Chords for John Prine - Six O'Clock News - 9/14/11 HD 3

Tempo:
163.65 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Em

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Prine - Six O'Clock News - 9/14/11 HD 3 chords
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[Gm]
[G]
[C] So if we're wearing hats, just go [G#] outside and take a stretch
and [D] go home and [Cm] rest.
That's all.
[G] All [C] [G] right.
[N] I got a real good player, man.
Harius tonight lives over, him and his wife, Irma,
live over near Bonner's Ferry.
And they're here to help us with the show.
They're playing show up this year.
And Joe, a lot of these [G] songs you're
going to remember because you were there when I wrote them.
Joe [Am] used to paint.
And [E] well, he still does.
You know him.
But [G#] I'd go over to his studio [N] where he painted.
And I'd write my songs while he painted a picture, you know?
And we used to [G] have a good time.
And I [F#]
got a clutch.
[N]
[G] Woo!
Woo!
[C] [G] Woo!
[B] Yeah!
[C]
[G] Woo!
[Bm] [Em] [C]
[D]
[C] [D]
[C]
[D] [G]
[C] [D]
[G]
One day I had a [Em] baby in [C] [G] 1951.
The father was a stranger.
[Em] [C] A stranger was the [D] son.
[C]
Called that child [D] James Lewis.
[Cm] Called these rooms [D] a home.
[G]
Changing [C] all them diapers.
[G]
[Dm] Polished all [G] that crumb.
[E] Come on, [Em] baby.
[D] Spend the night with [G] me.
All around the schoolyard.
[C]
Playing all [G] the games.
Running and laughing.
[B]
Back and forth.
[C] The kid with two first [D] names.
[C]
A stranger [D] in the closet.
[C] Like a [D] diarrhea.
[G] The passers running [C] faster.
[D]
Singing [G] harmony.
[C] Come on, baby.
[D] Spend the [G] night with me.
[Em] [C]
[G]
[Em]
[C] [D]
[C]
[D]
[C] [G] [D]
[G] [C]
[D]
[G]
God [D] bless this kitchen.
[Em] [C]
Said the nickname [G] chef.
Dinner's almost [B] ready.
[Em]
[C] Go and wash [D]
yourself.
[C]
Jimmy's growing [D] up now.
[C] And Wanda's growing [E] old.
[D] [G] The days are growing [C] shorter.
[G] The nights are long and cold.
[C] Come on, baby.
[G] Spend the night with
[F#m] [G]
[C]
[G]
[C]
[D] [G] [C]
[D]
[C] [G] [D]
[G]
[C] [G]
[Bm] [G]
me.
Sneaking in the [Em] closet.
[B]
[Cm] You feel the diarrhea.
[G]
Don't you know?
[B] All he saw [C] was all there [D] was to see.
[C] The old town sub [D] unit.
[Cm] All the six o [E]'clock news.
[D] [G] His brain's around [C] the sidewalk.
[G] Blood was on his shoes.
[C] Come on, baby.
[G]
Spend the night with me.
[Bm]
[Em] Ooh.
[C] Come on, baby.
[D] Spend the [G] night with me.
[Em]
[C] Come on, baby.
[D] Spend the [G] night with me.
[C] [G] [C#] [G] [N]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Em
121
B
12341112
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn John Prine - Six Oclock News chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: D, G, C, D, C, Em and C. Kick off your practice at a gentle 81 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 164 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: G Major.

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_ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] So if we're wearing hats, just _ go [G#] outside and take a stretch
and [D] go home and [Cm] rest.
That's all.
[G] _ _ _ All [C] [G] right. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] I got a real good player, man.
Harius tonight _ _ lives over, him and his wife, Irma,
live over near _ _ Bonner's Ferry.
And they're here to help us with the show.
They're playing show up this year.
And Joe, a lot of these [G] songs you're
going to remember because you were there when I wrote them.
_ Joe [Am] used to _ _ paint.
And [E] well, he still does.
You know him.
But _ [G#] I'd go over to his studio [N] where he painted.
And I'd write my songs _ while he painted a picture, you know?
And we used to [G] have a good time.
And I _ [F#]
got a clutch.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Woo! _
_ _ _ Woo!
_ [C] [G] Woo!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] Yeah!
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Woo! _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
One day I had a [Em] baby _ _ in [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] 1951. _
_ _ _ The father was a stranger.
[Em] _ _ _ [C] A stranger was the [D] son.
_ _ [C] _
_ Called that child [D] James Lewis.
_ _ [Cm] _ Called these rooms [D] a home.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
Changing [C] all them diapers.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ [Dm] Polished all [G] that crumb. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Come on, [Em] baby.
[D] _ _ Spend the night with [G] me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ All around the _ schoolyard.
_ _ [C] _
Playing all [G] the games. _ _
_ _ Running and laughing.
_ [B]
Back and forth.
_ [C] The kid with two first [D] names.
_ _ _ [C] _
A stranger [D] in the closet. _ _
_ [C] _ Like a _ [D] diarrhea.
_ _ _ [G] _ The passers running [C] faster.
_ _ _ _ [D] _
Singing _ [G] harmony. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Come on, baby.
_ [D] _ Spend the [G] night with me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ God [D] bless this kitchen.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
Said the nickname _ [G] chef. _ _ _
_ _ Dinner's almost [B] ready.
[Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ Go and wash [D]
yourself.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Jimmy's growing [D] up now. _ _
[C] _ And Wanda's growing [E] old. _
[D] _ _ [G] _ The days are growing [C] shorter.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] The nights are long and cold. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Come on, baby.
_ [G] _ _ Spend the night with _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
me.
Sneaking in the [Em] closet.
_ [B] _
_ [Cm] You feel the diarrhea.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Don't you know?
[B] All he saw _ [C] was all there [D] was to see. _ _ _
[C] _ The old town sub [D] unit. _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ All the six o [E]'clock news.
[D] _ _ [G] _ His brain's around [C] the sidewalk. _ _
[G] _ _ Blood was on his shoes.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Come on, baby.
[G] _ _
Spend the night with me.
_ [Bm] _ _
_ [Em] Ooh.
_ _ _ [C] Come on, baby.
_ [D] _ _ Spend the [G] night with me.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Come on, baby.
_ [D] _ _ Spend the _ [G] night with me.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [N] _ _

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