John Prine – Down By The Side Of The Road (Guitar)

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Dave S. Email: [email protected] 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

                             G
To a doctor and a lawyer and Indian Chief.

G
The shirt ran out of buttons

C
He lost all his marbles at a baseball game

                 G
And they went on relief.

    C                         G
The bank took away their diplomas

     C                            G
They locked them up inside of the chest

    C                     G
And she moved away to Oklahoma

          A                         D
And got a tattoo on the side of her breast

         G
Goddamn, my socks are still hard

     C                                              G
From lying on the sofa on the night she was over in my backyard

             C
Yeah, we was shooting the breeze out amongst the trees

       G
When a shot rang low

             D                                G
And left her standing down by the side of the road

D                       G
Down by the side of the road

G
Father have mercy

C
Get her a nurse please

      G
She's almost alone

C                           G
I saw her hand reaching out for the telephone

C                             G
We'd rather see her locked up inside a home

             D                                G
Than see her standing down by the side of the road

D                       G
Down by the side of the road

C                          G
Headlights flashing on her skirt in the wind.

C                        G
Yonder comes a truck, it drove by two men.

C                                      G       G/F#   Em
Shotgun man leaned out and said do you want to take a ride?

A                     D
Out into the pale moonlight, light, light, light.

G
Too long in the hot sun

C                                G
She could've be Miss Wisconsin a long time ago

C                           G
Spent too much time inside of the early show

C                                     G
We'd have bought her a ticket but she didn't want to go

        D                                G
She was standing down by the side of the road

D                       G
Down by the side of the road

C                          G
Headlights flashing on her skirt in the wind.

C                        G
Yonder comes a truck, it drove by two men.

C                                      G       G/F#   Em
Shotgun man leaned out and said do you want to take a ride?

A                     D
Out into the pale moonlight.

G
Her father was a failure

C
Her mother was a comfort

                             G
To a doctor and a lawyer and Indian Chief.

G
The shirt ran out of buttons

C            
He lost all his marbles at a baseball game

                 G
And they went on relief.

    C                         G
The bank took away their diplomas

     C                            G
They locked them up inside of the chest

    C                     G
And she moved away to Oklahoma

          A                         D
And got a tattoo on the side of her breast

         G
Goddamn, my thoughts are still hard

     C                                              G
From lying on the sofa on the night she was over in my backyard

             C
Yeah, we was shooting the breeze out amongst the trees

       G
When a shot rang low

             D                                G
And left her standing down by the side of the road

D                       G
Down by the side of the road

D                       G
Down by the side of the road

D                       G
Down by the side of the road