The Singing Mailman Delivers

Sweet Revenge

German Afternoons

Diamonds In The Rough

John Prine

Prime Prine

Fair and Square

In Spite of Ourselves

John Prine (born October 10, 1946 in Maywood, Illinois) is an american country/folk singer-songwriter who has achieved widespread critical (and some commercial) success since the early 1970s.  The son of William Prine and Verna Hamm, his grandfather had played guitar with Merle Travis and he started playing guitar himself at 14 years old. He was a postman for 5 years and spent a couple of years in the army before starting his musical career in the Chicago area. He emerged in 1971 with a highly acclaimed debut album titled John Prine.

C              C       F         F
 Woke up this morning, put on my slippers
C              C           G    G
 Walked in the kitchen and died
    C         C               F                     F
And oh what a feeling when my soul went through the ceiling
    G           G            C    C
and on up in to heaven I did rise
       F                  F           C               
When I got there they did say John it happened this-a-way
    C                C                  G    G
you slipped upon the floor and hit your head
    C              C          F               C
And all the angels say just before you passed away
      C             G                   C   
these were the very last words that you said
 
 
CHORUS:
F                 F       C                 C
Please don't bury me down in that cold cold ground
    C               C             C            G     G
I'd rather have 'em cut me up and pass me all around
C                    C             F                 C
Throw my brains in a hurricane the blind can have my eyes
    F             C                  G                  C   
The deaf can take both of my ears if they don't mind the size
 
 
C               C               F               F
Give my stomach to Milwaukee if they run out of beer 
C                 C              G             G
Put my socks in a cedar box just get 'em out'a here 
C                 C                 F                  F
Venus de milo can have my arms Look out! I've got your nose
F                    C            G               C    
Sell my heart to the junk man and give my love to Rose
 
CHORUS
 
 
C                    C          F              F
 Give my feet to the foot-loose careless fancy free
C                    C                G                  G
Give my knees to the needy don't 'cha pull that stuff on me
C               C                    F             F
Hand me down my walkin' cane, it's a sin to tell a lie
F             C                  G                C   
Send my mouth way down south and kiss my ass good-bye
 
 
CHORUS
 
    F             C                  G                   C  
The deaf can take both of my ears if they don't mind the size

Please Don't Bury Me

C
 Well while digesting Reader's Digest
         C7                   F
 In the back of a dirty book store,

 A flag decal, with gum on the back,
                  C
 Fell out on the floor.

 So I picked it up and I ran outside
        C7                  F
 And I slapped on my windowshield,

 And if I could see old Betsy Ross now
    G                   C
 I tell her how good I feel.

                  F
 ch.  Oh but your flag decal won't get you
            C
      Into Heaven any more.
                 G
      They're already overcrowded
                 F            C
      From your dirty little wars.
           F
      Now Jesus he don't like killin'
                 C
      No matter what the reason if for,
                G
      And your flag decal won't get you
            G7         C
      Into Heaven any more.


 (Well) I went into the bank this morning
 and the teller she said to me,
 "If you join our Chrismas club
 we'll give you ten of those flags for free."
 So I didn't mess around a bit
 and I took her up on what she said.
 And I stuck those stickers all over my car
 And one on my wife's forehead.

 (Chorus)

 (Well) I got my car so stickered up
 That I couldn't see.
 Then I ran it right upside a curb
 And then right into a tree.
 By the time they called a doctor down
 I was already dead.
 And I'll never understand why the man
 Standing at the Pearly Gates said...


 Final Ch.  Oh but your flag decal won't get you
            Into Heaven any more.
            We're already overcrowded
            From your dirty little wars.
            Now Jesus he don't like killin'
            No matter what the reason is for,
            And your flag decal won't get you
            Into Heaven any more.

Flag Decal

Intro:
[G] [C]
[G] [Dm] [G]

G                                  C
It got so hot last night, I swear, you couldn't hardly breathe
        G                Dm          G
Heat lightning burnt the sky like alcohol
G
I sat on the porch without my shoes
        C
And I watched the cars roll by
         G                     Dm                    G
As the headlights raced to the corner of the kitchen wall

Chorus:
 Dm                        G
Mama dear you boy is here. Far across the sea
  A7                              D7
Waiting for that sacred core that burns inside of me
      G                                 C
And I feel a storm all wet and warm not ten miles away
     G         Dm      G
Approaching my Mexican home

Instrumental:
[G] [C]
[G] [Dm] [G]
[G] [C]
[G] [Dm] [G]

G                                             C
My God, I cried. It's so hot inside you could die in the living room
         G                            Dm               G
Take the fan from the window-prop the door open with a broom
G
Well, the cuckoo clock has died of shock
        C
And the windows feel no pane
    G                   Dm                      G
The air's as still as a throttle on a funeral train

Repeat Chorus:

Instrumental:
[G] [C]
[G] [Dm] [G]
[G] [C]
[G] [Dm] [G]

     G                                      C
My father died on the porch outside on an August afternoon
          G                         Dm                       G
I sipped bourbon and cried with a friend by the light of the moon
G
So it's hurry hurry! Step right up
       C
It's a matter of life or death  
          G                        Dm                         G
Well, the sun's going down and the moon is just holding it's breath

Repeat Chorus:

Ending:
     G         Dm      G
Approaching my Mexican home (x2)

Instrumental-Repeat and Fade:
[G] [C]
[G] [Dm] [G]
[G] [C]
[G] [Dm] [G]

Mexican Home

G                        C            G
Dear Abby, Dear Abby, my feet are too long
G                            A              D
My hair's falling out and my rights are all wrong
G                                    C             G
My friends they all tell me, they're no friends at all
G                                      D         G
Won't you write me a letter, won't you give me a call
C  D     G
Signed Bewildered

Bewildered, Bewildered you have no complaint
You are what you are and you ain't what you ain't
So listen up buster listen up good
Stop wishin' for bad luck and knockin' on wood

Dear Abby, Dear Abby, my fountain pen leaks
My wife hollers at me and my kids are all freaks
Every side I get up on is the wrong side of bed
If it weren't so expensive I'd wish I were dead
Signed Unhappy

Unhappy, Unhappy, you have no complaint ...
You are what you are and you ain't what you ain't
So listen up buster listen up good
Stop wishin' for bad luck and knockin' on wood

Dear Abby, Dear Abby, you won't believe this
But my stomache makes noises whenever I kiss
My girlfriend tells me it's all in my head
But my stomache tells me to write you instead
Signed Noisemaker.

Noisemaker, Noisemaker, you have no complaint ...
You are what you are and you ain't what you ain't
So listen up buster listen up good
Stop wishin' for bad luck and knockin' on wood

Dear Abby, Dear Abby, well I never thought
That me and my girlfriend would ever get caught
We were sittin' in the back seat just shootin' the breeze
With her hair up in curlers and her pants to her knees
Signed Just Married

Just Married, Just Married, you have no complaint ...
You are what you are and you ain't what you ain't
So listen up buster listen up good
Stop wishin' for bad luck and knockin' on wood

Dear Abby

Intro:
D   G

 
   G
Oh I get drunk most every night
C
Seems like all we do is fight
    G
The more I drink
                D
The less I feel blue
    G
Sometimes I feel like an awful fool
C
Spendin' my life on an old bar stool
    G                D                         G
And yes I guess they oughta name a drink after you


Break:
D       C
D       G


G
If this date were to be our last
C
I'd never sit down this glass
     G
It'd take all the booze in the world
          D
To forget you
       G
You've left my heart a vacant lot
C
I'll fill it with another shot
    G                D                         G
And yes I guess they oughta name a drink after you


Break:
D       C
D       G


G
Looks like I had my fill
C
Guess I better pay my bill
       G                                  D
When I started out I only meant to have a few
    G
Someone just said that you left town
C
I better get a double round
    G                D                         G
And yes I guess they oughta name a drink after you
G                D                         G
Yes I guess they oughta name a drink after you

Yes I Guess They Oughta Name A Drink After You

Intro:
(G) (C) (G) (C) (G) (C)

G             C    G              C
I am an old woman named after my mother
   G            C       D7                G  (C) (G)
My old man is another child that's grown old 
G                 C        G           C
If dreams were lightning thunder was desire
G                           C           D7        G  (C)
This old house would have burnt down a long time ago 

Chorus:
G           F          C            G
Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery
            F          D7     G  (C)
Make me a poster of an old rodeo 
G            F              C             G
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to 
                     C                   D7     G (C)(G)(C)(G)
To believe in this livin' is just a hard way to go 
G                   C         G            C
When I was a young girl well, I had me a cowboy
G                   C                          G  (C) (G)
He weren't much to look at, just free rambling man 
G               C         G                   C
But that was a long time and no matter how I try
G               C               D7         G  (C) (G)
The years just flow by like a broken down dam.

Repeat Chorus:

G                      C     G                 C
There's flies in the kitchen I can hear them buzzin'
G                  C             D7        G    (C) (G)
And I ain't done nothing since I woke up today.
G                   C     G                   C                
How the hell can a person go to work in the mornin'   (C) (G)
G                      C                 D7       G
And come home in the evening and have nothing to say.

Repeat Chorus:

Ending:
(G) (C) (G) (C) ( Repeat and fade)

Angel From Montgomery

Intro:
[C]

C                        F                C
Feelings are strange especially when they come true
                         G                C
And I had a feeling that you'd be leaving soon
                  F               C
So I tried to rearrange all my emotions
                           G           C
But it seems the same no matter what I do

Chorus:
C             F               C
Blue umbrella rest upon my shoulder
                        G                C
Hide the pain while the rain makes up my mind
                           F                   C
Well, my feet are wet from thinking this thing over
                              F                G
And it's been so long since I felt the warm sunshine
F         G             C
Just give me one good reason
      F               G          C
And I promise I won't ask you anymore
F         G              C
Just give me one extra season
                G             C
So I can figure out the other four

Instrumental:
[F] [G] [C]
[F] [G] [C]
[F] [G] [C]
[G] [C]

C                F              C   
Dayime makes me wonder why you left me
                     G           C
Nighttime makes me wonder what I said
                  F                  C
Next time are the words I'd like to plan on
                       G               C
But, last time was the only thing you said

Repeat Chorus:

Ending:
[G] [C]

Blue Umbrella

Intro:
(C) (G) (D) (G)

G                                          C             G
While out sailing on the ocean. While out sailing on the sea
                                  A7          D7
I bumped into the Saviour and He said "Pardon Me"
          G                                C           G
I said "Jesus, you look tired". He said "Jesus, so do you"
          C                    D                G
Won't ya sit down son 'cause I got some fat to chew

Chorus:
G                         C                 G
Everybody needs somebody that they can talk to
                                  A7                 D7
Someone to open up their ears and let that trouble through
     G                               C                 G
Now you don't have to sympathize or care what they may do
     C         G              D                 G
But everybody needs somebody that they can talk to.
(C) (G) (D) (G)

      G                               C                 G
Well, he spoke to me of morality, starvation, pain and sin
                                      A7                  D7
Matter of fact the whole dang time I only got a few words in
    G                                         C
But I won't squawk. Let 'em talk. Hell, it's been a long long 
 G
time
     C                 G
And any friend that's been turned down
    D                       G
Is bound to be a friend to mine.

Repeat Chorus:

    G                                     C                 G
Now we sat there for an hour or two just eatin' that Gospel pie
                                                A7
When around the bend come a terrible wind and lightning lit 
    D7
the sky
           G                           C
He said so long son I gotta run. I appreciate you listenin' to
G
me
        C                  G
And I believe I heard him sing these words
        D                     G
As he skipped out across the sea

Repeat Chorus:

Ending:
      C        G              D                 G
But everybody needs somebody that they can talk to.
(C) (D) (G)

Everybody

C
a little girl who was almost a lady
      F                           C
had a way with all the men in her life
      G
every inch of her blosoms in beauty
        F                    C
she was born on the forth of july

and she lived in an aluminum house trailer
and she worked in a juke-box saloon
and she spent all the money i'd give her
just to see the ol' man in the moon

CHORUS:
          C
I used to sleep at the foot of old glory
   F                         C
and awake in the dawns early light
         F                     C
but much to my surprise when i opened my eyes
     G                      C
i was a victim of the great compromise

we used to go out on saturday evening
to the drive in on route fourty one
and it was there that I first discovered
she was doin' what she'd already done

she said 'johny would you get me some popcorn
and she knew i had to walk pretty far
and as soon as i walked through the moonlight
she'd hopped into a foreign sports car

CHORUS

and you know, i could'a beat up that fella
but it was her that hopped in to his car
as many times as i'd fought to protect her
well this time she'd gone too far

and some folks call me a coward
'cause i left her at the drive in that night
but i'd rather have names thrown at me
than to fight for a thing that aint right

CHORUS

now she writes all the fellas love letters
sayin' please come and see me real soon
and there's a growin' line up in the bar-room
to spend a night in that sick womans room

and sometimes i get awful lonesome
and i wish she were my girl instead
but she won't let me live with her
she makes me live in my head

CHORUS

Great Compromise

G         Am               D7
We had an apartment in the city,
G        Am                 D7
Me and Loretta liked living there.
Bm                            C
Well its been years since the kids had grown,
       G                 D
A life of their own left us alone.

 
G        Am            D7
John and Linda live in Omaha,
G          Am               D7
And Joe is somewhere on the road.
Bm                  C
We lost Davy in the Korean war,
                  G                          D
And I still don't know what for don't matter anymore.



Chorus:

F                                G
Ya know that old trees just grow stronger,
        F                        G
And old rivers grow wilder every day.
    Bm               C
Old people just grow lonesome
            G              D               G
Waiting for someone to say Hello in there, hello.




G      Am               D7
Me and Loretta we don't talk much more,
G            Am                           D7
She sits and stares through the back door screen.
Bm                      C
And all the news just repeats itself
          G                    D
Like some forgotten dream that we've both seen.


G       Am                  D7
Someday I'll go and call up Rudy,
G           Am               D7
We worked together at the factory.
Bm                      C
But what could I say if asks What's new
         G                        D
Nothing, what's with you? Nothing much to do.


(Repeat Chorus)


G            Am               D7
So if you're walking down the street sometime
G             Am             D7
And spot some hollow ancient eyes,
Bm                          C
Please don't just pass them by and stare
          G                D               G
As if you didn't care, say Hello in there, hello

Hello In There

C                                       F
Today I walked down the street I use to wander
               C                      G
Yeah, shook my head and made myself a bet
                    C                           F
There was all these things that I don't think I remember
         C         G       C
Hey, How lucky can one man get.

        C                               F
Today I walked down the street I use to wander
                   C                    G
Yeah, scratched my head and lit my cigarette
                          C                           F
Well, There was all these things that I don't think I remember
         C         G       C
Hey, How lucky can one man get.

             C                              F
I bronzed my shoes and hung from a rearview mirror
           C                              G
Bronzed admiration in the blind spot of regret
                    C                           F
There was all these things that I don't think I remember
         C         G       C
Hey, How lucky can one man get.

        C                               F
Today I walked down the street I use to wander
               C                      G
Yeah, shook my head and made myself a bet
                    C                           F
There was all these things that I don't think I remember
         C         G       C
Hey, How lucky can one man get.
F        C         G       C
Hey, How lucky can one man get.
F        C            G      A      C
Hey, How lucky can    One... Man... Get.

How Lucky

G           D           B7      C
Well I once knew a man who was going insane
       G              E          A     D
He let love chase him right up a tree
            G            D
It took the police and a fire truck
        B7             C
Just to bring him back down
      G                 D          G
Oh, I hate it when that happens to me


            G                 D
It made the front page of the paper
    B7             C
The gossip tongues wagged
         G              E      A   D
Why they even showed it all on TV
       G                 D
Now if he should live forever
   B7            C
He won't live it down
      G                 D          G
Oh, I hate it when that happens to me


D
Dogs bites Man
G
Man loses girl
   A
Oh what did he ever do
D
Wrong in this world?


D
Dogs bites Man
G
Man loses girl
   A
Oh what did he ever do
D
Wrong in this world?

 
      G          D        B7       C
There once was a big buzz all over town
        G               E           A    D
About a movie where the killer goes free
          G      D        B7    C
Now, he's got every one's sympathy
      G                 D          G
Oh, I hate it when that happens to me
       G                 D          G
Yes, I hate it when that happens to me

I Hate It When That Happens To Me

G                   D        C                   G
When I woke up this morning, things were lookin' bad
C                G              D             G
seems like total silence is the only friend I have
D                 C                 G       C   G
a bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down... and won
           D                       C                   G      C  G
and it was twelve o'clock before I realized that I was havin' no fun


      {chorus}
          D             G                 C      D  G
      but fortunately I have the key to escape reality
      step up to) C                      G
      and you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
               D                      G
      it don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while
   (step up to) C                            G
      won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone
               D              C            G
      no I was just tryin' to have me some fun


     G                 D              C              G
last time I checked my bankroll, well it was gettin' thin
    C                       G             D               G
sometimes it seems like the bottom is the only place I've been
D                C              G         C    G
chased a rainbow down a one-way street... dead end
    D                     C           G       C    G
and all my friends turned out to be insurance salesmen


      {repeat chorus}

  G              D           C          G
I sat down in my closet with all my overalls
     C              G                D                  G
just tryin' to get away from all the years inside these walls
D                  C                  G          C    G
dreamed the police heard everything I thought... what then?
       D                     C            G   C   G
well I went to court and the judge's name was Hoffman


      {repeat chorus}

Illegal Smile

C F G C

C
She don't like her eggs all runny
C
She thinks crossin' her legs is funny
    F
She looks down her nose at money
    C 
She gets it on like the Easter Bunny
G      
She's my baby I'm her honey
                       C    G    C
I'm never gonna let her go
C
He ain't got laid in a month of Sundays
C
I caught him once and he was sniffin' my undies
   F
He ain't too sharp but he gets things done
C
Drinks his beer like it's oxygen
G
He's my baby
G
And I'm his honey
                    C   G   C
Never gonna let him go
             F
In spite of ourselves
                             C
We'll end up a'sittin' on a rainbow
             G
Against all odds
                          C
Honey, we're the big door prize
             F
We're gonna spite our noses
                 C
Right off of our faces
                                    G
There won't be nothin' but big old hearts
               C     G   C
Dancin' in our eyes.
C
She thinks all my jokes are corny
C
Convict movies make her horny
    F
She likes ketchup on her scrambled eggs
C
Swears like a sailor when shaves her legs
G
She takes a lickin'
G
And keeps on tickin'
                        C   G   C
I'm never gonna let her go.
C
He's got more balls than a big brass monkey

He's a whacked out weirdo and a lovebug junkie
F
Sly as a fox and crazy as a loon
C
Payday comes and he's howlin' at the moon
G
He's my baby I don't mean maybe
                    C   G   C
Never gonna let him go

              F
In spite of ourselves
                             C
We'll end up a'sittin' on a rainbow
             G
Against all odds
                          C
Honey, we're the big door prize
             F
We're gonna spite our noses
                 C
Right off of our faces
                                    G
There won't be nothin' but big old hearts
               C     G   C
Dancin' in our eyes.

[X2]

In Spite Of Ourselves

C
Well,I packed my bags and bought myself a ticket
C                             G
For the land of the tall palm tree
G                              C
Aloha Old Milwaukee, Hello Waikiki
C
I just stepped down from the airplane
C7               F
When I heard her say
                      C
Waka waka nuka licka, waka waka nuka licka
G                C    G
Would you like a lei? Eh?

Chorus
C
Let's talk dirty in Hawaiian
              G
Whisper in my ear
G
Kicka pooka mok a wa wahini
G                       C
Are the words I long to hear
C
Lay your coconut on my tiki
C                          F
What the hecka mooka mooka dear
                      C
Let's talk dirty in Hawaiian 
A       Dm      G       C
Say the words I long to hear

[F] [C] [A] [Dm] [G] [C]

C
It's a ukelele Honolulu sunset
C                          G
Listen to the grass skirts sway
G
Drinking rum from a pineapple
                C
Out on Honolulu Bay

The steel guitars all playing
             C7              F
While she's talking with her hands
                     C
Gimme gimme oka doka make a wish and wanta polka
G            C     G
Words I understand Hey!

Repeat Chorus

C
Well, I boughta lota junka with my moola
C                             G
And sent it to the folks back home
G
I never had the chance to dance the hula
                           C
Well,I guess I should have known
C
When you start talking to the sweet wahini
  C7                    F
Walking in the pale moonlight
                       C
Ohka noka whatta setta knocka-rocka-sis-boom-boccas
G              C     G
Hope I said it right Oh!

Repeat Chorus

Let's Talk Dirty In Hawaiian

C
Sam Stone came home,
       F
to his wife and family,
      G                           C
after serving in the conflict overseas.
        
And the time that he served,
    F
had shattered all his nerves,
    G                             C
and left a little shrapnel in his knee. 
        F
But the morphine eased the pain,

and the grass grew round his brain,
    D7                             G
and gave him all the confidence he lacked;
       D                  D7            G
with a Purple Heart and a monkey on his back.

          C                                 Dm
There's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes,
    F                                  G
and Jesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose.
       C
Little pitchers have big ears,
      Am
don't stop to count the years,
      D7                   D                  G   G Gsus4 G G
sweet songs never last too long on broken radios. Mmm....

    C
Sam Stone's welcome home,
       F
didn't last too long,
   G                                     C
he went to work when he'd spent his last dime
    
And Sammy took to stealing,
        F
when he got that empty feeling,
      G                                C
for a hundred dollar habit without overtime. 
        F
And the gold rolled through his veins,

like a thousand railroad trains,
    D7                                  G
and eased his mind in the hours that he chose;
          D               D7                     G
while the kids ran around wearin' other peoples' clothes...

          C                                 Dm
There's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes,
    F                                  G
and Jesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose.
       C
Little pitchers have big ears,
      Am
don't stop to count the years,
      D7                   D                  G   G Gsus4 G G
sweet songs never last too long on broken radios. Mmm....

    C
Sam Stone was alone,
        F
when he popped his last balloon,
G                                 C
climbing walls while sitting in a chair

Well, he played his last request,
          F
while the room smelled just like death,
        G                        C
with an overdose hovering in the air
    F
But life had lost its fun,

and there was nothing to be done,
    D7                                          G
but trade his house that he bought on the G, I. Bill;
      D                       D7            G
for a flag draped casket on a local heroes' hill

          C                                 Dm
There's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes,
    F                                  G
and Jesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose.
       C
Little pitchers have big ears,
      Am
don't stop to count the years,
      D7                   D                  G   G Gsus4 G G
sweet songs never last too long on broken radios. Mmm....

G Gsus4 G C
Mmm....

Sam Stone

G            Em   C                 G
Wanda had a baby in nineteen fifty one.
                 Em      C                     D7
The father was stranger and a stranger was the son.
C                      D7    C                   D7
Call that child James Lewis, call these rooms a home.
  G                 C       D7              G
Changing all them diapers polish all that chrome.
 C            D7                  G
C'mon, baby, spend the night with me

G                 Em        C               G
All around the schoolyard playing all the games
                   Em            C                       D7
Running, laughing back and forth the kid with two first names
C                 D7     C        D7
Stranger in the closet, lock the diary
G                     C     D7       G
The past is running faster singing harmony
  C           D7                  G
C'mon, baby, spend the night with me
G                 Em    C                     G
God bless this kitchen said the knick-knack shelf
                     Em   C              D7
The dinner's almost ready Go and wash yourself"
  C                D7  C                   D7
Jimmy's growing up now and Wanda's growing old
G                     C     D7                      G
The time is growin' shorter the nights are long and cold
  C           D7                  G
C'mon, baby, spend the night with me

G                 Em    C            G
Sneaking in the closet through the diary
                    Em         C                    D7
Now, don't you know all he saw was all there was to see
C                   D7   C                  D7
The whole town saw Jimmy on the six o'clock news
G                        C      D7                    G
His brains were on the sidewalk and blood was on his shoes
 C            D7                  G
C'mon, baby, spend the night with me
  C           D7                  G
C'mon, baby, spend the night with me (D7) (G)

Six O'clock News

Intro:
(G) (C) (D) (G) (C) (D) (G)(Rest until next "C")
                           C
All the snow has turned to water
D                           G
Christmas day has come and gone
                      C
Broken toys and faded colors
D                        G
Are all that's left to linger on
(Restagain until "C")         C
I hate graveyards and old pawnshops
D                         G
For they always bring me tears
G                          C
Can't forgive the way they rob me
D                     G
Of my childhoood souvenirs

Chorus:
D                          G
Memories, they can't be boughten
     D                              G
They can't be won at carnivals for free
D                          G
Well, it took me years, to get those souvenirs
      C                                     D
And I don't know how they slipped away from me

(G) (C) (D) (G)
(G) (C) (D) (G)

(Rest until "C")         C
Broken hearts and dirty windows
D                      G
Make life difficult to see
                                 C
That's why last night and this morning
D                       G
Always look the same to me
(Again, the "C")           C
I hate reading old love letters
D                         G
For they always bring me tears
                                 C
I can't forgive the way they rob me
D                  G
Of my sweetheart souvenirs

Repeat Chorus:

Souvenirs

Intro:
 (C)(F)(C)(G)
 (C)(F)(C)(G)(C)
 
 C
 Robert was a sailor
         F
 For the best years of his life
                     C
 His Captain was his mother
                       G
 And the ocean was his wife.
      C
 Only fresh out of the cradle
                     F
 Life's one and only spring
                        C
 He was sworn to do his duty
     G                        C
 Got blood on his high school ring.

Chorus:

 C
 And it's Hello California
               F
 Hello Dad and Mom
                 C
 Ship Ahoy, your baby boy
              G
 Is home from Vietnam.
       C
 Don't you ask me any questions
                        F
 'Bout the medals on my chest
                          C
 Take the star out of the window
            G                 C
 And let my conscience take a rest.

Intrumental:

 (C)(F)(C)(G)
 (C)(F)(C)(G)

 C
 So he sailed across the ocean
                         F
 To that old far Eastern war
                       C
 it was foreign to his body
                       G
 it was foreign to his shore.
       C
 So he traded in the present
                           F
 for the better times he'd seen
                  C
 Made an oriental waitress
     G              C
 His own Homecoming Queen

Repeat chorus

Take The Star Out Ofthe Widow

Intro- C Em Am G F
C Am F
Hoy encuentro tu imagen en el mismo lugar
C Am F
como en sueños inciertos te estoy viendo llegar
C Am F
ya no hay luz de escena, ya no estas
C Am
me sorprende tu voz y nuestra
F
historia de amor, en la melodia
C Am F
soñamos con cambiar el dia, la oscuridad, la cancion
C Em Am G F
pero nunca supimos amar
C Em Am G F
Un amor que se murio no puede lastimar
C Em Am G F
nuestro amor que se perdio en el mar

Es de noche, hay silencio, necesito hablar
y una lluvia de invierno se quedo con mi soledad
el mundo podía desaparecer
mientras nuestra nabe volaba hacia nuevos lugares
buscabamos vida
tratamos de disimular, locura y propiedad
pero nunca supimos amar
un amor que se murio no puede lastimar
nuestro amor que se perdio en el mar

Malicia en tus sueños, me hacias volar
tu cuerpo y el mio guardaron secretos
y una rara armonia
Un amor que se murio no puede lastimar
si tu amor no se murio, por favor, donde esta?
Un amor que se murio no puede lastimar
nuestro amor que se perdio en el mar

Buscabamos vida

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

I'll Be Somewhere Listening For My Name
recorded by Bill Anderson
written by V.O. Stamps - J.B. Coats

G
When my Savior calls I will answer
        D7                  G
When He calls for me I will be there
        
When my Savior calls I will answer
        D7                         G
I'll be somewhere listening for my name

        C
I'll be somewhere listening
        G 
I'll be somewhere listening
        D7                      G 
I'll be somewhere listening for name
        C
I'll be somewhere listening
        G
I'll be somewhere listening
        D7                         G
I'll be somewhere listening for my name


If my heart is right when He calls me
      D7                    G
If my heart is right I will meet Him

If my heart is right when He calls me
        D7                         G
I'll be somewhere listening for my name

Repeat #2

 
If my robe is white when He calls me
      D7                   G   
If my robe is white I will hear

If my robe is white when He calls me
        D7                         G
I'll be somewhere listening for my name

Repeat #2

I'll Be Somewhere Listening For My Name

G    A    C    D
     
D                                     G
I went to a party at the local county jail
D                                              G
All the cons were dancing and the men began to wail
        A                              G
But the guys were indiscrete they were balling in the street
       D                  A             D    A
At the local dance at the local county jail
D                                                 G
Well the band were playing and the booze began to flow
D                                         G
But the sound came over on the police car radio
A                            G
Down at Precinct 49 having a tear gas of a time
D                                  A                      D   A
Sergeant Baker got a call from the governor of the County Jail
 
Bm                                  G
load up load up load up with rubber bullets
Bm                               G
load up load up load up with rubber bullets
          Em                  A
I love to hear those convicts squeal
         Em                    A
It's a shame these slugs ain't real
       D                         A             D   A
But we can't have dancing at the local county jail

D                                                 G
Sergeant Baker and his men made a beeline for the jail
D                                              G
And for miles around you could hear the sirens wail
          A                                  G
There's a rumour going down death row that a fuse is going to blow
       D                A            D
At the local hop at the local county jail 
                                          Eb
What you gonna do about it what you gonna do
E
What you gonna do about it what you gonna do

G   A   C   D

D
Sergeant Baker started talking with a bullhorn in his hand
Dm
He was cool he was clear he was he was always in command
        G                               Em      A
He said blood will flow here padre 
Em        F#m          G
Padre you talk to your boys
G        A  D   A    D   Eb  Em F#m  C
Trust in me God will come to set you free 

F F# G G# A Bb B

D                                                       G
Well we don't understand why he called in the National Guard
D                                                     G
When Uncle Sam is the one who belongs in the exercise yard
A                   
We all got balls and brains
G
But some's got balls and chains
D                         A            D      A
At the local dance at the local county jail
Bm                                  G
Load up load up load up with rubber bullets
Bm                                  G
Load up load up load up with rubber bullets
      Em            A           Em               A
Is it really such a crime for a guy to spend his time
       D                  A            D
At the local dance at the local county jail
       D                  A            D
At the local dance at the local county jail 
                                       Eb
What you gonna do about what you gonna do
E
What you gonna do about it what you gonna do

G   A   C   D

Rubber Bullets

Hay que poner la cejilla en el tercer traste.
El LA se hace con cejilla en el quinto traste.


LAmaj7 C#m7
Hay un misterio que está creciendo
LAmaj7 C#m7
No tiene dueño solamente entre tú y yo
LAmaj7 C#m7
No tiene prisa, no vale dinero
LAmaj7 C#m7
No tiene remedio, nos contagia a los dos
FA# FA#
Lo tengo claro, sé lo que quiero
SI7 SI7
Vente conmigo que soy un bicho sincero

MI SI7 C#m7
Noche de calor bajo la luna
LA MI SI7
Navegar en tu sonrisa es mi locura
MI SI7 C#m7
Son tus labios rojos los que me embrujan
LA MI SI7
Pero más me vuelvo loco si te desnudas
LAmaj7 C#m7 LAmaj7 C#m7
Conmigo
LAmaj7 C#m7
Sigue el camino lleno de cuervos
LAmaj7 C#m7
No te despistes aunque hablen mal de mi
LAmaj7 C#m7
Vente conmigo seremos libres
LAmaj7 C#m7
Dame el veneno que me lleva a tu jardín
FA# FA#
Dame tu boca quítate la ropa
SI7 SI7
Te estoy hablando de cuidarnos toda la noche

MI SI7 C#m7
Noche de calor bajo la luna
LA MI SI7
Navegar en tu sonrisa es mi locura
MI SI7 C#m7
Son tus labios rojos los que me embrujan
LA MI SI7
Pero más me vuelvo loco si te desnudas
LAmaj7 C#m7 LAmaj7 C#m7
Conmigo vente conmigo
LA FA#
Sabes bien que en ningún lugar se está mejor que aquí
LA LA
La gente que murmura sin conciencia no tienen cura
FA#
Pero eso me da igual
MI FA#
No pienso cambiar este rato contigo, nena
SI7
Debajito de tu ombligo

MI SI7 C#m7
Noche de calor bajo la luna
LA MI SI7
Navegar en tu sonrisa es mi locura
MI SI7 C#m7
Son tus labios rojos los que me embrujan
LA MI SI7
Pero más me vuelvo loco si te desnudas
LAmaj7 C#m7 LAmaj7 C#m7
Conmigo Vente conmigo
LAmaj7 C#m7
Vente conmigo Vente conmigo, mujer
LAmaj7 C#m7
Hay un misterio que está creciendo
LAmaj7 C#m7
No tiene dueño solamente entre tú y yo

Noche de calor

Intro:        
D Gm D Gm


Verse:
D          Gm                D
 Never ending symptoms in my head
            Gm             D
We lay hollow in the emptiness
            Gm                     Bm
I'm too tired to push you from the bed



Pre-Chorus:
A#                 
 No more fighting
F
 No more fighting
Am               A#     
 No more fighting for us



Chorus:
F       Gm      D#  A#
Feel the void in our bed
    F      Gm       D#   A#
The space between is deafening
   F       Gm      Dm    A#
Oh we don't bend or break it
    F      Gm       D#   A#
The space between is deafening
    F      Gm       D#   A#
The space between is deafening



Verse:
D               Gm                    D
 No one's moving, we lack the courage to
                   Gm                  D
We lay in stalemate, wishing the other would
                   Gm                     Bm
But we're too tired, we're at the ember's core



Pre-Chorus:
A#                 
 No more fighting
F
 There’s no more fighting
Am                            A#     
 There’s no more fighting for us



Chorus:
F       Gm      D#  A#
Feel the void in our bed
    F      Gm       D#   A#
The space between is deafening
   F       Gm      Dm    A#
Oh we don't bend or break it
    F      Gm       D#   A#
The space between is deafening



Bridge:
Am       A#      Gm               C
 No more fighting, we've given up now
Dm            D#        A#
 Silence says more than words
Am     A#  Gm           C
 Imagination cures loneliness when
Dm            D#      A#
 You become a prisoner



Chorus:
F       Gm      D#  A#
Feel the void in our bed
    F      Gm       D#   A#
The space between is deafening
   F       Gm      Dm    A#
Oh we don't bend or break it
    F      Gm       D#   A#
The space between is deafening

Space Between

F                    G      C      Am G
The world is treating me bad... misery. 

C               F
I'm the kind of guy,
    C             F
Who never used to cry,
                         G      C     Am G
The world is treatin' me bad... misery

C                     F
I've lost her now for sure,
  C                F  
I won't see her no more,
                G       C
It's gonna be a drag... misery

Am                           C           
I'll remember all the little things we've done
Am                                 G         G7
Can't she see she'll always be the only one, only one.


C                F
Send her back to me,
       C            F
'Cause everyone can see
                   G     C
Without her I will be in misery


Am                           C
I'll remember ...


C                F
Send her back to me...

Misery

C                        F 
Back in the old folky days
Am            Em              D
The air was magic when we played
C                                   F
The river boat was rocking in the rain
Am                Em            D
Midnight was the time for the raid
G
Oh Isabella, Proud Isabella
Am
They tore you down and plowed you under
Bm                             C
You're only real with your makeup on
G                 D
How could I see you and stay too long

C                        F
All along the Navaho Trail
Am                  Em                 D
burnouts stub their toes on garbage pails
C                          F
Waitresses crying in the rain
Am                   Em                 D
Will their boyfriends pass this way again?
G 
Oh Mother Goose, she's on the skids
Am
the shoe* ain't happy neither are the kids  
Bm                        C
She needs someone that she can scream at
G                    D
And I'm such at heel for making her so bad

C                                F
I guess I'll call it sickness gone
Am                   Em                D
It's hard to say the meaning to this song
C                              F
An ambulance can only go so fast
Am               Em               D
It's easy to get buried in the past
C                                  F
When you try to make a good thing last
Am   Em   D

G
I saw today, in the entertainment section
Am
There's room at the top for private detection
Bm             C
To Mom and Dad this just doesn't matter
G                    D
But it's either that or pay off the kidnappers
C                          F
So all you critics sit alone
Am                    Em                        D
You're no better than me for what  you've shown
C                                               F
With your stomach pump and your hook and ladder dreams
Am                 Em               D
We could get together for some scenes

G
Well I'm up in T.O.  keepin' jive alive
Am
and out on the corner it's half past five
Bm                        C
But the subways are empty and so are the cafes
G                              D
Except for the Farmer's Market and I can still hear him sayin'
C                                  F
"You're all just pissin' in the wind
Am             Em             D
You don't know it but you are"
C                              F
And there ain't nothing like a friend
Am                           Em              D
Who can tell you you're just pissin' in the wind

G
I never knew a man could tell so many lies
Am
he had a different story for every set of eyes
Bm                  C
How can he remember who he's talking to?
G                        D                        G(hold)
Cause I know it ain't me and I hope it isn't you

Ambulance Blues

Gm 
Hoje eu tive um sonho que foi o mais bonito 
Que eu sonhei em toda a minha vida 
Sonhei que todo mundo vivia preocupado 
Tentando encontrar uma saída 
 Cm              G            Bb 
Quando em minha porta alguém tocou 
 D7                          Gm 
Sem que ela se abrisse ele entrou 
 Cm         F           Bb          Eb 
E era algo tão divino, luz em forma de menino 
 Ab                   D7 
Que uma canção me ensinou 
G 
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la 
                            D 
La la la la la la la la la la 
                            Gm 
La la la la la la la la la la 
 Gm 
Tinha na inocência a sabedoria 
Da simplicidade e me dizia 
Que tudo é mais forte quando todos cantam 
A mesma canção e que eu devia 
 Cm        F         Bb 
Ensinar a todos por ali 
  D7                            Gm 
E quantos mais houvessem para ouvir 
   Cm            F          Bb        Eb 
E a fé em cada coração, na força daquela canção 
  Ab                        D7 
Seria ouvida lá no céu por Deus 
 G 
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la 
                            D 
La la la la la la la la la la 
                            Gm 
La la la la la la la la la la 
 Gm 
E saí cantando meu pequeno hino 
Quando vi que alguém também cantava 
Vi minha esperança na voz de um menino 
Que sorrindo me acompanhava 
 Cm             F          Bb 
Outros que brincavam mais além 
   D7                         Gm 
Deixavam de brincar pra vir também 
   Cm           F          Bb        Eb 
E cada vez crescia mais aquele batalhão de paz 
 Ab                        D7 
Onde já marchavam mais de cem 
G 
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la 
                            D 
La la la la la la la la la la 
                            G  D#7 
La la la la la la la la la la 
 G#m 
De todos os lugares vinham aos milhares 
E em pouco tempo eram milhões 
Invadindo ruas, campos e cidades 
Espalhando amor aos corações 
 C#m           F#         B 
Em resposta o céu se iluminou 
 D#7                G#m 
Uma luz imensa apareceu 
 C#m               F#         B           E 
Tocaram fortes os sinos, os sons eram divinos 
  D#7                    G#m 
A paz tão esperada aconteceu 
  C#m           F#       B            E 
Inimigos se abraçaram e juntos festejaram 
  A                           D#7 
O bem maior, a paz, o amor e Deus 
 G# 
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la 
                           D# 
La la la la la la la la la la 
                           G# 
La la la la la la la la la la

A Guerra Dos Meninos

E B
Yo seré lo que tú quieras que sea
C#m G#m
seré tu amante cuando tú lo prefieras
A E B
cuando revientes en llantos róbame un abrazo tal vez algo más..
E B
No te preocupes por quitarme la vida
C#m G#m
me la devuelves cuando tu lo decidas
A E B
y que no importe si el viento en otro momento nos vuelve a juntar...

A B E
y ya no estás arañándome la espalda,
G#m A E B
no me importa lo que hagas, si tu quieres vuelveme a esperar
(E-B-C#m-G#m-A-E-B)x2
eh eh eh...

G#m A (B-A)
Si vuelvo a sufrir ...!que me coman a besos!
A E A E
doy gracias por amarme, y por abandonarme
A G#m A B E
en lugar de tu amor escogí una luz para poder consolarme

Yo seré lo que tu quieras ....
Yo seré lo que tú quieras...

Por el momento y situacion en la cual escuche este tema me senti un tonto
he jurado no volver a cometer los mismos errores del pasado
es mi turno de recompensarte por todo lo que hiciste por mí
ahora yo te la dedico KaRyKatu my liebe....

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