{no_grid:} # The chordpro software can be found at: # http://swamp.ntr.net/guitar/chordpro/Programs/ # and any olga sites at: # http://olga.net/ {t:"GERMAN AFTERNOONS" Album} {t:John Prine} # {ci: 1. LULU WALLS} {ci: 2. SPEED OF THE SOUND OF LONELINESS} {ci: 3. OUT OF LOVE} {ci: 4. SAILIN' AROUND} {ci: 5. IF SHE WERE YOU} {ci: 6. LINDA GOES TO MARS} {ci: 7. LET'S TALK DIRTY IN HAWAIIAN} {ci: 8. I JUST WANT TO DANCE WITH YOU} {ci: 9. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE} {ci:10. BAD BOY} {ci:11. THEY'LL NEVER TAKE HER LOVE FROM ME} {ci:12. PARADISE} {ci:Oh Boy Records, 1988} # #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:Lulu Walls} {st:(A.P Carter)} # {ci:Intro:} [G] # O[G]ne evening getting dark We f[C]irst met at the p[G]ark Just sitting by the fountain all al[D]one I li[G]fted up my hat And t[C]hen began to c[G]hat She said she'd allow [D]me to see her at her h[G]ome {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} Such a s[C]tar I've never seen She's as pr[G]etty as the queen She's as perfect as an angel from ab[D]ove If she'd o[G]nly be my wife I'd live ha[C]ppy all me l[G]ife With that aggravating be[D]auty Lulu Wa[G]lls. [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] {eoc:} # I[G]f she were only mine I'd bu[C]ild a house so fi[G]ne And around it so many fences ta[D]ll It would m[G]ake me jealously To th[C]ink that none but [G]me Could gaze upon that be[D]auty Lulu Wa[G]lls. {ci:Repeat Chorus:} O[G]ne evening getting late Well, I m[C]et her at the ga[G]te I asked her if she'd wed me in the f[D]all But she o[G]nly turned away And no[C]thing would she s[G]ay That aggravating be[D]auty Lulu Wa[G]lls. {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Ending:} With that aggravating be[D]auty Lulu Wa[G]lls. #---------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness} {st:(John Prine)} # {ci:Intro:} [G] [C] [D] [G] [G] [C] [D] [G] # [G]You come home late and you come home ea[C]rly [D]You come on big when you're feeling sm[G]all [G]You come home straight and you come home c[C]urly [D]Sometimes you don't come home at al[G]l {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} So what in the world's come o[C]ver you [D]And what in heaven's name have I d[G]one You've broken the speed of the sound of lon[C]eliness [D]You're out there running just to be on the [G]run {eoc:} [G]Well I got a heart that burns with a fe[C]ver [D]And I got a worried and a jealous mi[G]nd How can a love that'll last fo[C]rever [D]Get left so far b[G]ehind {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Instrumental:} [G] [C] [D] [G] [G] [C] [D] [G] # [G]It's a mighty mean and a dreadful so[C]rrow [D]It's crossed the evil line to[G]day Well, how can you ask about tom[C]orrow [D]We ain't got one word to s[G]ay {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Ending:} [D]You're out there running just to be on the r[G]un [D]You're out there running just to be on the r[G]un [D]You're out there running just to be on the r[G]un [C] [G] # #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:Out Of Love} {st:(John Prine/Bill Caswell)} # {ci:Intro:} [D] [A] [D] # B[D]arley malts and does eat oats and little girls are li[G]vely And your li[D]veliness has left me in a b[A]rew So I'm s[D]itting here just drinking beer Cause there's nothing else to [G]do. And when I'm o[D]ut of love, [A]I'm out of y[D]ou. [D]We were so happy, honey when we were tog[G]ether Why we sh[D]ould have won a ribbon colored b[A]lue But those Ro[D]cky Mountain waters came between [G]us And when I'm o[D]ut of love, [A]I'm out of y[D]ou. {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} So I'm li[G]ving in the land of sky blue wa[D]ters And I'm grabbing all the gusto up it's t[A]rue [D]Well, you only go around o[G]nce in life they say And when I'm o[D]ut of love, [A]I'm out of y[D]ou {eoc:} [D]These teardrops that I'm crying are the cham[G]pagne of bottled tears, And I must ad[D]mit that I've shed one or t[A]wo, But when g[D]ood friends get together well they al[G]ways tip a few And when I'm o[D]ut of love, [A]I'm out of y[D]ou. {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Instrumental:} [D] [G] [D] [A] [D] [G] [D] [A] [D] # [D]So put me in a cool place [G]for I'm the King of Beers [D]Forty to forty-five degrees will [A]do And if [D]you must play that jukebox[G] let it be low and now [D]'Cause