home Recordings
Capo 5

[Intro]
 G                     D                    G   C/G  G
It's hard sometimes to carry this great weight
 C/G                                     G
Either bound to burn or to the pearly gates
          C/G
And I'm as aimless as can be
      G        G/F#          Em
Often nameless though I'm free
    C/E
Oh Lord, do You have a plan for me?


[Verse 1]
                        G
I've been kicked out of Texas
                  C/G
Stole an infamous necklace
                 G
Got rejected by Vassar
                   D
Became a spiritual master

           G
I'm nimble downlow
             C/G
An anonymous hero
                    G
Who at the end of a long day
            D
Pops open a beer-o


[Chorus]
      G
Whoa Lord
      Em
Whoa Lord
         C/G       D7              G
Will You ever ever have a plan for me?


[Verse 2]
                   G
I have marveled at splendors
            C/G
Upended the vendors
                    G
Been kidnapped and ransomed
                   D
Bit little too handsome

                G
And more than a few times
                   C/G
I've lived without sunshine
              G
And yes we've wondered
                   D
Should a life be a lifetime?


[Chorus]
      G
Whoa Lord
      Em
Whoa Lord
         C/G       D7              G
Will You ever ever have a plan for me?


[Verse 3]
                 G
I have had good intentions
               C/G
Blue-blooded pretensions
                         G
I've been the subject of rumors
              D
At the party conventions

             G
My feature's harmonic
        C/G
Wisdom Solomonic
                      G
If there's a board of directors
                    D
You can bet that I'm on it


[Chorus]
      G
Whoa Lord
      Em
Whoa Lord
         C/G       D7              G
Will You ever ever have a plan for me?


[Verse 4]
                       G
I've been dedicated to freedom
             C/G
The American Legion
                 G
I got invited to Paris
           D
By a real Parisian

                            G
I've been the best and the worstest
                 C/G
Composed my own curses
                   G
Got my heart broke so bad
                   D
Had to call in the nurses

[Break]
G           Em  C/G  D7  G
Whoa Lord
G  Em  C/G  D7  G


[Verse 5]
              G
Belong to the ages
                         C/G
I take my place with the sages
                       G
Give my clothes to the poor and
                D
My love to the ladies

              G
May all them miss me
              C/G
Commended to history
                 G
Write books all about how
                  D
Every one of them kissed me


[Chorus]
      G
Whoa Lord
      Em
Whoa Lord
         C/G       D7              G
Will You ever ever have a plan for me?


[Verse 6]
                    G
And so for now I go aimless
                 C/G
Convicted though blameless
                G
At times taking nicknames
               D
At times going nameless

         G
Royalty unquestioned
               C/G
A gentleman of discretion
            G
Y'all sing Hallelujah
                  D
For here ends the lesson


[Chorus]
      G
Whoa Lord
      Em
Whoa Lord
         C/G       D7              G
Will You ever ever have a plan for me?

[Chorus]
      G
Whoa Lord
      Em
Whoa Lord
         C/G       D7              G
Will You ever ever have a plan for me?

G  Em  C/G  D7  G
G  Em  C/G  D7  G