Chords for Todd Snider's John Prine discovery story. "All The Best"
Tempo:
87.475 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
C#
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] Next you [F#] down into half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown.
That's the way that the world goes around.
More happy and salada [B] depending on [C#] how [F#] you hear it.
But I remember as soon as he sang it I was like, man, that was great.
How the hell did you come up with that?
[B] [E] And the guy said, oh, I've just been making up songs [F#] for a while, so.
And I remember a [Bm] couple of days later I was at a party and I said, [B] man, I met this guy the other night.
And I played this song.
And all the [E] people at the party said, that guy you met the other night was full of shit.
[C#]
[B] [F#]
I said, what do you [B] mean?
He said, he [G#] didn't write that song.
That song [Bm] was written by a guy named John Prine.
[C#]
So I went and I found it at the record store.
And I bought all of John's [B] records.
[A] And I memorized all of them.
And I [D#] would follow him around [F#] through Texas [Bm] when he would be there.
And then years later I [G] had a girl in Texas that kicked me out.
And there was a singer-songwriter named Keith Sypes who's here [Bm] this weekend.
[F#] And I knew [A#] who he was because he had made [F] up songs for John Prine.
And so I had sent him some of [G] mine.
And he had written me a letter and been really encouraging [Bm] that.
And so I moved to Memphis.
[B]
And this [G] was about, I forget, just a few years later I was playing at this club called The Daily Planet.
[B]
[F#] Keith Sypes said that John was coming to town to make some demos for a record.
That I could be the runner for a while.
I've got cigarettes and [B] everything.
[F#]
And my first job [F] was to pick up John at the hotel and take him over to the studio.
And that's when I, that's when I, [F] we found out on birthday.
[B] [G] And that's the minute that [F] I met.
One of the [G] people's been kinder to me than any.
You know, really was for an altruistic person.
A person that does things for people for no [B] good reason.
[D] Over and over and over.
If there's a trait that [G] I would use to describe [B] him, it would be the main thing.
And so [D] after those sessions he found out that I was playing at [B] that bar.
[G#] And he came [F#] down with Keith [B] to the bar.
And all the kids [C#] in the bar couldn't [B] believe.
And then when the show got over, [E] I'll never forget [B] this for as long as I live.
What's that song?
[C#] He took my guitar, we were sitting at [F#] the bar and there was no one [B] there.
And he grabbed my [A#] guitar and Keith said, what do you want to do tomorrow?
And he took the guitar [F#] and he said,
[B] I wish you love, happiness.
I guess I wish [F#] you all the [B] best.
I hope you don't do like I do.
And never fall in [F#] love with someone like [B] you.
If [C#] you feel just [B] like I did.
Probably walk around the [F#] block like a little [C#] kid.
Kids don't know.
[Bm] They can only guess [B] how hard it is.
[G#]
Wish you [B] happiness.
I guess that love is like a Christmas card.
Decorate a tree, [C#]
throw it in the [B] yard.
Hit the keys at night.
And a snowman built.
I once knew love.
I knew how love felt.
Yes, I [C#] knew love.
[F#] [B] Love filled me.
And when I walked, [F#] love walked with me.
And I got [B] no hate.
And I got no pride.
I just got [F#] so much love that [B] I cannot hide.
So you drive a Chevy.
So you drive a Ford.
So you drive [F#] around town.
So you just keep going.
So you [B] change your mind.
Something else to do.
[C#]
[Bm] And your heart [F#] gets bored with your mind.
And it [B] changes you.
It's a goddamn shame.
It's not what [Bm] we meant.
Yes, [B] I will.
[F#] I wish you [Bm] all the best.
I guess I wish [F#] [F#] you all the best.
It was like 2 in the morning and I was completely aware
[E] that I had just heard a brand new John Prine song.
[F#] When he got done with it, with the bartender and myself and Doreen,
we all just stood there looking at each other.
[Em] And Keith was like, [F#] yeah, okay, let's record [B] that.
That'd [F#]
[C#] be pretty good.
[E]
[F#] Anyway, sorry to do a version of a song you're going to hear a better [G#] version of later, but
[C#] [B] [N]
That's the way that the world goes around.
More happy and salada [B] depending on [C#] how [F#] you hear it.
But I remember as soon as he sang it I was like, man, that was great.
How the hell did you come up with that?
[B] [E] And the guy said, oh, I've just been making up songs [F#] for a while, so.
And I remember a [Bm] couple of days later I was at a party and I said, [B] man, I met this guy the other night.
And I played this song.
And all the [E] people at the party said, that guy you met the other night was full of shit.
[C#]
[B] [F#]
I said, what do you [B] mean?
He said, he [G#] didn't write that song.
That song [Bm] was written by a guy named John Prine.
[C#]
So I went and I found it at the record store.
And I bought all of John's [B] records.
[A] And I memorized all of them.
And I [D#] would follow him around [F#] through Texas [Bm] when he would be there.
And then years later I [G] had a girl in Texas that kicked me out.
And there was a singer-songwriter named Keith Sypes who's here [Bm] this weekend.
[F#] And I knew [A#] who he was because he had made [F] up songs for John Prine.
And so I had sent him some of [G] mine.
And he had written me a letter and been really encouraging [Bm] that.
And so I moved to Memphis.
[B]
And this [G] was about, I forget, just a few years later I was playing at this club called The Daily Planet.
[B]
[F#] Keith Sypes said that John was coming to town to make some demos for a record.
That I could be the runner for a while.
I've got cigarettes and [B] everything.
[F#]
And my first job [F] was to pick up John at the hotel and take him over to the studio.
And that's when I, that's when I, [F] we found out on birthday.
[B] [G] And that's the minute that [F] I met.
One of the [G] people's been kinder to me than any.
You know, really was for an altruistic person.
A person that does things for people for no [B] good reason.
[D] Over and over and over.
If there's a trait that [G] I would use to describe [B] him, it would be the main thing.
And so [D] after those sessions he found out that I was playing at [B] that bar.
[G#] And he came [F#] down with Keith [B] to the bar.
And all the kids [C#] in the bar couldn't [B] believe.
And then when the show got over, [E] I'll never forget [B] this for as long as I live.
What's that song?
[C#] He took my guitar, we were sitting at [F#] the bar and there was no one [B] there.
And he grabbed my [A#] guitar and Keith said, what do you want to do tomorrow?
And he took the guitar [F#] and he said,
[B] I wish you love, happiness.
I guess I wish [F#] you all the [B] best.
I hope you don't do like I do.
And never fall in [F#] love with someone like [B] you.
If [C#] you feel just [B] like I did.
Probably walk around the [F#] block like a little [C#] kid.
Kids don't know.
[Bm] They can only guess [B] how hard it is.
[G#]
Wish you [B] happiness.
I guess that love is like a Christmas card.
Decorate a tree, [C#]
throw it in the [B] yard.
Hit the keys at night.
And a snowman built.
I once knew love.
I knew how love felt.
Yes, I [C#] knew love.
[F#] [B] Love filled me.
And when I walked, [F#] love walked with me.
And I got [B] no hate.
And I got no pride.
I just got [F#] so much love that [B] I cannot hide.
So you drive a Chevy.
So you drive a Ford.
So you drive [F#] around town.
So you just keep going.
So you [B] change your mind.
Something else to do.
[C#]
[Bm] And your heart [F#] gets bored with your mind.
And it [B] changes you.
It's a goddamn shame.
It's not what [Bm] we meant.
Yes, [B] I will.
[F#] I wish you [Bm] all the best.
I guess I wish [F#] [F#] you all the best.
It was like 2 in the morning and I was completely aware
[E] that I had just heard a brand new John Prine song.
[F#] When he got done with it, with the bartender and myself and Doreen,
we all just stood there looking at each other.
[Em] And Keith was like, [F#] yeah, okay, let's record [B] that.
That'd [F#]
[C#] be pretty good.
[E]
[F#] Anyway, sorry to do a version of a song you're going to hear a better [G#] version of later, but
[C#] [B] [N]
Key:
B
F#
C#
Bm
E
B
F#
C#
[E] Next you [F#] down into half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown.
That's the way that the world goes around.
More happy and salada [B] depending on [C#] how [F#] you hear it.
