Chords for John Prine - The Oldest Baby in the World - Aimless Love

[C] _ _ _ _ She got the mind of a child
[F] And a body peeking over [C] the hill
_ _ Well _ _ _ _ _
she would if she could
[D] And she should
But _ [G] nobody will
_ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ With [F] her nails painted red
And her hair so _ [C] unnaturally _ curled
[G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[F] Well I think that she may be
[C] The oldest baby in the world
_ She's _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] tasted the nightlife
[F] But it's left her with nothing [C] but hunger _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And all the available men
[D] Seem to think that they want [G] something younger
_ But [C] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] youth is a costume
And the beauty within [C]
lies unfurled
[G] And _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _
I [F] think that she may be
[G] The _ oldest baby [C] in the world
_ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ Fast _
[F] _ horses win races
And royal flashes beat _ aces
_ Everyone's [C] playing to keep
_ _ So [D] let's turn out the lights
And rock that old baby [G] to sleep
She _ [C] _ loves [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] the sound of the rain
But [F] you know she's still afraid [C] of the thunder _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ She keeps her head full of hope _
_ [D] _ But so full [G] of wonder _ _ _ _
_ She _ _ may [F] look like a woman
But she's still some daddy's [C] little girl
_ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] And [F] I think that she may be
[G] The oldest [C] baby in the world
_ [G] Yes _
[Am] _ _ _ _ I [F] think that she may be
[G] The oldest baby in [C] the world
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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