Chords for John Prine - Let's Invite Them Over - In Spite of Ourselves

Tempo:
103.3 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Prine - Let's Invite Them Over - In Spite of Ourselves chords
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[C] [F] [G]
[C]
I know why [G] you're lonely.
And I know [C] why you're blue.
You're lonesome [G] to see him.
And you long to see [C] her too.
We're not in love with each other.
We're in love with our [F] best friends.
So let's invite [G] them over [C] again.
We've [G] talked it over and over.
[C] And we know [F] it's [C] not right.
[G] We should stay away forever.
[C] But we're [F] lonesome [C] each night.
Yes, we stay away [G] for a while.
[C] But we know in [F] the end,
we'll [G] invite them over [C] again.
[G]
[C]
[G]
[C]
[Gm] [F]
[G]
[F] [C]
[G] We've talked it over and over.
And [C] we know it's [F] not [C] right.
We [G] should stay away forever.
But [C] we're lonesome [F] [C] each night.
Yes, we stay away [G] for a while.
But [C] we know in [F] the end,
we'll invite [G] them over [C] again.
[F]
Let's [G] invite them over [C] again.
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
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To start learning John Prine - Lets Invite Them Over chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: C, F, C, G, C, F and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 51 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 103. With C Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
I know why [G] you're lonely.
And I know [C] why you're blue.
You're lonesome [G] to see him.
And you long to see [C] her too.
We're not in love with each other.
We're in love with our [F] best friends.
So let's invite [G] them over [C] again. _ _
We've [G] talked it over and over.
[C] And we know [F] it's [C] not right.
[G] We should stay away forever. _
[C] But we're [F] lonesome [C] each night.
Yes, we stay away [G] for a while.
[C] But we know in [F] the end,
we'll [G] invite them over [C] again. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] We've talked it over and over.
And [C] we know it's [F] not [C] right.
We [G] should stay away forever.
But [C] we're lonesome [F] [C] each night.
Yes, we stay away [G] for a while.
But [C] we know in [F] the end,
we'll invite [G] them over [C] again.
_ [F] _ _
Let's [G] invite them over [C] again. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of In Spite of Ourselves album.

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