{no_grid:} #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## {t:"FAIR AND SQUARE" Album} {t:John Prine} # {ci: 1. GLORY OF TRUE LOVE } {ci: 2. CRAZY AS A LOON } {ci: 3. LONG MONDAY } {ci: 4. TAKING A WALK } {ci: 5. SOME HUMANS AIN'T HUMAN } {ci: 6. MY DARLIN' HOMETOWN } {ci: 7. MORNING TRAIN } {ci: 8. THE MOON IS DOWN } {ci: 9. CLAY PIGEONS } {ci:10. SHE IS MY EVERYTHING } {ci:11. I HATE IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS TO ME } {ci:12. BEAR CREEK BLUES } {ci:13. OTHER SIDE OF TOWN } {ci:14. SAFETY JOE } {ci:Oh Boy Records, 2005} # #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:Glory of True Love } {st:(John Prine/Rodger Cook)} # {ci:Intro:} # [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [A]Oh, the glory of true [D]love Is a wild and precious [A]thing It don't grow on old [E]magnolias Or only blossom in the [A]spring No, the glory of true [D]love Is it will last your whole life [A]through Never will go out of [E7]fashion Always will look good on [A]you {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} [A]You can climb the highest [D]mountain Touch the moon and stars [A]above But Old Faithful's just a [E7]fountain Compared to the glory of true [A]love {eoc:} {ci:Instrumental:} # [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [A]Long before I met you [D]darlin' Lord, I thought I had it [A]all I could have my lunch in [E]London And my dinner in St. [A]Paul I got some friends in [D]Albuquerque Where the governor calls me [A]"Gov" You can give 'em all to [E7]Goodwill For the glory of true [A]love {ci:Repeat Chorus:} # [A]Glory glory glory [D]glory You can't never get [A]enough Time alone will tell the [E7]story Of the glory of true [A]love {ci:Instrumental:} # [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [D] [A] [E7] [A] [A]Glory glory glory [D]glory You can't never get [A]enough Time alone will tell the [E7]story Of the glory of true [A]love {ci:Ending:} # [G] [D] [A] [G] [D] [A] [G] [D] [A] #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:Crazy as a Loon } {st:(John Prine/Pat McLaughin)} # {ci:Intro:} # [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] Back before I was a [D]movie star Straight off of the [A]farm I had a picture of [E]another man's wife Tattooned on my [A]arm With a pack of Camel [D]cigarettes In the sleeve of my tee [A]shirt I headin' out to [E]Hollywood Just to have my feelings [A]hurt [A]That town will make you [D]crazy Just give it a little [A]time You'll be walking 'round in [E]circles Down at Hollywood and [A]Vine You'll be waitin' on a [D]phone call At the wrong end of a [A]broom Yes, that town'll make you [E]crazy Crazy as a [A]loon [A]So, I headed down to [D]Nashville To become a country [A]star Every night you'd find me [E]hangin' At every honky-tonk and [A]bar Pretty soon I met a [D]woman Pretty soon she done me [A]wrong Pretty soon my life got [E]sadder Than any country [A]song [A]That town will make you [D]crazy Just give it a little [A]time You'll be walking 'round in [E]circles Lookin' for that country [A]rhyme You'll be waitin' on a [D]phone call At the wrong end of a [A]broom Yeah, that town'll make you [E]crazy Crazy as a [A]loon {ci:Instrumental:} # [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [A]So, I gathered up my [D]savvy Bought myself a business [A]suit I headed up to New York [E]City Where a man can make some [A]loot I got hired Monday [D]morning Downsized that [A]afternoon Overcome with grief that [E]evening Now I'm crazy as a [A]loon [A]So I'm up here in the [D]north woods Just staring at a [A]lake Wondering just exactly how [E]much They think a man can [A]take I eat fish to pass the [D]time away 'Neath this blue Canadian [A]moon This old world has made me [E]crazy Crazy as a [A]loon Lord, this world will make you [E]crazy Crazy as a [A]loon {ci:Ending:} # [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [D] [A] #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:Long Monday } {st:(John Prine/Keith Sykes)} # {ci:Intro (Key of Bb/Capo on 1st Fret):} # [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [E] [D] [A] [A]You and me [D]Sittin' in the back my [A]memory Like a honey bee [D]Buzzin' 'round a glass of [A]sweet Chablis [E]Radio's on [D]Windows rolled up And my [A]mind's rolled down [E]Headlights shinning Like [D]silver moons Rollin' on the [A]ground [A]We made love In [E]everyway love [A]can be made And we made time [D]Look like time Could [A]never fade [E]Friday Night We [D]both made the [A]guitar hum [E]Saturday made [D]Sunday feel Like it would [E]never come Gonna be a [A]long Monday [D]Sittin' all alone on a mountain By a river that [A]has no end Gonna be a long Monday [E]Stuck like the tick of a clock That's come [D]unwound - [A]again {ci:Instrumental:} # [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [E] [D] [A] [A]Soul to soul [D]Heart to heart And [A]cheek to cheek Come on baby [D]Give me a kiss That'll [A]last all week The [E]thought of you [D]leavin' again [A]Brings me down The [E]promise of Your [A]sweet love Brings [E]me around It's gonna be a [A]long Monday [D]Sittin' all alone on a mountain By a river that [A]has no end It's gonna be a long Monday [E]Stuck like the tick of a clock That's come [D]unwound - [E]again And [A]again {ci:Ending:} # [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [E] [D] [A] #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:Taking a Walk } {st:(John Prine/Pat McLaughin)} # {ci:Intro:} # [G] [Bm] [C] [D] [G] [Bm] [C] [D] [G] [Bm] [C] [D] [G] [Bm] [C] [D] [G]A man came to our [Bm]house [C] I [D]believe it was [G]yesterday [Bm] [C] [D] I would have [G]invited him [Bm]in [C] But I [D]didn't have a lot to [G]say [Bm] [C] [D] His [B7]anticipation of me [Em]opening the door [B7]Outweighted my apprehension as it [Em]never had before And [B7]drove my concentration [Em]Right through that hardwood floor [C]Oo-oo [D]a-ha I'm taking a [G]walk [Bm] [C] [D] I'm going [G]outside [Bm] [C] [D] I'm taking a [G]walk [Bm] [C] [D] I'm just getting [G]by [Bm] [C] [D] [G]There's a girl in the white [Bm]house [C] I [D]don't even know her [G]name [Bm] [C] [D] [G]Her disheveled [Bm]appearance [C] [D]Speaks volumes of [G]shame [Bm] [C] [D] [B7]It's an embarassing situation But a [Em]situation just the same The [B7]way she walks on others And [Em]never takes the blame Upsets [B7]my constitution [Em]Beyond its mortal frame [C]Oo-oo [D]a-ha I'm taking a [G]walk [Bm]([C]Taking a [D]walk) I'm going [G]outside [Bm]([C]Going [D]outside) I'm watching the [G]birds [Bm]([C]Taking a [D]walk) I'm just getting [G]by [Bm]([C]Just getting [D]by) {ci:Instrumental:} # [G] [Bm] [C] [D] [G] [Bm] [C] [D] [G] [Bm] [C] [D] [G] [Bm] [C] [D] [B7] [Em] [B7] [Em] [B7] [Em] [C] [D] [G]Found a card in the [Bm]pocket [C] Of my [D]worn out [G]overalls [Bm] [C] [D] [G]From a girl in Cedar [Bm]Rapids [C] Now [D]residing in Idaho [G]Falls [Bm] [C] [D] I [B7]wish you could have been there When she [Em]opended up the door And [B7]looked me in the face Like she [Em]never did before I [B7]felt about as welcome As a [Em]Wal-Mart Superstore [C]0o-oo - [D]a-ha I'm taking a [G]walk [Bm]([C]Taking a [D]walk) I'm going [G]outside [Bm]([C]Going [D]outside) I'm taking a [G]walk [Bm]([C]Taking a [D]walk) I don't need a [G]ride [Bm]([C]Just getting [D]by) {ci:Fade:} I'm watching the [G]birds [Bm]([C]Taking a [D]walk) Flying so [G]high [Bm] [C] [D] #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:Some Humans Ain't Human } {st:(John Prine)} # {ci:Intro:} # [G] [C] [G] [C] [C]Mmmm [G]Mmmm Mmmm [C]Mmmm Mmmm [G]Mmmm Mmmm [C]Mmmm [C]Some humans ain't human Some people ain't [F]kind You open up [G]their hearts And here's what you'll [C]find [C]A few frozen pizzas Some ice cubes with [F]hair A broken [G]Popsicle You don't want to go [C]there [C]Some humans ain't human Though they walk like we [F]do They live and they [G]breathe Just to turn the old [C]screw [C]They screw you when you're sleeping They try to screw you [F]blind Some humans ain't [G]human Some people ain't [C]kind [C]You might go to [F]church And sit down in a [C]pew Those humans who ain't [G]human Could be sittin' right next to [C]you [C7] They talk about your [F]family They talk about your [C]clothes When they don't know their [G]own ass From their own [C]elbows [C]Jealousy and [G]stupidity Don't equal [C]harmony Jealousy and [G]stupidity Don't equal [C]harmony [C]Mmmm [G]Mmmm Mmmm [C]Mmmm Mmmm [G]Mmmm Mmmm [C]Mmmm {ci:Instrumental:} [C] [F] [C] [G] [C] [C7] [F] [C] [G] [C] [C] [G] [C] {ci:Spoken:} # [C]Have you ever [G]noticed When you're feeling really[C] good There's always a [G]pigeon That'll come shit on your [C]hood [C]Or you're feeling your [F]freedom And the world's off your [C]back Some cowboy from [G]Texas Starts his own war in [C]Iraq [C]Some humans ain't human Some people ain't [F]kind They lie through their [G]teeth With their head up their [C]behind [C]You open up their hearts And here's what you'll [F]find Some humans ain't [G]human Some people ain't [C]kind [C]Mmmm [G]Mmmm Mmmm [C]Mmmm Mmmm [G]Mmmm Mmmm [C]Mmmm Mmmm [G]Mmmm Mmmm [C]Mmmm Mmmm [G]Mmmm Mmmm [C]Mmmm [F] [C] [G] [C] #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:My Darlin' Hometown } {st:(John Prine/Rodger Cook)} # {ci:Intro:} # [F] [Gm] [C] [F] [F] [Gm] [C] [F] [F]Far away over the [Gm]sea There's a [C]river that's calling to [F]me That river she runs all [Gm]around The [C]place that I call my [F]hometown [F]There's a valley on the side of the [Gm]hill And [C]flowers on an old [F]windowsill A familiar old picture it [Gm]seems And I'll [C]go there tonight in my [F]dreams Where it's [Bb]green in the summer And [F]gold in the fall Her [G]eyes are as blue As the [C]sky I recall [F]Far away over the [Gm]sea There's a [C]place at the table for [F]me Where laughter and music [Gm]abound Just [C]waiting there in my [F]hometown The [Bb]river she freezes When there's [F]snow on the ground And the [G]children can slide To the [C]far side of town {ci:Instrumental:} # [F] [Gm] [C] [F] [F] [Gm] [C] [F] [F]Far away far away [Gm]me [C]Hung up on a sweet [F]memory I'm lost and I wish I were [Gm]found In the [C]arms of my darlin' [F]hometown With the [Bb]evening sun sittin' On the[F] top of the hill And the [G]mockingbird answering The [C]old chapel bell [F]Far away over the [G]sea My [C]heart is longing to [F]be And I wish I could lay myself [Gm]down In the [C]arms of my darlin' [F]hometown {ci:Ending:} # [F] [Gm] [C] [F] #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:Morning Train } {st:(John Prine/Pat McLaughin)} # {ci:Intro:} # [D] [D7] I [D]saw you All dolled up Singing a song in your pickup truck You put me on a [G7]morning train You put me on a morning [D]train Ain't no [A]need to explain You put me on a morning [D]train [D]Hey, Hey, Brother Ray What'd you mean by "what'd I say" You put me on a [G7]morning train You put me on a morning [D]train Ain't no [A]need to explain You put me on a morning [D]train [D7] [G7]If it's gonna rain And I wish that it would Just [D]go ahead and rain Get it over for good If [G7]there's really a hole in that big blue sky Then [E]move it on over and [A]let me by [D]Constantinople is a mighty long word Got three more letters than mockingbird You put me on a [G7]morning train You put me on a [D]morning train Ain't no [A]need to explain You put me on a [D]morning train {ci:Instrumental:} # [G7] [D] [G7] [E] [A] [D]I like you with your make-up on All dolled up Singing a song You put me on a [G7]morning train You put me on a [D]morning train Ain't no [A]need to explain You put me on a [D]morning train [G7] [D] #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:The Moon is Down } {st:(John Prine)} # {ci:Intro:} # [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [C] [F] [C] [F] [Bb] [F] The moon is [F]down [Bb] [F] All over [Bb]town [Eb] [Bb] The forecast is [C]grey [F] [C] Now that she's gone [F]away [Bb] [F] The stars in the [F]skies [Bb] [F] Fell out of her [Bb]eyes [Eb] [Bb] They shattered when they hit the [C]ground [F] [C] And now the moon is [F]down [Bb] [F] The sun will be [F]fine [Bb] [F] It'll still shine all the [Bb]time [Eb] [Bb] The sky will be [C]blue [F] [C] And do what it's supposed to [F]do [Bb] [F] Ya see gravity [F]pulls [Bb] [F] But it can't keep you [Bb]around [Eb] [Bb] It'll be one long [C]day [F] [C] And now the moon is [F]down [Bb] [F] {ci:Instrumental:} # [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [C] [F] [C] [F] [Bb] [F] The moon is [F]down [Bb] [F] All over [Bb]town [Eb] [Bb] The stars in the [C]skies [F] [C] Fell out of her [F]eyes [Bb] [F] The gravity [F]pulls [Bb] [F] But it can't hold you [Bb]down [Eb] [Bb] It'll be one long [C]day [F] [C] Now the moon is [F]down [Bb] [F] It'll be on long [C]day [F] [C] Now the moon is [F]down [Bb] [F] #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:Clay Pigeons } {st:(Blaze Foley)} # {ci:Intro (Key of Bb/Capo on 1st Fret):} # [A] [D] [E] [A] [D] [E] [A] [A]I'm going down to the Greyhound station Gonna buy a [D]ticket to ride I'm [A]gonna find that lady with two or three kids And [E]sit down by her side And [A]ride 'til the sun comes up and down Around about [D]two or three times Smokin' [A]cigarettes in the last seat Sing this [E]song for the people I meet And get [A]along with it all Where the [D]people say "ya'll" And sing [A]a song with a friend Change the [E]shape that I'm in And get [A]back in the game And start [D]playin' again [A]I'd like to stay But I might have to go To start [D]over again I might [A]go back down to Texas Or to somewhere that [E]I never been And [A]get up in the mornin' and go out at night And I won't [D]have to go home Get [A]used to being alone Change the [E]words to this song And start [A]singing again [D] [A] [E] [A] {ci:Instrumental:} # [A] [D] [E] [A] [D] [E] [A] [A]I'm tired of running around looking for answers To questions that I [D]already know I could [A]build me a castle with memories Just to have [E]somewhere to go Count [A]the days and the nights That it takes to get back in the [D]saddle again Feed the [A]pigeons some clay Turn the [E]night into day And start [A]talkin' again When I [D]know what to say [A] [E] [A] {ci:Instrumental:} # [A] [D] [E] [A] [D] [E] [A] I'm going [A]down to the Greyhound station Gonna buy a [D]ticket to ride I'm gonna [A]find that lady with two or three kids And sit [E]down by her side And [A]ride 'til the sun comes up and down Around about [D]two or three times Smokin' [A]cigarettes in the last seat Sing this [E]song for the people I meet And get [A]along with it all Where the [D]people say "ya'll" Feed the [A]pigeons some clay Turn the [E]night into day And start [A]talkin' again When I [D]know what to say [A] [E] [A] {ci:Ending:} # [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:She Is My Everything } {st:(John Prine)} # {ci:Intro:} # [G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [G] [D] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [D] [G] [G]She [D]is my [G]everything From her [C]suntanned shoulders Down to the freckles On her [G]wedding ring Her [C]feet are so warm They could melt the snow In the [G]early Spring [G]She [D]is my [G]everything [G]She [D]goes [G]everywhere From [C]Copenhagen to making eggs and bacon Down in [G]Jackson Square I'd like to [C]drive a Cadillac The color of her [G]long black hair [G]She [D]goes [G]everywhere [B7]Kisses that come all the way from [C]China Kinda [G]remind her of memories of [D]Spain [B7]If I get lost you can always [C]find her Standing right [A]beside me in the [D]rain [G]She [D]uses [G]Eveready [C]Battereries to keep Her electrical appliances [G]going steady She [C]can do fourteen things at once And then the [G]phone'll ring [G]She [D]is my [G]everything {ci:Instrumental:} # [G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [D] [G] [G]She [D]knows [G]everybody From [C]Muhammad Ali To teaching Bruce lee How to do [G]karate She can [C]lead a parade While putting on her shades In her [G]Mansaratti [G]She [D]knows [G]everybody [B7]Kisses that come all the way from [C]China Kinda [G]remind her of memories of [D]Spain [B7]If I get lost you can always [C]find her Standing right [A]beside me in the [D]rain [G]She [D]is my [G]everything When she [C]wakes up in the morning That's when the birdies [G]Start to sing When I [C]hear her voice I'll tell you boys I forget [G]everything [G]She [D]is my [G]everything [G]She [D]is my [G]everything {ci:Ending:} # [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [D] [G] #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:I Hate It When That Happens to Me } {st:(John Prine/Donnie Fritts)} # Well I [G]once knew a [D]man who was [B7]going [C]insane He let [G]love chase him [E7]right up a [A7]tree [D] It took the [G]police and a [D]fire truck Just to [B7]bring him back [C]down Oh, I [G]hate it when that [D]happens to [G]me [G]It made the front page of the [D]paper The [B7]gossip tongues [C]wagged Why they [G]even showed [E7]it all on [A7]TV [D] Now if he should [G]live [D]forever He [B7]won't live it [C]down Oh, I [G]hate it when that [D]happens to [G]me [D7]Dogs bites Man [G]Man loses girl Oh what [A7]did he ever do [D]Wrong in this world? [D7] {ci:Instrumental:} # [G] [D] [B7] [C] [G] [E7] [A7] [D] [G] [D] [B7] [C] [G] [D] [G] [D7]Dogs bites Man [G]Man loses girl Oh, what [A7]have I every done [D]Wrong in this world? [D7] There [G]once was a big [D]buzz [B7]all over [C]town About a [G]movie where the [E7]killer goes [A7]free [D] Now, he's [G]got [D]every [B7]one's [C]sympathy Oh, I [G]hate it when that [D]happens to [G]me Yes, I [G]hate it when that [D]happens to [G]me #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:Bear Creek Blues } {st:(A. P. Carter)} # {ci:Intro:} # [D] [D]Way up on Bear Creek Watching the sun go down [G]Way up on Bear Creek Watching he sun go [D]down Well, it [A7]makes me feel like I'm on my last go [D]'round [D]Well, the water up on Bear Creek Tastes like cherry wine Yeah, the [G]water up on Bear Creek Tastes like cherry [D]wine One [A7]drink of that water You stay drunk all the [D]time {ci:Instrumental:} # [D] [G] [D] [A7] [D] [D]If you stay up on Bear Creek