John Prine — Lake Marie
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You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # # # Chords and enhancements by Sam Booker (booker@elvice.stortek.com) # Initial Chords: # "New Train" by pac@netcom.com (Paul Clanon) # "This Love is Real" and "Day is Done" # by klein@convex.com (Dave Klein) # #--------------------------------------------------------------------- # # DAEA # A D Full blown silence in an empty room A A former bride and a former groom E A folding table and a folding chair A A folded hand of poker there D All new directions must go everywhere A Big round people in a cool little square E You can't cut it with a boat or a plane D A Man, it's gonna take a new train A D ('Cause) You'll be leaving on a new train A Far away from this world of pain E And when you look out your window you'll see A Your home, your baby, and your family D No melted ice cubes in a paper cup A Hell, you'll be happy, you'll be all shook up E The friends that greet you will be simple and plain D A When you step down from that new train DAEA DAEA # A D Collected volumes of history say A Man makes mistakes most every day E The half a pound of chopped ground round A Is still a burger when it goes downtown D No faded photographs of yesterdays A Are in the books that I read these days E To fly away from that memory town A You must keep both your feet on the ground DAEA # A D I'll be leaving on a new train A Far away from this world of pain E The friends that greet me will be simple and plain D A When I step down from that new train D A New train D A New train #---------------------------------------------------------------- # # # C # C I'm walkin' down the street Like Lucky Larue F Got my hand in my pocket I'm thinkin' 'bout you C G I ain't hurtin' nobody C I ain't hurtin' no one C There's three hundred men In the state of Tennessee F They're waiting to die They won't never be free C I ain't hurtin' nobody G C I ain't hurtin' no one G Six million seven hundred thousand F C And thirty-three lights on G You think someone could take the time F C To sit down and listen to the words of my song C At the beach in Indiana I was nine years old F Heard Little Richard singing "Tutti Frutti" >From the top of a telephone pole C I wasn't hurtin' nobody G C I wasn't hurtin' no one C There's roosters laying chickens And chickens layin' eggs F Farm machinery eating People's arms and legs C I ain't hurtin' nobody G C I ain't hurtin' no one G Perfectly crafted popular hit songs never use F C The wrong rhyme G You'd think that waitress could get my order F C Right the first time CFCGC # C She's sitting on the back steps Just shucking that corn F That gal's been grinning Since the day she was born C She ain't hurtin' nobody G C She ain't hurtin' no one C I used to live in Chicago Where the cold wind blows F I delivered more junk mail Than the junkyard would hold C I wasn't hurtin' nobody G C I wasn't hurtin' no one G You can fool some of the people part of the time F C In a rock and roll song G Fifty million Elvis Presley Fans F C Can't be all wrong C I'm walkin' down the street Like Lucky Larue F Got my hand in my pocket, Baby I'm thinkin' 'bout you C I ain't hurtin' nobody G C I ain't hurtin' no one C G I ain't hurtin' nobody C I ain't hurtin' no one CF C G Hurtin' nobody C Hurtin' no one CF C G Hurtin' nobody C Hurtin' no one CF C G Hurtin' nobody C Hurtin' no one (Fade) #---------------------------------------------------------------- # # # AFDEA # A F#m Love Gives. Love Takes. D A It takes a lot of lucky breaks E A F#m Lucky Strikes. Lucky stars D A I don't know how I got this far E D E Who knows where it's coming from A D Or where it's going to E A Can I go all the way with you? A F#m You have your way. You have your doubts D A The falling in. The falling out. E A F#m A bridge is built. A bridge is burned. D A Till you reach the point of no return E D E Don't know where we're coming from A D Or where we're going to E A Can I go all the way with you? E D A Heaven knows that this ain't nothing new E D A God knows how much I love you E A F#m Love comes. Love goes. D E A Can I go all the way with you? D E A Can I go (tacet) all the way with you? AFDEA # #---------------------------------------------------------------- # # # GCC7 GCC7 GCC7 GCC7 # G CC7 Down the hall upstairs from from me G CC7 There's a girl I swear I never see G CC7 I hear the ringing of her phone G CC7 She must live up there all alone G CC7 She hangs her clothes out on the line G CC7 They're hanging there right next to mine G CC7 And if the wind should blow just right G CC7 She could be in my arms tonight F G We are the lonely - all together F G All together - we're all alone F G We are the lonely - all together F G All together - we're all alone GCC7 GCC7 G CC7 The cashier at the Pump & Pay G CC7 Knows everything's gonna be okay G CC7 The all night all right Rent-A-Cop G CC7 Is across the street at the Donut Shop G CC7 The waitress waits with Whiskey Sour G CC7 At the Single Mingle Happy Hour G CC7 The one man band begins to sing G CC7 Accompanied by a drum machine GCC7 GCC7 GCC7 GCC7 G CC7 White divorced swinging male G CC7 Seeks company to no avail G CC7 Worthless ruthless toothless man G CC7 Wants wealthy woman with a plan G CC7 SWF with a PHD G CC7 Seeks TLC at the A&P G CC7 GWM nice and trim G CC7 Seeks S-E-X at the G-Y-M G CC7 Ugly man treats girls like dirt G CC7 Wants buttons sewn upon his shirt G CC7 DUI at the B-A-R G CC7 Seeks M-A-N with C-A-R GCC7 GCC7 Alone Alone Alone Alone.... G CC7 Toothy gal with breasts so large G CC7 Takes Visa Amex Master Charge G CC7 Dial 1-900 Girls for Fun G CC7 You lonely little hot dog bun. G CC7 Straight but curious thirty-three G CC7 Seeks survivor of Wounded Knee. G CC7 Farmer's nympho daughter Mose G CC7 Want to do it till the cows come home Fade... #---------------------------------------------------------------- # # # GCDGCD # G We were standing C D G Standing by peaceful waters C D G Standing by peaceful waters C D G Whoa Wah Oh Wha Oh CDG GCDG # 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 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 they were ssssssssizzlin' Many years later we found ourselves in Canada Trying to save our marriage and perhaps catch a few fish Whatever came first That night she fell asleep in my arms Humming the tune to "Louie Louie' Aah baby, We gotta go now. 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 The tv news in a black and white video Do you know what blood looks like in a black and white video? Shadows, Shadows that's 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 G We were standing C D G Standing by peaceful waters D G Standing by peaceful waters C D G Whoa Wah Oh Wha Oh C D G Whoa Wah Oh Wha Oh C D G Whoa Wah Oh Wha Oh C Peaceful waters D G Standing by peaceful waters CD G C Aah baby, we gotta go now D GCDG (Repeat and Fade....) # #---------------------------------------------------------------- # # AEAE AEAE # A E Does he still think about her A E Why there was never really any doubt A E Every time he lights a candle A E Or blows a candle out D E A D The scientific nature of the ordinary man A E A Is to go on out and do the best you can D I don't think that you know A That I think you don't know D That old barometer goes crazy baby A E Every time it starts to snow A You won't find me walking D Round your part of town A Humdity built the snowman E A Sunshine brought him down AEAE # A E This world is full of people A E They never seem to fall A E Somebody said they seen you A E You hadn't changed at all D E The fundamental story A D Of the contemporary man A E A Is to walk away and someday understand AEAE AEAE # D E A D The scientific nature of the ordinary man A E A Is to go on out and do the best you can D A Humdity built the snowman E A (tacet) Sunshine brought him down AEAE A Brought him down AEAE A Brought him down AE (Repeat and Fade...) # #---------------------------------------------------------------- # # GDAD GDAD # G D Do you like me? Well I hope you do, A D Cause if you like me, then I think I'm gonna have to like you too. G G D We'll share our things, and have some fun, A D Then we'll say goodbye, and go back home when the day is done. G D If you tell me, I'll tell you too. A D And we'll say the things and do the things that lovers do. G D We'll keep it to ourselves, we won't hurt no one. A D Then we'll say goodbye, and go back home when the day is done. G D We'll carve our names, on a tree, A D Then we'll burn it down so no one in the world will see. G D And we'll make love, while we watch the flame A D Then we'll walk away as if we never had no shame. GDAD GDAD # G D Now we must hide, to be alone, A D And we can't say our sweet things on the telephone. G D If we can't stop, what we've begun, A D We should say goodbye and go back home when the day is done. G D Do you still like me? Well I hope you do. A D Cause if you still like me then I think I'm gonna have to still like you. G D We shared our things, and had some fun A D Now, we'll say goodbye and go back home when the day is done. A D Yeah, we'll say goodbye and go back home while we still have one. A D Let's say goodbye, and go back home now the day is done. #---------------------------------------------------------------- # # 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 Bm You are so much louder Than the show I wanna hear F#m With your sugarless gum Gee, but I'm dumb Non-alcoholic beer Bm It's enough to make a grown man E Blow up his own TV F#m Quit hollerin' at 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 Bm You don't have to tell the neighbors A little silence ain't no sin F#m They already think my name is Where in the hell you been? Bm E Louder, louder, louder, louder, louder Constantly F#m Quit hollerin' at me Quit hollerin' at me Bm E Whoa oh whoa oh Bm F#m Sweet Serenity Bm E Whoa oh whoa oh Bm F#m Quit hollerin' at 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 F#m Cause there ain't no voice that's louder Than the one inside my brain Bm Hey you go on E Go on and let me be F#m Quit hollerin' at me Quit hollerin' at me Bm Whoa oh whoa oh Bm F#m Sweet Serenity Bm Whoa oh whoa oh F#m Quit hollerin' at me Quit hollerin' at me Quit hollerin' at me Quit hollerin' at me Quit hollerin' at me F#m (Repeat and Fade....) # #---------------------------------------------------------------- # # ADAD ADAD # A D It stated out A D When she was small A She was premature D A D She wasn't nothing at all A Two pounds six ounces D A A little pumpkin seed D A But she got more love D A Than you ever gonna need D G D A She got big fat love D G D A She got big fat love DAD A She don't eat enough D A To keep her alive D A When she bends over D A She's a quarter to five D A Skinny little thing D A But she ain't afraid D A To dance the watusi D A On a razorblade D G D A She got big fat love D G D A She got big fat love D ADAD # A Tiny little hands D A Tiny little nose D A Tiny little footsteps D A Wherever she goes D A Little bit don't leave D A No bathtub ring D A You pull the plug D A She's down the drain D G D A She got big fat love D G D A Big fat love D G D A She got big fat love GD E # A Bigger than me D A Bigger than you D A Bigger than the hippo D A Down at the zoo D A Thin is in D A Stout is out D A Big fat love D A Is what I'm talking about D G D A She got big fat love D G D A She got big fat love D G D A Big fat love D G D A She got big fat love D # ADAD ADADA # #---------------------------------------------------------------- # # EBE # E Moonlight shining on the back of my hand Cat Fight rattlin' the garbage can A E Looks like somethin' chased you up a tree B7 E Same thing, same thing happened to me E Wild wind blowing down the neck of my shirt Old men sitting on a bench in the dirt A E Seems like another ship has gone out to sea B7 E Same thing, same thing happened to me EAEBE # E Shoe shine someone's got to tell ya the news A fine line separates a boy from the blues A E Looks like you could use some company B7 E Same thing, same thing happened to me E Runnin', runnin' just as fast as I can Someone, someone take a hold of my hand A E Looks like somethin' chased you up a tree B7 E Same thing, same thing happened to me B7 E Same thing, same thing happened to me BEE6 # #---------------------------------------------------------------- # # D # D A D I can taste your lipstick in the wine, G A D I can feel your heartbeat close to mine. G A With your love wrapped around me, D C G I'm silent and still. CGCG G A D I know that this love is real. D A D I have tasted other lips I thought were true, G A D I have looked into the eyes I thought were you. G A Now touching just to touch, D C G And feeling just to feel, CGCG G A D I know that this love is real. DADGAD GA DCGCGC G GAD # Bm A Someone should tell our dreams when love is gone, Bm A While still in slumber, memories linger on Bm A Sometimes I lie awake in bed till dawn, G A Thinking of you, now you're gone D A D Tender is the heart that sleeps in rest, G A D Tender is the hope of tenderness G A Love thy neighbor as thyself D C G CGCG And thou shall not steal G A D I know that this love is real. G A Love thy neighbor as thyself D C G CGCG And thou shall not steal G A D GD I know that this love is real. #---------------------------------------------------------------- # # E # E Feeling kind of boney On the telephoney Talking to Marconi Eating Rice-A-Roni A Nominated for Tony For acting like a phoney E Watching Twilight Zoney On my forty-two inch Sony B7 This is just a long song It ain't no poem E Leave the lights on till you baby gets home. E It's like sitting in the kitchen When the music's really bitchin' Your nose it starts to itchin' As you count your old age pension A Did I forget to mention The ride that I was hitchin' E To the aluminum convention I had such good intentions B7 Keep you cotton pickin' fingers off my song poem E And leave the lights on till you baby gets home. E Leave the lights on till you baby gets home. Leave the lights on till you baby gets home. A Don't forget your toothbrush Your hairbrush and your comb E Leave the lights on till you baby gets home. B7 Got a big ol' dog A chrome crowbar E I keep that mother humper in the back seat of my car EAEBAE E Me and Billy Shakespeare Stepped out to get a root beer We sat together so near People thought we were queer A Punctuated by the big scare We joined the Air Force right there E To defend our country first class Who couldn't give a rat's ass B7 Don't you tell me that the White House is my home E Leave the lights on till you baby gets home. E Leave the lights on till you baby gets home. Leave the lights on till you baby gets home. A Don't forget your toothbrush Your hairbrush and your comb Leave the lights on till you baby gets home. B7 Got a big ol' dog A big iron bar E I keep that mother humper in the back seat of my car E It's like kissing Greta Garbo With a mouth full of marbles A E Like trying to cash a paycheck B7 In the middle of a train wreck E Leave the lights on Leave the lights on E Like trying to get aroundo A In a car made of bondo E Like speaking German lingo B7 To a dog named Dingo - Plotz!! E Leave the lights on Leave the lights on E Like a french-fried quesadilla In a franchised pizzeria A E Leave the lights on Leave the lights on B7 A big iron bar E I keep that mother humper in the back seat of my car #---------------------------------------------------------------- # # # # GCDGCADG E --- -3-2- -2-0- -0-- -2-0- -0------ -3-2- -2-0- --- --- ----- ------- B --- ----- ----- ---- ----- ----3-3- ----- ----- --- -3- ----- ------- G --- ----- ----- ---- ----- -------- ----- ----- -2- --- -4-2- -0----- D --- ----- ----- ---- ----- -------- ----- ----- --- --- ----- ------- A --- ----- ----- ---- ----- -------- ----- ----- --- --- ----- ------- E --- ----- ----- ---- ----- -------- ----- ----- --- --- ----- ------- G C The motel lights were blinkin' D G On my chartreuse four-door Lincoln C On the dock the fish were stinkin' D G I simply didn't have a care. C And the old men sit 'round the cracker barrels D G The children hum their Christmas Carols C The train tracks all run parallel D G But they'll all meet up one day G C On a dusty pew in a vestibule D G Sits the Devil playing pocket pool C Am He's waiting for the next poor fool D G Who forgot that it was Sunday G C We used to tell each other lies D G With our orange plastic button eyes C In a former life on a motel chair D G I was Charlie Parker's Teddy Bear C Yeah, me and Bird we'd stay up late D G I used to watch him contemplate C While his horn would sit by the window and wait D G Till it was time for him to blow it GCDGCADG E --- -3-2- -2-0- -0-- -2-0- -0------ -3-2- -2-0- --- --- ----- ------- B --- ----- ----- ---- ----- ----3-3- ----- ----- --- -3- ----- ------- G --- ----- ----- ---- ----- -------- ----- ----- -2- --- -4-2- -0----- D --- ----- ----- ---- ----- -------- ----- ----- --- --- ----- ------- A --- ----- ----- ---- ----- -------- ----- ----- --- --- ----- ------- E --- ----- ----- ---- ----- -------- ----- ----- --- --- ----- ------- G C The only song I ever knew D G Was Moonlight Bay on the Avenue C These are tales from the Devil's Chin D G Charlie, I could've been a contender C And the old men sit 'round the cracker barrels D G The children hum their Christmas Carols C The train tracks all run parallel D G But they'll all meet up one day Am D G ADG He forgot that it was Sunday GCDGCADG E --- -3-2- -2-0- -0-- -2-0- -0------ -3-2- -2-0- --- --- ----- ------- B --- ----- ----- ---- ----- ----3-3- ----- ----- --- -3- ----- ------- G --- ----- ----- ---- ----- -------- ----- ----- -2- --- -4-2- -0----- D --- ----- ----- ---- ----- -------- ----- ----- --- --- ----- ------- A --- ----- ----- ---- ----- -------- ----- ----- --- --- ----- ------- E --- ----- ----- ---- ----- -------- ----- ----- --- --- ----- ------- G C On a dusty pew in a vestibule D G Sits the ole Red Devil playing pocket pool C Am He's waiting for the next poor fool D G Who forgot that it was Sunday GCDGCADG E --- -3-2- -2-0- -0-- -2-0- -0------ -3-2- -2-0- --- --- ----- ------- B --- ----- ----- ---- ----- ----3-3- ----- ----- --- -3- ----- ------- G --- ----- ----- ---- ----- -------- ----- ----- -2- --- -4-2- -0----- D --- ----- ----- ---- ----- -------- ----- ----- --- --- ----- ------- A --- ----- ----- ---- ----- -------- ----- ----- --- --- ----- ------- E --- ----- ----- ---- ----- -------- ----- ----- --- --- ----- ------- And the old men why there're sittin' 'round their cracker barrels And the children yeah they're out hummin' those Christmas Carols And all those ole rusty train tracks They're running parallel But they'll all meet up one day (Fade...) #---------------------------------------------------------------- # # # FBCA7 DGCG # C I love you so much it hurts me D Darlin', that's why I'm so blue G I'm so afraid to go to bed at night C G Afraid of losing you C I love you so much it hurts me D And there's nothing I can do F B7 I want to hold you, my dear C A7 Forever and ever D7 G C G I love you so much it hurts me so CDGCG # C I love you so much it hurts me D And there's nothing I can do F B7 I want to hold you, my dear C A7 Forever and ever D7 G C I love you so much it hurts me so F B7 I want to hold you, my dear C A7 Forever and ever D7 G C I love you so much it hurts me so #--------------------------------------------------------------------- #---------------------------------------------------------------------
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