Clay Pigeons Chords by John Prine
Tempo:
140.75 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
I'm going down to the greenhouse station, gonna [Eb] buy a ticket to ride.
I'm [Bb] gonna find that lady with two or three kids and [F] sit down by her side.
[Bb]
Ride till the sun comes up and down round [Eb] about two or three times.
[Bb] Smoking cigarettes in her last seat.
[F] Sing the song for the people to meet [Bb] and get along with it all.
Where [Eb] the people say y'all.
Sing a [Bb] song with a friend, [F] change the shape that I'm in.
And [Bb] get back in the game and [Eb] start playing again.
[Bb]
[Dm] [Bb]
I'd like to stay but I might have to go to [Eb] start over again.
[Gm] I [Bb] might go back down to Texas or go to somewhere [F] that I've never been.
And [Bb] get up in the morning and go out at night [Eb] and I won't have to go home.
[Bb] Get used to being alone, [F] change the words to this song and [Bb] start singing again.
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
I'm tired of running around looking for answers to questions [Gm] that I already know.
[Eb] [Bb] I could build me a castle with memories just to [F] have somewhere to go.
[Bb] Count the days and the nights that it takes to get back [Eb] in the saddle again.
[Bb] Feed the pigeons some clay, [F] turn the night into day.
And [Bb] start talking again, [Eb] we don't know what to say.
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
I'm going down to the greenhouse station, gonna buy a ticket to ride.
[Eb] I'm [Bb] gonna find that lady with two or three kids and [F] sit down by her side.
[Bb]
Ride till the sun comes up and down around [Eb] about two or three times.
[Bb] Smoking cigarettes in her last seat.
[F] Sing the song for the people to meet.
[Bb] And get along with it all.
[Eb] Where the people say y'all.
[Bb] Feed the pigeons some clay, [F] turn the night into day.
[Bb] And start talking again, [Eb] we don't know what to say.
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
I'm going down to the greenhouse station, gonna [Eb] buy a ticket to ride.
I'm [Bb] gonna find that lady with two or three kids and [F] sit down by her side.
[Bb]
Ride till the sun comes up and down round [Eb] about two or three times.
[Bb] Smoking cigarettes in her last seat.
[F] Sing the song for the people to meet [Bb] and get along with it all.
Where [Eb] the people say y'all.
Sing a [Bb] song with a friend, [F] change the shape that I'm in.
And [Bb] get back in the game and [Eb] start playing again.
[Bb]
[Dm] [Bb]
I'd like to stay but I might have to go to [Eb] start over again.
[Gm] I [Bb] might go back down to Texas or go to somewhere [F] that I've never been.
And [Bb] get up in the morning and go out at night [Eb] and I won't have to go home.
[Bb] Get used to being alone, [F] change the words to this song and [Bb] start singing again.
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
I'm tired of running around looking for answers to questions [Gm] that I already know.
[Eb] [Bb] I could build me a castle with memories just to [F] have somewhere to go.
[Bb] Count the days and the nights that it takes to get back [Eb] in the saddle again.
[Bb] Feed the pigeons some clay, [F] turn the night into day.
And [Bb] start talking again, [Eb] we don't know what to say.
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
I'm going down to the greenhouse station, gonna buy a ticket to ride.
[Eb] I'm [Bb] gonna find that lady with two or three kids and [F] sit down by her side.
[Bb]
Ride till the sun comes up and down around [Eb] about two or three times.
[Bb] Smoking cigarettes in her last seat.
[F] Sing the song for the people to meet.
[Bb] And get along with it all.
[Eb] Where the people say y'all.
[Bb] Feed the pigeons some clay, [F] turn the night into day.
[Bb] And start talking again, [Eb] we don't know what to say.
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
Dm
Bb
Eb
F
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ I'm going down to the greenhouse station, gonna [Eb] buy a ticket to ride.
_ _ I'm [Bb] gonna find that lady with two or three kids and [F] sit down by her side.
_ _ _ _ [Bb]
Ride till the sun comes up and down round [Eb] about two or three times.
_ _ [Bb] Smoking cigarettes in her last seat.
_ [F] Sing the song for the people to meet _ [Bb] and get along with it all.
_ _ Where [Eb] the people say y'all.
_ _ Sing a [Bb] song with a friend, _ _ _ [F] change the shape that I'm in.
_ _ And [Bb] get back in the game and [Eb] start playing again.
[Bb] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb]
I'd like to stay but I might have to go to [Eb] start over again.
_ _ [Gm] I [Bb] might go back down to Texas or go to somewhere [F] that I've never been.
_ _ And [Bb] get up in the morning and go out at night [Eb] and I won't have to go home.
_ _ [Bb] Get used to being alone, _ _ _ [F] change the words to this song _ and [Bb] start singing again. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ I'm tired of running around looking for answers to questions [Gm] that I already know.
_ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] I could build me a castle with memories just to [F] have somewhere to go.
_ _ _ [Bb] Count the days and the nights that it takes to get back [Eb] in the saddle again.
_ _ _ [Bb] Feed the pigeons some clay, _ _ _ [F] turn the night into day.
_ _ And [Bb] start talking again, [Eb] we don't know what to say.
[Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ I'm going down to the greenhouse station, gonna buy a ticket to ride.
_ _ [Eb] _ I'm [Bb] gonna find that lady with two or three kids and [F] sit down by her side.
_ _ _ _ [Bb]
Ride till the sun comes up and down around [Eb] about two or three times.
[Bb] _ _ Smoking cigarettes in her last seat.
_ [F] Sing the song for the people to meet.
_ [Bb] And get along with it all.
_ _ _ [Eb] Where the people say y'all.
_ _ [Bb] Feed the pigeons some clay, _ _ _ [F] turn the night into day.
_ _ [Bb] And start talking again, [Eb] we don't know what to say.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ I'm going down to the greenhouse station, gonna [Eb] buy a ticket to ride.
_ _ I'm [Bb] gonna find that lady with two or three kids and [F] sit down by her side.
_ _ _ _ [Bb]
Ride till the sun comes up and down round [Eb] about two or three times.
_ _ [Bb] Smoking cigarettes in her last seat.
_ [F] Sing the song for the people to meet _ [Bb] and get along with it all.
_ _ Where [Eb] the people say y'all.
_ _ Sing a [Bb] song with a friend, _ _ _ [F] change the shape that I'm in.
_ _ And [Bb] get back in the game and [Eb] start playing again.
[Bb] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb]
I'd like to stay but I might have to go to [Eb] start over again.
_ _ [Gm] I [Bb] might go back down to Texas or go to somewhere [F] that I've never been.
_ _ And [Bb] get up in the morning and go out at night [Eb] and I won't have to go home.
_ _ [Bb] Get used to being alone, _ _ _ [F] change the words to this song _ and [Bb] start singing again. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ I'm tired of running around looking for answers to questions [Gm] that I already know.
_ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] I could build me a castle with memories just to [F] have somewhere to go.
_ _ _ [Bb] Count the days and the nights that it takes to get back [Eb] in the saddle again.
_ _ _ [Bb] Feed the pigeons some clay, _ _ _ [F] turn the night into day.
_ _ And [Bb] start talking again, [Eb] we don't know what to say.
[Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ I'm going down to the greenhouse station, gonna buy a ticket to ride.
_ _ [Eb] _ I'm [Bb] gonna find that lady with two or three kids and [F] sit down by her side.
_ _ _ _ [Bb]
Ride till the sun comes up and down around [Eb] about two or three times.
[Bb] _ _ Smoking cigarettes in her last seat.
_ [F] Sing the song for the people to meet.
_ [Bb] And get along with it all.
_ _ _ [Eb] Where the people say y'all.
_ _ [Bb] Feed the pigeons some clay, _ _ _ [F] turn the night into day.
_ _ [Bb] And start talking again, [Eb] we don't know what to say.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
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