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"GERMAN AFTERNOONS"
John Prine

1. LULU WALLS
2. SPEED OF THE SOUND OF LONELINESS
3. OUT OF LOVE
4. SAILIN' AROUND
5. IF SHE WERE YOU
6. LINDA GOES TO MARS
7. LET'S TALK DIRTY IN HAWAIIAN
LET'S TALK DIRTY IN HAWAIIAN (another version)
8. I JUST WANT TO DANCE WITH YOU
9. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
10. BAD BOY
11. THEY'LL NEVER TAKE HER LOVE FROM ME
12. PARADISE

Oh Boy Records, 1988

Lulu Walls ^
A.P Carter

Intro:
[G]

O[G]ne evening getting dark
We f[C]irst met at the p[G]ark
Just sitting by the fountain all al[D]one
I li[G]fted up my hat
And t[C]hen began to c[G]hat
She said she'd allow [D]me to see her at her h[G]ome

Chorus:
Such a s[C]tar I've never seen
She's as pr[G]etty as the queen
She's as perfect as an angel from ab[D]ove
If she'd o[G]nly be my wife
I'd live ha[C]ppy all me l[G]ife
With that aggravating be[D]auty Lulu Wa[G]lls.
[G] [C] [G] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [D] [G]

I[G]f she were only mine
I'd bu[C]ild a house so fi[G]ne
And around it so many fences ta[D]ll
It would m[G]ake me jealously
To th[C]ink that none but [G]me
Could gaze upon that be[D]auty Lulu Wa[G]lls.

Repeat Chorus:

O[G]ne evening getting late
Well, I m[C]et her at the ga[G]te
I asked her if she'd wed me in the f[D]all
But she o[G]nly turned away
And no[C]thing would she s[G]ay
That aggravating be[D]auty Lulu Wa[G]lls.

Repeat Chorus:

Ending:
With that aggravating be[D]auty Lulu Wa[G]lls.

Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness ^
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]

Out Of Love ^
John Prine/Bill Caswell

Intro:
[D] [A] [D]

B[D]arley malts and does eat oats and little girls are li[G]vely
And your li[D]veliness has left me in a b[A]rew
So I'm s[D]itting here just drinking beer
Cause there's nothing else to [G]do.
And when I'm o[D]ut of love, [A]I'm out of y[D]ou.

[D]We were so happy, honey when we were tog[G]ether
Why we sh[D]ould have won a ribbon colored b[A]lue
But those Ro[D]cky Mountain waters came between [G]us
And when I'm o[D]ut of love, [A]I'm out of y[D]ou.

Chorus:
So I'm li[G]ving in the land of sky blue wa[D]ters
And I'm grabbing all the gusto up it's t[A]rue
[D]Well, you only go around o[G]nce in life they say
And when I'm o[D]ut of love, [A]I'm out of y[D]ou

[D]These teardrops that I'm crying are the cham[G]pagne of bottled tears,
And I must ad[D]mit that I've shed one or t[A]wo,
But when g[D]ood friends get together well they al[G]ways tip a few
And when I'm o[D]ut of love, [A]I'm out of y[D]ou.

Repeat Chorus:

Instrumental:
[D] [G] [D] [A]
[D] [G] [D] [A] [D]

[D]So put me in a cool place [G]for I'm the King of Beers
[D]Forty to forty-five degrees will [A]do
And if [D]you must play that jukebox[G] let it be low and now
[D]'Cause when I'm out of love, [A]I'm out of y[D]ou.

Repeat Chorus:

Ending:
So i[D]f you go the time, we got the te[G]ars
And when I'm o[D]ut of love, [A]I'm out of y[D]ou

Sailin' Around ^
John Prine/John Burns

Intro:
[G] [C] [G] [D] [G]

[G]Sailin' around,
Sailin' around,
[C]Sailin' around,
I've been out [G]sailin' around again
I've been [D]sailin' around
But I can't get back to y[G]ou.

