{no_grid:} {t:"THE JOHN PRINE ANTHOLOGY:GREAT DAYS" Album} {t:John Prine} # {ci:--DISC ONE--} {ci: 1. ILLEGAL SMILE} {ci: 2. SPANISH PIPEDREAM} {ci: 3. HELLO IN THERE} {ci: 4. SAM STONE} {ci: 5. PARADISE} {ci: 6. DONALD AND LYDIA} {ci: 7. THE LATE JOHN GARFIELD BLUES} {ci: 8. YES I GUESS THEY OUGHTA NAME A DRINK AFTER YOU} {ci: 9. THE GREAT COMPROMISE} {ci:10. SWEET REVENGE} {ci:11. PLEASE DON'T BURY ME} {ci:12. CHRISTMAS IN PRISON} {ci:13. DEAR ABBY - (Live)} {ci:14. BLUE UMBRELLA} {ci:15. COMMON SENSE} {ci:16. COME BACK TO US BARABRA LEWIS HARE KRISHNA BEAUREGARD} {ci:17. SADDLE IN THE RAIN} {ci:18. HE WAS IN HEAVEN BEFORE HE DIED} {ci:19. FISH AND WHISTLE} {ci:20. THAT'S THE WAY THE WORLD GOES ROUND} {ci:21. BRUISED ORANGE (CHAIN OF SORROW)} # {ci:--DISC TWO--} {ci: 1. SABU VISITS THE TWIN CITIES ALONE} {ci: 2. AUTOMOBILE} {ci: 3. KILLING THE BLUES} {ci: 4. DOWN BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD} {ci: 5. LIVING IN THE FUTURE} {ci: 6. IT'S HAPPENING TO YOU} {ci: 7. STORM WINDOWS} {ci: 8. ONE RED ROSE} {ci: 9. SOUVENIRS- With Steve Goodman} {ci:10. AIMLESS LOVE} {ci:11. THE OLDEST BABY IN THE WORLD } {ci:12. PEOPLE PUTTIN' PEOPLE DOWN } {ci:13. UNWED FATHERS } {ci:14. ANGEL FROM MONTGOMERY (Live with Bonnie Raitt} {ci:15. LINDA GOES TO MARS} {ci:16. BAD BOY} {ci:17. SPEED OF THE SOUND OF LONELINESS (Live)} {ci:18. IT'S A BIG OLD GOOFY WORLD (Live)} {ci:19. THE SINS OF MEMPHISTO} {ci:20. ALL THE BEST} {ci:Rhino Records, 1993} # #--------------------------------------------------------------------- # {cb:--DISC ONE--} # #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:1. 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:2. Spanish Pipedream} {st:(John Prine)} # She was a [G]level-headed dancer on the [C]road to alcohol And [D7]I was just a soldier on my way to Mon[G]treal Well she pressed her chest against me About the [C]time the juke box broke Yeah, she [D7]gave me a peck on the back of the neck And these are the words she [G]spoke {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} Blow up your T.V.[G] throw away your paper Go to the [D7]country, build you a [G]home Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches Try an find [D7]Jesus on your [G]own {eoc:} Well, I sat [G]there at the table and I [C]acted real naive For I [D7]knew that topless lady had something up her sl[G]eeve Well, she danced around the bar room and she [C]did the hoochy-coo Yeah she [D7]sang her song all night long, tellin' me what to [G]do {ci:Repeat Chorus:} W[G]ell, I was young and hungry and ab[C]out to leave that place When [D7]just as I was leavin', well she looked me in the f[G]ace I said "You must know the answer." "She said, "[C]No but I'll give it a try." And [D7]to this very day we've been livin' our way And here is the reason [G]why We blew up our T.V.[G] threw away our paper Went to the [D7]country, built us a [G]home Had a lot of children, fed 'em on peaches They all found [D7]Jesus on their [G]own #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:3. 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." #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {grid:} # {t:4. 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:5. 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:} #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:6. 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:7. The Late John Garfield Blues} {st:John Prine} # Black fa[G]ces pressed agai[G7]nst the glass Where r[C]ain has pressed it's w[G]eight Wi[G]nd blown scarves in top down cars All sh[A7]are one western tr[D7]ait Sa[C]dness l[D]eaks through te[G]ar-stained cheeks From [B7]winos to dime-store J[C]ews Probably don't[C/B] know they give [G]me These la[D7]te John Garfield bl[G]ues [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] # M[G]idnight fell on Frank[G7]lin Street And the [C]lamppost bulbs were br[G]oke F[G]or the life of me, I could not see But I h[A7]eard a brand new j[D7]oke Two [C]men were s[D]tanding up[G]on a bridge One j[B7]umped and screamed you l[C]ose And just left the [C/B]odd man hol[G]ding Those la[D7]te John Garfield bl[G]ues [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] # [D]An old man sleeps with his conscience at night [G]A young kid sleeps with his dreams While the me[A7]ntally ill sit perfectly still And live through life's in-be[D7]tweens I'm[G] going away to the l[G7]ast resort In w[C]eek or two real s[G]oon Wh[G]ere the fish don't bite but once a night By the [A7]cold light of the m[D7]oon The [C]horses scre[D]am- the nigh[G]tmares dream And th[B7]e dead men all wear sh[C]oes 'Cause [C/B]everybody's da[G]ncin' Those la[D7]te John Garfield bl[G]ues [C] [D] [G] [C] [D] [G] # #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:8. Yes I Guess They Oughta Name A Drink After You} {st:John Prine} # {ci:Intro:} [E] [A] # Oh,[A]I get drunk most every night S[D]eems like all we do is fight The m[A]ore I drink the less I feel b[E]lue Some[A]times I feel like an awful fool [D]Spending my life on an old bar stool And y[A]es, I guess they oug[E]hta name a drink after y[A]ou (spoken: Bloody Mary) {ci:Instrumental} [E] [D] [E] [A] # If[A] this date were to be our last [D]I'd never sit down this glass It'd [A]take all the booze in the world to forget [E]you You've l[A]eft my heart a vacant lot I[D]'ll fill it with another shot And [A]yes, I guess they ou[E]ghta name a drink after [A]you (spoken: Near Beer) {ci:Instrumental} [E] [D] [E] [A] # L[A]ooks like I had my fill Gu[D]ess I better pay my bill When I st[A]arted out I only meant to have a f[E]ew Som[A]eone just said that you left