when I'm out of love, [A]I'm out of y[D]ou. {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Ending:} So i[D]f you go the time, we got the te[G]ars And when I'm o[D]ut of love, [A]I'm out of y[D]ou #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:Sailin' Around} {st:(John Prine/John Burns)} # {ci:Intro:} [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] # [G]Sailin' around, Sailin' around, [C]Sailin' around, I've been out [G]sailin' around again I've been [D]sailin' around But I can't get back to y[G]ou. [G]Hangin' around Hangin' around [C]Hangin' around I've been out ha[G]ngin' around again I've been ha[D]ngin' around But I can't get back to y[G]ou. {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} [G]So tell where you been so long (sailin' around) What have I done so wrong? (sailin' around) Well, [C]I'm so glad I finally found you [G]I can't wait to put my arms around you [D]Sailin' around, but I can't get back to y[G]ou [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] {eoc:} {ci:Instrumental:} [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] # [G]Shoppin' around Shoppin' around [C]Shoppin' around I've been sh[G]oppin' around again I've been sh[D]oppin' around But I can't get back to y[G]ou. {ci:Repeat Chorus:} [G]Sailin' around, Sailin' around, [C]Sailin' around, I've been sa[G]ilin' around again I've been sa[D]ilin' around But I can't get back to y[G]ou. I've been s[D]ailin' around But I can't get back to y[G]ou. I've been sa[D]ilin' around But I can't get back to y[G]ou. [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] # #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:If She Were You} {st:(John Prine/Steve Goodman)} # {ci:Intro:} [G] [B7] [C] [D] [G] # [G]Well, everytime I try to love an[B7]other I n[C]ever know ex[D]actly what to [G]do [D] [G]I'd like to tell her just how much I w[B7]ant her And [C]I could find the w[D]ay if she were y[G]ou H[G]er eyes may shine for me and not an[B7]other, Her lo[C]nely arms reach o[D]ut to hold me t[G]oo, [D] She w[G]ants to take your place and be my lo[B7]ver And [C]I could make her m[D]ine if she were [G]you I ne[D]ver knew how much I cared about y[G]ou Till your me[A7]mory made me a lovesick f[D]ool [D7] When she sp[G]eaks to me I hear you sweet voice ca[B7]lling When I c[C]lose my eyes your f[D]ace comes into v[G]iew [D] I[G] remember how it hurt when I was fa[B7]lling And [C]I could fall ag[D]ain if she were y[G]ou {ci:Instrumental} [G] [B7] [C] [D] [G] [D] [G] [B7] [C] [D] [G] # I ne[D]ver knew how much I cared about y[G]ou Till your me[A7]mory made me a lovesick f[D]ool [D7] She w[G]ants to take your place and be my lo[B7]ver And [C]I could make her m[D]ine if she were [G]you Yes, I c[C]ould make her m[D]ine if she was y[G]ou [D] [G] #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:Linda Goes To Mars} {st:(John Prine)} {ci:Intro:} [D] # [D]I just found out yesterday that Li[G]nda goes to Mars [A]Everytime I sit and look at pictures of used c[D]ars She'll turn on her radio and [G]sit down in her chair And l[A]ook at me across the room, as if I wasn't t[D]here {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} O[D]h [G]My s[D]tars! My Li[G]nda's gone to Mars Well I w[A]ish she wouldn't leave me here al[D]one O[D]h [G]My s[D]tars! My Li[G]nda's gone to Mars Well, I w[A]onder if she'd bring me something h[D]ome. {eoc:} [D]Something, somewhere, somehow took my Li[G]nda by the hand And s[A]ecretly decoded our sacred wedding b[D]and For when the moon shines down up on our ha[G]ppy, humble home Her i[A]nner space gets tortured by some outer space unk[D]nown. {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Instrumental:} [D] [G] [A] [D] [D] [G] [A] [D] # [D]Now I ain't seen no saucers 'cept the o[G]nes upon the shelf And i[A]f I ever seen one I'd keep it to my[D]self For if there's life out there somewhere be[G]yond this life on earth Then [A]Linda must have gone out there and got her money's wo[D]rth. {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Ending:} Yeah, I [A]wonder if she'd bring me something h[D]ome. #------------------------------------------------------------------ {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:Let's Talk Dirty In Hawaiian} {st:(John Prine/Fred Koller)} {ci:Intro:} [C] # [C]Well,I packed my bags and bought myself a ticket For the land of the tall palm [G]tree Aloha Old Milwaukee, Hello Waiki[C]ki I just stepped down from the airplane [C7]When I heard her [F]say Waka waka nuka licka, [C]waka waka nuka licka [G]Would you like a [C]lei? [G]Eh? {ci:Chorus} {soc:} [C]Let's talk dirty in Hawaiian Whisper in my [G]ear Kicka pooka mok a wa wahini Are the words I long to [C]hear Lay your coconut on my tiki W[C7]hat the hecka mooka mooka [F]dear Let's talk dirty in Ha[C]waiian [A] Say the [D]words I l[G]ong to [C]hear [F] [C] [A] [D] [G] [C] {eoc:} [C]It's a ukelele Honolulu sunset Listen to the grass skirts [G]sway Drinking rum from a pineapple Out on Honolulu [C]Bay The steel guitars all playing While she's ta[C7]lking with her [F]hands Gimme gimme oka doka [C]make a wish and wanta polka [G]Words I under[C]stand [G]Hey! {ci:Repeat Chorus} [C]Well, I boughta lota junka with my moola And sent it to the folks back [G]home I never had the chance to dance the hula Well,I guess I should have [C]known When you start talking to the sweet wahini Wa[C7]lking in the pale moon[F]light Ohka noka whatta setta [C]knocka-rocka-sis-boom-boccas [G]Hope I said it [C]right [G]Oh! {ci:Repeat Chorus} {ci:Ending:} [F]Let's talk dirty in Ha[C]waiian [A] Say the [D]words I l[G]ong to h[C]ear [G] [C] spoken: Aloha #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:I Just Want To Dance With You} {st:(John Prine/Roger Cook)} # {ci:Intro:} [C] # [C] I don't want to be the kind to hesitate Be too shy [G]Wait to late I don't care what they say other lovers do I just want to dance with y[C]ou I got a feeling that you have a heart like mine, So let it show Let it shine Oh, if we have change to make one heart of two Then I just want to dance with you {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} I want to d[F]ance with you Twirl you all ar[C]ound the floor That's what they invented da[G]ncing for, I just want to dance with y[C]ou [C7] I want to d[F]ance with you Hold you in my a[C]rms once more That's what they invented da[G]ncing for, I just want to dance with y[C]ou {eoc:} [C]I caught you lookin' at me when I looked at you Yes, I did A[G]in't that true You won't get embarrassed by the things I do I just want to dance with y[C]ou [C]Oh, the boys are playing softly and the girls are too So am I And [G]so are you If this was a movie then we're right on cue I just want to dance with y[C]ou {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Instrumental:} [C] [G] [C] # {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Ending:} [G]I just want to dance with y[C]ou [G]I just want to dance with y[C]ou [G]I just want to dance with y[C]ou #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:Love, Love, Love} {st:(John Prine/Keith Sykes)} # {ci:Intro:} [E] [A] [B] [A] [B7] [E] # [E]He stumbled through the [A]alley with his l[B]ong coat on [A]Nothing but a [B7]bottle in his h[E]and She sat in her apa[A]rtment lonesome [B]to the bone [A]Wondering what had ha[B7]ppened to her m[E]an {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} [E]Love, [A]love, love, [B]love [A]Nobody [B7]ever underst[E]ands [E]All the [A]things that [B]go, Bet[A]ween a [B7]woman and a [E]man. {eoc:} [E]When they'd walk down the [A]sidewalk the [B]street would shine With the [A]kind of love no [B7]human heart can f[E]ake And they vowed to stay [A]together till the [B]end of time Like the [A]couple that stands on [B7]top of the wedding c[E]ake {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Instrumental:} [E] [A] [B] [A] [B7] [E] [E] [A] [B] [A] [B7] [E] # [E]If I should [A]live to a [B]ripe old age The o[A]nly lesson I [B7]may ever le[E]arn Is to not stand so [A]close to the [B]flame of love Unless [A]you are [B7]willing to get bu[E]rned {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Ending:} [E]All the [A]things that [B]go, Bet[A]ween a [B7]woman and a [E]man. [A] [E] #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:Bad Boy} {st:(John Prine)} # {ci:Intro:} # {sot:} G C G E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------- B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--0---------- G|-------------|-------------|-0--0--------|-0--0--0-2-0-|----0-------- D|--0--0-------|--0--0----0--|-------2-----|-------------|------0------ A|--------2----|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------- E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------- D G G