You'll get like Jesse James If you [G]stay up on Bear Creek You'll get like Jesse [D]James You'll [A7]take two pistols And rob that Bear Creek [D]train {ci:Instrumental:} # [D] [G] [D] [A7] [D] [D]I'm going.......high, high Up on some lonesome hill I'm [G]going....... high, high Up on some lonesome [D]hill Look [A7]down on Bear Creek Where my good gal used to [D]live [D]Way up on Bear Creek Watching the sun go down [G]Way up on Bear Creek Watching he sun go [D]down Well [A7]it makes me feel like I'm on my last go [A7]'round {ci:Ending:} # [D] [G] [D] [A7] [D] #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:Other Side of Town } {st:(John Prine)} # {ci:Intro:} # [D] [A7] [D] [G] [A7] [D] [D]Why must you always seem to criticize [A7]me Seems like everything I do just turns out [D]wrong Why don't you come on out and [G]despise me So I could [A7]pack my bag and baby I'd be [D]gone [D]Remember when you used to call me [A7]honey Well, I'd turn around and call you honey, [D]too You might think it's a joke, but it ain't [G]funny To [A7]hurt someone who's so in love with [D]you {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} [D]A clown puts his make-up on [A7]upside down So he wears a smile even when he [D]wears a frown You might think I'm here when you [G]put me down But [A7]actually I'm on the other [D]side of town {eoc:} [D]My body's in this room with you just [A7]catching hell But my soul is drinking beer down the [D]road a spell You might think I'm listening to you [G]grocery list But I'm [A7]leaning on a jukebox and I'm about half...[D]way there {ci:Repeat Chorus:} {ci:Instrumental:} # [D] [A7] [D] [G] [A7] [D] [D]I'm sitting on a chair just behind [A7]my ear Playing dominoes and drinking some [D]ice cold beer When you get done talking I'll come back [G]downstairs And [A7]assume the body of the person you presume [D]who cares {ci:Repeat Chorus:} # I'm [A7]across the river on the other [D]side of town [A7]In my mind I'm going to the dog racing [D]side of town. {ci:Ending:} # [G] [D] [A7] [D] #--------------------------------------------------------------------- {new_song:} {no_grid:} # {t:Safety Joe } {st:(John Prine)} # {ci:Intro:} # [G] [C] [D] [C] [G] [G] [C] [D] [G] [G]Well, he never got too lonely [C]And he never got too sad [D]But he never got too happy And that's what's just too [G]bad He never reached much further [C]Than his lonely arms would go [D]He wore a seatbelt around his heart And they called him Safety [G]Joe {ci:Chorus:} {soc:} [G]Safety Joe (Safety Joe) Safety [C]Joe (Safety Joe) [G]What do you say? What do you [D]know? If you don't [G]loosen up the buckle On your [C]heart and start to chuckle You're gonna [D]die of boredom Safety [G]Joe {eoc:} [G]Now Joe he lived in Baltimore [C]'Cause New York was too darn fast [D]He sometimes went down to Washington Just to view our nation's [G]past He never ate his vegetables [C]Cause they were just too darn chewy [D]And he never climbed much higher Than the arch in old St. [G]Louis {ci:Repeat Chorus:} # {ci:Instrumental:} # [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [C] [D] [G] [G]Joe gradually grew meaner [C]By not changin' his demeanor [D]But he never did nothin' Too much for too [G]long Therefore his life never got much richer [C]Than the day they took that picture [D]In his birthday suit on the day that he was [G]born. {ci:Repeat Chorus:} # Well, you're gonna [D]die of boredom Safety [G]Joe That's golden #---------------------------------------------------------------------- {cb:--End of "Fair and Square" by John Prine--} #----------------------------------------------------------------------