[G]Hangin' around
Hangin' around
[C]Hangin' around
I've been out ha[G]ngin' around again
I've been ha[D]ngin' around
But I can't get back to y[G]ou.

Chorus:
[G]So tell where you been so long (sailin' around)
What have I done so wrong? (sailin' around)
Well, [C]I'm so glad I finally found you
[G]I can't wait to put my arms around you
[D]Sailin' around, but I can't get back to y[G]ou
[G] [C] [G] [D] [G]

Instrumental:
[G] [C] [G] [D] [G]

[G]Shoppin' around
Shoppin' around [C]Shoppin' around
I've been sh[G]oppin' around again
I've been sh[D]oppin' around
But I can't get back to y[G]ou.

Repeat Chorus:

[G]Sailin' around,
Sailin' around,
[C]Sailin' around,
I've been sa[G]ilin' around again
I've been sa[D]ilin' around
But I can't get back to y[G]ou.
I've been s[D]ailin' around
But I can't get back to y[G]ou.
I've been sa[D]ilin' around
But I can't get back to y[G]ou.
[G] [C] [G] [D] [G]

If She Were You ^
John Prine/Steve Goodman

Intro:
[G] [B7] [C] [D] [G]

[G]Well, everytime I try to love an[B7]other
I n[C]ever know ex[D]actly what to [G]do [D]
[G]I'd like to tell her just how much I w[B7]ant her
And [C]I could find the w[D]ay if she were y[G]ou

H[G]er eyes may shine for me and not an[B7]other,
Her lo[C]nely arms reach o[D]ut to hold me t[G]oo,[D]
She w[G]ants to take your place and be my lo[B7]ver
And [C]I could make her m[D]ine if she were [G]you

I ne[D]ver knew how much I cared about y[G]ou
Till your me[A7]mory made me a lovesick f[D]ool [D7]

When she sp[G]eaks to me I hear you sweet voice ca[B7]lling
When I c[C]lose my eyes your f[D]ace comes into v[G]iew [D]
I[G] remember how it hurt when I was fa[B7]lling
And [C]I could fall ag[D]ain if she were y[G]ou

Instrumental:
[G] [B7] [C] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [B7] [C] [D] [G]

I ne[D]ver knew how much I cared about y[G]ou
Till your me[A7]mory made me a lovesick f[D]ool [D7]
She w[G]ants to take your place and be my lo[B7]ver
And [C]I could make her m[D]ine if she were [G]you
Yes, I c[C]ould make her m[D]ine if she was y[G]ou
[D] [G]

Linda Goes To Mars ^
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.

Let's Talk Dirty In Hawaiian ^
John Prine/Fred Koller

Intro: [C]

[C]Well,I packed my bags and bought myself a ticket
For the land of the tall palm [G]tree
Aloha Old Milwaukee, Hello Waiki[C]ki
I just stepped down from the airplane
W[C7]hen I heard her [F]say
Waka waka nuka licka, [C]waka waka nuka licka
[G]Would you like a [C]lei? [G]Eh?

Chorus
[C]Let's talk dirty in Hawaiian
Whisper in my [G]ear
Kicka pooka mok a wa wahini
Are the words I long to [C]hear
Lay your coconut on my tiki
What the hecka mooka mooka [F]dear
Let's talk dirty in Ha[C]waiian [A]
Say the [D]words I l[G]ong to [C]hear
[F] [C] [A] [D] [G] [C]

[C]It's a ukelele Honolulu sunset
Listen to the grass skirts [G]sway
Drinking rum from a pineapple
Out on Honolulu [C]Bay
The steel guitars all playing
While she's ta[C7]lking with her [F]hands
Gimme gimme oka doka [C]make a wish and wanta polka
[G]Words I under[C]stand [G]Hey!

Repeat Chorus

[C]Well, I boughta lota junka with my moola
And sent it to the folks back [G]home
I never had the chance to dance the hula
Well,I guess I should have [C]known
When you start talking to the sweet wahini
Wa[C7]lking in the pale moon[F]light
Ohka noka whatta setta [C]knocka-rocka-sis-boom-boccas
[G]Hope I said it [C]right [G]Oh!

Repeat Chorus

Ending:
[F]Let's talk dirty in Ha[C]waiian [A]
Say the [D]words I l[G]ong to h[C]ear [G] [C]
spoken: Aloha

Hi folks, the chords for "Let´s Talk Dirty in Hawaiian" you see above are good, but I thought when the song is played on one lone guitar it could do with a little extra. Not all the notes and chords I added are actually played by the guitar, but they´re all there, partly played by the other instruments, and they help accentuate the Hawaiian rhythm.
Have fun ~Jan

Let´s Talk Dirty In Hawaiian
© John Prine and Fred Koller, All Rights Reserved

Intro:
(High E-string: hammer on f –pull off, slide f to g, g to c, c up to
high f,
g hammer on a pull off to g, single note g, slide g to c, slide c to
high e)
(Bass notes G-A-B to…)(C) (C4) (C) (C4) (C) (C4) (C) (C4)

Well, I (C)packed my bags and (C4)bought myself a (C)ticket (C4)
For the (C)land of the tall palm (G)tree.
A(G7)loha, (G)Old Mil(G7)waukee,(G)
(G7)Hello, (G)Waiki(C)ki.(C4)
I (C)just stepped (C4)down from the (C)airplane(C4)
(C7)When I heard her (F)say,
"Wacka, wacka, nooka likka,
(C)Wacka, wacka, nooka likka,
(G)Would you (G7)like a (C)(short hold)lei?"

(G)(short hold)Hey!
(C)Let’s talk (C4)dirty in Ha(C)waiian,(C4)
(C)Whisper in my (G)ear.
(G7)Kicka pooka (G)mok a wa wa(G7)hine(G)
Are the (G7)words I (G)long to (C)hear.(C4)
(C)Lay your coco(C4)nuta on my (C)tiki,(C4)
(C)What the hecka, (C7)mooka, mooka, (F)dear,
Let’s talk dirty in Ha(C)waiian,(A)
Say the (D)words I (G)long to (C)hear. (F) (C) (A) (D) (G) (C)
(Bass run G-A-B to…)

It’s a (C)ukulele, (C4)Honolulu (C)sunset, (C4)
(C)Listen to the grass skirts (G)sway,
(G7)Drinkin’ rum (G)from the pine(G7)apple,(G)
(G7)Out on Hono(G)lulu (C)Bay.(C4)
The (C)steel gui(C4)tars are (C)playing (C4)
While she’s (C7)talking with her (F)hands,
"Gimme, gimme oka-doka,
(C)Make a wisha wanna polka,"
(G)Words I (G7)under(C)(short hold)stand.

Well, I (C)bought a lotta (C4)junka with my (C)moola,(C4)
And I (C)sent it to the folks back (G)home,
I (G7)never had a (G)chance to dance the (G7)hula,(G)
Well, I (G7)guess I (G)should have (C)known.(C4)
When you (C)start talkin’ (C4)to the sweet wa(C)hine,(C4)
(C7)Walkin’ in the pale moon(F)light,
“Ohka noka whatta setta
(C)Knocka-rocka sis-boom-boccas."
(G)Hope I (G7)said it (C)(hold)right.

(G)(short hold)Oh!
(C)Let’s talk (C4)dirty in Ha(C)waiian,(C4)
(C)Whisper in my (G)ear.
(G7)Kicka pooka (G)mok a wa wa(G7)hine(G)
Are the (G7)words I (G)long to (C)hear.(C4)
(C)Lay your coco(C4)nuta on my (C)tiki,(C4)
(C)What the hecka, (C7)mooka, mooka, (F)dear,
Let’s talk dirty in Ha(C)waiian,(A)
Say the (D)words I (G)long to (C)hear.
(F)Let’s talk dirty in Ha(C)waiian,(A)
Say the (D)words I (G)long to (C)hear.(G) (C)
Aloha.