E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------- B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------- G|-----0-------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------- D|-0h2-------0-|-----0-------|-2-0---------|-------------|------------- A|-------2-0---|--------0----|-----0h2-----|-------------|------------- E|-------------|----------3--|---------3---|-------------|------------- {eot:} [G]I been a bad boy I been long gone I been o[C]ut there I never phone home I never g[G]ave you not one little clue where I'd b[D]een I've been a bad boy ag[G]ain. [G]I got a way of Fallin' in love With an[C]gels that don't shove You into th[G]inkin' that you are committing a s[D]in I've been a bad boy a[G]gain. I've b[G]een a bad boy ag[C]ain Now I've been a bad boy ag[G]ain And all the trouble that I'm i[D]n Makes me a bad boy ag[G]ain I've been a bad boy ag[C]ain Now I've been a bad boy ag[G]ain And all the trouble that I'm i[D]n Makes me a bad boy a[G]gain [G]I must have walked 'round In a real fog I was your b[C]est friend Now I'm a real dog I never th[G]ought that now would ever catch up with th[D]en I've been a bad boy ag[G]ain. [G]I've been a bad boy I sung a wrong song I took a left t[C]urn I stayed too long As you were th[G]inkin' that I wasn't just like all other m[D]en I've been a bad boy a[G]gain. I've b[G]een a bad boy ag[C]ain Now I've been a bad boy ag[G]ain And all the trouble that I'm i[D]n Makes me a bad boy ag[G]ain I've been a bad boy ag[C]ain Now I've been a bad boy ag[G]ain And all the trouble that I'm i[D]n Makes me a bad boy a[G]gain #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:They'll Never Take Her Love From Me} {st:(Leon Payne)} # {ci:Intro:} [A] [D] # [D]If today the sun should set on all my ho[G]pes and cares There is st[A]ill one smiling face the Gods would s[D]ee But s[D]he'll walk along beside me up those go[G]lden stairs Oh, they'll ne[A]ver, ever take her love from [D]me What a f[G]ool I was to go and break the tr[D]ust she gave And watch her love turn into sym[A]pathy It's the o[D]ne regret I'll carry with me t[G]o my grave Oh they'll n[A]ever, never take her love from [D]me {ci:Instrumental:} [D] [G] [A] [D] [D] [G] [A] [D] # [D]I'm so thankful for each golden hour of hap[G]piness That we sh[A]ared together in the use to [D]be Some[D]one else's arms may hold her now in f[G]ond caress But they'll ne[A]ver, never take her love from [D]me Well, I t[G]hough I'd make her happy if I'd s[D]tep aside But I knew her love would never set me f[A]ree And even [D]on the morning she became an[G]other's bride I said they'll n[A]ever, never take her love from [D]me {ci:Ending:} No, they'll n[A]ever, never take her love from [D]me [A] [D] #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:Paradise} {st:(John Prine)} # When [D]I was a child my fa[G]mily would tr[D]avel Down to Western Kentucky where my pa[A7]rents were b[D]orn And there's a backwards old town that's [G]often rem[D]embered So many times that my me[A7]mories are w[D]orn. {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} And da[D]ddy won't you take me back to Muh[G]lenberg Co[D]unty Down by the Green River where Par[A7]adise l[D]ay Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're t[G]oo late in as[D]king Mister Peabody's coal train has h[A7]auled it a[D]way {eoc:} Well, so[D]metimes we'd travel right d[G]own the Green R[D]iver To the abandoned old prison down by A[A7]drie H[D]ill Where the air smelled like snakes and we'd sh[G]oot with our pi[D]stols But empty pop bottles was a[A7]ll we would k[D]ill. {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Instrumental:} [D] [G] [D] [A7] [D] [D] [G] [D] [A7] [D] # Then the c[D]oal company came with the wo[G]rld's largest sh[D]ovel And they tortured the timber and str[A7]ipped all the l[D]and Well, they dug for their coal till the l[G]and was for[D]saken Then they wrote it all down as the pr[A7]ogress of m[D]an. {ci:Repeat Chorus:} When I d[D]ie let my ashes float d[G]own the Green R[D]iver Let my soul roll on up to the Roc[A7]hester d[D]am I'll be halfway to Heaven with Par[G]adise wa[D]itin' Just five miles away from wh[A7]erever I [D]am. {ci:Repeat Chorus:} #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {cb:--End of "German Afternoons" by John Prine--} #----------------------------------------------------------------------