"THE JOHN PRINE ANTHOLOGY: GREAT DAYS"
John Prine
--DISC TWO-- --to DISC ONE--
1. SABU VISITS THE TWIN CITIES ALONE
2. AUTOMOBILE
3. KILLING THE BLUES
4. DOWN BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
5. LIVING IN THE FUTURE
6. IT'S HAPPENING TO YOU
7. STORM WINDOWS
8. ONE RED ROSE
9. SOUVENIRS - With (Steve Goodman)
10. AIMLESS LOVE
11. THE OLDEST BABY IN THE WORLD
12. PEOPLE PUTTIN' PEOPLE DOWN
13. UNWED FATHERS
14. ANGEL FROM MONTGOMERY (Live with Bonnie Raitt)
15. LINDA GOES TO MARS
16. BAD BOY
17. SPEED OF THE SOUND OF LONELINESS (Live)
18. IT'S A BIG OLD GOOFY WORLD (Live)
19. THE SINS OF MEMPHISTO
20. ALL THE BEST
Rhino Records, 1993
2. Automobile
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John Prine
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
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
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.
3. Killing The Blues
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Rolly Salley
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
Chorus: 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
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
Repeat Chorus:
Instrumental:
[A] [D] [A]
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
Repeat Chorus:
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Repeat Chorus:
Instrumental Ending:
[E] [D] [A] [E] [A]
4. Down By The Side of the Road
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John Prine
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
5. Living In The Future
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John Prine
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
Chorus:
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
[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
Repeat Chorus:
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.
Repeat Chorus:
Ending:
We're s[B7]tanding in soup li[E]nes
Instrumental Ending:
[E] [A] [E]
[B7] [E]
[E] [A] [E]
[B7] [E]
6. It's Happening To You
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John Prine/John Burns
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
Chorus:
[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
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
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
7. Storm Windows
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John Prine
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]
Chorus:
[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]
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[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]
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
Instrumental:
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [D]
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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]
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8. One Red Rose
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John Prine
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
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]
9. Souvenirs
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John Prine
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
Chorus:
[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]
[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
Repeat Chorus:
10. Aimless Love
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John Prine
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.
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
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
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
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.
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]
11. The Oldest Baby In The World
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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]
12. People Puttin' People Down
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John Prine
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
13. Unwed Fathers
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John Prine/Bobby Braddock
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'
Chorus:
[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
[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
Repeat Chorus:
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'
Repeat Chorus:
Ending:
[G]Well, they run like wa[D]ter, through a mountain str[G]eam
14. Angel From Montgomery
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John Prine
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]
Chorus:
[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]
[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]
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]
Repeat Chorus:
Ending:
[G] [C] [G] [C] (Repeat and fade)
15. Linda Goes To Mars
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John Prine
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
Chorus:
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.
[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.
Repeat Chorus:
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.
Repeat Chorus:
Ending:
Yeah, I [A]wonder if she'd bring me something h[D]ome.
16. Bad Boy
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John Prine
Intro:
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[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
17. Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness
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John Prine
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
Chorus:
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
[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
Repeat Chorus:
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
Repeat Chorus:
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]
18. It's A Big Old Goofy World
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John Prine
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
Chorus:
[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
[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
Repeat Chorus:
Instrumental:
[G] [C] [D]
[C] [G]
[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.
Repeat Chorus:
Ending:
O[D]oh Baby .. It's a big old goofy wo[G]rld
Repeat and fade: [G] [C] [D] [C] [G]
19. The Sins Of Memphisto
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John Prine
Intro:
___C______F_C__________G_C_________F_C_________G_C____
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B|-1---1--6-5--|-1---1-3-1-|-1---1-6-5-|-1---1-3-1-|--
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D|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--
A|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--
E|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--
Chorus:
[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
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D|-------------|--------------|--
A|-------------|--------------|--
E|-------------|--------------|--
[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
___C______F_C_____
E|---0---------|--
B|-1---1--6-5--|--
G|-------------|--
D|-------------|--
A|-------------|--
E|-------------|--
Oh, Yeah
___C______G_C_____
E|---0---------|--
B|-1---1--3-1--|--
G|-------------|--
D|-------------|--
A|-------------|--
E|-------------|--
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
___C______F_C_____
E|---0---------|--
B|-1---1--6-5--|--
G|-------------|--
D|-------------|--
A|-------------|--
E|-------------|--
Oh, Yeah
___C______G_C_____
E|---0---------|--
B|-1---1--3-1--|--
G|-------------|--
D|-------------|--
A|-------------|--
E|-------------|--
Repeat Chorus:
___C______F_C____C______G_C______
E|---0---------|---0----------|--
B|-1---1--6-5--|-1---1--3-1---|--
G|-------------|--------------|--
D|-------------|--------------|--
A|-------------|--------------|--
E|-------------|--------------|--
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
___C______F_C_____
E|---0---------|--
B|-1---1--6-5--|--
G|-------------|--
D|-------------|--
A|-------------|--
E|-------------|--
Oh, Yeah
___C______G_C_____
E|---0---------|--
B|-1---1--3-1--|--
G|-------------|--
D|-------------|--
A|-------------|--
E|-------------|--
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"
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G|-------------|--------------|--
D|-------------|--------------|--
A|-------------|--------------|--
E|-------------|--------------|--
Repeat Chorus:
Sa[G]lly used to play with her Hula Hoops
No[F]w, she tells her problems to therapy groups
Uh Huh
___C______F_C_____
E|---0---------|--
B|-1---1--6-5--|--
G|-------------|--
D|-------------|--
A|-------------|--
E|-------------|--
Oh, Yeah
___C______G_C_____
E|---0---------|--
B|-1---1--3-1--|--
G|-------------|--
D|-------------|--
A|-------------|--
E|-------------|--
___C______F_C____C______G_C______
E|---0---------|---0----------|--
B|-1---1--6-5--|-1---1--3-1---|--
G|-------------|--------------|--
D|-------------|--------------|--
A|-------------|--------------|--
E|-------------|--------------|--
20. All The Best
^
John Prine
Special Version A chord
E|---|-X-|---|---|--
B|---|-X-|---|---|--
G|---|-X-|---|---|--
D|---|-X-|---|---|--
A|---|---|---|---|--
E|---|---|---|---|--
D with A Base (D/A) chord
E|---|-X-|---|---|--
B|---|---|-X-|---|--
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D|---|---|---|-X-|--
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Intro:
[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 som[E]eone 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[C]ow[D/A] [A]- they can only guess[D/A] [A]
How hard it is t[E]o wish you happine[A]ss
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
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
Instrumental and Ending:
[A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [E] [A]
[D/A] [A] [E] [A]
