In Spite of Ourselves (John Prine and Iris Dement)

via Andrew and Effie

(Song starts at about the 1:30 mark)

Chords used: C-F-G



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[C][F][G][C]

[C]She don't like her eggs all runny
She thinks crossin' her legs is funny
She [F]looks down her nose at money
She [C]gets it on like the Easter Bunny
[G]She's my baby, I'm her honey
I'm never gonna let her [C]go

[C]He ain't got laid in a month of Sundays
I caught him once and he was sniffin' my undies
He [F]ain't too sharp but he gets things done
[C]Drinks his beer like it's oxygen
[G]He's my baby, And I'm his honey
Never gonna let him [C]go

Chorus:
In spite of [F]ourselves
We'll end up a'sittin' on a [C]rainbow
Against all [G]odds
Honey, we're the big door [C]prize
We're gonna [F]spite our noses
Right off of our [C]faces
There won't be nothin' but big old [G]hearts
Dancin' in our [C]eyes.

[C]She thinks all my jokes are corny
Convict movies make her horny
She [F]likes ketchup on her scrambled eggs
[C]Swears like a sailor when she shaves her legs
[G]She takes a lickin' but she keeps on tickin'
I'm never gonna let her [C]go.

[C]He's got more balls than a big brass monkey
He's a whacked out weirdo and a lovebug junkie
[F]He's sly as a fox and crazy as a loon
[C]When payday comes, he's howlin' at the moon
[G]But he's my baby. I don't mean maybe
Never gonna let him [C]go

[Repeat chorus]

There won't be nothin' but big old [G]hearts
Dancin' in our [C]eyes.

In a Town This Size (John Prine)

Chords used: D-G-A

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In a [D]town this size there's [G]no place to hide
Every[D]where you go you meet [A]someone you know
You can't [D]steal a kiss in a [G]place like this
How the [D]rumors do fly in a [A]town this [D]size

In a [D]smokey bar in the [G]back seat of your car
In your own [D]little house someone is [A]sure to find you out
What you [D]do and what you think
What you [G]eat and what you drink
If you [D]smoke a cigarette they'll be [A]talking about your breath

In a [D]town this size there's [G]no place to hide
Every[D]]where you go you meet [A]someone you know
You can't [D]steal a kiss in a [G]place like this
How the [D]rumors do fly in a [A]town this [D]size

[Instrumental]

Oh I [D]had a fight with my [G]girlfriend last night
Before the [D]moon went down [A]it was all over town
How he [D]made me cry how I [G]said goodbye
If it's [D]true or not doesn't [A]seem to count a lot
In a [D]town this size there's [G]no place to hide

In a [D]town this size there's [G]no place to hide
Every[D]where you go you meet [A]someone you know
You can't [D]steal a kiss in a [G]place like this
How the [D]rumors do fly in a [A]town this [D]size
In a [A]town this [D]size, in a [A]town this [D]size

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It's A Big Ol' Goofy World (John Prine)

Chords used: G-C-D



[G] [C] [D] [C] [G]

[G]Up in the morning, [C]work like a dog
It's [D]better than sittin', like a [C]bump on a [G]log
[G]Mind all your manners, be [C]quiet as a mouse
Some[D]day you'll own a home, that's as [C]big as a [G]house

[G]I know a fella, he [C]eats like a horse
[D]Knocks his old balls, round the [C]old golf [G]course
[G]You oughta see his wife, she's a [C]cute little dish
She [D]smokes like a chimney, and [C]drinks like a [G]fish

There's a [G]big old goofy man, dancin' with a [C]big old goofy girl
[D]Oooh baby, it's a [C]big old goofy [G]world

[G]Elvis had a woman, with a [C]head like a rock
I [D]wish I had a woman, that [C]made my knees [G]knock
She'd [G]sing like an angel, and [C]eat like a bird
And if I [D]wrote a song, she'd know [C]every single [G]word

There's a [G]big old goofy man, dancin' with a [C]big old goofy girl
[D]Oooh baby, it's a [C]big old goofy [G]world

[G] [C] [D[ [C] [G]
[G] [C] [D] [C] [G]

[G]Kiss a little baby, [C]give the world a smile
And if you [D]take an inch, [C]give them back a [G]mile
Cause if you [G]lie like a rug, and you [C]don't give a damn
Your [D]never gonna be, as [C]happy as a [G]clam

[G]Sitting in a hotel, [C]trying to write a song
My [D]head is just as empty, as the [C]day is [G]long
Why it's [G]clear as a bell, I [C]should have gone to school
I'd be [D]wise as an owl, instead of [C]stubborn as a [G]mule

There's a [G]big old goofy man, dancin' with a [C]big old goofy girl
[D]Oooh baby, it's a [C]big old goofy [G]world
[D]Oooh baby, it's a [C]big old goofy [G]world


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