{no_grid:} {t:"JOHN PRINE LIVE" Album} {t:John Prine} # {ci: 1. COME BACK TO US BARABRA LEWIS HARE KRISHNA BEAUREGARD} {ci: 2. SIX O'CLOCK NEWS} {ci: 3. THE OLDEST BABY IN THE WORLD } {ci: 4. ANGEL FROM MONTGOMERY} {ci: 5. GRANDPA WAS A CARPENTER} {ci: 6. BLUE UMBRELLA} {ci: 7. SABU VISITS THE TWIN CITIES ALONE} {ci: 8. FISH AND WHISTLE} {ci: 9. LIVING IN THE FUTURE} {ci:10. ILLEGAL SMILE} {ci:11. MEXICAN HOME} {ci:12. SPEED OF THE SOUND OF LONELINESS} {ci:13. THE ACCIDENT} {ci:14. SAM STONE} {ci:15. SOUVENIRS} {ci:16. AW HECK} {ci:17. DONALD AND LYDIA} {ci:18. THAT'S THE WAY THE WORLD GOES ROUND} {ci:19. HELLO IN THERE} {ci:Oh Boy Records, 1988} # #---------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:1. Come Back To Us Barabra Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard} {st:John Prine} # {ci:Intro:} [F] [C] [G] [C] # T[C]he last time that I saw her She was stan[F]ding [A7]in the r[D7]ain With her ov[G]ercoat under her arm Leaning on a horsehead c[C]ane She said "Carl, take all the money" She called e[F]veryb[A7]ody Ca[D7]rl My sp[G]irit's broke My mind's a joke, And getting up's real h[C]ard. {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} Don't you k[F]now her when you see her? She gr[C]ew up in your backy[F]ard Come back to us Barbara Le[C]wis Hare Krish[G]na Beaureg[C]ard [F] [C] [G] [C] {eoc:} [C]Selling Bibles at the airports Buying qu[F]ayludes [A7]on the ph[D7]one Hey, you t[G]alk about a paper route She's a shut-in without a h[C]ome God save her, please She's nailed her knees to some d[F]rugstore pa[A7]rking l[D7]ot Hey, Mr. Br[G]own turn the volume down I believe this evening's sh[C]ot {ci:Repeat Chorus:} [C]Can't you picture her next Thursday? Can you pi[F]cture h[A7]er at a[D7]ll? In the Ho[G]tel Boulderado At the dark end of the h[C]all I gotta shake myself and wonder Why she e[F]ven bot[A7]hers [D7]me For if hearta[G]ches were commercials We'd all be on T.[C]V. Don't you k[F]now her when you see her? She gr[C]ew up in your backya[F]rd Come back to us Barbara Le[C]wis Hare Krish[G]na Beaureg[C]ard Come b[F]ack to us Barbara Le[C]wis Hare Kr[G]ishna Beaurega[C]rd [G] [C] #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:2. Six O'Clock News} {st:(John Prine)} # [G]Wanda had a b[Em]aby i[C]n nineteen fifty o[G]ne. The father was str[Em]anger a[C]nd a stranger was the s[D7]on. [C]Call that child James L[D7]ewis, [C]call these rooms a h[D7]ome. Ch[G]anging all them dia[C]pers po[D7]lish all that ch[G]rome. C'[C]mon, baby, s[D7]pend the night with [G]me [G]All around the scho[Em]olyard pl[C]aying all the ga[G]mes Running, laughing b[Em]ack and forth [C]the kid with two first na[D7]mes [C]Stranger in the clo[D7]set, l[C]ock the di[D7]ary [G]The past is running fa[C]ster si[D7]nging ha[G]rmony C'[C]mon, baby, s[D7]pend the night with [G]me "[G]God bless this kitc[Em]hen" s[C]aid the knick-knack sh[G]elf "The dinner's almost re[Em]ady [C]Go and wash you[D7]rself" Ji[C]mmy's growing up n[D7]ow [C]and Wanda's growing [D7]old T[G]he time is growin' sho[C]rter t[D7]he nights are long and c[G]old C'[C]mon, baby, s[D7]pend the night with [G]me [G]Sneaking in the clo[Em]set a[C]nd through the di[G]ary Now, don't you know [Em]all he saw w[C]as all there was to s[D7]ee T[C]he whole town saw Ji[D7]mmy [C]on the six o'clock n[D7]ews [G]His brains were on the si[C]dewalk a[D7]nd blood was on his s[G]hoes C'[C]mon, baby, s[D7]pend the night with [G]me C'[C]mon, baby, s[D7]pend the night with [G]me[D7] [G] #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:3. The Oldest Baby In The World} {st:John Prine/Don Fritts} # [C]She's got the mind of a child And a b[F]ody peaking over the h[C]ill Well, she would if she could And she s[D7]hould but nobody w[G]ill [G7] With her n[F]ails painted red And her hair so unnaturally cu[C]rled [C/B] [Am] Well I th[F]ink that she may be The o[G]ldest baby in the wo[C]rld [C]She's tasted