Chords for John Prine - Six O'clock News (Live From Sessions At West 54th)

Tempo:
130.85 bpm
Chords used:

C

D

G

Em

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Prine - Six O'clock News (Live From Sessions At West 54th) chords
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[G]
[Em] [C]
[G]
[Em] [C]
[D] [C]
[D] [C] [D]
[G] [C]
[D] [G]
Wanda had a baby [Em] in [C]
[G] 1951.
The father was a [Em] stranger [A] and [C] the stranger [D] was the son.
[Cm] Call that [D] child James Lewis.
[C] Call these rooms [D] a home.
[G] [Bm] Changing all [C] them diapers, [G] [D] polish [G] all that chrome.
[C] Come on baby, [D] spend the night [G] with me.
All around the [Em] schoolyard,
[C] playing [G] all the games.
Running, laughing, [B] [Em] back and forth.
[C]
The kid with two [D] first names.
[C]
A stranger [D] in the closet, [C]
like the [D] diarrhea.
[G]
The past is running [C] faster, [D]
I'm singing harmony.
[G]
[C] Come on baby, [D]
spend the night [G] with me.
[Em] [F#m] [G] [B]
[Em] [C] [G]
[B]
[Em] [C] [D]
[C] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] [C]
[D] [G]
[Em] [F] [G]
God bless [B] this [Em] kitchen, [C]
said the knick knack [G] chef.
Well dinner's almost [B] ready, [Em] [C]
go and wash [D] yourself.
[C]
Jimmy's growing [D] up now, [C]
and Wanda's growing [D] old.
[G]
The days are growing [C] shorter, [D]
the nights are [G] long and cold.
[C] Come on baby, [D]
spend the [G] night with me.
[Em]
[G]
[Em] [C] [G]
[C] [D]
[Bm] [C] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] [C]
[D] [F#] [G]
Sneaking in [B] the closet [Em] and [C]
through the [G] diary.
Now don't you know, all he saw [C]
was all there was [D] to see.
[C]
The whole town [D] saw Jimmy on [C]
the six o'clock [D] news.
[G]
His brains were on the [C] sidewalk and [D]
blood was on his [G] shoes.
[C] Come on baby, [D]
spend the night with [G] me.
[Em]
[C] Come on baby, [D]
spend the night [G] with me.
[Em]
Come [C] on baby, [D]
spend the night [G] with me.
[C] [G]
[C]
Key:  
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
Em
121
B
12341112
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
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_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Wanda had a baby [Em] _ in [C] _ _
_ [G] 1951.
_ _ The father was a [Em] stranger [A] and [C] the stranger [D] was the son.
_ _ [Cm] _ Call that [D] child James Lewis.
_ _ [C] Call these rooms [D] a home.
_ [G] _ [Bm] Changing all [C] them diapers, _ _ [G] _ [D] polish [G] all that chrome. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Come on baby, [D] _ spend the night [G] with me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
All around the [Em] schoolyard, _ _
[C] playing [G] all the games. _ _
Running, laughing, _ [B] [Em] back and forth.
[C] _
The kid with two [D] first names.
_ _ [C]
A stranger [D] in the closet, _ _ [C] _
like the [D] diarrhea.
_ _ _ [G]
The past is running [C] faster, _ _ [D]
I'm singing harmony.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Come on baby, _ [D]
spend the night [G] with me. _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [F#m] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [F] _ [G] _ _
God bless [B] this [Em] kitchen, _ _ [C]
said the knick knack [G] chef. _ _
Well dinner's almost [B] ready, [Em] _ _ _ [C]
go and wash [D] yourself.
_ _ _ [C]
Jimmy's growing [D] up now, _ _ _ [C]
and Wanda's growing [D] old.
_ _ _ [G]
The days are growing [C] shorter, _ _ _ [D]
the nights are [G] long and cold. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Come on baby, [D] _
spend the [G] night with me.
_ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Bm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sneaking in [B] the closet [Em] and [C] _
through the [G] diary. _ _ _
Now don't you know, all he saw [C]
was all there was [D] to see.
_ _ _ [C]
The whole town [D] saw Jimmy _ on [C]
the six o'clock [D] news.
_ [G] _
His brains were on the [C] sidewalk and [D]
blood was on his [G] shoes. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Come on baby, _ [D]
spend the night with [G] me.
_ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] Come on baby, [D] _
spend the night [G] with me.
_ _ [Em]
Come _ _ [C] _ on baby, [D] _
spend the night [G] with me.
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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