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"LIVE ON TOUR"
John Prine

 1. PICTURE SHOW
 2. QUIT HOLLERIN' AT ME
 3. YOU GOT GOLD
 4. UNWED FATHERS
 5. SPACE MONKEY
 6. THE LATE JOHN GARFIELD BLUES
 7. STORM WINDOWS
 8. JESUS THE MISSING YEARS
 9. HUMIDITY BUILT THE SNOWMAN
10. ILLEGAL SMILE
11. DADDY'S LITTLE PUMPKIN
12. LAKE MARIE
13. IF I COULD
14. STICK A NEEDLE IN MY EYE
15. YOU MEAN SO MUCH TO ME

Oh Boy Records, 1997


Picture Show
John Prine

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

[G]A young man from a small town
With a ve[C]ry large imaginat[G]ion
Lay al[C]one in his room with his ra[G]dio on
Looking for another sta[D]tion
When the st[G]atic from the mouthpiece
Gave w[C]ay to the sound be[G]low
James D[C]ean went out to H[G]ollywood
And put his pi[D]cture in a Picture Sh[G]ow.
James De[C]an went out to Ho[G]llywood
And put his pi[D]cture in a Picture Sh[G]ow.

Chorus:
And It's [G]Oh Daddy get off of your knees
Mam[C]ma why'd you have to g[G]o
Your dar[C]ling Jim is o[G]ut a limb
I put my pi[D]cture in a Picture S[G]how
Whoa Ho! Put my pic[D]ture in a Picture Sh[G]ow

H[G]amburgers Cheesburgers
Wi[C]lbur and Orville Wri[G]ght
Jo[C]hn Garfield in the aft[G]ernoon
Montgomery Clift at ni[D]ght
When the st[G]atic hit the mouthpiece
Gave w[C]ay to the sound be[G]low
James De[C]an went out to Ho[G]llywood
And put his pic[D]ture in a Picture Sh[G]ow.

Repeat Chorus:

Instrumental:

[G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [D]
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [D] [G]

A M[G]occa man in a wigwam sitting on a Reservation.
With a big bl[C]ack hole in the be[G]lly of his soul
Waiting on an explan[D]ation
While the wh[G]ite man sits on his fat can
And takes pic[C]tures of the Na[G]vajo
Every ti[C]me he clicks his Ko[G]diac pics
He st[D]eals a little bit of s[G]oul.
Every ti[C]me he clicks his Kod[G]iac pics
He ste[D]als a little bit of s[G]oul.

Repeat Chorus:

Ending:
Yie Hi! Put my pi[D]cture in a Picture S[G]how
Here we go!

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

A yo[G]ung man from a small town
With a ve[C]ry large imaginati[G]on


Quit Hollerin' At Me
John Prine/Gary Nicholson

Intro:
[F#m]
[F#m]I don't want your big French Fry
I don't want your car
I don't want to buy no soap
From no washed-up movie star
Y[Bm]ou are so much louder
Than the show I wanna hear
With your s[F#m]ugarless gum
Gee, but I'm dumb
Non-alcoholic beer
It's en[Bm]ough to make a grown man
Blow [E]up his own TV
Quit hollerin' at [F#m]me
Quit hollerin' at me

[F#m]I heard you the first time
I heard myself say
Seems like the little woman
Is getting bigger every day
Y[Bm]ou don't have to tell the neighbors
A little silence ain't no sin
They[F#m] already think my name is
Where in the hell you been?
Lo[Bm]uder, louder, louder, louder, lo[E]uder
Constantly
Quit hollerin' at [F#m]me
Quit hollerin' at me
W[Bm]hoa oh whoa oh
Sweet Ser[F#m]enity
W[Bm]hoa oh whoa [E]oh
Quit hollerin' at [F#m]me
Quit hollerin' at me

[F#m]Ain't it great at the end of the day
When there ain't no sound around
Just me and the fence post
Staring each other down
[Bm]Nothing but a big bunch of nothing
Driving me insane
Cause there a[F#m]in't no voice that's louder
Than the one inside my brain
H[Bm]ey you go on
Go [E]on and let me be
Quit hollerin' at [F#m]me
Quit hollerin' at me
W[Bm]hoa oh whoa oh
Sw[Bm]eet Ser[F#m]enity
W[Bm]hoa oh whoa oh
Quit hollerin' at [F#m]me
Quit hollerin' at me
Quit hollerin' at me
Quit hollerin' at me
Quit hollerin' at me


You Got Gold
John Prine/Keith Sykes

Intro:
[A]
[A]Is there ever enough space between us
To keep us both honest and t[E]rue
Why is it so hard just to sit in the yard
And stare at the sky so b[A]lue
I've got a new way of walking
And a new way of talking
Honey [A7]when I'm around y[D]ou
But it gives me the blues when I'[A]ve got some good news
And yo[E]u're not there to bring it [A]to

[A]Life is a blessing, it's a delicatessen
Of all the little favors you [E]do
All wrapped up together no matter the weather
Baby, you always come thr[A]ough
It's a measure of treasure that gives me the pleasure
Of l[A7]oving you the way I [D]do
And you know I would gladly say [A]I need your love badly
And b[E]ring these little things to [A]you

Cause you got go[D]ld
Gold ins[D/C#]ide [D/B]of y[A]ou
You got g[D]old
Gold ins[D/C#]ide [D/B]of y[A]ou
Well, I got s[E]ome
Gold inside me t[A]oo

Instrumental:
[D] [D/C#] [D/B] [A]
[D] [D/C#] [D/B] [A]
[E] [A]

[A]Well, I'm thinking I'm knowing that I gotta be going
You know I hate to say so l[E]ong
It gives me an ocean of mixed up emotion
I'll have to work it out in a s[A]ong
Well, I'm leaving a lot for the little I got
But you [A7]know a lot a little will [D]do
And if you give me your love
I'll [A]let it shine up above
And li[E]ght my way back home to [A]you

Cause you got g[D]old
Gold ins[D/C#]ide [D/B]of y[A]ou
You got g[D]old
Gold ins[D/C#]ide [D/B]of y[A]ou
Well, I got s[E]ome
Gold inside me t[A]oo
You got wh[D]eels
Turning ins[D/C#]ide [D/B]of [A]you
You got wh[D]eels
Turning ins[D/C#]ide [D/B]of y[A]ou
Well, I got wh[E]eels
Turning inside me t[A]oo

Instrumental Ending:
[D] [D/C#] [D/B] [A]
[D] [D/C#] [D/B] [A]
[E] [A]


Unwed Fathers
John Prine/Bobby Braddock

In an App[A]alachian, [D]Greyhound sta[A]tion [D]
She sits there wa[A]iting, [E]in a family w[A]ay
'Goodbye br[A]other, [D]Tell Mom I love h[A]er' [D]
'Tell all the ot[A]hers, [E]I'll write som[A]eday'

Chorus:
[A]From an teenage lo[D]ver, to an unwed mo[A]ther
Kept undercover, like some bad dr[E]eam [E7]
While unwed fa[A]thers, [D]they can't be bot[A]hered [D]
They run like w[A]ater, [E]through a mountain st[A]ream

[A]In a cold and grey town, [D]a nurse say's 'L[A]ay down' [D]
'This ain't no pla[A]yground, [E]and this ain't h[A]ome'
[A]Someone's children, [D]out having chi[A]ldren [D]
In a grey stone bu[A]ilding, [E]all al[A]one

Repeat Chorus:

Instrumental:
[A] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [A]

[A]On somewhere else bound, [D]Smokey Mountain Grey[A]hound [D]
'She bows her h[A]ead down, [E]hummin' lul[A]labys
'[A]Your daddy never, [D]meant to hurt you e[A]ver' [D]
'He just don't li[A]ve here, [E]but you've got his e[A]yes'

Repeat Chorus:

Ending:
[A]Well, they run like wa[E]ter,
Through a mountain str[A]eam [D] [A]


Space Monkey
John Prine/Peter Case

S[G]pace Monkey, Space Monkey
What you do[C]ing out th[G]ere?
Why it's dark as a dungeon way [D]up in the a[G]ir

C[G]ome gather round me you little mon[C]keys and a story I'll t[G]ell
About a brave young primate, outer sp[D]ace knew him w[G]ell
He was born at the top of a b[C]ig old tr[G]ee
Way back in 19[D]53[G].

H[G]e could swing through the jungle and ha[C]ng by his t[G]oes
Till they took him to Russia cause they co[D]uld I supp[G]ose
They dressed him up in a spacesuit and it sta[C]rted to s[G]now
Shot him off in a rocket where n[D]o man would g[G]o

S[G]pace Monkey Space Monkey
What you do[C]ing out the[G]re?
Why it's dark as a dungeon way u[D]p in the a[G]ir
There'll be no one to greet you when y[C]ou get back h[G]ome
No hammer or sickle you'll b[D]e on your o[G]wn.

H[G]e had plenty of Cuban bananas and lo[C]ads of S[G]pam
But he found great difficulty trying to o[D]pen the c[G]an
One day he slipped on a banana peel and the s[C]hip lost con[G]trol
It spun out of orbit and shot o[D]ut the black h[G]ole

It's been four decades now, that's n[C]ine monkey ye[G]ars
That's a long time for a Space Monkey to confr[D]ont all his fe[G]ars

Sp[G]ace Monkey Space Monkey
What you do[C]ing out th[G]ere?
Why it's dark as a dungeon way [D]up in the a[G]ir
There'll be no one to greet you when y[C]ou get back h[G]ome
No hammer or sickle you'll b[D]e all on your o[G]wn.

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

S[G]pace Monkey, Space Monkey
It's t[C]ime to get r[G]eal
The space race is over, how d[D]oes it fe[G]el
Cold War's had a heatwave, Iron Cur[C]tain's torn d[G]own
They've rolled up the carpet in Sp[D]ace Monkey t[G]own

No[G]w Leningrad is Petersburg and Pet[C]ersburg's h[G]ell
For a card-carring monkey with a st[D]ory to t[G]ell
The Space Monkey was reportedly last si[C]ghted abo[G]ut
A half a block off of Red Square
In a karaoke bar having a few drinks with s[D]ome of his fr[G]iends
There was the dog that flew Sputnik
And a blind red-he[C]aded, one legged pa[G]rrot
Who had done some minor research for D[D]ow Che[G]mical
They were drinking American Vodka
Imported all the way from Pad[C]ucah, Ken[G]tucky
And reportedly had their arms around each other's
Shoulders singing.
"Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd never end"

S[G]pace Monkey, Space Monkey
There's not[C]hing to [G]do
But it's better than living in a Comm[D]unist z[G]oo
There'll be no one to greet you when y[C]ou get back h[G]ome
No hammer or sickle you'll be a[D]ll on you o[G]wn


The Late John Garfield Blues
John Prine

Intro:
[G] [G7]
[C] [G]
[A7] [D7]
[C] [D] [G]
[B7] [C]
[C/B] [G]
[D7] [G]

Black fa[G]ces pressed agai[G7]nst the glass
Where r[C]ain has pressed it's w[G]eight
Wi[G]nd blown scarves in top down cars
All sh[A7]are one western tr[D7]ait
Sa[C]dness l[D]eaks through te[G]ar-stained cheeks
>From [B7]winos to dime-store J[C]ews
Probably don't[C/B] know they give [G]me
These la[D7]te John Garfield bl[G]ues
[C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G]

M[G]idnight fell on Frank[G7]lin Street
And the [C]lamppost bulbs were br[G]oke
F[G]or the life of me, I could not see
But I h[A7]eard a brand new j[D7]oke
Two [C]men were s[D]tanding up[G]on a bridge
One j[B7]umped and screamed you l[C]ose
And just left the [C/B]odd man hol[G]ding
Those la[D7]te John Garfield bl[G]ues
[C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G]

[D]An old man sleeps with his conscience at night
[G]Young kids sleep with their dreams
While the me[A7]ntally ill sit perfectly still
And live through life's in-be[D7]tweens

Instrumental:
[G] [G7]
[C] [G]
[A7] [D7]
[C] [D] [G]
[B7] [C]
[C/B] [G]
[D7] [G]

I'm[G] going away to the l[G7]ast resort
In w[C]eek or two real s[G]oon
Wh[G]ere the fish don't bite but once a night
By the [A7]cold light of the m[D7]oon
The [C]horses scre[D]am- the nigh[G]tmares dream
And th[B7]e dead men all wear sh[C]oes
'Cause [C/B]everybody's da[G]ncin'
Those la[D7]te John Garfield bl[G]ues
[C] [D] [G] [C] [D] [G]


Storm Windows
John Prine

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

[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 just 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]

___________________C___G___D_____
E|---|-----|-----|---|---|---|---
B|---|-----|-----|---|---|---|---
G|---|-----|-----|---|---|---|---
D|---|-----|-----|---|---|---|---
A|---|-----|-0-2-|---|---|---|---
E|---|--3--|-----|---|---|---|---

[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]
[G] [C] [D] [G]
[G] [C] [D] [G]
[Cm] [G]
[Cm] [G]
[Cm] [G]
[D] [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]

___________________C_____
E|---|-----|-----|---|---
B|---|-----|-----|---|---
G|---|-----|-----|---|---
D|---|-----|-----|---|---
A|---|-----|-0-2-|---|---
E|---|--3--|-----|---|---

___________________C_____
E|---|-----|-----|---|---
B|---|-----|-----|---|---
G|---|-----|-----|---|---
D|---|-----|-----|---|---
A|---|-----|-0-2-|---|---
E|---|--3--|-----|---|---

___________________C___Cm__G_____
E|---|-----|-----|---|---|---|---
B|---|-----|-----|---|---|---|---
G|---|-----|-----|---|---|---|---
D|---|-----|-----|---|---|---|---
A|---|-----|-0-2-|---|---|---|---
E|---|--3--|-----|---|---|---|---


Jesus, The Missing Years
John Prine

[C]Jesus.... the missing years
Play this pattern thoughout song
[C] [F] [G] [C]

It was raining. It was cold
West Bethlehem was no place for a twelve year old
So he packed his bags and he headed out
To find out what the world's about
He went to France. He went to Spain
He found love. He found pain.
He found stores so he started to shop
But he had no money so he got in trouble with a cop

Kids in trouble with the cops
>From Israel didn't have no home
So he cut his hair and moved to Rome
It was there he met his Irish bride
And they rented a flat on the lower east side of Rome...
Italy that is
Music publishers, book binders, Bible belters, Money Changers,
Spoon Benders and lots of pretty Italian chicks.

Chorus:
[C]Charley bought some popcorn
B[F]illy bought a car
So[G]meone almost bought the farm
But they didn't go that f[C]ar
Things shut down at midnight
[F]At least around here they do
C[G]ause we all reside down the block
Inside at ....23 Sk[C]idoo.

Wine was flowing so were beers
So Jesus found his missing years
So He went to a dance and said "This don't move me"
He hiked up his pants and he went to a movie
On his thirteenth birthday he saw "Rebel without a Cause"
He went straight on home and invented Santa Claus
Who gave him a gift and he responded in kind
He gave the gift of love and went out of his mind

You see him and the wife wasn't getting along
So he took out his guitar and he wrote a song
Called "The Dove of Love Fell Off the Perch"
But he couldn't get divorced in the Catholic Church
At least not back then anyhow
Jesus was a good guy he didn't need this shit
So he took a pill with a bag of peanuts and
A Coca-Cola and he swallowed it.
He discovered the Beatles
And he recorded with the Stones
Once He even opened up a three-way package
In Southern California for old George Jones

Repeat Chorus:

The years went by like sweet little days
With babies crying pork chops and beaujolais
When he woke up he was seventeen
The world was angry. The world was mean.
Why the man down the street and the kid on the stoop
All agreed that life stank. All the world smelled like poop
Baby poop that is ..the worst kind

So he grew his hair long and thew away his comb
And headed back to Jerusalem to find Mom, Dad and home
But when he got there the cupboard was bare
Except for an old black man with a fishing rod
He said "Whatcha gonna be when you grow up?"
Jesus said "God"
Oh my God, what have I gotten myself into?
I'm a human corkscrew and all my wine is blood
They're gonna kill me Mama. They don't like me Bud.

So Jesus went to Heaven and he went there awful quick
All them people killed him and he wasn't even sick
So come and gather around me my contemporary peers
And I'll tell you all the story of
Jesus...The Missing Years

Repeat Chorus:

We all [G]reside down the block
Inside at ....23 Sk[C]idoo. [G] [C]


Humidity Built The Snowman
John Prine

Intro:
[B] [F#] [B] [F#]
[B] [F#] [B] [F#]

D[B]oes he still think about h[F#]er
[B]Why there was never really any do[F#]ubt
E[B]very time he lights a can[F#]dle
[B]Or blows a candle o[F#]ut
[E]The scientific n[F#]ature of the ord[B]inary m[E]an
Is to [B]go on out and [F#]do the best you c[B]an

Chorus:
I [E]don't think that you know
That [B]I think you don't know
That o[E]ld barometer goes crazy baby
Every t[B]ime it starts to s[F#]now
[B]You won't find me walking
[E]Round your part of town
Humdity built the sno[B]wman
Su[F#]nshine brought him d[B]own
[B] [F#] [B] [F#]
[B] [F#] [B] [F#]

[B]This world is full of pe[F#]ople
[B]They never seem to fa[F#]ll
[B]Somebody said they s[F#]een you
[B]You hadn't changed at a[F#]ll
T[E]he fundamental st[F#]ory
Of the c[B]ontemporary m[E]an
Is to w[B]alk away and so[F#]meday unde[B]rstand

Repeat Chorus:

Instrumental:
[B] [F#] [B] [F#]
[B] [F#] [B] [F#]
[B] [F#] [B] [F#]

The s[E]cientific na[F#]ture of the or[B]dinary m[E]an
Is [B]to go on out and [F#]do the best you c[B]an

Repeat Chorus:

Hum[E]dity built the sn[B]owman
[F#](tacet) Sunshine brought him d[B]own
[B] [F#] [B] [F#] Brought him d[B]own
[B] [F#] [B] [F#] Brought him do[B]wn
[B] [F#] [B] [F#]


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 on[G7]ly friend 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 b[G]ankroll,
[F]It was gettin' t[C]hin
Som[F]etimes it seems like the bo[C]ttom
Is the o[G7]nly place 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 e[G7]ars inside 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,
W[F]ell d[C]one, S[F]on-uv-a-G[C]un
A[F]ttila the H[C]un, h[F]ot dog b[C]un,
My Si[F]ster-in-law
My Si[F]ster-in-law
My Si[F]ster-in-law
Is an Irish N[C]un


Daddy's Little Pumpkin
John Prine/Pat McLaughlin

Intro:
[F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F]

[F]You must be Daddy's little pumpkin
I can t[Bb]ell by the way you ro[F]ll
You must be Da[Bb]ddy's little pumpkin
I can tell by the way you r[F]oll
Well, it's qu[C]arter past eleven
And you're sleeping on the bedroom fl[F]oor

[F]I can see the fire burning
Bu[Bb]rning right behind your e[F]yes
I can see t[Bb]he fire burning, Baby
Burning right behind your e[F]yes
You must of sw[C]allowed a candle
Or some other kind of surpr[F]ise

[F]I'm going down to Memphis
Got th[Bb]ree hundred dollars in ca[F]sh
Yeah, I'm g[Bb]oing down to Memphis
Got three hundred dollars in c[F]ash
All the w[C]omen in Memphis
Gonna see how long my money could l[F]ast

Instrumental:
[F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
[F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F]

[F]Well, I'm going downtown
I'm gonna ra[Bb]ttle somebody's c[F]age
Yeah, I'm go[Bb]ing downtown
I'm gonna rattle somebody's c[F]age
I'm gonna b[C]eat on my guitar
And strut all around the st[F]age

[F]If you see my baby coming
Don't t[Bb]ell her that her Daddy's in j[F]ail
If you s[Bb]ee my baby coming
Don't tell her that her Daddy's in j[F]ail
She'd s[C]ell her little pumpkin just to raise
Her sweet Daddy's b[F]ail

Instrumental:
[F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
[F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F]

[F]You must be Daddy's little pumpkin
I can t[Bb]ell by the way you r[F]oll
You must be Da[Bb]ddy's little pumpkin
I can tell by the way you r[F]oll
Well, you ne[C]ver do nothing
To save you doggone s[F]oul

Ending:
[F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F] [C] [F]


Lake Marie
John Prine

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

Chorus:
We were sta[G]nding [C]
[D]Standing by peaceful wa[G]ters [C]
[D]Standing by peaceful wa[G]ters
[C]Whoa Wah Oh [D]Wha [G]Oh
[C]Whoa Wah Oh [D]Wha [G]Oh [C] [D] [G]

Play the following pattern throughout
[G] [C] [D] [G]

Many years ago along the Illinois-Wisconsin Border
There was this Indian tribe
They found two babies in the woods
White babies
One of them was named Elizabeth
She was the fairer of the two
While the smaller and more fragile one was named Marie
Having never seen white girls before
And living on the two lakes known as the Twin Lakes
They named the larger and more beautiful Lake Lake Elizabeth
And thus the smaller lake that was hidden from the highway
Became known forever as Lake Marie

Repeat Chorus:

Many years later I found myself talking to this girl
Who was standing there with her back turned to Lake Marie
The wind was blowing especially through her hair
There was four italian sausages cooking on the outdoor grill
And Man, they was ssssssssizzlin'
Many years later we found ourselves in Canada
Trying to save our marriage and perhaps catch a few fish
Whatever seemed easier
That night she fell asleep in my arms
Humming the tune to "Louie Louie'
Aah baby, We gotta go now.

Repeat Chorus:

The dogs were barking as the cars were parking
The loan sharks were sharking the narcs were narcing
Practically everyone was there
In the parking lot by the forest preserve
The police had found two bodies
Nay, naked bodies
Their faces had been horribly disfigured by some sharp object
Saw it on the news On the TV news in a black and white video
You know what blood looks like in a black and white video?
Shadows, Shadows that's exactly what it looks like
All the love we shared between her and me was slammed
Slammed up against the banks of Old Lake Marie Marie

We were sta[G]nding [C]
[D]Standing by peaceful wa[G]ters
[D]Standing by peaceful wa[G]ters
W[C]hoa Wah [D]Oh Wha [G]Oh
W[C]hoa Wah [D]Oh Wha [G]Oh
W[C]hoa Wah [D]Oh Wha [G]Oh
W[C]hoa Wah [D]Oh Wha [G]Oh
St[G]anding by peaceful waters [C] [D]
Pe[C]aceful waters [D]
[G] [C] [D] [G](Repeat..)
St[G]anding by peaceful waters [C] [D]
Pe[C]ac St[G]anding by peaceful waters [C] [D]
Pe[C]aceful waters [D]
[G] [C] [D] [G](Repeat..)
St[G]anding by peaceful waters [C] [D]
Pe[C]aceful waters [D]
Aah b[G]aby, w[C]e gotta go now [D]
[G] [C] [D] [G]


If I Could
Tim Carroll

Intro:
[F]

[F]If I could make my living going fi[Bb]shing
Then I would m[F]ake my living with a l[C]ine and pole
Put f[F]ood on the table pay the money to the landlord
B[Bb]uy some working clothes
Cause I ain't ma[F]king money going fishing Like I'm p[C]aid at the fact[F]ory

[F]If I could pay all these bills with my gu[Bb]itar
Then I would p[F]ay these bills with some r[C]ock and roll
Put f[F]ood on the table pay the money to the landlord
B[Bb]uy some working clothes
Cause I ain't ma[F]king money playing guitar Like I'm p[C]aid at the fac[F]tory

Chorus:
Now if I c[Bb]ould (if I could)
Then I wo[F]uld (then I would)
Make mo[G]ney doing something that I love
I'd th[C]ank my lucky stars above

If [F]I could just get by loving y[Bb]ou dear
Then I would ju[F]st get by making lo[C]ve to you
Put f[F]ood on the table pay the money to the landlord
B[Bb]uy some working clothes
Cause I ain't ma[F]king money making love
Like I'm p[C]aid at the fac[F]tory

Instrumental:
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[F] [Bb] [F]
[C] [F]

Repeat Chorus:

If [F]I could make my living going fi[Bb]shing
Then I would m[F]ake my living with a l[C]ine and pole
Put fo[F]od on the table pay the money to the landlord
B[Bb]uy some working clothes
Cause I ain't ma[F]king money going fishing
Like I'm p[C]aid at the fac[F]tory

Instrumental:
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[F] [Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[G] [C]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[F] [Bb] [F]
[C] [F]

Repeat Chorus:

If [F]I could just get by loving y[Bb]ou dear
Then I would ju[F]st get by making lo[C]ve to you
Put f[F]ood on the table pay the money to the landlord
B[Bb]uy some working clothes
Cause I ain't ma[F]king money making love
Like I'm p[C]aid at the fac[F]tory

Put f[F]ood on the table pay the money to the landlord
B[Bb]uy some working clothes
Cause I ain't ma[F]king money making love
Like I'm p[C]aid at the fac[F]tory

Put f[F]ood on the table pay the money to the landlord
B[Bb]uy some working clothes
Cause I ain't ma[F]king money making love
Like I'm p[C]aid at the fac[F]tory [Bb] [F]


Stick A Needle In My Eye
John Prine/Pat McLaughlin

Intro:

_A___________E_____A_______E_____A___________E___A_____E__
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2p0---|-2-2-2-2-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2p0-|-2-2-2p0--|--
B|-----------------|-------------|---------------|----------|--
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2--|--
D|-----------------|-------------|---------------|----------|--
A|-----------------|-------------|---------------|----------|--
E|-----------------|-------------|---------------|----------|--

[A]I'm awfully tired of the s[E]ame old business
K[A]iss the babies, m[E]ake 'em cry
I[A]'m only lookin' for o[E]ne good woman
Cr[B]oss my heart and ho[E]pe to die
St[B]ick a needle in my e[E]ye, eye, eye

G[A]ot a load of ma[E]shed potatoes
Ho[B]ldin' gravy like a fis[E]hin' hole
I k[A]now something that mi[E]ght sound funny
I g[B]ot no money and my bu[E]ddy's broke
I g[B]ot no money and my bu[E]ddy's broke

Instrumental:

_A___________E_____A_______E_____A___________E___A_____E__
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2p0---|-2-2-2-2-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2p0-|-2-2-2p0--|--
B|-----------------|-------------|---------------|----------|--
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2--|--
D|-----------------|-------------|---------------|----------|--
A|-----------------|-------------|---------------|----------|--
E|-----------------|-------------|---------------|----------|--

Co[A]unterculture, mo[E]ther vulture
P[B]ost Toasties and a qu[E]art of beer
I[A]'m only looking for a pl[E]ace to go to
So[B]mebody ask me what I'm do[E]in' here?
So[B]mebody ask me what I'm do[E]in' here?

A b[A]oneless breast and a cr[E]ispy thigh
Si[B]ttin' at the bar n' giving m[E]e the eye
B[A]lack crows on a garb[E]age can
Wh[B]at kind of fella do you th[E]ink I am?
St[B]ick a needle in my e[E]ye, eye, eye

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

I[A]'m fallin' in with b[E]ad companions
My m[B]ind is weak and my thr[E]oat is dry
Tha[A]nksgiving in the Gr[E]and Canyon
C[B]an't keep my fingers off that cou[E]ntry pie
I[A]'m awfully tired of the sa[E]me old business
Ki[B]ss the babies, m[E]ake 'em cry
I[A]'m only lookin' for o[E]ne good woman
Cr[B]oss my heart and ho[E]pe to die
St[B]ick a needle in my e[E]ye, eye, eye
St[B]ick a needle in my e[E]ye, eye, eye

Instrumental Ending:

_A___________E_____A_______E_____A___________E___A_____E__
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2p0---|-2-2-2-2-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2p0-|-2-2-2p0--|--
B|-----------------|-------------|---------------|----------|--
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2--|--
D|-----------------|-------------|---------------|----------|--
A|-----------------|-------------|---------------|----------|--
E|-----------------|-------------|---------------|----------|--


You Mean So Much To Me
John Prine/Donnie Fritts

Csus Chord

E|---|---|---|---|---
B|-X-|---|---|---|---
G|---|---|---|---|---
D|---|-X-|-X-|---|---
A|---|---|-X-|---|---
E|---|---|---|---|---

Intro:

[C] [Em7] [Am7] [Csus]
[C] [F] [G] [C]

E|--------------|
B|-0--1--3------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|----0--2------|
E|-3------------|

[C]A girl meets a g[Em7]uy [Am7]
A car passes b[Csus]y [C]
T[F]he moon shines do[G]wn on a tr[C]ee

E|--------------|
B|-0--1--3------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|----0--2------|
E|-3------------|

[C]A kid in the p[Em7]ark [Am7]
Should have been home by d[Csus]ark [C]
Y[F]ou mean so mu[G]ch to m[C]e

E|--------------|
B|-0--1--3------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|----0--2------|
E|-3------------|

T[C]he snow on the gr[Em7]ound
[Am7]A merry-go_ro[Csus]und [C]
[F]A sight that was som[G]ethin' to s[C]ee

E|--------------|
B|-0--1--3------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|----0--2------|
E|-3------------|

S[C]ome cigarette s[Em7]moke
S[Am7]ome laughter a j[Csus]oke [C]
[F]You mean so m[G]uch to m[C]e

E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-----0--2-----|
A|--3-----------|
E|--------------|

I[F]t seems to b[G]e
[E7]Like heaven to [Am]me [Am/G]
W[F]ith you at the e[G]nd of the d[C]ay

E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-----0--2-----|
A|--3-----------|
E|--------------|

H[F]ere's looking at y[G]ou
[E7]Here's looking at [Am]me [Am/G]
D[F]ancing with [D7/F#]hist[G]ory
[F] [Em] [Dm] [C]
[C]That old cro[Em7]codile
[Am7]Got a satisfied sm[Csus]ile [C]
H[F]is life is no b[G]ig myst[C]ery

E|--------------|
B|-0--1--3------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|----0--2------|
E|-3------------|

[C]A postcard you wr[Em7]ote
[Am7]A musical no[Csus]te [C]
[F]You mean so m[G]uch to [C]me

E|--------------|
B|-0--1--3------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|----0--2------|
E|-3------------|

Instrumental:
[C] [Em7] [Am7] [Csus] [C]
[F] [G] [C]

E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-----0--2-----|
A|--3-----------|
E|--------------|

H[F]ere's looking at y[G]ou
H[F]ere's looking at [G]you
[E7]Here's looking at [Am]me [Am/G]
D[F]ancing with [G]hist[C]ory

E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-----0--2-----|
A|--3-----------|
E|--------------|

[F]It seems to b[G]e
[E7]Like heaven to [Am]me [Am/G]
W[F]ith you at the e[D7/F#]nd of the d[G]ay [F] [Em] [Dm] [C]
[C]A girl meets a g[Em7]uy
A[Am7] car passes [Csus]by [C]
T[F]he moon shines do[G]wn on a tr[C]ee

E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-----0--2-----|
A|--3-----------|
E|--------------|

I[C]'m thinking of y[Em7]ou
[Am7]So what else is n[Csus]ew [C]
[F]You mean so m[G]uch to m[C]e

E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-----0--2-----|
A|--3-----------|
E|--------------|

[F]You mean so m[G]uch to me

Instrumental Ending:
[C] [Em7] [Am7] [Csus]
[C] [F] [G] [C]

 

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