"A JOHN PRINE CHRISTMAS"
John Prine
1. EVERYTHING IS COOL
2. ALL THE BEST (LIVE)
3. SILENT NIGHT ALL DAY LONG
4. IF YOU WERE THE WOMAN AND I WAS THE MAN
5. SILVER BELLS
6. I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS
7. CHRISTMAS IN PRISON
8. A JOHN PRINE CHRISTMAS
Oh Boy Records, 1993
Everything Is Cool
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John Prine
Intro:
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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
Where 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]ack Birds
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
Those tears 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
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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
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 it was just before last Chr[B7]istmas
My baby went a[E]way
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All The Best
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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]
Silent Night
All Day Long
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John Prine/Bobby Whitlock
Intro:
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Th[G]ere's a pine tree in a window in a house on a h[D]ill
With a tree top angel sitting perfectly st[G]ill
She's watching the shoppers w[G7]alk through the sn[C]ow
With their arms full of tre[G]asures and he[D]arts all ag[G]low
Chorus:
We held ha[C]nds and stared at the lights on the tr[G]ee
As if Christmas was invented just for you and for [D]me.
When the a[G]ngel on the treetop req[G7]uested a s[C]ong.
We sang Silent Ni[G]ght a[D]ll day lo[G]ng
The[G]re is a family that's gathering in some living ro[D]om.
Dinner on the table that's been cooking since n[G]oon.
The stockings on the mantle are ha[G7]nging with c[C]are.
While everyb[G]ody is sa[D]ying their pra[G]yers.
Repeat Chorus:
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Th[G]ere's a room out there somewhere with a woman in a ch[D]air
With memories of childhood still lingering th[G]ere.
How pretty the paper, the li[G7]ghts and the s[C]now.
How precious those m[G]emories of lo[D]ng long a[G]go.
Repeat Chorus:
Ending:
When the an[C]gel on the treetop requested a so[G]ng.
We sang Silent Night a[D]ll day l[G]ong
Silver Bells
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Evans/Livingston
Intro:
[A]
[A]City Sidewalks, busy sidewalks
[D]Dressed in holiday style
[E]In the air there is a feeling of Ch[A]ristmas
[A]Children laughing, people passing
[D]Greeting smile after smile
[E]And on every street corner you'll h[A]ear.
[A]Silver Bells, [D]Silver Bells
[E]It's Christmas time in the c[A]ity
[A]Ring-a-ling [D]hear them ring
[E]Soon it will be Christmas D[A]ay.
[A]Strings of streetlights even Stop Lights
[D]Blink a bright red and green
[E]As the shoppers rush home with their tr[A]easures
[A]Here the snow crunch, see the kids bunch
[D]It Santa's big day
[E]And above all the hustle you'll h[A]ear
[A]Silver Bells, [D]Silver Bells
[E]It's Christmas time in the c[A]ity
[A]Ring-a-ling [D]hear them ring
[E]Soon it will be Christmas D[A]ay.
[A]Silver Bells, [D]Silver Bells
[E]It's Christmas time in the c[A]ity
[A]Ring-a-ling [D]hear them ring
[E]Soon it will be Christmas D[A]ay.
[E]Soon it will be Christmas D[A]ay.
[E]Soon it will be Christmas D[A]ay.
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
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Thomas Connor
[C]Christmas toys all over the pl[G7]ace
L[C]ittle Johnny wears a funny sm[G7]ile on his face
Jo[Am]hnny has a secret, and a secret he must sh[A7]are
He wa[D7]nts to tell somebody, so he tells his Teddy B[G7]ear
[C]I saw Mommy kissing Sa[Em]nta Cl[Am]aus
[C]Underneath the mistletoe last ni[G7]ght
Well, she didn't see me creep
Down the st[C]airs to have a peek
She th[D7]ough that I was tucked up in my be[G7]droom fast asleep
Then [C]I saw Mommy tickle Sa[Em]nta Cl[Am]aus
[C]Underneath his bea[C7]rd so snowy wh[F]ite [A7] [Dm]
What a l[F]augh it would have b[B7]een
If D[C]addy had walked [A7]in
And saw Mo[D7]mmy kissing Sa[G7]nta Claus last n[C]ight
Instrumental:
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[F] [B7]
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[C]I saw Mommy kissing Sa[Em]nta Cl[Am]aus
[C]Underneath the mistletoe last ni[G7]ght
Well, she didn't see me creep
Down the st[C]airs to have a peek
She th[D7]ough that I was tucked up in my be[G7]droom fast asleep
But I know [C]I saw Mommy tickle Sa[Em]nta Cl[Am]aus
[C]Underneath his bea[C7]rd so snowy wh[F]ite [A7] [Dm]
What a l[F]augh it would have b[B7]een
If D[C]addy had walked [A7]in
And saw Mo[D7]mmy kissing Sa[G7]nta Claus last n[C]ight [A7]
And saw Mo[D7]mmy kissing Sa[G7]nta Claus last ni[C]ght (One more t[A7]ime!)
And saw Mo[D7]mmy kissing Sa[G7]nta Claus last ni[C]ght
On the Lips!
Christmas In Prison
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John Prine
Intro:
[G] [C] [G] [D7] [G]
[G]It was Christmas in prison and the f[C]ood was real good
We had tu[G]rkey and pistols carved out of w[D7]ood
And I dr[G]eam of her always even w[C]hen I don't dream
Her n[G]ame's on my tongue and her bl[D]ood's in my st[G]ream
Chorus:
W[D]ait awhile et[C]erni[G]ty
O[C]ld Mother Nature's got not[G]hing on [D]me
Co[G]me to me. Run to me. C[C]ome to me now.
We're ro[G]lling my sweetheart. We're fl[D]owing by G[G]od.
Instrumental:
[G] [C] [G] [D7]
[G] [C] [D] [G]
[G]She reminds me of a chess game with so[C]meone I admire
Or a pic[G]nic in the rain after a paririe f[D7]ire
Her he[G]art is a big as this wh[C]ole damn jail
And she's sw[G]eeter than saccharine at a dr[D]ug store s[G]ale
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Instrumental:
[G] [C] [G] [D7]
[G] [C] [D] [G]
T[G]he search light in the big yard swings 'ro[C]und with the gun
And spot[G]lights the snowflakes like the dust in the [D7]sun
It's Chr[G]istmas in prison There'll be m[C]usic tonight
I'll pr[G]obably get homesick I lo[D]ve you. Good N[G]ight.
Repeat Chorus: John Prine