I Just Want To Dance With You ^
John Prine/Roger Cook

Intro:
[C]

[C] I don't want to be the kind to hesitate
Be too shy
[G]Wait to late
I don't care what they say other lovers do
I just want to dance with y[C]ou
I got a feeling that you have a heart like mine,
So let it show
Let it shine
Oh, if we have change to make one heart of two
Then I just want to dance with you

Chorus:
I want to d[F]ance with you
Twirl you all ar[C]ound the floor
That's what they invented da[G]ncing for,
I just want to dance with y[C]ou [C7]
I want to d[F]ance with you
Hold you in my a[C]rms once more
That's what they invented da[G]ncing for,
I just want to dance with y[C]ou

[C]I caught you lookin' at me when I looked at you
Yes, I did
A[G]in't that true
You won't get embarrassed by the things I do
I just want to dance with y[C]ou
[C]Oh, the boys are playing softly and the girls are too
So am I
And [G]so are you
If this was a movie then we're right on cue
I just want to dance with y[C]ou

Repeat Chorus:

Instrumental:
[C] [G] [C]

Repeat Chorus:

Ending:
[G]I just want to dance with y[C]ou
[G]I just want to dance with y[C]ou
[G]I just want to dance with y[C]ou

Love, Love, Love ^
John Prine/Keith Sykes

Intro:
[E] [A] [B] [A] [B7] [E]

[E]He stumbled through the [A]alley with his l[B]ong coat on
[A]Nothing but a [B7]bottle in his h[E]and
She sat in her apa[A]rtment lonesome [B]to the bone
[A]Wondering what had ha[B7]ppened to her m[E]an

Chorus:
[E]Love, [A]love, love, [B]love
[A]Nobody [B7]ever underst[E]ands
[E]All the [A]things that [B]go,
Bet[A]ween a [B7]woman and a [E]man.

[E]When they'd walk down the [A]sidewalk the [B]street would shine
With the [A]kind of love no [B7]human heart can f[E]ake
And they vowed to stay [A]together till the [B]end of time
Like the [A]couple that stands on [B7]top of the wedding c[E]ake

Repeat Chorus:

Instrumental:
[E] [A] [B] [A] [B7] [E]
[E] [A] [B] [A] [B7] [E]

[E]If I should [A]live to a [B]ripe old age
The o[A]nly lesson I [B7]may ever le[E]arn
Is to not stand so [A]close to the [B]flame of love
Unless [A]you are [B7]willing to get bu[E]rned

Repeat Chorus:

Ending:
[E]All the [A]things that [B]go,
Bet[A]ween a [B7]woman and a [E]man. [A] [E]

Bad Boy ^
John Prine

Intro:

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A|--------2----|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------
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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

They'll Never Take Her Love From Me ^
Leon Payne

Intro:
[A] [D]

[D]If today the sun should set on all my ho[G]pes and cares
There is st[A]ill one smiling face the Gods would s[D]ee
But s[D]he'll walk along beside me up those go[G]lden stairs
Oh, they'll ne[A]ver, ever take her love from [D]me

What a f[G]ool I was to go and break the tr[D]ust she gave
And watch her love turn into sym[A]pathy
It's the o[D]ne regret I'll carry with me t[G]o my grave
Oh they'll n[A]ever, never take her love from [D]me

Instrumental:
[D] [G] [A] [D]
[D] [G] [A] [D]

[D]I'm so thankful for each golden hour of hap[G]piness
That we sh[A]ared together in the use to [D]be
Some[D]one else's arms may hold her now in f[G]ond caress
But they'll ne[A]ver, never take her love from [D]me

Well, I t[G]hough I'd make her happy if I'd s[D]tep aside
But I knew her love would never set me f[A]ree
And even [D]on the morning she became an[G]other's bride
I said they'll n[A]ever, never take her love from [D]me

Ending:
No, they'll n[A]ever, never take her love from [D]me
[A] [D]

Paradise ^
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.

Chorus:
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

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.

Repeat Chorus:

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.

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.

Repeat Chorus: