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 Gmaj [ 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 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 Cadd 9 I'll be the one to drive you back home Kathleen Gmaj Cadd9 Repeat 4 times G Cadd9 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 Repeat G Cadd9