Kathleen Chords
by Josh Ritter46,758 views, added to favorites 367 times
Difficulty: | beginner |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Capo: | 3rd fret |
Author huntdalby3687 [a] 51. Last edit on Jun 7, 2025
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Kathleen
Written and Performed by Josh Ritter
Album: Hello Starling
transcribed by Hunter Dalby rdalby1@lsu.edu
Capo 3rd fret
all chords in relation to capo
Chords
G [ 3 2 0 0 3 3 ]
Cadd9 [ x 3 2 0 3 3 ]
Em7 [ 0 2 2 0 3 3 ]
Am [ x 0 2 2 1 0 ]
C [ x 3 2 0 1 0 ]
[Intro]
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
all the other girls here are stars—you are the Northern Lights
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
they try to shine in through your curtains—you're too close and too bright
G Em7
they try and they try but everything that they do
Am C G
is the ghost of a trace of a pale imitation of you
Cadd9 G Cadd9
I'll be the one to drive you back home Kathleen
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
this party is made with the night air and the chance that a smile
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
will wind its way from your face to one of the boys in your line
G Em7
you act like you're hip to their tricks and you're strong
Am C G
but a virgin Wurlitzer heart never once had a song
Cadd9 G Cadd9
I'll be the one to drive you back home Kathleen
G D
and I'll have you back by break of day
Cadd9
I'm going your way anyway
G
and if you'd like to come along
D
I'll be yours for a song
[Interlude]
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
I know you are waiting and I know that it is not for me
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
but I'm here and I'm ready and I've saved you the passenger seat
G Em7
I won't be your last dance just your last goodnight
Am C G
every heart is a package tangled up in knots someone else tied
Cadd9 G Cadd9
I'll be the one to drive you back home Kathleen
G Cadd9 Repeat 4 times
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
so crawl up your trellis and quietly back into your room
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
and I'll coast down the length of your drive by the light of the moon
G Em7
and the next time I see you a new kind of hello
Am C
both our hearts have a secret only both of us know
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
'bout the night that I drove you back home Kathleen
G Cadd9
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3 comments

I think Cadd9 should be C, nicely done anyways!
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This is a great great song, and an equally great tabbing, nice job
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Nice Tab I love this Guy
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