"THE MISSING YEARS"
John Prine
1. PICTURE SHOW
2. ALL THE BEST
3. THE SINS OF MEMPHISTO
4. EVERYBODY WANTS TO FEEL LIKE YOU
5. IT'S A BIG OLD GOOFY WORLD
6. I WANT TO BE WITH YOU ALWAYS
7. DADDY'S LITTLE PUMPKIN
8. TAKE A LOOK AT MY HEART
9. GREAT RAIN
10. WAY BACK THEN
11. UNLONELY
12. YOU GOT GOLD
13. EVERYTHING IS COOL
14. JESUS THE MISSING YEARS
Oh Boy Records, 1991
Picture Show
John Prine
Intro:
[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:
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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
Let's go! [D] [G]
Instrumental:
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[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
All The Best
John Prine
Special Version A chord
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Intro:
[A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [E] [A]
[A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [E] [A]
I wish you lo[A]ve[D/A] [A] - and happiness[D/A] [A]
I guess I wish - y[E]ou all the b[A]est
I wish you don't[D/A] [A] - do like I do[D/A] [A]
And ever fall in love with som[E]eone like y[A]ou
Cause if you f[D]eel - just like I d[A]id
You'd probably walk around the block like a little k[E]id
But kids don't kn[C]ow[D/A] [A]- they can only guess[D/A] [A]
How hard it is t[E]o wish you happine[A]ss
Instrumental:
[A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [E] [A]
I guess that love[D/A] [A] - is like a Christmas Card[D/A] [A]
You decorate a tree - y[E]ou throw it in the y[A]ard
It decays and dies[D/A] [A] - and the snowmen melt[D/A] [A]
Well, I once knew love [E]I knew how love f[A]elt
Yeah I knew lo[D]ve - love knew [A]me
And when I walked - love walked with m[E]e
And I got no h[A]ate[D/A] [A] - and I got no pride[D/A] [A]
Well, I got so much lo[E]ve that I cannot hi[A]de
Yeah, I got so much lo[E]ve that I cannot hi[A]de
Instrumental:
[A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [E] [A]
[A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [E] [A]
S[A]ay you drive a Chevy[D/A] [A] - Say you drive a Ford[D/A] [A]
You say you drive around the t[E]own till you just get bo[A]red
Then you change you mind[D/A] [A] - for something else to do[D/A] [A]
And your heart gets bored with your m[E]ind and it changes y[A]ou
Well it's a doggone sh[D]ame - and it's an awful m[A]ess
I wish you love - [E]I wish you happine[A]ss
I wish you love - [E]I wish you happin[A]ess
I guess I wish - y[E]ou all the b[A]est
Instrumental and Ending:
[A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [E] [A]
[D/A] [A] [E] [A]
The Sins Of Memphisto
John Prine
Intro:
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Chorus:
[C]From the Be[F]lls of St. Mary
To the Co[C]unt of Monte Cristo
No[G]thing can stop
Nothing can stop
Nothing can stop
The S[F]ins of Memphis[C]to
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[G]Sally used to play with her Hula Hoops
[F]Now, she tells her problems to therapy groups
Gr[G]andpa's on the front lawn staring at a rake
Won[F]dering if his marriage was a terrible mistake
I'm si[G]tting on the front steps drinking Orange Crush
Won[F]dering if it's possible for me to still blush
Uh Huh
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Oh, Yeah
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A [G]boy on a bike with courderoy slacks
S[F]leeps in the river by the railroad tracks
He wa[G]its for the whistle on the train to scream
So [F]he can close his eyes and begin to dream.
Uh Huh
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Oh, Yeah
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The ha[G]nds on his watch spin slowly around
With his m[F]ind on a bus that goes all over town
Lo[G]oking at the babies and the factories
And lis[F]tening to the music of Mister Squeeze
As [G]if by magic or remote control
He finds a pi[F]ece of a puzzle that he missed in his soul
Uh Huh
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Oh, Yeah
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A[G]dam and Eve and Lucy and Ricky
B[F]it the Big Apple and got a little sticky
Esmer[G]alda and the Hunchback of Notre Dame
They h[F]umped each other like they had no shame
They p[G]aused as the posed for a Polaroid photo
She wh[F]ispered in his ear
"Exactly Odo ... Quasi Mo[C]do"
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Repeat Chorus:
Sa[G]lly used to play with her Hula Hoops
No[F]w, she tells her problems to therapy groups
Uh Huh
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Oh, Yeah
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Everybody Wants To Feel Like You
John Prine/Keith Sykes
Intro:
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G]I wake [D]up to cl[C]ock that's ringing
[G]Birds are sin[D]ging on my tel[C]ephone line
[G]I work all d[D]ay and I ch[C]ase my woman
[G]Why don't she ch[D]ase [C]me sometime?
[G]Everyb[D]ody wa[C]nts to be wanted
[G]I mean I a[D]in't no sc[C]arecrow cop
[G]I don't n[D]eed no tra[C]nsalazation
[G]I don't ne[D]ed no Did[C]diley Bop
Chorus:
[G]Next ti[D]me t[C]ell me that you want me
[G]Put your lit[D]tle foot in[C]side of my shoe
[G]Next ti[D]me te[C]ll me that you need me
Ev[G]eryb[D]ody wants to fe[C]el like you
Ev[G]eryb[D]ody wants to fe[C]el like you
E[G]veryb[D]ody wants to f[C]eel.. li[D]ke.. y[G]ou
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G]I used to lo[D]ve you so h[C]ard in the morning
[G]I'd make you stu[D]tter and r[C]oll your eyes
[G]I put you m[D]ind on a br[C]ief vacation
[G]To the la[D]nd of the l[C]ost surprise
Repeat Chorus:
[G]You got a h[D]eart that b[C]eats like mine, love
[G]You got a b[D]ell that ri[C]ngs so true
[G]I get this fe[D]eling that I g[C]ot to tiptoe
[G]Round every li[D]ttle thing y[C]ou do
Repeat Chorus:
Ending:
[G] [D] [C] Like...you
[G] [D] [C] Like...you
[G] [D] [C] [G]
It's A Big Old Goofy World
John Prine
Intro:
[G] [C] [D] [G] [C] [G]
U[G]p in the morning
Wo[C]rk like a dog
Is be[D]tter than sitting
Like a b[C]ump on a l[G]og
Mind all your manners
Be qu[C]iet as a mouse
Someda[D]y you'll own a home
That's a b[C]ig as a ho[G]use
[G]I know a fella
He e[C]ats like a horse
Kno[D]cks his old balls
Round the o[C]ld golf co[G]urse
You oughta see his wife
She's a c[C]ute litle dish
She sm[D]okes like a chimney
And dri[C]nks like a f[G]ish
Chorus:
[G]There's a big old goofy man
Dancing with a b[C]ig old goofy girl
O[D]oh Baby .. It's a big old goofy wo[G]rld
[G]Elvis had a woman
With a h[C]ead like a rock
I wi[D]shed I had a woman
That m[C]ade my knees k[G]nock
She'd sing like an angel
And e[C]at like a bird
And i[D]f I wrote a song
She'd know ev[C]ery single wo[G]rd
Repeat Chorus:
Instrumental:
[G] [C] [D] [C] [G]
[G]Kiss a little baby
G[C]ive the world a smile
And i[D]f you take an inch
Give 'e[C]m back a m[G]ile
Cause if you lie like a rug
And you d[C]on't give a damn
You're ne[D]ver gonna be
As ha[C]ppy as a c[G]lam
[G]I'm sitting in a hotel
Tr[C]ying to write a song
My he[D]ad is just as empty
As t[C]he day is l[G]ong
Why it's clear as a bell
I sh[C]ould have gone to school
I'd be w[D]ise as an owl
Stead of s[C]tubborn as a m[G]ule.
Repeat Chorus:
Ending:
O[D]oh Baby .. It's a big old goofy wo[G]rld
Repeat and fade
[G] [C] [D] [C] [G]
I Want To Be With You Always
Lefty Frizzell/Jim Beck
Intro - Recorded Key of Ab - Capo on 1:
[C] [G] [D] [G]
[G]I lose my bl[D]ues
Honey, when I'm with y[G]ou
No one else can [D]do
You're in my heart to s[G]tay
And when I'm g[C]one and I'm all al[G]one
I'll still be singing this so[D]ng
I want to be with you alw[G]ays
[G]I'd be happy de[D]ar
If you could only be h[G]ere
And always be n[D]ear
Forever and a d[G]ay
Then we'd travel f[C]ar to some big shiny st[G]ar
Just you and my gu[D]itar
And stay there sweethearts for al[G]ways
Instrumental:
[C] [G] [D] [G]
[G]I hope you feel the s[D]ame
You really want my n[G]ame
Well, you'll be the one who's to bl[D]ame
If it works out wrong that d[G]ay
Cause my love is t[C]rue, My love is only for y[G]ou
I'll would never b[D]lue if I could be with you al[G]ways
Then we'd travel f[C]ar to some big shiny s[G]tar
Just you and my gu[D]itar
And stay there sweethearts for al[G]ways
Instrumental:
[C] [G] [D] [G]
[C] [G] [D] [G] [D] [G]
Daddy's Little Pumpkin
John Prine/Pat McLaughlin
Intro - Recorded Key of Eb - Capo on 3:
[C]
[C]You must be Daddy's little pumpkin
I can t[F]ell by the way you ro[C]ll
You must be Da[F]ddy's little pumpkin
I can tell by the way you r[C]oll
Well, it's qu[G]arter past eleven
And you're sleeping on the bedroom fl[C]oor
[C]I can see the fire burning
Bu[F]rning right behind your e[C]yes [C7]
I can see t[F]he fire burning, Baby
Burning right behind your e[C]yes
You must of sw[G]allowed a candle
Or some other kind of surpr[C]ise
[C]I'm going down to Memphis
Got th[F]ree hundred dollars in ca[C]sh
Yeah, I'm g[F]oing down to Memphis
Got three hundred dollars in c[C]ash
All the w[G]omen in Memphis
Gonna see how long my money could l[C]ast
Instrumental:
[C] [F] [C] [C7]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
[C]Well, I'm going dowtown
I'm gonna ra[F]ttle somebody's c[C]age
Yeah, I'm go[F]ing downtown
I'm gonna rattle somebody's c[C]age
I'm gonna b[G]eat on my guitar
And strut all around the st[C]age
[C]If you see my baby coming
Don't t[F]ell her that her Daddy's in j[C]ail [C7]
If you s[F]ee my baby coming
Don't tell her that her Daddy's in j[C]ail
She'd s[G]ell her little pumpkin just to raise
Her sweet Daddy's b[C]ail
[C]You must be Daddy's little pumpkin
I can t[F]ell by the way you r[C]oll
You must be Da[F]ddy's little pumpkin
I can tell by the way you r[C]oll
Well, you ne[G]ver do nothing
To save you doggone s[C]oul
Instrumental and Ending:
[C] [F] [C] [C7]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C]
Take a Look At My Heart
John Prine/John Mellencamp
Intro:
[A]
[A]I seen my old lady's boyfri[E]end
[A]He don't look nothing like [E]me
[A]'Cept for a bit of confus[E]ion
[A]Same kind she laid on m[E]e
Chorus:
Y[D]ou don't know wh[E]at you're getting in[A]to
S[D]he's gonna t[E]ear you ap[A]art
Y[D]ou're gonna pl[E]aces I've b[A]een to
Ta[D]ke a l[E]ook at my he[A]art
[G]Take a l[A]ook at my he[D]art
[A]You're pro'bly sending her flo[E]wers
[A]And talking to her on the ph[E]one
[A]You're gonna get it toge[E]ther
[A]And find yourself all al[E]one
Repeat Chorus:
[F#m]Do you think you can be her lover
And n[D]ot become her fool
[F#m]Do you think that you are the exce[G]ption to the r[E]ule
[A]You're gonna hate all her girlfri[E]ends
[A]And everything that they s[E]ay
[A]You ask me how do I know th[E]is
[A]They come around every d[E]ay
Repeat Chorus:
Instrumental:
[F#m] [D]
[F#m] [G] [E]
[A]I seen my old lady's boyfri[E]end
[A]He don't look nothing like m[E]e
[A]'Cept for a bit of confus[E]ion
[A]Same kind she laid on [E]me
Y[D]ou don't know wh[E]at you're getting in[A]to
S[D]he's gonna t[E]ear you ap[A]art
Y[D]ou're gonna pl[E]aces I've b[A]een to
T[D]ake a l[E]ook at my he[A]art
T[D]ake a l[E]ook at my he[A]art
T[D]ake a look [E]at my he[A]art
[D] [E] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
Great Rain
John Prine/Mike Campbell
Intro:
[Em]
[Em]Great Rain Great Rain
I th[A]ought I heard you c[G]all my n[Em]ame
Great R[A]ain Great Rain
I th[G]ought I heard you c[A]all my n[Em]ame
I was st[B]anding in the station
W[A]aving down an u[G]nmarked tr[Em]ain
[Em]There's a fire at the junction
Why [A]do you do the th[G]ings you [Em]do
There's a f[A]ire at the junction
Why [G]do you do the th[A]ings you [Em]do
I was pr[B]aying for mercy
And [A]all he ever s[G]ent me was [Em]you
Whoa is me!
Instrumental:
[Em] [A] [G] [Em]
[A] [G] [A] [Em]
[B] [A] [G] [Em]
[Em]Jimmy bought the liquor [A]
[G]I bought the cups and i[Em]ce
Yeah, J[A]immy bought the liquor, Honey [G]
[A]I bought the cups and ic[Em]e
[B]I tell you funny stories
W[A]hy can't you tr[G]eat me n[Em]ice
[Em]Great Rain Great Rain
I th[A]ought I heard you c[G]all my n[Em]ame
Great R[A]ain Great Rain
I th[G]ought I heard you ca[A]llin' my n[Em]ame
I was [B]standing by the river
Ta[A]lking to a y[G]oung Mark Tw[Em]ain
Instrumental Ending:
[Em] [A] [G] [Em]
[A] [G] [A] [Em]
[B] [A] [G] [Em]
Way Back Then
John Prine
Intro:
[G]Night is falling
We're doing the things we [C]do
[D]You are acting just like me
I'm acting just like y[G]ou
Do you remember when you were my fri[C]end?
[D]That's the way I'd like things
Just like way back th[G]en
[G]Baby's sleeping
Brother is on the r[C]un
I [D]am out undoing
All the good I've d[G]one
If you loved me tell you what I would [C]do
[D]Wrap the world in silver foil
Bring it home to y[G]ou
Instrumental:
[G] [C] [D] [G]
[G] [C] [D] [G]
[G]Lately I see
That I can't pret[C]end
[D]I may never ever see
The likes of you ag[G]ain
I take a walk, I come back home then I sit sp[C]ell
[D]Watch the ponies dance around
The empty wishing w[G]ell
[G]Night has fallen
I've said the things I d[C]id
[D]The only baby sleeping
Is when I was a k[G]id
Do you remember when you were my frie[C]nd?
[D]That's the way I'd like things
Just like way back t[G]hen
Instrumental Ending and Fade:
[G] [C] [D] [G]
[G] [C] [D] [G]
Unlonely
John Prine/Roger Cook
Intro:
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E]You make me unlo[A]nely
[E]I feel like the o[A]nly
[E]Person in the world
That ever h[A]ad a girl...like y[E]ou
[E]You make me feel we[A]althy
[E]I almost look he[A]althy
With you [E]on my arm
Yeah, toget[A]her we could charm
This whole wide wo[E]rld
[F#m]Once I was lonely
[B]Nobody but me
[F#m]My heart in a prison
[B]Love set me free
[F#m]God woke up
He [B]heard my plea
[F#m]He sent you to me
He s[A]ent you to me
[E]You made me feel stro[A]nger
[E]You made me love lon[A]ger than anyo[E]ne
Yeah, a[A]nyone in the whole wide wo[E]rld
Instrumental:
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] [E]
[F#m]Once I was lonely
[B]Nobody but me
[F#m]My heart in a prison
[B]Love set me free
[F#m]God woke up
He [B]heard my plea
[F#m]He sent you to me
He s[A]ent you to me
[E]You make me unlon[A]ely
[E]I feel like the o[A]nly
[E]Person in the world
That e[A]ver had a girl...like y[E]ou
Like y[A]ou
Like y[E]ou
In the whole wide wo[A]rld
In the whole wide wo[E]rld [A]
[E]Unlon[A]ely.... [E]Unlone[A]ly..... [E]Unlone[A]ly [E]Unlone[A]ly....
Instrumental Ending - Repeat and Fade:
[E] [A]
You Got Gold
John Prine/Keith Sykes
Intro:
[E] [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 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
You got wh[D]eels
Turning in[D/C#]side [D/B]of [A]you
You got wh[D]eels
Turning in[D/C#]side [D/B]of [A]you
Well, I got wh[E]eels
Turning inside me t[A]oo
Instrumental Ending - Repeat and Fade:
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[D] [D/C#] [D/B] [A]
[E] [A]
Everything Is Cool
John Prine
Intro - Recorded Key of F - Capo on 1:
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[E]Everything is c[A]ool
Everything's o[E]kay
Why just before last Chri[B7]stmas
My baby went a[E]way
Across the sea to an isl[A]and
While the bridges brightly b[E]urn
So far away from [B7]my land
The valley of the unconce[E]rned
[E]I was walking down the r[A]oad, man
Just looking at my sh[E]oes
When God sent me an a[B7]ngel
Just to chase away my b[E]lues
I saw a hundred thousand bl[A]ackbirds
Just flying through the s[E]ky
And they seemed to form a te[B7]ardrop
>From a black haired angel's e[E]ye
And that tear fell all ar[A]ound me
And it washed my sins a[E]way
Now, everything is c[B7]ool
Everything's o[E]kay
Instrumental:
[A] [E] [B7] [E]
[E]Everything is c[A]ool
Everything's o[E]kay
Why just before last Chri[B7]stmas
My baby went a[E]way
And I find it real su[A]rprising
For myself to hear me s[E]ay
That everything is c[B7]ool
Everything's ok[E]ay
Everything is c[B7]ool
Everything's o[E]kay
Why just before last Chr[B7]istmas
My baby went a[E]way
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Jesus The Missing Years
John Prine
Jesus.... the missing years
Intro: - 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, swimming pools,
orgies and lots of pretty Italian chicks.
[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
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 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 for old George Jones
[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.
The years passed 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
[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.
We all [G]reside down the block
Inside at ....23 Sk[C]idoo. [G] [C]