the night life But it's l[F]eft her with nothing but hu[C]nger And all the available men Seem to t[D7]hink that they want something you[G]nger [G7] But y[F]outh is a costume And the beauty within lies unf[C]urled [C/B] [Am] And I th[F]ink that she may be The ol[G]dest baby in the w[C]orld [C7] Fast h[F]orses win races And royal flushes beat aces And everyone's playing to k[C]eep So let's t[D7]urn out the lights And rock that old baby to sl[G]eep [C] [G] She loves the so[C]und of the rain But you k[F]now she's still afraid of the th[C]under [C]She keeps a head full of hope And a he[D7]art that's so full of wo[G]nder [G7] She may l[F]ook like a woman But she's still some daddy's little g[C]irl [C/B] [Am] And I th[F]ink that she may be The ol[G]dest baby in the wo[C]rld [C/B] [Am] Yes, I t[F]hink that she may be The ol[G]dest baby in the wo[C]rld [F] [C] [G] [C] #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:4. Angel From Montgomery} {st:(John Prine)} # {ci:Intro:} [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] # [G]I am an old wo[C]man n[G]amed after my mo[C]ther My [G]old man is an[C]other ch[D7]ild that's grown o[G]ld [C] [G] [G]If dreams were lig[C]htning th[G]under was de[C]sire [G]This old house would have bu[C]rnt down a l[D7]ong time a[G]go[C] {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} [G]Make me an a[F]ngel that f[C]lies from Mon[G]tgom'ry Make me a po[F]ster of an [D7]old rod[G]eo[C] [G]Just give me [F]one thing that [C]I can hold on [G]to To believe in this li[C]ving is just a hard [D7]way to [G]go [C] [G] [C] [G] {eoc:} [G]When I was a young g[C]irl well, [G]I had me a co[C]wboy [G]He weren't much to l[C]ook at, just free rambling [G]man [C] [G] [G]But that was a lo[C]ng time a[G]nd no matter how I t[C]ry [G]The years just f[C]low by like a br[D7]oken down d[G]am.[C] [G] {ci:Repeat Chorus:} [G]There's flies in the ki[C]tchen [G]I can hear 'em there buz[C]zing [G]And I ain't done no[C]thing since I [D7]woke up to[G]day. [C] [G] [G]How the hell can a p[C]erson [G]go to work in the mo[C]rning [G]And come home in the ev[C]ening and have not[D7]hing to s[G]ay. [C] [G] {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Ending:} [G] [C] [G] [C] ( Repeat and fade) #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:5. Grandpa Was A Carpenter} {st:John Prine} # {ci: Recorded Key of B - Capo on 4} Oh, Gr[G]andpa wore his suit to dinner nearly every d[C]ay No particular re[G]ason, he just dressed that w[D]ay Br[G]own necktie with a matching vest and both his wingtip s[C]hoes He built a closet on o[G]ur back porch and put a pe[D]nny in a burned-out f[G]use {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} G[C]randpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and ba[G]nks Ch[C]ain-smoked Camel ci[G]garettes and hammered nails in pl[D]anks He was le[G]vel on the level, he shaved even every d[C]oor And voted for Eisenh[G]ower, 'cause L[D]incoln won the w[G]ar {eoc:} {ci:Instrumental} [C] [D] [G] [G]Well, he used to sing me "Blood on the Saddle" and rock me on his k[C]nee And let me listen to the ra[G]dio before we got [D]TV Well, he'd d[G]rive to church on Sunday and he'd take me with him t[C]oo Stained glass in every wi[G]ndow, hearing a[D]ids in every p[G]ew {ci:Repeat Chorus:} [G]Well, my Grandma was a teacher, she went to school in Bowling Gr[C]een draded in a mi[G]lking cow for a Singer sewing mac[D]hine Well, she ca[G]lled her husband "Mister," and she walked real tall in p[C]ride She used to buy me co[G]mic books a[D]fter Grandpa d[G]ied {ci:Repeat Chorus:} #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:6. Blue Umbrella} {st:John Prine} # {ci:Intro:} [C] # F[C]eelings are strange espe[F]cially when they c[C]ome true And I had a feeling that y[G]ou'd be leaving s[C]oon So I tried to rear[F]range all my emo[C]tions But it seems the same no ma[G]tter what I d[C]o {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} B[C]lue umbrella r[F]est upon my sho[C]ulder Hide the pain while the r[G]ain makes up my m[C]ind Well, my feet are wet from th[F]inking this thing o[C]ver And it's been so long since I f[F]elt the warm suns[G]hine J[F]ust give [G]me one good re[C]ason And I [F]promise I won't a[G]sk you anym[C]ore J[F]ust give [G]me one extra se[C]ason So I can figure o[G]ut the other f[C]our {eoc:} {ci:Instrumental:} [F] [G] [C] [F] [G] [C] [F] [G] [C] [G] [C] # D[C]ayime makes me wo[F]nder why you le[C]ft me Nighttime makes me wo[G]nder what I s[C]aid Next time are the w[F]ords I'd like to p[C]lan on But, last time was the o[G]nly thing you s[C]aid {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Ending:} [G] [C] # #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:7. Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone} {st: John Prine} # {ci:Intro:} [G] [C] [D7] [G] [G] [C] [D7] [G] # The [G]movie wasn't really doing do [C]hot Said the [D7]new producer to the old big [G]shot It's dying on the edge of the Great Mid[C]west Sa[D7]bu must tour or forever [G]rest {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} [G]Hey look Ma here comes the elephant boy [C]Bundled all up in his corduroy [D7]Headed down south towards Illinois From the jungles of East St. [G]Paul {eoc:} His [G]manager sat in the office [C]alone St[D7]aring at the numbers on the tel[G]ephone Wondering how a man could send a child [C]actor To vi[D7]sit in the land of the wind chill fa[G]ctor {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Instrumental:} [G] [C] [D7] [G] [G] [C] [D7] [G] # S[G]abu was sad the whole tour st[C]unk The ai[D7]rlines lost the elephant's tr[G]unk The roadie got the rabies, the scabies and the [C]flu They was [D7]low on morale but they was high on [G]-- {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Ending:} From the [D7]jungles of East St. [G]Paul From the [D7]jungles of East St. [G]Paul #--------------------------------------------------------------------- # {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:8. Fish and Whistle} {st:John Prine} # {ci:Intro:} [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] # [G]I been thinking lately about the [C]people I [G]meet The [C]carwash on the [G]corner and the [D]hole in the street The [G]way my ankles hurt with [C]shoes on my feet And I'm [G]wondering if I'm [D]gonna see tom[G]orrow {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} [G]Father forgive us for [C]what we must [G]do [C]You forgive [G]us we'll [D]forget you [G]We'll forgive each other till we [C]both turn blue Then we'll [G]whistle and go [D]fishing in [G]Heaven {eoc:} {ci:Instrumental:} [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] # [G]I was in the army but I [C]never dug a [G]trench [C]I used to bust my [G]knuckles on a [D]monkey wrench Then I'd [G]go to town and drink and [C]give the girls a pinch But I [G]don't think they [D]ever even [G]noticed me {ci:Repeat chorus:} [D]Fish and whistle Whistle and fish [G]Eat every thing that they put on your dish And [C]when we get through we'll [G]make a big wish That we [A7]never have to do this [D7]again Again? Again??? [G]On my very first job I said [C]"thank you" and [G]"please" They [C]made me scrub a [G]parking lot [D]down on my knees [G]Then I got fired for [C]being scared of bees And they [G]only give me [D]fifty cents and [G]hour {ci:Repeat Chorus} {ci:Instrumental:} [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] # [D]Fish and whistle Whistle and fish [G]Eat every thing that they put on your dish And [C]when we get through we'll [G]make a big wish That we [A7]never have to do this [D7]again Again? Again??? {ci:Repeat Chorus} {ci:Ending:} [G]We'll whistle and go [D]fishing in [G]Heaven [G]We'll whistle and go [D]fishing in [G]Heaven {ci:Repeat and fade:} [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] # #---------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:9. Living In The Future} {st:John Prine}) # {ci:Intro:} [E] # [E]Jehosaphat the mongrel cat Jumped off the roof to[A]day Some would say he fell but [E]I could tell He d[B7]id himself aw[E]ay His eyes weren't bright like they were the night We played checkers on the tr[A]ain God bless his soul he was a to[E]otsie roll But he's a d[B7]ead man just the s[E]ame {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} We are li[A]ving in the fu[E]ture I'll t[A]ell you how I k[E]now I re[A]ad it in the p[E]aper Fi[B7]fteen years a[E]go We're [A]all driving rocket sh[E]ips And ta[A]lking with our mi[E]nds And we[A]aring turquoise jew[E]elry And st[B7]anding in soup l[E]ines We're s[B7]tanding in soup li[E]nes {eoc:} [E]Jake the barber's lonely daughter Went down to her daddy's sh[A]op She plugged herself to the ba[E]rber pole And took a li[B7]ttle off the t[E]op Pre[E]ssure on the left, Pressure on the right Pressure in the middle of the h[A]ole I'm goin' to Maine on a fo[E]rty foot crane I'm gonna u[B7]se it for a fishin' p[E]ole {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Instrumental:} [E] [A] [E] [B7] [E] [E] [A] [E] [B7] [E] # [E]Old Sarah Brown sells tickets down At the all night picture s[A]how Where they grind out sex and they r[E]ate it with an "X" Just to ma[B7]ke a young man's pants g[E]row [E]No tops no bottoms just hands and feet Screaming the posters out on the street Strangling the curious and the weak Hell, we g[B7]ive'em what they want to s[E]ee-O. We g[B7]ive'em what they want to s[E]ee. {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Ending:} We're s[B7]tanding in soup li[E]nes {ci:Instrumental:} [E] [A] [E] [B7] [E] [E] [A] [E] [B7] [E] # #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:10. Illegal Smile} {st:(John Prine)} # {ci:Intro:} [C] # [C]When I woke up this morni[G]ng, [F]things were lookin' b[C]ad [F]Seem like total sil[C]ence was the only fr[G7]iend I h[C]ad [G]Bowl of oatmeal tr[F]ied to stare me d[C]own... [F]and [C]won And it was t[G]welve o'clock before I rea[F]lized That I was ha[C]vin' .. [F]no [C]fun {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} But [G]fortunately I h[C]ave the key to esc[F]ape r[G7]eal[C]ity And you may [F]see me tonight with an i[C]llegal smile It don't [G7]cost very much, but it la[C]sts a long while Won't you p[F]lease tell the man I didn't k[C]ill anyone No I'm [G]just tryin' to [F]have me some f[C]un[F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] {eoc:} Last[C] time I checked my bank[G]roll, [F]It was gettin' t[C]hin Som[F]etimes it seems like the bo[C]ttom Is the only p[G7]lace I've be[C]en I C[G]hased a rainbow do[F]wn a one-way st[C]reet... d[F]ead e[C]nd And [G]all my friends turned o[F]ut to be insu[C]rance s[F]alesm[C]en {ci:Repeat Chorus:} Well, I [C]sat down in my c[G]loset w[F]ith all my ove[C]ralls T[F]ryin' to get a[C]way From all the ears ins[G7]ide my wa[C]lls [G]I dreamed the police he[F]ard Everything I tho[C]ught... w[F]hat t[C]hen? Well I w[G]ent to court And the ju[F]dge's name [C]was H[F]off[C]man Ah but [G]fortunately I h[C]ave the key to esc[F]ape r[G7]eal[C]ity And you may [F]see me tonight with an i[C]llegal smile It don't [G7]cost very much, but it la[C]sts a long while Won't you p[F]lease tell the man I didn't k[C]ill anyone No I'm [G]just tryin' to [F]have me some f[C]un W[F]ell d[C]one, h[F]ot dog b[C]un, my si[F]ster's a n[C]un #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:11. Mexican Home} {st:John Prine} # {ci:Intro:} [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] # [G]It got so hot last night, I swear, y[C]ou couldn't hardly breathe Heat lig[G]htning burnt the s[D]ky like alc[G]ohol I sat on the porch without my shoes And I wat[C]ched the cars roll by As the he[G]adlights raced to the c[D]orner of the kitchen w[G]all {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} Ma[D]ma