"BRUISED ORANGE"
John Prine
1. FISH AND WHISTLE
2. THERE SHE GOES
3. IF YOU DON'T WANT MY LOVE
4. THAT'S THE WAY THE WORLD GOES ROUND
5. BRUISED ORANGE (CHAIN OF SORROW)
6. SABU VISITS THE TWIN CITIES ALONE
7. AW HECK
8. CROOKED PIECE OF TIME
9. IRON ORE BETTY
10. THE HOBO SONG
Oh Boy Records, 1978
Fish and Whistle
John Prine
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
Chorus:
[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
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
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
Repeat Chorus:
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???
Repeat Chorus:
Ending:
[G]We'll whistle and go [D]fishing in [G]Heaven
[G]We'll whistle and go [D]fishing in [G]Heaven
Repeat and fade:
[G] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [D] [G]
There She Goes
John Prine
Intro:
[E]
[E]Hey, there she goes
Well, I thought she'd never leave Heaven kn[A]ows
You know it sure gives me the creeps
You know I went and[E] loved that woman to the power of the height
We both got jivin' fever screwed our heads uptight
Then it came to blo[B7]ws
Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, there she goe[E]s
Hey, there she goes
[E]Hey there she goes
Just a walkin' down the street I suppos[A]e
The next fellow that she meets
Should have her h[E]ead examined by an x-ray machine
So he can see all those pictures that I've already seen
Just so he kno[B7]ws
Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, there she goe[E]s
Hey, there she goes
[E7]Well, there [A]must be something somewhere
That makes me want to hurt myself insi[E]de
Yeah, we were [A]regular Dr. Jekyll
But together, we were Mr. and Mrs. Hy[B7]de
What a rough rough ride [E]
[E]Hey, there she goes
She's walking out on me with all her cloth[A]es
Lookin' fine as she could be
Well, I seen her on[E] down at the courthouse I was sober as the judge
We'd tried to talk things over but the grudge just wouldn't budge
I said Adi[B7]os
Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, there she goe[E]s
Hey, there she goes
[E7]Well, there [A]must be something somewhere
That makes me want to hurt myself insi[E]de
Yeah, we were [A]regular Dr. Jekyll
But together, we were Mr. and Mrs. Hy[B7]de
What a rough rough ride [E]
[E]Hey there she goes
Well, I thought she'd never leave Heaven kn[A]ows
You know it sure gives me the creeps
You know I went and[E] loved that woman to the power of the height
We both got jivin' fever screwed our heads uptight
Then it came to blo[B7]ws
Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, there she goe[E]s
Hey, there she goes (Repeat and Fade)
If You Don't Want My Love
John Prine/Phil Spector
Intro: Recorded key of Db/Capo on 1
[C]
If [C]you don't want my lov[G7]e
If [C]you don't want my lov[G7]e
If [C]you don't want my lov[G7]e
[F]I know who I'll [C]give it to
If [C]you don't want my lov[G7]e
If [C]you don't want my lov[G7]e
If [C]you don't want my lov[G7]e
[F] Anymo[C]re
If [C]you don't want the thri[G7]ll
If [C]you don't want the thri[G7]ll
If [C]you don't want the thri[G7]ll
[F]I know who I [C]know who will
If [C]you don't want my lov[G7]e
If [C]you don't want my lov[G7]e
If [C]you don't want my lov[G7]e
[F] Anymo[C]re
If [F]that's the way that the [C]world goes round
Then the [F]that's the way that it all[C] comes down
And when [F]you want me I won't b[C]e around
If [C]you don't want my lov[G7]e
If [C]you don't want my lov[G7]e
If [C]you don't want my lov[G7]e
[F]I know who I'll [C]give it to
If [C]you don't want my lov[G7]e
If [C]you don't want my lov[G7]e
If [C]you don't want my lov[G7]e
[F] Anymo[C]re [C]
That's The Way The World Goes Round
John Prine
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.
Chorus:
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.
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.
Repeat Chorus:
Instrumental:
[F] [Bb] [F] [C]
[F] [Bb] [F] [C] [F]
Repeat Chorus:
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]*note alternate way to play: C-F-G with a capo on the fifth fret instead of F-Bb-C
Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)
John Prine
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]
Chorus:
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.
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]
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]
Repeat Chorus:
Instrumental and Fade
[A] [D] [A] [E] [A]
Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone
John Prine
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
Chorus:
[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
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
Repeat Chorus:
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]--
Repeat Chorus:
Ending:
From the [D7]jungles of East St. [G]Paul
From the [D7]jungles of East St. [G]Paul
Aw Heck
John Prine
Intro:
[E]
I[E] could be happy as a sardine in a c[B]an
Just long as I g[A]ot my woma[B]n
I could [E]run stark naked and live in an old oak t[B]ree
Just as lo[A]ng as she's with m[B]e
My wom[E]an m[A]mm h[G#m]mm h[F#m]mm h[E]mm
The c[E]annibals can catch me and fry me in a pa[B]n
Just long as I g[A]ot my woma[B]n
I could [E]get the electric chair for a phoney ra[B]p
Just as sh[A]e is setting in my la[B]p
My wom[E]an m[A]mm h[G#m]mm h[F#m]mm h[E]mm
[B7]I'd run a mile just to see her smile
And put her lovin' arms around my n[A7]eck
Aw heck
My [B]spine starts a tingling
And bells start a ringling
When she's with [A]me
Can't you s[B]ee
They could [E]torture me and stretch me like a rubber ba[B]nd
As long as I g[A]ot my wom[B]an
I could [E]jump off a cliff and never have no fe[B]ar
Just a lon[A]g as she is nea[B]r
My wom[E]an m[A]mm h[G#m]mm h[F#m]mm h[E]mm
m[A]mm h[G#m]mm h[F#m]mm h[E]mm (Repeat and Fade)
Crooked Piece of Time
John Prine
Intro:
[G] [C] [G] [A7]
[D] [C] [D] [G]
[G]Things got rough, things got tough,
Thin[C]gs got h[G]arder than [A7]hard
W[D7]e were just tryin' to make a living
In o[C]ur ba[D]ck ya[G]rd
We were born to late, died too soon.
