Down by the Side of the Road John Prine
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Down by the Side of the Road - John Prine
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Tabbed by: Dave S.
Email: Dlgibson@netscape.com
Tuning: Standard
Artist: John Prine
Album: Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 2
Year: 1993
Intro:
[G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G]
[G]Her Father was a failure
[C]Her Mother was a comfort
To a doctor and lawyer and [G]Indian Chief.
[G]The shirt ran out of buttons
[C]He lost all his marbles at a baseball game
And they went on [G]Relief.
The [C]bank took away their [G]diplomas
They [C]locked them up inside of the [G]chest
And [C]she moved away to Okla[G]homa
And got a [A]tattoo on the side of her [D]breast
"God-Damn, [G]My socks are still hard"
From [C]lying on the sofa on the night she was over in [G]my backyard
Yeah, We was [C]shooting the breeze out amongst the trees
When a [G]shot rang low
And left her [D]standing down by the side of the [G]road
[D]Down by the side of the [G]road
[G]Father have mercy, Whoo Whoo
[C]Get her a nurse please
She's [G]almost alone
[C]I saw her hand reaching out [G]for the telephone
[C]We rather see her locked up [G]inside a home
Than see her [D]standing down by the side of the [G]road
[D]Down by the side of the [G]road
[C]Headlights flashing on her [G]skirt in the wind.
[C]Yonder comes a truck it [G]drove by two men.
[C]Shotgun man leaned out and said do you [G]want to [G/F#]take a [Em]ride?
[A]Out in the pale moonlight [D]Light. light Light Lie Lie Lie lie
[G]Too long in the hot sun
[C]She could've be Miss Wisconsin a [G]long time ago
[C]Spent to much time inside of the [G]early show
[C]We'd bought her a ticket but she [G]didn't want to go
She was [D]standing down by the side of the [G]road
[D]Down by the side of the [G]road
[C]Headlights flashing on her [G]skirt in the wind.
[C]Yonder comes a truck it [G]drove by two men.
[C]Shotgun man leaned out and said do you [G]want to [G/F#]take a [Em]ride?
[A]Out in the pale moon[D]light.
[G]Her Father was a failure
[C]Her Mother was a comfort
To a doctor and lawyer and [G]Indian Chief.
[G]The shirt ran out of buttons
[C]He lost all his marbles at a baseball game
And they went on [G]Relief.
The [C]bank took away their [G]diplomas
They [C]locked them up inside of the [G]chest
And [C]she moved away to Okla[G]homa
And got a [A]tattoo on the side of her [D]breast
God-Damn, [G]My thoughts are still hard.
From [C]lying on the sofa on the night she was over in [G]my backyard
Yeah, We was [C]shooting the breeze out amongst the trees
When a [G]shot rang low
And left her [D]standing down by the side of the [G]road
[D]Down by the side of the [G]road
[D]Down by the side of the [G]road
[D]Down by the side of the [G]road
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