town I[D] better get a double round And y[A]es, I guess they ou[E]ghta name a drink after y[A]ou Y[A]es, I guess they ou[E]ghta name a drink after y[A]ou [E] [A] # #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:9. The Great Compromise} {st:John Prine} # {ci:Intro:} [C] # [C]I knew a girl who was almost a lady She had a [F]way with all the men in her l[C]ife Every [G]inch of her blossomed in beauty She was [F]born on the Fourth of J[C]uly W[C]ell, she lived in an aluminum house trailer And she wo[F]rked in a juke-box sa[C]loon And she s[G]pent all the money I'd give her Just to [F]see the ol' man in the m[C]oon {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} [C]I used to sleep at the foot of Old Glory And aw[F]ake in the Dawn's early l[C]ight But much [F]to my surprise when I op[C]ened my eyes I was a vi[G]ctim of the great compro[C]mise {eoc:} Wel[C]l, we'd go out on Saturday evening To the D[F]rive-in on Route Forty [C]One And it was t[G]here that I first suspected That she was d[F]oin' what she'd already d[C]one S[C]he said "Johnny want you get me some popcorn" And she k[F]new I had to walk pretty f[C]ar And as s[G]oon as I passed through the moonlight She hopped i[F]nto a foreign sports c[C]ar {ci: Repeat Chorus:} W[C]ell you know, I could'a beat up that fella But it was [F]her that had hopped in to his c[C]ar As many t[G]imes as I'd fought to protect her But this t[F]ime she was goin' too f[C]ar A[C]nd some folks they call me a coward 'Cause I l[F]eft her at the Drive-in that n[C]ight But I'd d[G]ruther have names thrown at me Than to fi[F]ght for a thing that ain't ri[C]ght {ci: Repeat Chorus:} Wel[C]l, she writes all the fellas love letters Sayin' gr[F]eetings come and see me real s[C]oon And they [G]go and line up in the bar-room To spend a n[F]ight in that sick woman's r[C]oom B[C]ut sometimes I get awful lonesome And I w[F]ish she were my girl ins[C]tead But she [G]won't let me live with her And she m[F]akes me live in my he[C]ad {ci: Ending:} [C]I used to sleep at the foot of Old Glory And aw[F]ake in the Dawn's early l[C]ight But much [F]to my surprise when I op[C]ened my eyes I was a vi[G]ctim of the great compro[C]mise [F] [C] #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} {t:10. Sweet Revenge} {st:John Prine} # {ci:Intro:} # I got k[G]icked off Noah's Ark I turn my ch[C]eek to unkind re[G]marks There was two of everything but one of [D7]me And when the ra[G]ins came tumbling down I held my b[C]reath and I stood my gr[G]ound And I watched that ship go sa[D7]iling out to se[C]ee-e[G]a {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} Take it b[C]ack. Take it back. Oh [G]no, you can't say that All of my friends are not dead or in j[D7]ail [G]Through rock and through stone The bl[C]ack wind still mo[G]ans Sweet Revenge, Sweet Re[D7]venge without [C]fai[G]l {eoc:} [G]I caught an aisle seat on a plane And drove an En[C]glish teacher half in[G]sane Making up jokes about bicycle spokes and red ball[D7]oons So I ca[G]lled up my local deejay And he di[C]dn't have alot to s[G]ay But the radio has learned a[D7]ll of my favorite [C]tun[G]es {ci:Repeat Chorus:} [G]The white meat is on the run And the d[C]ark meat is far too d[G]one And the milkman left me a note yester[D7]day Get o[G]ut of this town by Noon You're co[C]ming on way too s[G]oon And besides that we never li[D7]ked you a[C]nyw[G]ay {ci:Repeat Chorus:} Sweet Re[G]venge, Sweet Re[D7]venge Will pr[C]evail without f[G]ail #--------------------------------------------------------------------- # {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:11. Please Don't Bury Me} {st:John Prine} # {ci:Intro - Record Key of E - Capo on 2:} {sot:} D E|---|---|---|---|---|---|--- B|---|---|---|---|---|---|--- G|---|---|---|---|---|-0-|--- D|---|---|---|---|---|---|--- A|-0-|-0-|-2-|-2-|-4-|---|--- E|---|---|---|---|---|---|--- {eot:} [D]Woke up this morning, p[G]ut on my slippers [D]Walked in the kitchen and d[A]ied And [D]oh what a feeling when my s[G]oul went through the ceiling And [A]on up into heaven I did r[D]ise When I [G]got there they did say John it [D]happened this-a-way You slipped upon the floor and hit your h[A]ead [A7] And a[D]ll the angels say just b[G]efore you passed a[D]way These are the very l[A]ast words that you s[D]aid {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} [G](But) Please don't bury me down i[D]n the cold cold ground No, I'd 'druther have 'em cut me up and pass me all a[A]round [D]Throw my brains in a hurricane And the b[G]lind can have my e[D]yes And the d[G]eaf can take b[D]oth of my ears If t[A]hey don't mind the s[D]ize {eoc:} {ci:Instrumental:} [G] [D] [A] [D] # [D]Give my stomach to Milwakee if they [G]run out of b[D]eer Put my socks in a cedar box just g[E7]et 'em out'a h[A7]ere Ve[D]nus de Milo can have my arms Look o[G]ut! I've got your n[D]ose S[G]ell my heart to the j[D]unk man And gi[A7]ve my love to R[D]ose {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Instrumental:} [D] [G] [D] [E7] [A7] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [A7] [D] [D]Give my feet to the foot-loose C[G]areless, fancy-f[D]ree Give my knees to the needy Don't p[E7]ull that stuff on [A7]me H[D]and me down my walkin' cane, it's a s[G]in to tell a l[D]ie S[G]end my mouth w[D]ay down south and k[A]iss my ass good[D]-bye {ci:Repeat Chorus:} #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:12. Christmas In Prison} {st:John Prine} # {ci:Intro:} [G] [C] [G] [D7] [G] # [G]It was Christmas in prison and the f[C]ood was real good We had tu[G]rkey and pistols carved out of w[D7]ood And I dr[G]eam of her always even w[C]hen I don't dream Her n[G]ame's on my tongue and her bl[D]ood's in my st[G]ream {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} W[D]ait awhile et[C]erni[G]ty O[C]ld Mother Nature's got not[G]hing on [D]me Co[G]me to me. Run to me. C[C]ome to me now. We're ro[G]lling my sweetheart. We're fl[D]owing by G[G]od. {eoc:} # {ci:Instrumental:} [G] [C] [G] [D7] [G] [C] [D] [G] # [G]She reminds me of a chess game with so[C]meone I admire Or a pic[G]nic in the rain after a paririe f[D7]ire Her he[G]art is a big as this wh[C]ole damn jail And she's sw[G]eeter than saccharine at a dr[D]ug store s[G]ale # {ci:Repeat Chorus:} # {ci:Instrumental:} [G] [C] [G] [D7] [G] [C] [D] [G] # T[G]he search light in the big yard swings 'ro[C]und with the gun And spot[G]lights the snowflakes like the dust in the [D7]sun It's Chr[G]istmas in prison There'll be m[C]usic tonight I'll pr[G]obably get homesick I lo[D]ve you. Good N[G]ight. {ci:Repeat Chorus:} #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:13. Dear Abby} {st:John Prine} # {ci: Recorded Key of B - Capo on 4} [G]Dear Abby, Dear Abby, my f[C]eet are too l[G]ong [G]My hair's falling out and my r[A7]ights are all w[D7]rong [G]My friends they all tell me, that'a [C]no friends at a[G]ll [G]Won't you write me a letter, won't you g[D]ive me a c[G]all [C]Sig[D]ned Be[G]wildered [G]Bewildered, Bewildered you ha[C]ve no compl[G]aint You are what you are and you a[A7]in't what you a[D7]in't So li[G]sten up buster and li[C]sten up g[G]ood Stop wishin' for bad luck and kn[D]ockin' on w[G]ood [C] [D] [G] # [G]Dear Abby, Dear Abby, my fo[C]untain pen le[G]aks My wife hollers at me and my k[A7]ids are all fr[D7]eaks Every s[G]ide I get up on is the wr[C]ong side of b[G]ed If it weren't so expensive I'd w[D]ish I were d[G]ead [C]Sig[D]ned Un[G]happy [G]Unhappy, Unhappy, you ha[C]ve no compl[G]aint You are what you are and you a[A7]in't what you a[D7]in't So li[G]sten up buster and li[C]sten up g[G]ood Stop wishin' for bad luck and kn[D]ockin' on w[G]ood [C] [D] [G] # [G]Dear Abby, Dear Abby, you w[C]on't believe t[G]his But my stomache makes noises whene[A7]ver I k[D7]iss My gi[G]rlfriend tells me it's a[C]ll in my h[G]ead But my stomache tells me to wr[D]ite you inst[G]ead S[C]ign[D]ed Noisem[G]aker. [G]Noisemaker, Noisemaker, you h[C]ave no compl[G]aint ... You are what you are and you a[A7]in't what you a[D7]in't So li[G]sten up buster and li[C]sten up g[G]ood Stop wishin' for bad luck and kn[D]ockin' on w[G]ood [C] [D] [G] # [G]Dear Abby, Dear Abby, well I n[C]ever tho[G]ught That me and my girlfriend would e[A7]ver get ca[D7]ught We were si[G]ttin' in the back seat just sho[C]otin' the bre[G]eze With her hair up in curlers and her p[D]ants to her kn[G]ees S[C]ign[D]ed Just Mar[G]ried [G]Just Married, Just Married, you h[C]ave no compl[G]aint ... You are what you are and you a[A7]in't what you a[D7]in't So li[G]sten up buster and li[C]sten up g[G]ood Stop wishin' for bad luck and kn[D]ockin' on w[G]ood [C]Sig[D]ned Dear A[G]bby #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:14. 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:15. Common Sense} d {st:John Prine} # {ci:Intro:} [G] [C] [D] [G] # Y[G]ou can't live together You can't live al[C]one Co[D]nsidering the weather Oh, my, how you've gr[G]own From the men in the factories To the wild kangar[C]oo Like those bi[D]rds of a feather They're gathering together And feeling exactly like y[G]ou T[G]hey got mesmerized by lullabies And limbo danced in pa[C]irs Please lock that d[D]oor It don't make much sense that common sense Don't make no sense no mo[G]re. Just b[C]etween y[D]ou and [G]me It's li[C]ke... pu[G]lling when you ou[D]ght to be sho[G]vin' L[C]ike........ a n[G]un with her he[D]ad in the o[G]ven Pl[C]ease...... don't t[G]ell me that this rea[D]lly wasn't not[G]hing {ci:Instrumental:} [G] [C] [D] [G] # [G]One of these days One of these ni[C]ghts Y[D]ou'll take off your hat And they'll read you your rig[G]hts You'll wanna get high Everytime you feel l[C]ow Hey, Qu[D]een Isabella Stay away from that fella He'll just get you into trouble, you k[G]now? But t[G]hey came here by boats And they came here by pl[C]ane T[D]hey blistered their hands And they burned out their br[G]ain All dreaming a dream That'll never come t[C]rue Hey, don't g[D]ive me no trouble Or I'll call up my double We'll play piggy-in-the-middle with y[G]ou Y[G]ou'll get mesmerized by alibis And limbo dance in p[C]airs Please lock that d[D]oor It don't make much sense that common sense Don't make no sense no m[G]ore. It don't ma[D]ke much sense that common sense Don't make no sense no m[G]ore. # #---------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:16. 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:17. Saddle In The Rain} {st:John Prine} # {ci:Intro:} [Em] # [Em]I wish, I hope, I wonder Where you're at so[A]metimes Is y[Em]our back against the wall? Or just ac[A]ross the line Have you been sta[Em]nding in the rain Reciting nursery rh[A]ymes Trying to re[Em]call some long lost kind of pe[A]ace of mind Peace of m[D]ind Try spending the n[G]ight sometime All alone in a fr[D]ozen room Afterneath you've l[A]ain Your saddle in the r[Em]ain {ci:Instrumental:} [Em] # [Em]I dreamed they locked God up Down in my bas[A]ement And he wai[Em]ted there for me To have this acci[A]dent So he could dr[Em]ink my wine And eat me like a sacra[A]ment And I just st[Em]ood there like I do Then I came and w[A]ent I came and w[D]ent Like a bird in a for[G]eign sky Couldn't even s[D]ay goodbye Or come and share the p[A]ain My Saddle's in the r[Em]ain. [G]La la la la la la la [d]la la [C]La la la la la la la la [B]la [G]La la la la la la la la [D]la [C]La la la la la la la la [B]la {ci:Instrumental:} [Em] # [Em]I saw a friend who doesn't know If I'm his fri[A]end just yet His eyes and m[Em]outh were widely open And his j[A]aw was set Like he'd f[Em]ell off a cliff And hadn't hit the bo[A]ttom yet I wish he wo[Em]uldn't pull those things on me Without a n[A]et Without a n[D]et I had him up to the ho[G]use one time And we was having a re[D]al good time Then he went and la[A]in His saddle in the r[Em]ain [G]La la la la la la la la [D]la [C]La la la la la la la la [B]la [G]La la la la la la la la [D]la [C]La la la la la la la la [B]la {ci:Instrumental:} [Em] # In a lau[Em]ndromat not too far from the Al[A]amo Sits a g[Em]irl who stole my records very lo[A]ng ago And she w[Em]ishes, wants and washes out those di[A]rty clothers As she sh[Em]uts her eyes and dreams about her O[A]ne-Eyed Joe One-Eyed J[D]oe Car parked on a di[G]rty road Heaven knows the lo[D]ad she pulled Couldn't take the st[A]rain A saddle in the r[Em]ain {ci:Instrumental:} [Em] #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:18. He Was In Heaven Before He Died} {st:John Prine} # {ci:Intro:} [C] # [C]There's a rainbow of ba[F]bies Draped o[G]ver the gravey[C]ard Where a[F]ll the dead sai[C]lors Wait for their br[G]ides And the c[C]old bitter snow Has stra[F]ngled each grassbl[C]ade Where the s[F]alt from their te[C]ars Washed o[G]ut with the ti[C]de {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} And I sm[F]iled on the Wab[G]ash The last time I pa[C]ssed it Yes, I g[F]ave here a w[C]ink From the passenger s[G]ide And my f[C]oot fell asleep As I swal[F]lowed my ca[C]ndy Knowing [F]he was in Hea[C]ven b[G]efore he di[C]ed {soc:} N[C]ow the harbor's on f[F]ire With the dr[G]eams and des[C]ires Of a tho[F]usand young po[C]ets Who failed 'cause they tr[G]ied For a rh[C]yme without reason Floats d[F]own to the bot[C]tom Where the sca[F]vengers e[C]at 'em And wa[G]sh in with the ti[C]de {ci:Repeat Chorus:} T[C]he sun can play tri[F]cks With your e[G]yes on the hig[C]hway The m[F]oon can lay sidew[C]ays Till the ocean stands st[G]ill But a pe[C]rson can't tell His b[F]est friend he lo[C]ves him Till t[F]ime has stopped br[C]eathing You're al[G]one on the h[C]ill {ci:Repeat Chorus:} #--------------------------------------------------------------------- # {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:19. 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:20. 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:21. Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)} {st: John Prine} # {ci:Intro:} [A] # M[A]y heart's in the ice house Come hill or come valley Like a [D]long ago Sunday when I walked through the alley On a [A]cold winter's morning to a [E7]church house Just to shovel some [A]snow I heard sirens on the train track Howl naked gettin' nuder An [D]alter boy's been hit by a local commuter Just from [A]walking with his back turned to the [E7]train That was comming so [A]slow [A7] {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} You can [D]gaze out the window Get mad and get madder Throw you [A]hands in the air Say "What does it matter?" But it [E7]don't do no good to get angry So help me I [A]know [A7] For a [D]heart stained in anger Grows weak and grows bitter You be[A]come your own prisoner As you watch yourself sit there wrapped [E7]up in a trap Of your very own chain of [A]sorrow. {eoc:} {ci:Instrumental:} [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] # I been [A]brought down to zero Pulled out and put back there I [D]sat on the park bench kissed the girl with the black hair And my [A]head shouted down to my [E7]heart You better look out be[A]low. Hey, it ain't such a long drop Don't stammer. Don't stutter From the [D]diamonds in the sidewalk to the dirt in the gutter And you [A]carry those bruises to [E7]remind you Wherever you [A]go. [A7] {ci:Repeat Chorus:} M[A]y heart's in the ice house Come hill or come valley Like a [D]long ago Sunday when I walked through the alley On a [A]cold winter's morning to a [E7]church house Just to shovel some [A]snow I heard sirens on the train track Howl naked gettin' nuder An [D]alter boy's been hit by a local commuter Just from [A]walking with his back turned to the [E7]train That was comming so [A]slow [A7] {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Instrumental and Fade} [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] # #--------------------------------------------------------------------- # #------------------------------------------------------------------- {cb:--END OF DISC ONE--} #--------------------------------------------------------------------- # {cb:--DISC TWO--} # {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:1. 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:2. Automobile} {st:John Prine} # {ci:Intro:} [E] # [E]February morning, my car won't start today I turned the (tacet)key at 8:03 and the battery passed away Inside a' my automo[E]bile I want my automobile I want my automobile I want to drive it a[B7]ll around this wo[E]rld [E]Bride's gettin' married in the Springtime Widow's gettin married in the Fall I(tacet) got married in high school Or I wouldn't of got married at all I'd be drivin' my automob[E]ile Be drivin' my automobile Be drivin' my automobile I wanna drive it a[B7]ll around this wo[E]rld [E]Everybody said to the new groom Groom, what ya gonna be I s(tacet)aid I'm gonna be a symphony Just as soon as I find a key To my automo[E]bile I want my automobile I want my automobile A[B7]ll around this wo[e]rld Spoken: let's take a ride {ci:Instrumental:} [E] [A] [B7] [E] # [E]Columbus sailed the ocean Moses parted the sea D(tacet)olores left me yesterday Well, I think she took the key To my automob[E]ile I want my automobile I want my automobile Wanta drive it a[B7]ll around this wo[E]rld [E]Now I held a little bitty baby I held a woman all night W(tacet)henever I get the hiccups I hold my breath til my head gets light Then I drive my automob[E]ile Yeah I drive my automobile I drive my automobile I'm want to drive it a[B7]ll around this wo[E]rld {ci:Instrumental:} [E] [A] [B7] [E] # [E]February morning, my car won't start today Yeah, I tu(tacet)rned the key at 8:03 And the battery passed away Inside a' my automob[E]ile I'm drivin' my automobile Wanna my automobile Wanna drive it a[B7]ll around this wo[E]rld Go on. Spoken: [E]It is a beautiful day for a ride Hey, get your head down I can't see anything Someone give me a cigarette I don't want to take my hands off the wheel We ought to take the air filter off this sucker. So we can see what it will really do. Uh oh, it looks to me like a HOS-PITAL Zone Everybody get quiet. Shhhhhhhh. Don't wake the dead up. We're almost out. Hang on. Uh Oh here we go. Well, you can just hold it until we get to the next town. #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:3. Killing The Blues} {st:Rolly Salley} # {ci:Intro:} [A] # [A]Leaves were falling ..Just like embers In colors red and gold they set us on f[D]ire Burning just like a m[A]oonbeam ..in our eyes {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} So[E]mebody said they saw me Sw[D]inging the world by the tail Bouncing over a wh[A]ite cloud. Ki[E]lling the Bl[A]ues {eoc:} I [A]am guilty of something I hope you never do because there is not[D]hing Sadder than l[A]osing .. yourself in love {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Instrumental:} [A] [D] [A] # {ci:Repeat Chorus:} N[A]ow, you ask me .. Just to leave you To go out on my own and get what I ne[D]ed to You want me to f[A]ind ..what I've already had {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Instrumental Ending:} [E] [D] [A] [E] [A] # #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:4. Down By The Side of the Road} {st:John Prine} # {ci:Intro:} [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] # [G]Her Father was a failure Her Mo[C]ther was a comfort To a doctor and lawyer and Ind[G]ian Chief. The shirt ran out of buttons He l[C]ost all his marbles at a baseball game And they w[G]ent on Relief. The b[C]ank took away their dipl[G]omas They lo[C]cked them up inside of the ch[G]est And s[C]he moved away to Oklah[G]oma And got a ta[A]too on the side of her br[D]east "God-Damn, My so[G]cks are still hard" From ly[C]ing on the sofa on the night she was over In my b[G]ackyard Yeah, We was sho[C]oting the breeze out amongst the trees When a sh[G]ot rang low And left her standing d[D]own by the side of the r[G]oad D[D]own by the side of the ro[G]ad F[G]ather have mercy, Wh[C]oo Whoo Get her a nurse please She's al[G]most alone [C]I saw her hand reaching out f[G]or the telephone [C]We rather see her locked up in[G]side a home Than see her st[D]anding down by the side of the ro[G]ad D[D]own by the side of the r[G]oad He[C]adlights flashing on her sk[G]irt in the wind. Yo[C]nder comes a truck it dr[G]ove by two men. Sh[C]otgun man leaned out and said do you w[G]ant to t[D]ake a r[G]ide? O[A]ut in the pale moonlight Li[D]ght. light Light Lie Lie Lie lie Too[G] long in the hot sun S[C]he could've be Miss Wisconsin a l[G]ong time ago S[C]pent to much time inside o[G]f the early show W[C]e'd bought her a ticket but she d[G]idn't want to go She was sta[D]nding down by the side of the r[G]oad D[D]own by the side of the r[G]oad He[C]adlights flashing, caught a sk[G]irt in the wind. Yo[C]nder comes a truck it dr[G]ove by two men. Sh[C]otgun man leaned out and said do you w[G]ant to t[D]ake a r[G]ide? Ou[A]t in through the pale mo[D]onlight H[G]er Father was a failure Her Mo[C]ther was a comfort To a doctor and lawyer and In[G]dian Chief. The shirt made out of buttons He l[C]ost all his marbles at a baseball game And they w[G]ent on Relief. The b[C]ank took away their diplo[G]mas They lo[C]cked them up inside of the ch[G]est And s[C]he moved away to Ok[G]lahoma And got a tatoo on the side of her br[D]east God-Damn, M[G]y thoughts are still hard. From ly[C]ing on the sofa on the night she was over In m[G]y backyard Yeah, We was sho[C]oting the breeze out amongst the trees When a s[G]hot rang low And left her sta[D]nding down by the side of the ro[G]ad Do[D]wn by the side of the r[G]oad Do[D]wn by the side of the r[G]oad Do[D]wn by the side of the r[G]oad # #---------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:5. 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:6. It's Happening To You} {st:John Prine/John Burns} # {ci:Intro:} [D] # W[D]ell, it's the same old song B[G]oy meets girl and girl meets boy - They ca[D]rry on They cl[G]ose their eyes and kiss until the - wo[D]rld is gone Oh yes, it's t[A]rue I[G]t's happening to y[D]ou [D]You know what they say They pl[G]edge their love forever then they - a[D]dd a day They h[G]old their hands so tight in the fear that o[D]ne might stray Oh yes, it's t[A]rue [G]It's happening to y[D]ou [G]It's happening to y[D]ou {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} [G]I loved her. S[D]he loved me too [G]We had a lot of love. N[D]ow it's all thr[A]ough {eoc:} A[D]nd for awhile Th[G]eir hearts beat as one as they match each other - s[D]mile for smile They da[G]nce away the night as they praise the oth[D]ers style Oh yes, it's t[A]rue I[G]t's happening to y[D]ou I[G]t's happening to y[D]ou {ci:Repeat Chorus:} W[D]ell, it's the same old song B[G]oy meets girl and girl meets boy - They ca[D]rry on They cl[G]ose their eyes and kiss until the - wo[D]rld is gone Oh yes, it's t[A]rue I[G]t's happening to y[D]ou I[G]t's happening to y[D]ou #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:7. Storm Windows} {st:John Prine} # {ci:Intro:} [C] [G] [D] # [G]I can hear the wheels of the automobiles So f[C]ar away - just m[D]oving along through the dr[G]ifting snow [G]It's times like these when the temperatures freeze [C]I sit alone loo[D]king at the world through a st[G]orm window A[Cm]nd down on the beach - the sandman sl[G]eeps T[Cm]ime don't fly - it bounds and le[G]aps A[Cm]nd a country band that plays for ke[G]eps They play it so s[D]low [D/C] [D/B] [D/A] {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} [G]Don't let your b[C]aby down [D] [G]Don't let your b[C]aby down [D] [G]Don't let your b[C]aby down [D] {sot:} ___________________C___G___D_____ E|---|-----|-----|---|---|---|--- B|---|-----|-----|---|---|---|--- G|---|-----|-----|---|---|---|--- D|---|-----|-----|---|---|---|--- A|---|-----|-0-2-|---|---|---|--- E|---|--3--|-----|---|---|---|-- {eot:} {eoc:} # [G]Well, the spirits were high 'til the well went dry [C]For so long the r[D]aven at my window was o[G]nly a crow [G]I bought the rights to the inside fights A[C]nd watched a man just be[D]ating his hand against a s[G]torm window [Cm]While miles away o'er hills and st[G]reams [Cm]A candle burns - A witch's dr[G]eams [Cm]And silence is golden till it sc[G]reams Right through your bo[D]nes [D/C] [D/B] [D/A] {ci:Repeat Chorus:} St[D]orm windows - G[C]ee but I'm getting o[G]ld St[D]orm window - k[C]eep away the c[D]old {ci:Instrumental:} [G] [C] [D] [G] [C] [D] [G] [C] [D] # {sot:} ___________________C___G_____ E|---|-----|-----|---|---|--- B|---|-----|-----|---|---|--- G|---|-----|-----|---|---|--- D|---|-----|-----|---|---|--- A|---|-----|-0-2-|---|---|--- E|---|--3--|-----|---|---|--- {eot:} St[D]orm windows - G[C]ee but I'm getting o[G]ld St[D]orm window - k[C]eep away the c[D]old [G]I can hear the wheels of the automobiles So f[C]ar away - just m[D]oving along through the dr[G]ifting snow [G]It's times like these when the temperatures freeze [C]I sit alone loo[D]king at the world through a st[G]orm window A[Cm]nd down on the beach - the sandman sl[G]eeps T[Cm]ime don't fly - it bounds and le[G]aps A[Cm]nd a country band that plays for ke[G]eps They play it so s[D]low [D/C] [D/B] [D/A] [G]Don't let your b[C]aby down [D] [G]Don't let your b[C]aby down [D] [G]Don't let your b[C]aby down [D] {sot:} ___________________C_____ E|---|-----|-----|---|--- B|---|-----|-----|---|--- G|---|-----|-----|---|--- D|---|-----|-----|---|--- A|---|-----|-0-2-|---|--- E|---|--3--|-----|---|--- ___________________C_____ E|---|-----|-----|---|--- B|---|-----|-----|---|--- G|---|-----|-----|---|--- D|---|-----|-----|---|--- A|---|-----|-0-2-|---|--- E|---|--3--|-----|---|--- ___________________C___Cm__G_____ E|---|-----|-----|---|---|---|--- B|---|-----|-----|---|---|---|--- G|---|-----|-----|---|---|---|--- D|---|-----|-----|---|---|---|--- A|---|-----|-0-2-|---|---|---|--- E|---|--3--|-----|---|---|---|--- {eot:} # #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:8. One Red Rose} {st:John Prine} # {ci:Intro:} [G] # [G]The rain came down on the t[D]in roof Hardly a so[C]und was left from the bir[D]thday party [C]The kitchen light fell as[D]leep on the bedroom f[G]loor [D] M[G]e and her were tal[D]king softer [C]Than all the time be[D]fore I lost her [C]Picture sat on t[D]op of the chest-of-dr[G]awers O[C]ne red r[D]ose in the B[G]ible [C]Pressed between the H[G]oly Alpha[D]bet [Db] [C] [C]Probably wouldn't bel[D]ieve you if you t[G]old me But what I ne[C]ver knew I ne[D]ver will fo[G]rget [C] [D] [G] R[G]ainy nights get d[D]ark real early [C]Her dress was soft and her ha[D]ir was curly We da[C]nced around the t[D]able to the old ba[G]njo [D] Ra[G]iny nights were m[D]ade for lovers [C]We lay there still ben[D]eath the covers [C]And I ain't ne[D]ver felt like that bef[G]ore O[C]ne red r[D]ose in the B[G]ible [C]Pressed between the H[G]oly Alpha[D]bet [Db] [C] [C]Probably wouldn't bel[D]ieve you if you t[G]old me But what I ne[C]ver knew I ne[D]ver will fo[G]rget {ci:Instrumental:} [C] [D] [G] [C] [G] [D] [Db] [C] [C] [D] [G] [C] [D] [G] O[C]ne red r[D]ose in the B[G]ible [C]Pressed between the H[G]oly Alpha[D]bet [Db] [C] [C]Probably wouldn't bel[D]ieve you if you t[G]old me But what I ne[C]ver knew I ne[D]ver will fo[G]rget What I ne[C]ver knew I ne[D]ver will for[G]get [D] [G] #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:9. 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:10. Aimless Love} {st:John Prine} # {ci: Intro:} [A] # [A]He's just a small fry. A bit too g[D]un shy. To have his [A]heart touched without a [E]glove He looks at [A]strangers as potential da[D]ngers Trying to S[A]teal his [E]aimless l[A]ove. {ci: Chorus 1:} Love has [D]no mind. It can't spell un[A]kind It's never seen a heart shaped like a Valent[E]ine For if love [A]knew him. It'd walk up [D]to him And introd[A]uce him to an a[E]imless l[A]ove [A]I been out walking. Kinda pillow ta[D]lking To anyo[A]ne that has the time for [E]me For there are s[A]ome folks they think that l[D]ove chokes. It ties and [A]keeps them [E]from being f[A]ree {ci: Chorus 2:} Love has [D]no mind. It can't spell un[A]kind It's never seen a heart shaped like a Valent[E]ine For if love [A]knew you. It'd walk up [D]to you And introd[A]uce you to an a[E]imless l[A]ove {ci: Instrumental:} [A] [D] [A] [E] Do you look at [A]strangers as potential d[D]angers Trying to [A]steal your a[E]imless l[A]ove. {ci: Chorus 3 and Ending:} Love has [D]no mind. It can't spell un[A]kind It's never seen a heart shaped like a Valent[E]ine For if love [A]knew you. It'd walk up [D]to you And introd[A]uce you to an a[E]imless l[A]ove And introd[A]uce you to an a[E]imless l[A]ove [E] [A] #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:11. 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:12. People Puttin' People Down} {st:John Prine} # {ci:Intro:} [B] [E] [B] [F#] P[B]eople who are sad - sometimes they w[E]ear a frown And p[B]eople who are kings - sometimes they w[E]ear a crown But all the pe[B]ople who don't fit Get the o[F#]nly fun they get From people puttin' people d[B]own [E]People puttin' people d[B]own P[B]eople without love - sometimes build a f[E]ence around The g[B]arden up above - that makes the whole wo[E]rld go 'round But all the p[B]eople who don't fit Get the o[F#]nly fun they get From people puttin' people d[B]own [E]People puttin' people d[B]own [B7] [E]So c[B]old, some[F#]times it g[E]ets [F#]so c[B]old Y[B]ou may love your wife - you may lose your fa[E]mily You m[B]ay lose you mind - just to keep your sa[E]nity But the pe[B]ople who don't fit Get the o[F#]nly fun they get From people puttin' people d[B]own [E]People puttin' people d[B]own Pe[B]ople that are glad - sometimes they w[E]ear a smile And pe[B]ople without dreams they walk the ex[E]tra mile But all the p[B]eople who don't fit Get the o[F#]nly fun they get From people puttin' people d[B]own [E]People puttin' people d[B]own F[E]rom people puttin' people d[B]own [E]People puttin' people d[B]own [B7] [E]So c[B]old, some[F#]times it g[E]ets [F#]so c[B]old #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:13. Unwed Fathers} {st:John Prine/Bobby Braddock} # {ci:Intro:} [G] [C] [G] In an App[G]alachian, [C]Greyhound sta[G]tion [C] She sits there wa[G]iting, [D]in a family w[G]ay 'Goodbye br[G]other, [C]Tell Mom I love h[G]er' [C] 'Tell all the ot[G]hers, [D]I'll write som[G]eday' {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} [G]From an teenage lo[C]ver, to an unwed mo[G]ther Kept undercover, like some bad dr[D]eam [D7] While unwed fa[G]thers, [C]they can't be bot[G]hered [C] They run like w[G]ater, [D]through a mountain st[G]ream {eoc:} [G]In a cold and grey town, [C]a nurse say's 'L[G]ay down' [C] 'This ain't no pla[G]yground, [D]and this ain't h[G]ome' [G]Someone's children, [C]out having chi[G]ldren [C] In a grey stone bu[G]ilding, [D]all al[G]one {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Instrumental:} [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] # [G]On somewhere else bound, [C]Smokey Mountain Grey[G]hound [C] 'She bows her h[G]ead down, [D]hummin' lul[G]labys '[G]Your daddy never, [C]meant to hurt you e[G]ver' [C] 'He just don't li[G]ve here, [D]but you've got his e[G]yes' {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci: Ending:} [G]Well, they run like wa[D]ter, through a mountain str[G]eam #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:14. 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:15. 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:16. 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:17. 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:18. It's A Big Old Goofy World} {st:John Prine} # {ci:Intro:} [G] [C] [D] [G] [C] [G] # U[G]p in the morning Wo[C]rk like a dog Is be[D]tter than sitting Like a b[C]ump on a l[G]og Mind all your manners Be qu[C]iet as a mouse Someda[D]y you'll own a home That's a b[C]ig as a ho[G]use [G]I know a fella He e[C]ats like a horse Kno[D]cks his old balls Round the o[C]ld golf co[G]urse You oughta see his wife She's a c[C]ute litle dish She sm[D]okes like a chimney And dri[C]nks like a f[G]ish {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} [G]There's a big old goofy man Dancing with a b[C]ig old goofy girl O[D]oh Baby .. It's a big old goofy wo[G]rld {eoc:} [G]Elvis had a woman With a h[C]ead like a rock I wi[D]shed I had a woman That m[C]ade my knees k[G]nock She'd sing like an angel And e[C]at like a bird And i[D]f I wrote a song She'd know ev[C]ery single wo[G]rd {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Instrumental:} [G]Kiss a little baby G[C]ive the world a smile And i[D]f you take an inch Give 'e[C]m back a m[G]ile Cause if you lie like a rug And you d[C]on't give a damn You're ne[D]ver gonna be As ha[C]ppy as a c[G]lam [G]I'm sitting in a hotel Tr[C]ying to write a song My he[D]ad is just as empty As t[C]he day is l[G]ong Why it's clear as a bell I sh[C]ould have gone to school I'd be w[D]ise as an owl Stead of s[C]tubborn as a m[G]ule. {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Ending:} O[D]oh Baby .. It's a big old goofy wo[G]rld {ci:Repeat and fade} [G] [C] [D] [C] [G] #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:19. The Sins Of Memphisto} {st:John Prine} # {ci:Intro:} {sot:} C F C G C F C G C E|---0---------|---0-------|---0-------|---0-------|-- B|-1---1--6-5--|-1---1-3-1-|-1---1-6-5-|-1---1-3-1-|-- G|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-- D|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-- A|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-- E|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-- {eot:} # {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} [C]From the Be[F]lls of St. Mary To the Co[C]unt of Monte Cristo No[G]thing can stop Nothing can stop Nothing can stop The S[F]ins - of Memphis[C]to {sot:} C F C G C E|---0---------|---0-------|-- B|-1---1--6-5--|-1---1-3-1-|-- G|-------------|-----------|-- D|-------------|-----------|-- A|-------------|-----------|-- E|-------------|-----------|-- {eot:} {eoc:} [G]Sally used to play with her Hula Hoops [F]Now, she tells her problems to therapy groups Gr[G]andpa's on the front lawn staring at a rake Won[F]dering if his marriage was a terrible mistake I'm si[G]tting on the front steps drinking Orange Crush Won[F]dering if it's possible for me to still blush Uh Huh {sot:} C F C E|---0---------|-- B|-1---1--6-5--|-- G|-------------|-- D|-------------|-- A|-------------|-- E|-------------|-- {eot:} Oh, Yeah {sot:} C G C E|---0---------|-- B|-1---1--3-1--|-- G|-------------|-- D|-------------|-- A|-------------|-- E|-------------|-- {eot:} A [G]boy on a bike with courderoy slacks S[F]leeps in the river by the railroad tracks He wa[G]its for the whistle on the train to scream So [F]he can close his eyes and begin to dream. Uh Huh {sot:} C F C E|---0---------|-- B|-1---1--6-5--|-- G|-------------|-- D|-------------|-- A|-------------|-- E|-------------|-- {eot:} Oh, Yeah {sot:} C G C E|---0---------|-- B|-1---1--3-1--|-- G|-------------|-- D|-------------|-- A|-------------|-- E|-------------|-- {eot:} {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {sot:} C F C G C E|---0---------|---0-------|-- B|-1---1--6-5--|-1---1-3-1-|-- G|-------------|-----------|-- D|-------------|-----------|-- A|-------------|-----------|-- E|-------------|-----------|-- {eot:} The ha[G]nds on his watch spin slowly around With his m[F]ind on a bus that goes all over town Lo[G]oking at the babies and the factories And lis[F]tening to the music of Mister Squeeze As [G]if by magic or remote control He finds a pi[F]ece of a puzzle that he missed in his soul Uh Huh {sot:} C F C E|---0---------|-- B|-1---1--6-5--|-- G|-------------|-- D|-------------|-- A|-------------|-- E|-------------|-- {eot:} Oh, Yeah {sot:} C G C E|---0---------|-- B|-1---1--3-1--|-- G|-------------|-- D|-------------|-- A|-------------|-- E|-------------|-- {eot:} {ci:Repeat Chorus:} A[G]dam and Eve and Lucy and Ricky B[F]it the Big Apple and got a little sticky Esmer[G]alda and the Hunchback of Notre Dame They h[F]umped each other like they had no shame They p[G]aused as the posed for a Polaroid photo She wh[F]ispered in his ear "Exactly Odo ... Quasi Mo[C]do" {sot:} C F C G C E|---0---------|---0-------|-- B|-1---1--6-5--|-1---1-3-1-|-- G|-------------|-----------|-- D|-------------|-----------|-- A|-------------|-----------|-- E|-------------|-----------|-- {eot:} {ci:Repeat Chorus:} Sa[G]lly used to play with her Hula Hoops No[F]w, she tells her problems to therapy groups Uh Huh {sot:} C F C E|---0---------|-- B|-1---1--6-5--|-- G|-------------|-- D|-------------|-- A|-------------|-- E|-------------|-- {eot:} Oh, Yeah {sot:} C G C E|---0---------|-- B|-1---1--3-1--|-- G|-------------|-- D|-------------|-- A|-------------|-- E|-------------|-- C F C G C E|---0---------|---0-------|-- B|-1---1--6-5--|-1---1-3-1-|-- G|-------------|-----------|-- D|-------------|-----------|-- A|-------------|-----------|-- E|-------------|-----------|-- {eot:} #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {grid:} # {t:20. All The Best} {t:All The Best} {st:John Prine} # {define D/A base-fret 1 frets 0 0 4 2 3 2 } {define A base-fret 1 frets 0 0 2 2 2 2 } {ci:Intro - Recorded Key of C - Capo on 3:} [A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [E] [A] [A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [E] [A] # I wish you lo[A]ve[D/A] [A] - and happiness[D/A] [A] I guess I wish - y[E]ou all the b[A]est I wish you don't[D/A] [A] - do like I do[D/A] [A] And ever fall in love with s[E]omeone like y[A]ou Cause if you f[D]eel - just like I d[A]id You'd probably walk around the block like a little k[E]id But kids don't kn[A]ow[D/A] [A] - they can only guess[D/A] [A] How hard it is - t[E]o wish you happine[A]ss {ci:Instrumental:} [A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [E] [A] I guess that love[D/A] [A] -is like a Christmas Card[D/A] [A] You decorate a tree - y[E]ou throw it in the y[A]ard It decays and dies[D/A] [A] -and the snowmen melt[D/A] [A] Well, I once knew love [E]I knew how love f[A]elt Yeah I knew lo[D]ve - love knew [A]me And when I walked - love walked with m[E]e And I got no h[A]ate[D/A] [A] -and I got no pride[D/A] [A] Well, I got so much lo[E]ve that I cannot hi[A]de Yeah, I got so much lo[E]ve that I cannot hi[A]de {ci:Instrumental:} [A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [E] [A] [A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [E] [A] S[A]ay you drive a Chevy[D/A] [A] -Say you drive a Ford [D/A] [A] You say you drive around the t[E]own till you just get bo[A]red Then you change you mind[D/A] [A] -for something else to do[D/A] [A] And your heart gets bored with your m[E]ind and it changes y[A]ou Well it's a doggone sh[D]ame - and it's an awful m[A]ess I wish you love - [E]I wish you happine[A]ss I wish you love - [E]I wish you happin[A]ess I guess I wish - y[E]ou all the b[A]est {ci:Instrumental and Ending:} [A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [E] [A] [D/A] [A] [E] [A] # #--------------------------------------------------------------------- # #------------------------------------------------------------------- {cb:--END OF DISC TWO--} #--------------------------------------------------------------------- #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {cb:End of "The John Prine Anthology:Great Days" Album} #---------------------------------------------------------------------