John Prine – The Oldest Baby In The World (Ukulele)

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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

              C
She's got the mind of a child

      F                     C
And a body peaking over the hill

         C
Well she would if she could

        D                 G
And she should but nobody will

         F
With her nails painted red

                            C      C/B  Am
And her hair so unnaturally curled

       F
Well I think that she may be

    G                  C
The oldest baby in the world

      C
She's tasted the night life

         F                         C
But it's left her with nothing but hunger

And all the available men

        D                              G
Seem to think that they want something younger

    F 
But youth is a costume

                           C        C/B  Am
And the beauty within lies unfurled

      F
And I think that she may be

    G                  C
The oldest baby in the world

F
Fast horses win races

And royal flushes beat aces

                          C
And everyone's playing to keep

         D
So let's turn out the lights

                          G
And rock that old baby to sleep

              C
She loves the sound of the rain

        F                             C
But you know shes still afraid of the thunder

She keeps a head full of hope

      D                       G
And a heart that's so full of wonder

        F 
She may look like a woman

                                    C     C/B  Am
But she's still some daddy's little girl

      F
And I think that she may be

    G                  C
The oldest baby in the world

      F
Yes I think that she may be

    G                  C
The oldest baby in the world