dear you boy is here. F[G]ar across the sea Wa[A7]iting for that sacred core that b[D7]urns inside of me And I f[G]eel a storm all wet and warm not t[C]en miles away Approa[G]ching my M[D]exican h[G]ome {eoc:} {ci:Instrumental:} [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] # [G]My God, I cried. It's so hot inside you could d[C]ie in the living room Take the f[G]an from the window-prop the d[D]oor back with a br[G]oom Well, the cuckoo clock has died of shock And the wi[C]ndows feel no pane The a[G]ir's as still as a thr[D]ottle on a funeral tr[G]ain {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Instrumental:} [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] # My fa[G]ther died on the porch outside on an Aug[C]ust afternoon I sipped bo[G]urbon and cried with a fri[D]end by the light of the mo[G]on So it's hurry hurry! Step right up It's a ma[C]tter of life or death Well, the s[G]un's going down and the m[D]oon is just holding it's br[G]eath {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Ending:} Approa[G]ching my M[D]exican h[G]ome Approa[G]ching my M[D]exican h[G]ome {ci:Instrumental-Repeat and Fade:} [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] #---------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:12. 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:13. The Accident} {st:John Prine} # {ci:Intro:} [C] [G] [D] [G] # [G]Last night I saw an accident on the co[C]rner of the Third and Gr[G]een Two cars collided and I got excited J[A7]ust being part of that sc[D7]ene It was M[G]rs. Tom Walker and her beautiful daughter Pa[G7]mela was driving the c[C]ar They got hit by a man in a li[G]ght blue sedan Who had ob[D]viously been to a b[G]ar {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} They d[C]on't know how lucky they a[G]re They co[C]uld have ran into that t[D7]ree Got st[G]ruck by a bolt of lig[C]htning And rap[G]ed by a m[D7]inor[G]ity {eoc:} {ci:Instrumental:} [D] [G] # [G]It was a four-way stop dilemma. We a[C]ll arrived the same t[G]ime I yielded to the man to the right of me And he yie[A7]lded it right back to m[D7]ine Well, the yi[G]eld when around and around and around Till Pa[G7]mela finally tr[C]ied Just then the man in the li[G]ght blue sedan Hit P[D]amela's passenger si[G]de {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Instrumental:} [C] [G] [C] [D7] [G] [C] [G] [D7] [G] # [G]Pamela hit her head on the mirror. Mrs. Wa[C]lker got a bump on k[G]nee The man hit himself in the face and said "W[A7]hy does this happen to m[D7]e?" The ne[G]ighbors came out and they gathered about Saying "H[G7]ey! who hit who an[C]yway?" Then the police arrived at a qu[G]arter to five And pr[D]onounced all the victims "O[G]kay" {ci:Repeat Chorus:} #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {grid:} # {t:14. Sam Stone} {st:(John Prine)} # [F]Sam Stone came home, To his w[Bb]ife and family After s[C7]erving in the conflict overs[F]eas. And the time that he served, Had sha[Bb]ttered all his nerves, And l[C7]eft a little shrapnel in his k[F]nee.[Bb] [F] But the mor[Bbmaj7]hpine eased the pain, And the grass grew round his brain, And g[G7]ave him all the confidence he la[C7]cked, With a P[G7]urple Heart and a monkey on his b[C7]ack. {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} There's a [F]hole in daddy's arm where all the mo[Gm]ney goes, Je[Bb]sus Christ died for nothin I sup[C7]pose. Little pi[F]tchers have big ears, Don't st[Dm]op to count the years, Sw[G7]eet songs never last too long on br[C7]oken radios. Mm[F]m.... {eoc:} Sam S[F]tone's welcome home Didn't l[Bb]ast too long. H[C7]e went to work when he'd spent his last d[F]ime And Sammy took to stealing When he g[Bb]ot that empty feeling For a h[C7]undred dollar habit wi[Bb]thout over[C7]ti[F]me.[Bb] [F] And the gold ro[Bbmaj7]lled through his veins Like a thousand railroad trains, And e[G7]ased his mind in the hours that he ch[C7]ose, While the k[G7]ids ran around wearin' other peoples' clo[c7]thes... {ci:Repeat Chorus:} S[F]am Stone was alone When he p[Bb]opped his last balloon, Cl[C7]imbing walls while sitting in a ch[F]air. Well, he played his last request, While the r[Bb]oom smelled just like death, With an ove[C7]rdose hovering in the [F]air.[Bb] [F] But lif[Bbmaj7]e had lost it's fun, There was nothing to be done, But t[G7]rade his house that he bought on the GI B[C7]ill, For a fl[G7]ag-draped casket on a local hero's h[C7]ill. {ci:Repeat Chorus:} #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:15. Souvenirs} {st:(John Prine)} # {ci:Intro:} [G] [C] [D] [G] [G] [C] [D] [G] # [Tacet]All the snow has turned to [C]water [D]Christmas day has come and g[G]one Broken toys and faded [C]colors [D]Are all that's left to li[G]nger on [Tacet]I hate graveyards and old pawns[C]hops [D]For they always bring me te[G]ars [G]Can't forgive the way they r[C]ob me [D]Of my childhoood souven[G]irs {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} [D]Memories, they can't be bou[G]ghten They [D]can't be won at carnivals for f[G]ree [D]Well, it took me years, to [G]get those souvenirs And I [C]don't know how they slipped away from [D]me [G] [C] [D] [G] [G] [C] [D] [G] {eoc:} # [Tacet]Broken hearts and dirty w[C]indows [D]Make life difficult to [G]see That's why last night and this mo[C]rning [D]Always look the same to [G]me [Tacet]I hate reading old love let[C]ters [D]For they always bring me te[G]ars I can't forgive the way they rob [C]me [D]Of my sweetheart sou[G]venirs {ci:Repeat Chorus:} #--------------------------------------------------------------------- # {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:16. Aw Heck} {st:(John Prine)} # {ci:Intro:} [E] # I[E] could be happy as a sardine in a c[B]an Just long as I g[A]ot my woma[B]n I could [E]run stark naked and live in an old oak t[B]ree Just as lo[A]ng as she's with m[B]e My wom[E]an m[A]mm h[G#m]mm h[F#m]mm h[E]mm The c[E]annibals can catch me and fry me in a pa[B]n Just long as I g[A]ot my woma[B]n I could [E]get the electric chair for a phoney ra[B]p Just as sh[A]e is setting in my la[B]p My wom[E]an m[A]mm h[G#m]mm h[F#m]mm h[E]mm [B7]I'd run a mile just to see her smile And put her lovin' arms around my n[A7]eck Aw heck My [B]spine starts a tingling And bells start a ringling When she's with [A]me Can't you s[B]ee They could [E]torture me and stretch me like a rubber ba[B]nd As long as I g[A]ot my wom[B]an I could [E]jump off a cliff and never have no fe[B]ar Just a lon[A]g as she is nea[B]r My wom[E]an m[A]mm h[G#m]mm h[F#m]mm h[E]mm m[A]mm h[G#m]mm h[F#m]mm h[E]mm (Repeat and Fade) #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:17. Donald And Lydia} {st:(John Prine)} # [C]Small town, bright lights, [F]Saturday nig[C]ht, [C]Pinballs and Pool halls [D7]flashing their lig[G7]hts. Making [C]change behind the counter in a [F]penny arca[C]de Sat the fat girl daughter of Virgi[G7]nia and Ra[C]y (Spoken:) Lydia Lydia hid her thoug[F]hts like a c[C]at Be[C]hind her small eyes sunk de[D7]ep in her f[G7]at. She read ro[C]mance magazines [F]up in her ro[C]om And [C]felt just like Sunday on S[G7]aturday afterno[C]on. {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} [C7]But dr[F]eaming just comes [C]natural Like the fi[G7]rst breath from a b[C]aby, [C7]Like s[F]unshine feeding [C]daisies, Like the [G7]love hidden deep in your he[C]art. [F] [C] [F] {eoc:} [C]Bunk beds, shaved heads, [F]Saturday ni[C]ght, A warehouse of strangers with [D7]sixty watt li[G7]ghts. [C]Staring through the ceiling, just wa[F]nting to b[C]e Lay one of too many, a y[G7]oung PF[C]C: (Spoken:) Donald There were spaces between Donald and wha[F]tever he sa[C]id. Strangers had forced him to li[D7]ve in his h[G7]ead. He en[C]visioned the details of roma[F]ntic sc[C]enes After midnight in the stillness of the bar[G7]racks latr[C]ine. {ci:Repeat Chorus:} [C]Hot love, cold love, n[F]o love at a[C]ll. A portrait of guilt is hu[D7]ng on the w[G7]all. [C]Nothing is wrong, no[F]thing is ri[C]ght. Donald and Lydia m[G7]ade love that ni[C]ght. (Spoken:) Love The made lo[C]ve in the mountains, they made lo[F]ve in the stre[C]ams, They made love in the valleys, they made l[D7]ove in their dr[G7]eams. But w[C]hen they were finished there was n[F]othing to s[C]ay, 'Cause mostly they made love from t[G7]en miles aw[C]ay. {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Ending:} [C] [F] (Repeat and Fade) #--------------------------------------------------------------------- # {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:18. That's The Way The World Goes Round} {st: John Prine} # {ci:Intro:} [F] [Bb] [F] [C] [F] [Bb] [F] [C] [F] # W[F]ell I know a guy that's got a lot to lose, He's a p[Bb]retty nice fella, kinda confused. He's got m[F]uscles in his head ain't never been used, He thinks he owns half of this t[C]own. St[F]arts drinkin' heavy, gets a big red nose, [Bb]Beats his old lady with a rubber hose Then he t[F]akes her out to dinner, buys her new clothes, That's the w[C]ay that the world goes 'r[F]ound. {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} Th[F]at's the way that the world goes 'round, You're [Bb]up one day, the next you're down, It's h[F]alf inch of water, but you think you're gonna drown, That's the way that the w[C]orld goes 'r[F]ound. {eoc:} {ci:Instrumental:} [F] [Bb] [F] [C] [F] [Bb] [F] [C] [F] # [F]I was sittin' in the bathtub, a-countin' my toes, When the [Bb]radiator broke, the water all froze. I got [F]stuck in the ice, without my clothes, Naked as the eyes of a cl[C]own. I was [F]crying those ice cubes, hoping I'd croak, When the [Bb]sun came through the window, the ice all broke. I [F]stood up and laughed; I thought it was a joke, That's the [C]way that the world goes 'ro[F]und. {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Instrumental:} [F] [Bb] [F] [C] [F] [Bb] [F] [C] [F] # {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Ending:} That's the way that the [C]world goes 'ro[F]und, That's the way that the [C]world ......goes 'r[F]ound. [F] [Bb] [F] [C] [F] #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:19. Hello In There} {st:(John Prine)} # {ci:Intro:} [C] [Dm] [G] [C] [Dm] [G] [Cmaj7] [C] [F] [C] [G] # [C]We had an apa[Dm]rtment in the ci[G]ty, [C] Me and Lore[Dm]tta liked living th[G]ere. [Cmaj7]Well, it'd been years [C]since the kids h[F]ad grown, A life [C]of their own left us [G]alone. [C]John and Li[Dm]nda live in Om[G]aha, [C]And Joe is some[Dm]where on the r[G]oad. [Cmaj7]We lost Davy in the Kor[F]ean war, And I still don't [C]know what for, don't matter a[G]nymore. {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} [Bb]Ya know that old trees just grow s[C]tronger, [Bb]And old rivers grow wilder ev'ry d[C]ay. [Em]Old people just grow lone[F]some Waiting for so[C]meone to say, "He[G]llo in there, hel[C]lo." {eoc:} {ci:Intstrumental:} [C] [Dm] [G] [C] [Dm] [G] [Cmaj7] [C] [F] [C] [G] # [C]Me and Lor[Dm]etta, we don't talk mu[G]ch more, [C]She sits and star[Dm]es through the back door sc[G]reen. [Cmaj7]And all the news j[C]ust repe[F]ats itself Like some forgo[C]tten dream that we've b[G]oth seen. [C]Someday I'll [Dm]go and call up R[G]udy, [C]We worked tog[Dm]ether at the fac[G]tory. [Cmaj7]But what could I say if asks "[F]What's new?" Nothing, what's with [C]you? Nothing much to [G]do. {ci:Repeat Chorus:} [C]So if you're wa[Dm]lking down the str[G]eet sometime [C]And spot some [Dm]hollow ancient e[G]yes, [Cmaj7]Please don't just [C]pass 'em by[F] and stare As if you [C]didn't care, say, "He[G]llo in there, hel[C]lo." #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {cb:--End of "John Prine Live" by John Prine--} #---------------------------------------------------------------------