"JOHN PRINE LIVE"
John Prine
1. COME BACK TO US BARABRA LEWIS HARE KRISHNA BEAUREGARD
2. SIX O'CLOCK NEWS
3. THE OLDEST BABY IN THE WORLD
4. ANGEL FROM MONTGOMERY
5. GRANDPA WAS A CARPENTER
6. BLUE UMBRELLA
7. SABU VISITS THE TWIN CITIES ALONE
8. FISH AND WHISTLE
9. LIVING IN THE FUTURE
10. ILLEGAL SMILE
11. MEXICAN HOME
12. SPEED OF THE SOUND OF LONELINESS
13. THE ACCIDENT
14. SAM STONE
15. SOUVENIRS
16. AW HECK
17. DONALD AND LYDIA
18. THAT'S THE WAY THE WORLD GOES ROUND
19. HELLO IN THERE
Oh Boy Records, 1988
1. Come Back To Us Barabra Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard
John Prine
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.
Chorus:
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]
[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
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]
2. Six O'Clock News
John Prine
[G]Wanda had a b[Em]aby i[C]n nineteen fifty o[G]ne.
The father was str[Em]anger a[C]nd a stranger was the s[D7]on.
[C]Call that child James L[D7]ewis, [C]call these rooms a h[D7]ome.
Ch[G]anging all them dia[C]pers po[D7]lish all that ch[G]rome.
C'[C]mon, baby, s[D7]pend the night with [G]me
[G]All around the scho[Em]olyard pl[C]aying all the ga[G]mes
Running, laughing b[Em]ack and forth [C]the kid with two first na[D7]mes
[C]Stranger in the clo[D7]set, l[C]ock the di[D7]ary
[G]The past is running fa[C]ster, si[D7]nging ha[G]rmony
C'[C]mon, baby, s[D7]pend the night with [G]me
"[G]God bless this kitc[Em]hen" s[C]aid the knick-knack sh[G]elf
"The dinner's almost re[Em]ady [C]Go and wash you[D7]rself"
Ji[C]mmy's growing up n[D7]ow [C]and Wanda's growing [D7]old
T[G]he time is growin' sho[C]rter t[D7]he nights are long and c[G]old
C'[C]mon, baby, s[D7]pend the night with [G]me
[G]Sneaking in the clo[Em]set a[C]nd through the di[G]ary
Now, don't you know [Em]all he saw w[C]as all there was to s[D7]ee
T[C]he whole town saw Ji[D7]mmy [C]on the six o'clock n[D7]ews
[G]His brains were on the si[C]dewalk a[D7]nd blood was on his s[G]hoes
C'[C]mon, baby, s[D7]pend the night with [G]me
C'[C]mon, baby, s[D7]pend the night with [G]me[D7] [G]
3. The Oldest Baby In The World
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]
4. Angel From Montgomery
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)
5. Grandpa Was A Carpenter
John Prine
Recorded Key of B - Capo on 4
Oh, Gr[G]andpa wore his suit to dinner nearly every d[C]ay
No particular re[G]ason, he just dressed that w[D]ay
Br[G]own necktie with a matching vest and both his wingtip s[C]hoes
He built a closet on o[G]ur back porch and put a pe[D]nny in a burned-out f[G]use
Chorus:
G[C]randpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and ba[G]nks
Ch[C]ain-smoked Camel ci[G]garettes and hammered nails in pl[D]anks
He was le[G]vel on the level, he shaved even every d[C]oor
And voted for Eisenh[G]ower, 'cause L[D]incoln won the w[G]ar
Instrumental:
[C] [D] [G]
[G]Well, he used to sing me "Blood on the Saddle" and rock me on his k[C]nee
And let me listen to the ra[G]dio before we got [D]TV
Well, he'd d[G]rive to church on Sunday and he'd take me with him t[C]oo
Stained glass in every wi[G]ndow, hearing a[D]ids in every p[G]ew
Repeat Chorus:
[G]Well, my Grandma was a teacher, she went to school in Bowling Gr[C]een
draded in a mi[G]lking cow for a Singer sewing mac[D]hine
Well, she ca[G]lled her husband "Mister," and she walked real tall in p[C]ride
She used to buy me co[G]mic books a[D]fter Grandpa d[G]ied
Repeat Chorus:
6. Blue Umbrella
John Prine
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
Chorus:
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
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
Repeat Chorus:
Ending:
[G] [C]
7. 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
8. 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]
9. Living In The Future
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:
[E] [A] [E]
[B7] [E]
[E] [A] [E]
[B7] [E]
10. Illegal Smile
John Prine
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
Chorus:
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]
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
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
11. Mexican Home
John Prine
Intro:
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
[G]It got so hot last night, I swear, y[C]ou couldn't hardly breathe
Heat lig[G]htning burnt the s[D]ky like alc[G]ohol
I sat on the porch without my shoes
And I wat[C]ched the cars roll by
As the he[G]adlights raced to the c[D]orner of the kitchen w[G]all
Chorus:
Ma[D]ma dear you boy is here. F[G]ar across the sea
Wa[A7]iting for that sacred core that b[D7]urns inside of me
And I f[G]eel a storm all wet and warm not t[C]en miles away
Approa[G]ching my M[D]exican h[G]ome
Instrumental:
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
[G]My God, I cried. It's so hot inside you could d[C]ie in the living room
Take the f[G]an from the window-prop the d[D]oor back with a br[G]oom
Well, the cuckoo clock has died of shock
And the wi[C]ndows feel no pane
The a[G]ir's as still as a thr[D]ottle on a funeral tr[G]ain
Repeat Chorus:
Instrumental:
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
My fa[G]ther died on the porch outside on an Aug[C]ust afternoon
I sipped bo[G]urbon and cried with a fri[D]end by the light of the mo[G]on
So it's hurry hurry! Step right up
It's a ma[C]tter of life or death
Well, the s[G]un's going down and the m[D]oon is just holding it's br[G]eath
Repeat Chorus:
Ending:
Approa[G]ching my M[D]exican h[G]ome
Approa[G]ching my M[D]exican h[G]ome
Instrumental-Repeat and Fade:
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
12. 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]
13. The Accident
John Prine
Intro:
[C] [G] [D] [G]
[G]Last night I saw an accident
On the co[C]rner of the Third and Gr[G]een
Two cars collided and I got excited
J[A7]ust being part of that sc[D7]ene
It was M[G]rs. Tom Walker and her beautiful daughter
Pa[G7]mela was driving the c[C]ar
They got hit by a man in a li[G]ght blue sedan
Who had ob[D]viously been to a b[G]ar
Chorus:
They d[C]on't know how lucky they a[G]re
They co[C]uld have ran into that t[D7]ree
Got st[G]ruck by a bolt of lig[C]htning
And rap[G]ed by a m[D7]inor[G]ity
Instrumental:
[D] [G]
[G]It was a four-way stop dilemma.
We a[C]ll arrived the same t[G]ime
I yielded to the man to the right of me
And he yie[A7]lded it right back to m[D7]ine
Well, the yi[G]eld when around and around and around
Till Pa[G7]mela finally tr[C]ied
Just then the man in the li[G]ght blue sedan
Hit P[D]amela's passenger si[G]de
Repeat Chorus:
Instrumental:
[C] [G]
[C] [D7]
[G] [C]
[G] [D7] [G]
[G]Pamela hit her head on the mirror.
Mrs. Wa[C]lker got a bump on k[G]nee
The man hit himself in the face and said
"W[A7]hy does this happen to m[D7]e?"
The ne[G]ighbors came out and they gathered about
Saying "H[G7]ey! who hit who an[C]yway?"
Then the police arrived at a qu[G]arter to five
And pr[D]onounced all the victims "O[G]kay"
Repeat Chorus:
14. Sam Stone
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.
Chorus:
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....
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...
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.
Repeat Chorus:
15. Souvenirs
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:
16. 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)
17. Donald And Lydia
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.
Chorus:
[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]
[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.
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
They 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.
Repeat Chorus:
Ending:
[C] [F] (Repeat and Fade)
18. 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]
19. Hello In There
John Prine
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.
Chorus:
[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."
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.
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."
