John Prine – In Spite Of Ourselves (Ukulele Solo)

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Chords

Low G Ukulele Duet Arrangement The ukulele playing the chords can play a boom-chick strumming pattern as seen here: ************************************ | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | b Bend | / Slide up | x Dead note ************************************ [Intro] C C F C G C [Verse 1]
A|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-3----------------------------------|-3------------------------------------|
C|-----4-----4----2------------2h4----|------4------4---2---------------2h4--|
G|--------------------5----5----------|---------------------5---5---5--------|

   C                                     C 
  She don't like her eggs all runny     She thinks crossin' her legs is funny

A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------3--------------------------------|
C|-2--------------------------2h4-----|----------4--4---2---------------2h4---|
G|------5-----5---2---5---5-----------|--5-------------------5---5--5---------|

   F                                     C 
  She looks down her nose at money      She gets it on like the Easter Bunny

A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------3-3---3-3---3--------------|
C|-4----2--------4----2---------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------4p0------------4p0---------|--0-------------------4---5------|

   G                                     G                       C           
  She's my baby, I'm her honey          I'm never gonna let her go
[Verse 2]
A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|----3------------------------------------|---3-------------------------------------------|
C|----------4----4--2--------------2h4-----|---------4---4----2--2-------------------------|
G|-0-------------------5---5---5-----------|-------------------------5----5-5----5---2p0---|

   C                                          C 
  He ain't got laid in a month of Sundays    Caught him once and he was sniffin' my undies

A|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------|----7-----4---4---------------------|
G|-0-h2-----5----5-----5--2---5-----5-----8b---|-------------------7----5---5-5-8b--|

   F                                               C 
  He ain't too sharp, but he gets things done     Drinks his beer like it's oxygen

A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------3-3---3-3---3--------------|
C|-4---2------------4---2----------|---------------------------------|
G|---------4p0--0-----------4p0----|--0-------------------4--5-------|

   G                                  G                       C 
  He's my baby and I'm his honey     I'm never gonna let him go
[Chorus]
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-4---4---4---2----------------2-------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-------5-------5--5--5-5----2--2--0--5------|

   C              F                                   C     
  In spite of ourselves, we'll end up a-sittin' on a rainbow

A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----4----4---2-----2h4-----5----2-------2---------------------|
G|-0----------------------------------4--------5----------------|

   C           G                               C                                          
  Against all odds, honey, we're the big door prize

A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-4-----2-2---------2----------2-----------------0-------------|
G|-------------5---------5-5---------5--5---2---0---------------|

   C           F                                C 
  We're gonna spite our noses right off of our faces

A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------2---4--4----4---5---4----2----------------2---0---|
G|-0-----5-----------------------------------0-0----4-----------|

   C                                  G                     C 
  There won't be nothin' but big old hearts dancin' in our eyes

[Interlude]
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------| 
C|----4-2---------------2---2----------2/4--|
G|--0------0h2-x-5-x-2----5----0-5-2p0------|
C F C
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------| 
C|----4-2---------------2---2----------2/4--|
G|---------0h2-x-5-x-2----5----0-5-2p0------|
C F C
A|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------| 
C|----4-2---------------2---2----------2/4--|---4--4----2-----------|
G|---------0h2-x-5-x-2----5----0-5-2p0------|-5------5-----5--4--5--|
C F C C G C
[Optional Ukulele Harmony]                     
A|                                          |-----------------------|
E|                                          |-----------------------|
C|                                          |-4-5-7--4---5---2---4--|
G|                                          |-----------------------|
[Verse 3]
A|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-3----------------------------------|--3-----------------------------|
C|------4-----4--2------------2h4-----|-----4----4-2-------------2h4---|
G|--------------------5----5----------|-----------------5----5---------|

   C                                     C 
  She thinks all my jokes are corny     Convict movies make her horny

A|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|---3--------------------------------------------|
C|-2-----------------------------------4--|----------4---4--4-2----2------------------2h4--|
G|------5-----5-5---5---5---5---5---------|-----------------------------5----5-----5-------|

   F                                          C  
  She likes ketchup on her scrambled eggs    Swears like a sailor when she shaves her legs

A|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|------3-3----3-3---3-----------|
C|-----4----2---------------4---2----------|-------------------------------|
G|-0-----------4p0-----0------------4p0----|---0-------------------4---5---|

   G                                           G                       C       
  She takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'    I'm never gonna let her go
[Verse 4]
A|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|------3--------------------------------------|------------3-------------------------------------|
C|----------4----4-----2----------------2h4----|-------------------4----4-2---2-------------------|
G|-0-----------------------5--5----5-----------|----0---0------------------------5--5--5----2p0---|

   C                
  He's got more balls than a big brass monkey      He's a whacked-out weirdo and a lovebug junkie

A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---3----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|-----4-----4----2---2-----------------------|
G|-2-/5--5--5------5-5--5--5--8b----|-------------------------5-5----5---5---8b--|

   F                                    C 
  Sly as a fox    crazy as a loon      Payday comes and he's howlin' at the moon

A|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--3-3---3-3---3------------|
C|-4---2------------4---2----------|---------------------------|
G|---------4p0--0-----------4p0----|-0----------------4---5----|

   G                                  G                   C                     
  He's my baby, I don't mean maybe   Never gonna let him go
[Chorus]
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-4---4---4---2----------------2-------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-------5-------5--5--5-5----2--2--0--5------|

   C              F                                   C     
  In spite of ourselves, we'll end up a-sittin' on a rainbow

A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----4----4---2-----2h4-----5----2-------2---------------------|
G|-0----------------------------------4--------5----------------|

   C           G                               C                                          
  Against all odds, honey, we're the big door prize

A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-4-----2-2---------2----------2-----------------0-------------|
G|-------------5---------5-5---------5--5---2---0---------------|

   C           F                                C 
  We're gonna spite our noses right off of our faces

A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------2---4--4----4---5---4----2----------------2---0---|
G|-0-----5-----------------------------------0-0----4-----------|

   C                                  G                     C 
  There won't be nothin' but big old hearts dancin' in our eyes
[Chorus]
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-4---4---4---2----------------2-------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-------5-------5--5--5-5----2--2--0--5------|

   C              F                                   C     
  In spite of ourselves, we'll end up a-sittin' on a rainbow

A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----4----4---2-----2h4-----5----2-------2---------------------|
G|-0----------------------------------4--------5----------------|

   C           G                               C                                          
  Against all odds, honey, we're the big door prize

A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-4-----2-2---------2----------2-----------------0-------------|
G|-------------5---------5-5---------5--5---2---0---------------|

   C           F                                C 
  We're gonna spite our noses right off of our faces

A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------2---4--4----4---5---4----2----------------2---0---|
G|-0-----5-----------------------------------0-0----4-----------|

   C                                  G                     C 
  There won't be nothin' but big old hearts dancin' in our eyes
[Outro]
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------2---4--4----4---5---4----2----------------2---0---|
G|-0-----5-----------------------------------0-0----4-----------|

   C                                  G                     C 
  There won't be nothin' but big old hearts dancin' in our eyes

A|-------------3--------------------------|
E|---------0------------------------------|
C|-----0----------------------------------|
G|-0--------------------------------------|

  C                
                  In spite of ourselves
************************************ | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | b Bend | / Slide up | x Dead note | ************************************