Anx[C]iety's a [G]terrible c[A7]rime
If you [D7]can't come now, don't come at all
'Cause it's a cr[C]ooked pi[D]ece of ti[G]me
Chorus:
It's a [G]crooked piece of time that we live in [C] [G] [A7]
A[D7]ll in all and all in all, it was a cr[C]ooked p[D]iece of t[G]ime
Instrumental: [G] [C] [G] [A7]
[D] [C] [D] [G]
[G]Yesterday morning, an i[C]ll wi[G]nd c[A7]ame
[D7]Blew your picture right out[C] of the [D]picture [G]frame
Even blew the candle out from un[C]derne[G]ath the [A7]flame
[D7]Yesterday morning an i[C]ll wi[D]nd c[G]ame
Repeat Chorus:
Instrumental:
[G] [C] [G] [A7]
[D] [C] [D] [G]
[G] [C] [G] [A7]
[D] [C] [D] [G]
[G]Things got rough, things got tough,
Thin[C]gs got h[G]arder than [A7]hard
W[D7]e were just tryin' to make a living
In o[C]ur ba[D]ck ya[G]rd
We were born to late, died too soon.
Anx[C]iety's a [G]terrible c[A7]rime
If you [D7]can't come now, don't come at all
'Cause it's a cr[C]ooked pi[D]ece of ti[G]me
Repeat Chorus:
It's a cr[C]ooked [D]piece of [G]time
It's a cr[C]ooked [D]piece of [G]time
Iron Ore Betty
John Prine
Intro:
[C] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G]
Yea[G]h, I'm going steady with Iron Ore Betty
And sh[C]e's going steady with m[G]e
We receive our mail in the same mailbox
And we w[A]atch the same T[D].V.
I got ru[C]gburns on my elb[G]ows
She's got 'em on her kn[C]ees.
Yeah, I'm going steady with Ir[G]on Ore Betty
Sh[D]e's going steady with [G]me
[G7] [C7] [G7] [A7] [D]
[G7] [C7] [G7] [D] [G7]
H[G]ey, I been pickin' my brains out.
I been w[C]orkin' at the hardware st[G]ore
I been trying to put a chicken in the window
[A]Chase away the wolf from the do[D]or
B[C]etty's been down in the ir[G]on ore mine
Bringin' home ene[C]rgy
Yeah, I'm going steady with Ir[G]on Ore Betty
Sh[D]e's going steady with [G]me
[G7] [C7] [G7] [A7] [D]
[G7] [C7] [G7] [D] [G7]
I[G] been speaking to her in English
She's been sp[C]eakin' in the English to[G]o
We always speak the same language
Cause we're a[A]lways gettin' thro[D]ugh
Well, I [C]met her at a dance at the Un[G]ion Hall
It was a night with Daddy [C]G.
Yeah, I'm going steady with Ir[G]on Ore Betty
Sh[D]e's going steady with [G]me
[G7] [C7] [G7] [A7] [D]
[G7] [C7] [G7] [D] [G7]
Yea[G]h, I'm going steady with Iron Ore Betty
And sh[C]e's going steady with m[G]e
We receive our mail in the same mailbox
And we w[A]atch the same T[D].V.
I got ru[C]gburns on my elb[G]ows
She's got 'em on her kn[C]ees.
Yeah, I'm going steady with Ir[G]on Ore Betty
Sh[D]e's going steady with [G]me
Yeah, [C]I'm going steady with Ir[G]on Ore Betty
Sh[D]e's going steady with [G]me
Yeah, [C]I'm going steady with Ir[G]on Ore Betty
Sh[D]e's going steady with [G]me
[G7] [C7] [G7] [A7] [D]
[G7] [C7] [G7] [D] [G7]
The Hobo Song
John Prine
Intro:
[E] [B] [E]
There was a time[E] when [A]lonely men would wa[E]nder
Thru this lan[B]d rolling aimlessly alon[E]g [B]
So many time[E]s I've [A]heard of there sad st[E]ory
Written in the word[B]s of dead men's song[E]s
[E]Down through the years many men ha[A]ve yearned for fr[E]eedom
Some fou[B]nd it only on the open [E]road [B]
So many t[E]ears of bl[A]ood have fell ar[E]ound us
Cause you can't always [B]do what you are [E]told
P[E]lease tell me where ha[A]ve all the hobos g[E]one to
I see no [B]fire burning down by the [E]rusty railroad tr[B]ack
Could it [E]be that t[A]ime has gone and l[E]eft them
Tied up in life's et[B]ernal traveling s[E]ack [B] [E]
Spoken: Last Sunday [E]night I wrote a [A]letter to my [E]loved ones.
I signed my [B]name and knew I'd stayed away too l[E]ong [B]
There was a [E]time when my [A]heart was free to [E]wander,
And I re[B]member as I sing this hobo s[E]ong
P[E]lease tell me where ha[A]ve all the hobos g[E]one to
I see no [B]fire burning down by the [E]rusty railroad tr[B]ack
Could it [E]be that t[A]ime has gone and l[E]eft them
Tied up in life's et[B]ernal traveling s[E]ack
Tied up in life's ete[B]rnal traveling sa[E]ck
