John Prine – Take The Star Out Of The Window (Guitar Tab)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Dave S. Email: [email protected] Tuning: Standard Artist: John Prine Album: Diamonds in the Rough Year: 1972

Intro
e|----0---0---------------1-------1-----1---0----------------3-3--|
B|----1---1---------------1-------1-----1---1----------------0-0--|
G|--0-0-0-0-------0-2-0---2---0h2-2-0h2-2---0------0-----0---0-0--|
D|----------0h2---------3-3-----------------2--0h2---0h2-----0-0--|
A|--------------3-------------------------3-3----------------2-2--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------3-3-3--|

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

C F Robert was a sailor, For the best years of his life F C G His captain was his mother, And the ocean was his wife C F Only fresh out of the cradle, Lifes one and only spring C G C He was sworn to do his duty, And got blood on his highschool ring Chorus: C And its hello california F Hello dad and mom C Ship ahoy Your baby boy G Is home from vietnam C Dont you ask me any questions F bout the medals on my chest C Take the star out of the window G C And let my conscience take a rest (Rpeat Intro) C Now he sailed across the ocean F To the old far eastern war C And it was foreign to his body G It was foreign to his shore C So he traded in the present F For the better times hed seen C And made an oriental waitress G C His own home comin queen (repeat chorus)

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