Chords for "In Spite of ourselves" - John Prine & Iris Dement - Kings Theater - Brooklyn NY - April 8 2016
Tempo:
78.875 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
F#m
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I wrote it, but it was the only song on earth that got, uh,
Conrad and Miss Piggy back together.
It's muddy, it's drum soft.
[D]
[G] [D]
[A] She [F#m] [D]
don't like the rain, it's all right.
She's dancing, crossing her legs, [G] it's fine.
She looks down, her nose in [D] the money.
She gets it on like Easter Bunny.
She's my baby, I'm her [A] honey.
Never gonna [D] let her go.
Well, he didn't go to lay, he was a snuffin' fly.
[G] He's a little gross, sharp, but he rips things done.
[D] Drinks his beer like a boxer jet.
[A] He's my baby, it's fine.
Never gonna let [D] him go.
As we get started [G] on ourselves,
we're gonna end up sitting [D] on a rainbow.
Against [A] all odds, honey, we're a big [D] door prize.
We're [G] not much to buy, but I know just what all of [D] my fame is.
I don't need nothing [A] but a big old hand to make [D] my ride.
[G]
[D] [G] Yeah, oh yeah!
[D] [G]
[D]
[A] [D] She thinks all my jokes are annoying.
God, quick, movie, make her a [G] horny.
She lies and gets your bummer's spare legs.
[D] Swears right in the center when she shakes her legs.
[A] She takes a lick and keeps on tickin'.
[E] I'm never gonna let her [D] go.
[G] Fly as crazy as the moon, [D] hey, hey, come.
[A] Things might [D]
[G] end up sitting [D] on a rainbow.
Against [A] all odds, honey, we're a big [D] door prize.
We're [G] not much to buy, but I know just what all [D] of my fame is.
I don't need nothing but a big old hand to make my ride.
I don't need nothing but a [A] big old hand to make [D] my ride.
Get your lighter.
Conrad and Miss Piggy back together.
It's muddy, it's drum soft.
[D]
[G] [D]
[A] She [F#m] [D]
don't like the rain, it's all right.
She's dancing, crossing her legs, [G] it's fine.
She looks down, her nose in [D] the money.
She gets it on like Easter Bunny.
She's my baby, I'm her [A] honey.
Never gonna [D] let her go.
Well, he didn't go to lay, he was a snuffin' fly.
[G] He's a little gross, sharp, but he rips things done.
[D] Drinks his beer like a boxer jet.
[A] He's my baby, it's fine.
Never gonna let [D] him go.
As we get started [G] on ourselves,
we're gonna end up sitting [D] on a rainbow.
Against [A] all odds, honey, we're a big [D] door prize.
We're [G] not much to buy, but I know just what all of [D] my fame is.
I don't need nothing [A] but a big old hand to make [D] my ride.
[G]
[D] [G] Yeah, oh yeah!
[D] [G]
[D]
[A] [D] She thinks all my jokes are annoying.
God, quick, movie, make her a [G] horny.
She lies and gets your bummer's spare legs.
[D] Swears right in the center when she shakes her legs.
[A] She takes a lick and keeps on tickin'.
[E] I'm never gonna let her [D] go.
[G] Fly as crazy as the moon, [D] hey, hey, come.
[A] Things might [D]
[G] end up sitting [D] on a rainbow.
Against [A] all odds, honey, we're a big [D] door prize.
We're [G] not much to buy, but I know just what all [D] of my fame is.
I don't need nothing but a big old hand to make my ride.
I don't need nothing but a [A] big old hand to make [D] my ride.
Get your lighter.
Key:
D
G
A
F#m
E
D
G
A
I wrote it, but it was the only song on earth that got, uh,
Conrad and Miss Piggy back together. _ _ _ _ _
It's muddy, it's drum soft.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ She _ [F#m] _ [D] _
_ _ _ don't like the rain, it's all right.
She's dancing, crossing her legs, [G] it's fine.
She looks down, her nose in [D] the money.
She gets it on like Easter Bunny.
She's my baby, I'm her [A] honey.
Never gonna [D] let her go.
_ _ Well, he didn't go to lay, _ _ he was a snuffin' fly.
[G] He's a little gross, sharp, but he rips things done.
[D] Drinks his beer like a boxer jet.
[A] He's my baby, it's fine.
Never gonna let [D] _ him go.
As we get started [G] on ourselves,
we're gonna end up sitting [D] on a rainbow.
Against [A] all odds, honey, we're a big [D] door prize.
We're [G] not much to buy, but I know just what all of [D] my fame is.
I don't need nothing [A] but a big old hand to make [D] my ride.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] Yeah, oh yeah!
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ She thinks all my jokes are annoying.
God, quick, movie, make her a [G] horny.
She lies and gets your bummer's spare legs.
[D] Swears right in the center when she shakes her legs.
[A] She takes a lick and keeps on tickin'.
[E] I'm never gonna let her [D] go. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Fly as crazy as the moon, [D] hey, hey, come. _
[A] Things might _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ end up sitting [D] on a rainbow.
Against [A] all odds, honey, we're a big [D] door prize.
We're [G] not much to buy, but I know just what all [D] of my fame is.
I don't need nothing but a big old hand to make my ride.
I don't need nothing but a [A] big old hand to make [D] my ride.
Get your lighter. _ _ _ _ _
Conrad and Miss Piggy back together. _ _ _ _ _
It's muddy, it's drum soft.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ She _ [F#m] _ [D] _
_ _ _ don't like the rain, it's all right.
She's dancing, crossing her legs, [G] it's fine.
She looks down, her nose in [D] the money.
She gets it on like Easter Bunny.
She's my baby, I'm her [A] honey.
Never gonna [D] let her go.
_ _ Well, he didn't go to lay, _ _ he was a snuffin' fly.
[G] He's a little gross, sharp, but he rips things done.
[D] Drinks his beer like a boxer jet.
[A] He's my baby, it's fine.
Never gonna let [D] _ him go.
As we get started [G] on ourselves,
we're gonna end up sitting [D] on a rainbow.
Against [A] all odds, honey, we're a big [D] door prize.
We're [G] not much to buy, but I know just what all of [D] my fame is.
I don't need nothing [A] but a big old hand to make [D] my ride.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] Yeah, oh yeah!
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ She thinks all my jokes are annoying.
God, quick, movie, make her a [G] horny.
She lies and gets your bummer's spare legs.
[D] Swears right in the center when she shakes her legs.
[A] She takes a lick and keeps on tickin'.
[E] I'm never gonna let her [D] go. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Fly as crazy as the moon, [D] hey, hey, come. _
[A] Things might _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ end up sitting [D] on a rainbow.
Against [A] all odds, honey, we're a big [D] door prize.
We're [G] not much to buy, but I know just what all [D] of my fame is.
I don't need nothing but a big old hand to make my ride.
I don't need nothing but a [A] big old hand to make [D] my ride.
Get your lighter. _ _ _ _ _