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# From: booker@elvice.ib.stortek.com (Sam Booker) Subject: PRO:album_lost_dogs_mixed_blessings by john prine Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 13:24:14 -0700 (MST)

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# For best printing results use -2 option with the chord program # ex. chord -2 album_lost_dogs_and_mixed_blessings.chordpro # > album_lost_dogs_and_mixed_blessings.ps # This will print two logical pages per physical page. # The chord program can be found at: # olga sites /resources/misc/chord #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------- #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Title: "Lost Dogs And Mixed Blessings" Album Title: John Prine # # # Chords and enhancements by Sam Booker (booker@elvice.stortek.com) # Initial Chords: # "New Train" by pac@netcom.com (Paul Clanon) # "This Love is Real" and "Day is Done" # by klein@convex.com (Dave Klein) # #---------------------------------------------------------------------

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# Title: New Train Subtitle: (John Prine) # D A E A #
AFull blown silence in an eDmpty room A former bride and a foArmer groom A folding table and a foElding chair A folded hand of pAoker there All new directions must go eDverywhere Big round people in a cAool little square You can't cut it with a bEoat or a plane Man, it's gonna take a nDew tArain

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A('Cause) You'll be leaving on a nDew train Far away from this wAorld of pain And when you look out your wiEndow you'll see Your home, your baby, and your faAmily No melted ice cubes in a paDper cup Hell, you'll be happy, you'll be aAll shook up The friends that greet you will be sEimple and plain When you step down from that nDew trAain

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ACollected volumes of hiDstory say Man makes mistakes most evAery day The half a pound of chEopped ground round Is still a burger when it gAoes downtown No faded photographs of yesDterdays Are in the books that I rAead these days To fly away from that meEmory town You must keep both your fAeet on the ground
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AI'll be leaving on a nDew train Far away from this woArld of pain The friends that greet me will be siEmple and plain When I step down from that nDew tArain NDew trAain NDew trAain
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# Title: Ain't Hurtin' Nobody Subtitle: (John Prine) # C #
CI'm walkin' down the street Like Lucky Larue GFot my hand in my pocket I'm thinkin' 'bout you I ain't Churtin' nobody G I ain't hurtin' no Cone
ThCere's three hundred men In the state of Tennessee FThey're waiting to die They won't never be free I ain't huCrtin' nobody G I ain't hurtin' no oCne
SGix million seven hundred thousand And thirty-three liFghts Con GYou think someone could take the time To sit down and listen to the words of Fmy sCong
CAt the beach in Indiana I was nine years old FHeard Little Richard singing "Tutti Frutti" >From the top of a telephone pole I wasn't huCrtin' nobody G I wasn't hurtin' no oCne
TChere's roosters laying chickens And chickens layin' eggs FFarm machinery eating People's arms and legs I ain't huCrtin' nobody G I ain't hurtin' no oCne
GPerfectly crafted popular hit songs never use The wrFong rhCyme YGou'd think that waitress could get my order Right the fFirst tCime
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SChe's sitting on the back steps Just shucking that corn FThat gal's been grinning Since the day she was born She ain't huCrtin' nobody G She ain't hurtin' no oCne
CI used to live in Chicago Where the cold wind blows FI delivered more junk mail Than the junkyard would hold I wasn't huCrtin' nobody G I wasn't hurtin' no oCne
GYou can fool some of the people part of the time In a rock and rFoll sCong GFifty million Elvis Presley Fans Can't be Fall wrCong
CI'm walkin' down the street Like Lucky Larue FGot my hand in my pocket, Baby I'm thinkin' 'bout you I ain't huCrtin' nobody G I ain't hurtin' no oCne I ain't huCrtin' nobodyG I ain't hurtin' no oCne C F HuCrtin' nobody G Hurtin' no oCne C F HuCrtin' nobody G Hurtin' no oCne C F HuCrtin' nobody G Hurtin' no oCne (Fade)
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# Title: All The Way With You Subtitle: (John Prine/Gary Nicholson) # A F#m D E A #
ALove Gives. F#mLove Takes. It tDakes a lot of luAcky breaks E LAucky Strikes. F#mLucky stars I dDon't know how I gAot this far E WDho knows where it's Ecoming from Or wAhere it's going Dto Can I go aEll the way with yAou'
YAou have your way. YF#mou have your doubts The Dfalling in. The fAalling out. E A bAridge is built. A brF#midge is burned. Till you rDeach the point of nAo return E DDon't know where we're cEoming from Or wAhere we're going Dto Can I go Eall the way with yAou'
HEeaven knows that this ain't nDothing Anew GEod knows how much DI lAove you E
LAove comes. LF#move goes. DCan I go aEll the way with yAou' CDan I go E(tacet) all the way with yAou'
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# Title: We Are The Lonely Subtitle: (John Prine/Gary Nicholson) # G C C7 G C C7 G C C7 G C C7 #
DGown the hall upstairs from from meC C7 There's Ga girl I swear I never seeC C7 I hGear the ringing of her phoneC C7 She mGust live up there all aloneC C7 She hGangs her clothes out on the lineC C7 They're hGanging there right next to mineC C7 And iGf the wind should blow just rightC C7 She coGuld be in my arms tonightC C7

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We are the loFnely - all toGgether All toFgether - we're all aGlone We are the loFnely - all toGgether All tFogether - we're all alGone

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G C C7 G C C7
The caGshier at the Pump & PayC C7 Knows eGverything's gonna be okayC C7 The aGll night all right Rent-A-CopC C7 Is aGcross the street at the Donut ShopC C7 The wGaitress waits with Whiskey SourC C7 At the SiGngle Mingle Happy HourC C7 The oGne man band begins to singC C7 AccGompanied by a drum machineC C7
G C C7 G C C7 G C C7 G C C7
GWhite divorced swinging maleC C7 Seeks coGmpany to no availC C7 GWorthless ruthless toothless manC C7 Wants weGalthy woman with a planC C7 GSWF with a PHDC C7 Seeks TGLC at the A&PC C7 GGWM nice and trimC C7 Seeks SG-E-X at the G-Y-MC C7 GUgly man treats girls like dirtC C7 Wants bGuttons sewn upon his shirtC C7 GDUI at the B-A-RC C7 Seeks GM-A-N with C-A-RC C7
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G C C7Alone Alone Alone Alone.... GToothy gal with breasts so largeC C7 Takes VGisa Amex Master ChargeC C7 Dial G1-900 Girls for FunC C7 You loGnely little hot dog bun.C C7 GStraight but curious thirty-threeC C7 Seeks surGvivor of Wounded Knee.C C7 GFarmer's nympho daughter MoseC C7 GWant to do it till the cows come homeC C7 Fade...
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# Title: Lake Marie Subtitle: (John Prine) # G C D G C D #

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We were staGnding C DStanding by peaceful waGters C DStanding by peaceful waGters CWhoa Wah Oh DWha GOh C

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G C D G # Many years ago along the Illinois-Wisconsin Border There was this Indian tribe They found two babies in the woods White babies One of them was named Elizabeth She was the fairer of the two While the smaller and more fragile one was named Marie Having never seen white girls before And living on the two lakes known as the Twin Lakes They named the larger and more beautiful Lake Lake Elizabeth And thus the smaller lake that was hidden from the highway Became known forever as Lake Marie Many years later I found myself talking to this girl Who was standing there with her back turned to Lake Marie The wind was blowing especially through her hair There was four italian sausages cooking on the outdoor grill And they were ssssssssizzlin' Many years later we found ourselves in Canada Trying to save our marriage and perhaps catch a few fish Whatever came first That night she fell asleep in my arms Humming the tune to "Louie Louie' Aah baby, We gotta go now. The dogs were barking as the cars were parking The loan sharks were sharking the narcs were narcing Practically everyone was there In the parking lot by the forest preserve The police had found two bodies Nay, naked bodies Their faces had been horribly disfigured by some sharp object Saw it on the news The tv news in a black and white video Do you know what blood looks like in a black and white video' Shadows, Shadows that's what it looks like All the love we shared between her and me was slammed Slammed up against the banks of Old Lake Marie Marie
We were staGnding C DStanding by peaceful waGters DStanding by peaceful waGters WChoa Wah DOh Wha GOh WChoa Wah DOh Wha GOh WChoa Wah DOh Wha GOh PeCaceful waters D StGanding by peaceful waters C D Aah bGaby, wCe gotta go now D G C D G(Repeat and Fade....)
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# Title: Humidity Built The Snowman Subtitle: (John Prine) # A E A E A E A E #
DAoes he still think about hEer AWhy there was never really any doEubt EAvery time he lights a canEdle AOr blows a candle oEut DThe scientific nEature of the ordAinary mDan Is to Ago on out and Edo the best you cAan

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I Ddon't think that you know That AI think you don't know That oDld barometer goes crazy baby Every tAime it starts to sEnow AYou won't find me walking DRound your part of town Humdity built the snoAwman SuEnshine brought him dAown
AE>eoc:A>E> # AThis world is full of peEople AThey never seem to faEll ASomebody said they sEeen you AYou hadn't changed at aEll TDhe fundamental stEory Of the cAontemporary mDan Is to wAalk away and soEmeday undeArstand
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The sDcientific naEture of the orAdinary mDan Is Ato go on out and Edo the best you cAan
HumDdity built the snAowman E(tacet) Sunshine brought him dAown A E A E Brought him dAown A E A E Brought him doAwn A E (Repeat and Fade...)
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# Title: Day is Done Subtitle: (John Prine/Gary Nicholson) # G D A D G D A D #
GDo you like me' Well I hDope you do, Cause if yAou like me, then I think I'm gonna have to lDike you too. WGe'll shGare our things, and hDave some fun, Then we'll sAay goodbye, and go back home when the dDay is done.
If yGou tell me, I'll teDll you too. And we'll sAay the things and do the things that loDvers do. We'll keep it Gto ourselves, we won't hDurt no one. Then we'll sAay goodbye, and go back home when the dDay is done.
We'll Gcarve our names, oDn a tree, Then we'll bAurn it down so no one in the woDrld will see. And weG'll make love, while we waDtch the flame Then we'll wAalk away as if we never hDad no shame.
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Now Gwe must hide, to bDe alone, And we cAan't say our sweet things on the teDlephone. If wGe can't stop, what weD've begun, We should sAay goodbye and go back home when the dDay is done.
Do you stGill like me' Well I hDope you do. Cause if you stAill like me then I think I'm gonna have to stDill like you. We Gshared our things, and hDad some fun Now, we'll sAay goodbye and go back home when the dDay is done. Yeah, we'll sAay goodbye and go back home while wDe still have one. Let's sAay goodbye, and go back home now the dDay is done.
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# Title: Quit Hollerin' At Me Subtitle: (John Prine/Gary Nicholson) # F#m #
F#mI don't want your big French Fry I don't want your car I don't want to buy no soap >From no washed-up movie star YBmou are so much louder Than the show I wanna hear With your sF#mugarless gum Gee, but I'm dumb Non-alcoholic beer It's enBmough to make a grown man Blow Eup his own TV Quit hollerin' at F#mme Quit hollerin' at me
F#mI heard you the first time I heard myself say Seems like the little woman Is getting bigger every day YBmou don't have to tell the neighbors A little silence ain't no sin TheyF#m already think my name is Where in the hell you been' LoBmuder, louder, louder, louder, loEuder Constantly Quit hollerin' at F#mme Quit hollerin' at me WBmhoa oh whoa Eoh SBmweet SerF#menity WBmhoa oh whoa Eoh QBmuit hollerin' at F#mme Quit hollerin' at me
F#mAin't it great at the end of the day When there ain't no sound around Just me and the fence post Staring each other down BmNothing but a big bunch of nothing Driving me insane Cause there aF#min't no voice that's louder Than the one inside my brain HBmey you go on Go Eon and let me be Quit hollerin' at F#mme Quit hollerin' at me WBmhoa oh whoa oh SwBmeet SerF#menity WBmhoa oh whoa oh Quit hollerin' at F#mme Quit hollerin' at me Quit hollerin' at me Quit hollerin' at me Quit hollerin' at me
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# Title: Big Fat Love Subtitle: (John Prine/Gary Nicholson) # A D A D A D A D #
AIt stated out D AWhen she was small D AShe was premature D AShe wasn't nothing at all D ATwo pounds six ounces D AA little pumpkin seed D ABut she got more love D AThan you ever gonna need D She got bGig fDat loAve D She got bGig fDat loAve D A D
AShe don't eat enough D ATo keep her alive D AWhen she bends over D AShe's a quarter to five D ASkinny little thing D ABut she ain't afraid D ATo dance the watusi D AOn a razorblade D She got bGig fDat loAve D She got bGig fDat loAve D A D A D
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ATiny little hands D ATiny little nose D ATiny little footsteps D AWherever she goes D ALittle bit don't leave D ANo bathtub ring D AYou pull the plug D AShe's down the drain D She got bGig fDat loAve D BGig fDat loAve D She got bGig fDat loAve G D
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ABigger than me D ABigger than you D ABigger than the hippo D ADown at the zoo D AThin is in D AStout is out D ABig fat love D AIs what I'm talking about D She got bGig fDat loAve D She got bGig fDat loAve D BGig fDat loAve D She got bGig fDat loAve D
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# Title: Same Thing Happened To Me Subtitle: (John Prine/Gary Nicholson)
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MEoonlight shining on the back of my hand Cat Fight rattlin' the garbage can LAooks like somethin' chased you up a trEee SB7ame thing, same thing happened to Eme
WEild wind blowing down the neck of my shirt Old men sitting on a bench in the dirt SeAems like another ship has gone out to sEea SB7ame thing, same thing happened to Eme
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SEhoe shine someone's got to tell ya the news A fine line separates a boy from the blues LAooks like you could use some compEany SB7ame thing, same thing happened to Eme
ERunnin', runnin' just as fast as I can Someone, someone take a hold of my hand ALooks like somethin' chased you up a tEree B7Same thing, same thing happened to Eme B7Same thing, same thing happened to Eme
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# Title: This Love Is Real Subtitle: (John Prine/Lee Clayton) # D #
DI can taste your liApstick in the wDine, GI can feel your hAeartbeat close to mDine. WGith your love wrapped aAround me, I'm DsileCnt and stGill. C G C G I Gknow that tAhis love is rDeal.
DI have tasted other lAips I thought were tDrue, I have loGoked into the eAyes I thought were yDou. Now Gtouching jAust to touch, And feDeling jCust to fGeel, C G C G I Gknow that thAis love is rDeal.
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BmSomeone should tell our dreams when love is gAone, BmWhile still in slumber, memories linger Aon BmSometimes I lie awake in bed till daAwn, Thinking of yGou, now you're gAone
DTender is the hAeart that sleeps in reDst, TeGnder is the hAope of tendeDrness LGove thy neighbor as thyAself And tDhou shCall not stGeal C G C G IG know that tAhis love is rDeal. LGove thy neighbor as thyAself And tDhou shCall not stGeal C G C G IG know that tAhis love is rDeal. G D #----------------------------------------------------------------

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# Title: Leave The Lights On Subtitle: (John Prine/Howie Epstein/Phil Parlapiano/Joe Romersa) # E #
EFeeling kind of boney On the telephoney Talking to Marconi Eating Rice-A-Roni ANominated for Tony For acting like a phoney EWatching Twilight Zoney On my forty-two inch Sony ThB7is is just a long song It ain't no poem LeEave the lights on till you baby gets home.
EIt's like sitting in the kitchen When the music's really bitchin' Your nose it starts to itchin' As you count your old age pension DAid I forget to mention The ride that I was hitchin' To the alEuminum convention I had such good intentions KeB7ep you cotton pickin' fingers off my song poem And leEave the lights on till you baby gets home.
LeEave the lights on till you baby gets home. Leave the lights on till you baby gets home. DoAn't forget your toothbrush Your hairbrush and your comb LEeave the lights on till you baby gets home. Got a bB7ig ol' dog A chrome crowbar I kEeep that mother humper in the back seat of my car E A E B7 A E
EMe and Billy Shakespeare Stepped out to get a root beer We sat together so near People thought we were queer PunActuated by the big scare We joined the Air Force right there To dEefend our country first class Who couldn't give a rat's ass DoB7n't you tell me that the White House is my home LeEave the lights on till you baby gets home.
LeEave the lights on till you baby gets home. Leave the lights on till you baby gets home. DoAn't forget your toothbrush Your hairbrush and your comb Leave the lights on till you baby gets home. Got a bB7ig ol' dog A big iron bar I kEeep that mother humper in the back seat of my car
EIt's like kissing Greta Garbo With a mouth full of marbles A Like trEying to cash a paycheck In the middle of a train wreck B7 LeEave the lights on Leave the lights on
ELike trying to get aroundo In a car made of bondo A Like spEeaking German lingo To a dog named DingoB7 - Plotz!! ELeave the lights on Leave the lights on
ELike a french-fried quesadilla In a franchised pizzeria A ELeave the lights on Leave the lights on B7A big iron bar I kEeep that mother humper in the back seat of my car
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# Title: He Forgot It Was Sunday Subtitle: (John Prine) # #

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GThe motel lights were blinCkin' On my Dchartreuse four-door GLincoln On the dock the fish were stCinkin' I simply Ddidn't have a Gcare. And the old men sit 'round the crCacker barrels The chiDldren hum their ChriGstmas Carols The train tracks all run parCallel But they'llD all meet up oGne day

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On a Gdusty pew in a vesCtibule Sits the DDevil playing poGcket pool He's waiting for the Cnext poor Amfool Who forDgot that it was GSunday

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GWe used to tell each otCher lies With our oDrange plastic buGtton eyes In a former life on a moCtel chair I was ChDarlie Parker's Teddy BGear Yeah, me and Bird we'd sCtay up late I uDsed to watch him conteGmplate While his horn would sit by the wiCndow and wait Till it was tDime for him to bGlow it

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GThe only song I eCver knew Was MoDonlight Bay on the AGvenue These are tales from the DeCvil's Chin Charlie, DI could've been a contGender And the old men sit 'round the crCacker barrels The chDildren hum their ChrGistmas Carols The train tracks all run parCallel But thDey'll all meet up one dGay
He forAmgot that Dit was GSunday Am D G

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On a Gdusty pew in a vesCtibule Sits the ole Red DDevil playing poGcket pool He's waiting for the Cnext poor Amfool Who forDgot that it was GSunday

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And the old men why there're sittin' 'round their cracker barrels And the children yeah they're out hummin' those Christmas Carols And all those ole rusty train tracks They're running parallel But they'll all meet up one day (Fade...)
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# Title: I Love You So Much It Hurts Subtitle: (Floyd Tillman) # F B7 C A7 D7 G C G #
I love you Cso much it hurts me Darlin', thDat's why I'm so blue I'm so afrGaid to go to bed at night Afraid of losing yCou G I love you sCo much it hurts me And there's noDthing I can do I want to hFold you, my dB7ear ForeCver and eA7ver I love you D7so much it huGrts me sCo G
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I love you sCo much it hurts me And there's noDthing I can do I want to hFold you, my dB7ear ForeCver and eA7ver I love you D7so much it huGrts me sCo I want to hFold you, my dB7ear ForeCver and eA7ver I love you D7so much it huGrts me sCo
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