John Prine – In Spite Of Ourselves (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

This version does not use a capo, but sometimes he plays this song capoed. [Intro]

         C Major X 2                F Major
e|-3-0---0-------------0-----|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------3---1-1-3-------|-----1---1-------3---1-3-----------------|
G|-----0-------0---0-----0-x2|-0h2---------0h2-------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-------3---3-------3-----3---------------|
A|-3-------3-----3---3-------|-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-1-------1---1-------1-------------------|

        C Major                      G Major
e|-3-0---0-------------0----|-0-------------0-------------3---3--------|
B|-----------3---1-1-3------|---3---0---------3---0---------------0----|
G|-----0-------0---0-----0--|-----------0-------------0----------------|
D|--------------------------|-----0-------0-----0-------0---0----------|
A|-3-------3-----3---3------|---------------------------------------2--|
E|--------------------------|-3-------3-----3-------3-----3-----3------|

e|---------------| For the majority of the song from here on out, I simply 
B|-1-------------| pick out a country blues pattern around these chords.
G|-------0---0---|
D|---2-----------|This little bit to the left (the last little bit of intro)
A|-3-------2---3-|is also used at the end of each little verse segment.
E|-----3---------|

                    HERE ARE MY PATTERNS:
 C Major pattern                   F Major Pattern
e|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|---1-------1-------1-------1-|---1-------1-------1-------1-----------|
G|-------0-------0-------0-----|-------2-------2-------2---------------|
D|---2-----2-------2-------2---|---3-----3-------3-------3-------------|
A|-3-----------3---------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-----3---------------3-------|-1---1-------1-------1-----------------|

 G Major Pattern
e|-------------------------------| At times the G major pattern will need to
B|---3-------3-------3-----------|extended without playing that final B note.
G|-------0-------0-------0-------|Only finish it with that B note when leading
D|---0-----0-------0-------------|back into the C major Chord (tonic).
A|-------------------------2-----|
E|-3---3-------3-------3---------|

Here are the Lyrics and the chords so you know when to play each pattern: [Verse] C C She don't like her eggs all runny, She thinks crossin' her legs is funny F C She looks down her nose at money, She gets it on like the Easter Bunny, G G C She's my baby, I'm her honey, I ain't never gonna let her go. C C He ain't got laid in a month of sundays, caught him once he was sniffing my undies F C He ain't too sharp but he gets things done, drinks his beer like its oxygen G G C He's my baby, and I'm his honey, Never gonna let him Go [Chorus] C F C In spite of ourselves, we'll end up sittin' on a rainbow G C F Against all odds, Honey we're the big door prize, We're gonna spite, Our C G noses right off of our faces, There won't be nothing but big old hearts C dancing in our eyes. [Instrumental break]

 C      F                       C                     F
e|-0----------------------------------------0---0------------------------|
B|-1-3---------1------1-3---1-3-------1-----------3---------1------1-3---|
G|-----0-0h2--------------------0---------0---0-----0-0h2----------------|
D|-----------3------3-----3---3-----2---------------------3------3-----3-|
A|-3----------------------------0h3-----3---3---3------------------------|
E|-------1-------1----1-----1-------------------------1-------1----1-----|

      C                     F                      C
e|-----------------0---0----------------------------------------0---------|
B|-1-3-------1-----------3---------1------1-3---1-3-------1-----------1---|
G|-----0---------0---0-----0-0h2--------------------0---------0---0-----0-|
D|---3-----2---------------------3------3-----3---3-----2-----------------|
A|-----0h3-----3---3---3----------------------------0h3-----3---3---3-----|
E|-1-------------------------1-------1----1-----1-------------------------|

   C           G
e|-0---0---------------------------------|
B|---------1---3---3-------1-------------|
G|---0-------0---------0---------0---0---|
D|---------------0-----------2-----------|
A|-3-----3---------------2-3-------2---3-|
E|-------------3-----3---------3---------|

Rest of the song continues as normal: [Verse] C C She thinks all my jokes are corny, Convict movies make her horny, F C She likes ketchup on her scrambled eggs, swears like a sailor when she shaves her legs. G C She takes a lickin', and keeps on tickin', Never gonna let her go C C He's got more balls than a big brass monkey, He's a whacked out weirdo and a lovebug junkie F C Sly as a fox, Crazy as a loon, Payday comes and he's a-howling at the moon, G C He's my baby, I don't mean maybe, Never gonna let him go [Chorus] C F C In spite of ourselves, we'll end up sittin' on a rainbow G C F Against all odds, Honey we're the big door prize, We're gonna spite, Our C G noses right off of our faces, There won't be nothing but big old hearts C dancing in our eyes. C F C In spite of ourselves, we'll end up sittin' on a rainbow G C F Against all odds, Honey we're the big door prize, We're gonna spite, Our C G noses right off of our faces, There won't be nothing but big old hearts C dancing in our eyes. (fade out)