_ _ But I remember as soon as he sang it I was like, man, that was great.
How the hell did you come up with that?
[B] _ [E] And the guy said, oh, I've just been making up songs [F#] for a while, so.
_ And I remember a [Bm] couple of days later I was at a party and I said, [B] man, I met this guy the other night.
And I played this song. _
And all the [E] people at the party said, that guy you met the other night was full of shit.
[C#] _
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ I said, what do you [B] mean?
He said, he [G#] didn't write that song.
That song [Bm] was written by a guy named John Prine.
_ _ [C#] _
So I went and I found it at the record store.
And I bought all of _ John's [B] records.
_ [A] And I memorized all of them.
And I [D#] would follow him around [F#] through Texas [Bm] when he would be there.
And then years later I [G] had a girl in Texas that kicked me out.
And there was a singer-songwriter named Keith Sypes who's here [Bm] this weekend. _ _ _ _
[F#] And I knew [A#] who he was because he had made [F] up songs for John Prine.
And so I had sent him some of [G] mine.
And he had written me a letter and been really encouraging [Bm] that.
And so I moved to Memphis.
[B] _ _ _ _
And this [G] was about, I forget, just a few years later I was playing at this club called The Daily Planet.
_ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] Keith Sypes said that John was coming to town to make some demos for a record.
_ That I could be the runner for a while.
I've got cigarettes and [B] everything.
_ _ [F#]
And my first job [F] was to pick up John at the hotel and take him over to the studio.
And that's when I, that's when I, [F] we found out on birthday.
[B] _ [G] And that's the minute that [F] I met.
One of the [G] people's been kinder to me than any.
You know, really was for an altruistic person.
A person that does things for people for no [B] good reason. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Over and over and over.
If there's a trait that [G] I would use to describe [B] him, it would be the main thing. _
_ _ And so [D] after those sessions he found out that I was playing at [B] that bar.
[G#] And he came [F#] down with Keith [B] to the bar.
And all the kids [C#] in the bar couldn't [B] believe.
And then when the show got over, _ [E] I'll never forget [B] this for as long as I live.
_ _ _ _ What's that song? _
_ _ _ [C#] He took my guitar, we were sitting at [F#] the bar and there was no one [B] there.
_ And he grabbed my [A#] guitar and Keith said, what do you want to do tomorrow?
And he took the guitar [F#] and he said, _ _ _
[B] _ _ I wish you love, _ _ happiness.
_ I guess I wish [F#] you all the [B] best.
I hope you don't do like I do.
_ And never fall in [F#] love with someone like [B] you.
If [C#] you feel just [B] like I did.
_ Probably walk around the [F#] block like a little [C#] kid.
_ Kids don't know.
[Bm] They can only guess [B] _ how hard it is.
[G#]
Wish you [B] happiness.
_ I guess that love is like a Christmas card.
_ Decorate a tree, [C#]
throw it in the [B] yard.
Hit the keys at night. _
And a snowman built.
I once knew love.
I knew how love felt.
Yes, I [C#] knew love. _
[F#] _ [B] Love filled me.
_ And when I walked, _ [F#] love walked with me.
And I got [B] no hate.
And I got no pride.
_ I just got [F#] so much love that [B] I cannot hide.
_ So you drive a Chevy.
_ So you drive a Ford. _
So you drive [F#] around town.
So you just keep going.
So you [B] change your mind.
Something else to do.
[C#] _
[Bm] And your heart [F#] gets bored with your mind.
And it [B] changes you.
It's a goddamn shame.
_ It's not what [Bm] we meant.
Yes, [B] I will.
_ [F#] I wish you [Bm] all the best.
_ I guess I wish [F#] _ [F#] you all the best.
It was like 2 in the morning and I was completely aware
[E] that I had just heard a brand new John Prine song. _ _
_ _ [F#] When he got done with it, with the bartender and myself and Doreen,
we all just stood there looking at each other.
[Em] And Keith was like, [F#] yeah, okay, let's record [B] that.
_ That'd [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ be pretty good.
[E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ Anyway, sorry to do a version of a song you're going to hear a better [G#] version of later, but_
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
That's the way that the world goes around.
More happy and salada [B] depending on [C#] how [F#] you hear it.
_ _ But I remember as soon as he sang it I was like, man, that was great.
How the hell did you come up with that?
[B] _ [E] And the guy said, oh, I've just been making up songs [F#] for a while, so.
_ And I remember a [Bm] couple of days later I was at a party and I said, [B] man, I met this guy the other night.
And I played this song. _
And all the [E] people at the party said, that guy you met the other night was full of shit.
[C#] _
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ I said, what do you [B] mean?
He said, he [G#] didn't write that song.
That song [Bm] was written by a guy named John Prine.
_ _ [C#] _
So I went and I found it at the record store.
And I bought all of _ John's [B] records.
_ [A] And I memorized all of them.
And I [D#] would follow him around [F#] through Texas [Bm] when he would be there.
And then years later I [G] had a girl in Texas that kicked me out.
And there was a singer-songwriter named Keith Sypes who's here [Bm] this weekend. _ _ _ _
[F#] And I knew [A#] who he was because he had made [F] up songs for John Prine.
And so I had sent him some of [G] mine.
And he had written me a letter and been really encouraging [Bm] that.
And so I moved to Memphis.
[B] _ _ _ _
And this [G] was about, I forget, just a few years later I was playing at this club called The Daily Planet.
_ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] Keith Sypes said that John was coming to town to make some demos for a record.
_ That I could be the runner for a while.
I've got cigarettes and [B] everything.
_ _ [F#]
And my first job [F] was to pick up John at the hotel and take him over to the studio.
And that's when I, that's when I, [F] we found out on birthday.
[B] _ [G] And that's the minute that [F] I met.
One of the [G] people's been kinder to me than any.
You know, really was for an altruistic person.
A person that does things for people for no [B] good reason. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Over and over and over.
If there's a trait that [G] I would use to describe [B] him, it would be the main thing. _
_ _ And so [D] after those sessions he found out that I was playing at [B] that bar.
[G#] And he came [F#] down with Keith [B] to the bar.
And all the kids [C#] in the bar couldn't [B] believe.
And then when the show got over, _ [E] I'll never forget [B] this for as long as I live.
_ _ _ _ What's that song? _
_ _ _ [C#] He took my guitar, we were sitting at [F#] the bar and there was no one [B] there.
_ And he grabbed my [A#] guitar and Keith said, what do you want to do tomorrow?
And he took the guitar [F#] and he said, _ _ _
[B] _ _ I wish you love, _ _ happiness.
_ I guess I wish [F#] you all the [B] best.
I hope you don't do like I do.
_ And never fall in [F#] love with someone like [B] you.
If [C#] you feel just [B] like I did.
_ Probably walk around the [F#] block like a little [C#] kid.
_ Kids don't know.
[Bm] They can only guess [B] _ how hard it is.
[G#]
Wish you [B] happiness.
_ I guess that love is like a Christmas card.
_ Decorate a tree, [C#]
throw it in the [B] yard.
Hit the keys at night. _
And a snowman built.
I once knew love.
I knew how love felt.
Yes, I [C#] knew love. _
[F#] _ [B] Love filled me.
_ And when I walked, _ [F#] love walked with me.
And I got [B] no hate.
And I got no pride.
_ I just got [F#] so much love that [B] I cannot hide.
_ So you drive a Chevy.
_ So you drive a Ford. _
So you drive [F#] around town.
So you just keep going.
So you [B] change your mind.
Something else to do.
[C#] _
[Bm] And your heart [F#] gets bored with your mind.
And it [B] changes you.
It's a goddamn shame.
_ It's not what [Bm] we meant.
Yes, [B] I will.
_ [F#] I wish you [Bm] all the best.
_ I guess I wish [F#] _ [F#] you all the best.
It was like 2 in the morning and I was completely aware
[E] that I had just heard a brand new John Prine song. _ _
_ _ [F#] When he got done with it, with the bartender and myself and Doreen,
we all just stood there looking at each other.
[Em] And Keith was like, [F#] yeah, okay, let's record [B] that.
_ That'd [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ be pretty good.
[E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ Anyway, sorry to do a version of a song you're going to hear a better [G#] version of later, but_
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _