Chords for John Prine - Interview with Jerry Jeff Walker
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77.075 bpm
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Now here's John Prine with Jerry Jeff Walker.
Thank you.
I want to start somewhere back in the Chicago scene.
You said you are you from Chicago?
Yeah, Western Cineburg, Maywood, Illinois.
People don't realize how country it gets when you go out about 50 miles from Chicago.
It gets pretty
Well, I know when my dad moved there from Kentucky, like a lot of his cousins and that
moved to Detroit and Cleveland and that for factory work.
Looking for work.
Brought the music with him.
So there was picking in your house?
I mean
Well, my dad played the radio real loud.
My oldest brother Dave, he played
He taught himself how to play guitar and he ended up teaching me the first couple of
things I learned.
You kind of stuck with that same style, haven't you?
Oh, geez.
Once I got up to three chords, that was it.
So anyway, we've got your picking and then right out at that time, would this be the
early 60s by the time you started?
Well, I was picking around the house back in 65, 64.
I never stuck my head out to play for anybody until early 70.
Well, there was the Chicago folk scene had been going since I first hitchhiked in there around 64.
And there was quite a coffeehouse scene then, but we were talking about earlier, really sophisticated pickers.
Steve Goodman was one of those people that could really play, really Oh, yeah.
Steve actually played the whole neck.
He played from here all the way up to here and back again.
Well, now let's lead to this song, Jehoshaphat.
There was a song, this is one, the one prime song I tried to learn and then I realized
it was so John Prine, it was kind of ridiculous for me.
Now, David, you always have a little tear in each song as you're being slightly humorous,
maybe to relieve your own pain.
But I kind of smile and I think you touch me too [E] at the same time.
Can you give us a little guess?
[A] [E]
Jehoshaphat, the Mongol cat jumped off the roof [A] today.
Some say he fell, [E] but I could [B] tell he did [E] himself away.
His eyes weren't bright like they were the night we played checkers on the [A] train.
Well, God bless his [E] soul.
He was a Tootsie Roll, [B] but he's a dead cat just [E] the same.
We [A] are living [E] in the future.
[A] Tell you [E] how I know [A] I read it in [E] the paper [B] 15 [E] years ago.
[A] We're all [E] driving rocket [A] ships and talking with [E] our minds [A] and wearing [E] turquoise jewelry
[B] and standing in soup [E] land.
[B] We're standing in [E] soup land.
[A] [E] You did see [B] the future, didn't [E] you?
I didn't know it at the time.
It just rhymed.
You have a pretty good idea.
It might be that way.
But even if you were wrong, you'd be a [N] happy man.
OK.
So you're saying you've been playing more folk festivals.
They seem to be coming back.
Well, some of them are still going on, but there's a real nice spirit going on in them.
Like last summer, I played Mariposa and they moved it back down to Toronto.
It was a Ramblin' Jack and Dave Van Ronker.
Everybody was having a good time and mixing up trading songs.
And it was really pretty nice.
And we want to thank you for coming down to Austin.
Sure.
My pleasure.
We'll see you again.
Thank you.
I want to start somewhere back in the Chicago scene.
You said you are you from Chicago?
Yeah, Western Cineburg, Maywood, Illinois.
People don't realize how country it gets when you go out about 50 miles from Chicago.
It gets pretty
Well, I know when my dad moved there from Kentucky, like a lot of his cousins and that
moved to Detroit and Cleveland and that for factory work.
Looking for work.
Brought the music with him.
So there was picking in your house?
I mean
Well, my dad played the radio real loud.
My oldest brother Dave, he played
He taught himself how to play guitar and he ended up teaching me the first couple of
things I learned.
You kind of stuck with that same style, haven't you?
Oh, geez.
Once I got up to three chords, that was it.
So anyway, we've got your picking and then right out at that time, would this be the
early 60s by the time you started?
Well, I was picking around the house back in 65, 64.
I never stuck my head out to play for anybody until early 70.
Well, there was the Chicago folk scene had been going since I first hitchhiked in there around 64.
And there was quite a coffeehouse scene then, but we were talking about earlier, really sophisticated pickers.
Steve Goodman was one of those people that could really play, really Oh, yeah.
Steve actually played the whole neck.
He played from here all the way up to here and back again.
Well, now let's lead to this song, Jehoshaphat.
There was a song, this is one, the one prime song I tried to learn and then I realized
it was so John Prine, it was kind of ridiculous for me.
Now, David, you always have a little tear in each song as you're being slightly humorous,
maybe to relieve your own pain.
But I kind of smile and I think you touch me too [E] at the same time.
Can you give us a little guess?
[A] [E]
Jehoshaphat, the Mongol cat jumped off the roof [A] today.
Some say he fell, [E] but I could [B] tell he did [E] himself away.
His eyes weren't bright like they were the night we played checkers on the [A] train.
Well, God bless his [E] soul.
He was a Tootsie Roll, [B] but he's a dead cat just [E] the same.
We [A] are living [E] in the future.
[A] Tell you [E] how I know [A] I read it in [E] the paper [B] 15 [E] years ago.
[A] We're all [E] driving rocket [A] ships and talking with [E] our minds [A] and wearing [E] turquoise jewelry
[B] and standing in soup [E] land.
[B] We're standing in [E] soup land.
[A] [E] You did see [B] the future, didn't [E] you?
I didn't know it at the time.
It just rhymed.
You have a pretty good idea.
It might be that way.
But even if you were wrong, you'd be a [N] happy man.
OK.
So you're saying you've been playing more folk festivals.
They seem to be coming back.
Well, some of them are still going on, but there's a real nice spirit going on in them.
Like last summer, I played Mariposa and they moved it back down to Toronto.
It was a Ramblin' Jack and Dave Van Ronker.
Everybody was having a good time and mixing up trading songs.
And it was really pretty nice.
And we want to thank you for coming down to Austin.
Sure.
My pleasure.
We'll see you again.
Key:
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A
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Now here's John Prine with Jerry Jeff Walker.
Thank you. _ _ _
I want to start somewhere back in the Chicago scene.
You said you are you from Chicago?
Yeah, Western Cineburg, _ _ Maywood, Illinois.
People don't realize how country it gets when you go out about 50 miles from Chicago.
It gets pretty_
Well, I know when my dad moved there from Kentucky, like a lot of his cousins and that
moved to Detroit and Cleveland and that for factory work.
Looking for work.
Brought the music with him.
So there was picking in your house?
I mean_
Well, my dad played the radio real loud.
_ My oldest brother Dave, he played_
He taught himself how to play guitar and he ended up teaching me the first couple of
things I learned.
You kind of stuck with that same style, haven't you?
Oh, geez.
Once I got up to three chords, that was it. _
So anyway, we've got your picking and then right out at that time, would this be the
early 60s by the time you started?
Well, I was picking around the house back in 65, 64.
I never stuck my head out to play for anybody until early 70.
Well, there was the Chicago folk scene had been going since I first hitchhiked in there around 64.
And there was quite a coffeehouse scene then, but we were talking about earlier, really sophisticated pickers.
Steve Goodman was one of those people that could really play, really_ Oh, yeah.
_ _ _ Steve actually played the whole neck.
He played from here all the way up to here and back again.
Well, now let's lead to this song, Jehoshaphat.
There was a song, this is one, the one prime song I tried to learn and then I realized
it was so John Prine, it was kind of ridiculous for me.
Now, David, you always have a little tear in each song as you're being slightly humorous,
maybe to relieve your own pain.
But I kind of smile and I think you touch me too [E] at the same time.
Can you give us a little guess? _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Jehoshaphat, the Mongol cat jumped off the roof [A] today.
Some say he fell, [E] but I could [B] tell he did [E] himself away.
His eyes weren't bright like they were the night we played checkers on the [A] train.
Well, God bless his [E] soul.
He was a Tootsie Roll, [B] but he's a dead cat just [E] the same.
We [A] are living [E] in the future.
[A] Tell you [E] how I know [A] I read it in [E] the paper [B] 15 [E] years ago.
[A] We're all [E] driving rocket [A] ships and talking with [E] our minds [A] and wearing [E] turquoise jewelry
[B] and standing in soup [E] land.
[B] We're standing in [E] soup land. _
[A] _ [E] _ You did see [B] the future, didn't [E] you?
I didn't know it at the time.
It just rhymed.
_ You have a pretty good idea.
It might be that way. _ _
But even if you were wrong, you'd be a [N] happy man.
OK.
_ So you're saying you've been playing more folk festivals.
They seem to be coming back.
Well, some of them are still going on, but there's a real nice spirit going on in them.
Like last summer, I played Mariposa and they moved it back down to Toronto.
It was a Ramblin' Jack and Dave Van Ronker.
Everybody was having a good time and mixing up trading songs.
And it was really pretty nice.
And we want to thank you for coming down to Austin.
Sure.
My pleasure.
We'll see you again.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thank you. _ _ _
I want to start somewhere back in the Chicago scene.
You said you are you from Chicago?
Yeah, Western Cineburg, _ _ Maywood, Illinois.
People don't realize how country it gets when you go out about 50 miles from Chicago.
It gets pretty_
Well, I know when my dad moved there from Kentucky, like a lot of his cousins and that
moved to Detroit and Cleveland and that for factory work.
Looking for work.
Brought the music with him.
So there was picking in your house?
I mean_
Well, my dad played the radio real loud.
_ My oldest brother Dave, he played_
He taught himself how to play guitar and he ended up teaching me the first couple of
things I learned.
You kind of stuck with that same style, haven't you?
Oh, geez.
Once I got up to three chords, that was it. _
So anyway, we've got your picking and then right out at that time, would this be the
early 60s by the time you started?
Well, I was picking around the house back in 65, 64.
I never stuck my head out to play for anybody until early 70.
Well, there was the Chicago folk scene had been going since I first hitchhiked in there around 64.
And there was quite a coffeehouse scene then, but we were talking about earlier, really sophisticated pickers.
Steve Goodman was one of those people that could really play, really_ Oh, yeah.
_ _ _ Steve actually played the whole neck.
He played from here all the way up to here and back again.
Well, now let's lead to this song, Jehoshaphat.
There was a song, this is one, the one prime song I tried to learn and then I realized
it was so John Prine, it was kind of ridiculous for me.
Now, David, you always have a little tear in each song as you're being slightly humorous,
maybe to relieve your own pain.
But I kind of smile and I think you touch me too [E] at the same time.
Can you give us a little guess? _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Jehoshaphat, the Mongol cat jumped off the roof [A] today.
Some say he fell, [E] but I could [B] tell he did [E] himself away.
His eyes weren't bright like they were the night we played checkers on the [A] train.
Well, God bless his [E] soul.
He was a Tootsie Roll, [B] but he's a dead cat just [E] the same.
We [A] are living [E] in the future.
[A] Tell you [E] how I know [A] I read it in [E] the paper [B] 15 [E] years ago.
[A] We're all [E] driving rocket [A] ships and talking with [E] our minds [A] and wearing [E] turquoise jewelry
[B] and standing in soup [E] land.
[B] We're standing in [E] soup land. _
[A] _ [E] _ You did see [B] the future, didn't [E] you?
I didn't know it at the time.
It just rhymed.
_ You have a pretty good idea.
It might be that way. _ _
But even if you were wrong, you'd be a [N] happy man.
OK.
_ So you're saying you've been playing more folk festivals.
They seem to be coming back.
Well, some of them are still going on, but there's a real nice spirit going on in them.
Like last summer, I played Mariposa and they moved it back down to Toronto.
It was a Ramblin' Jack and Dave Van Ronker.
Everybody was having a good time and mixing up trading songs.
And it was really pretty nice.
And we want to thank you for coming down to Austin.
Sure.
My pleasure.
We'll see you again.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _