Chords for John Prine - "Six O'Clock News"

Tempo:
127.95 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Em

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Prine - "Six O'Clock News" chords
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[E] [F] [F#] [G] [B]
[Em] [C] [G]
[Em]
[C] [D]
[G] [C] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] [C]
[D] [G]
Wanda had a [B] baby [Em] [A] [Cm] in [G]
1951.
The father [Em] was a stranger, [Cm] and the stranger [G] [D] was the son.
[Cm] Call that [G] child [D] James Lewis.
[Cm] Call these [D] rooms a home.
[G] Changing all them [C] diapers.
[D#] [D] Polish [G] all that chrome.
[C] Come on, baby.
[D] Spend the night [G] with me.
All around the [Em] schoolyard.
[G] [C]
Playing all [G] the games.
Running, laughing, [Em] back and [C] forth.
The kid with two first [D] names.
[C] A stranger in the [D] closet.
[C]
Like a [D] diary.
[G] The pastor's [C] running faster.
[D] Singing [G] harmony.
[C] Come on, baby.
[D] Spend the night [G] with me.
[C] [G]
[C] [D]
[C] [G]
[C] [E] [D]
[G] [C]
[D] [G]
God bless this kitchen.
[C] Said the knick [G]-knack chef.
Well, dinner's almost [Em] ready.
[C] Go and [G] wash [D] yourself.
[C] Jimmy's growing [D] up now.
[C] Wanda's [G] growing old.
[D] [G] Days are growing [C] shorter.
[D] The nights are long [G] and cold.
[C] Come on, baby.
[G] [D] Come on, baby.
Spend the night [G] with me.
[C] [G]
[Cm] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [D]
[C] [G] [D]
[G] [C]
[D] [C] [G]
Sneaking in [B] the [Em] closet.
[C] And through the [G] diary.
Now, don't you know?
[B] All [Em] he saw [Cm] was all there was [D] to see.
[Cm] The whole town [D] saw Jimmy [C] on the six o [G]'clock news.
[D] [G] His brains were [C] on the sidewalk.
[D] And blood was on [G] his shoes.
[C] Come on, baby.
[D] Spend the night [G] with me.
[Em]
Come [C] on, baby.
[D] Spend the night [G] with me.
[Em]
[C] Come on, baby.
[D] Spend the night [G] with me.
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Em
121
Cm
13421113
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To jam and learn John Prine - Six Oclock News chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: D, C, G, C, D, G and D. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 63 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 128 BPM. With G Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[E] _ [F] _ [F#] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _
[Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Wanda had a [B] baby [Em] _ [A] [Cm] in _ _ _ [G]
1951.
_ _ _ The father [Em] was a stranger, _ _ [Cm] and the stranger [G] [D] was the son.
_ _ [Cm] _ Call that [G] child [D] James Lewis.
_ _ [Cm] _ Call these [D] rooms a home.
_ [G] _ _ Changing all them [C] diapers.
_ _ [D#] _ [D] _ Polish [G] all that chrome.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] Come on, baby.
[D] _ Spend the night [G] with me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
All around the [Em] schoolyard.
_ [G] _ [C] _
Playing all [G] the games. _ _ _
Running, laughing, [Em] back and [C] forth.
The kid with two first [D] names.
_ _ [C] A stranger in the [D] closet.
_ _ _ [C] _
Like a [D] diary.
_ _ _ [G] The pastor's [C] running faster.
_ _ [D] _ Singing [G] harmony. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] Come on, baby.
[D] _ Spend the night [G] with me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ God bless this kitchen.
_ _ [C] _ Said the knick [G]-knack chef.
_ _ Well, dinner's almost [Em] ready.
_ _ [C] _ Go and [G] wash [D] yourself.
_ _ _ [C] _ Jimmy's growing [D] up now.
_ _ [C] _ Wanda's [G] growing old.
[D] _ _ [G] _ Days are growing [C] shorter.
_ _ _ [D] The nights are long [G] and cold. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Come on, baby.
[G] [D] Come on, baby.
Spend the night [G] with me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Sneaking in [B] the [Em] closet.
_ _ [C] And through the [G] diary.
_ _ _ Now, don't you know?
[B] All [Em] he saw [Cm] was all there was [D] to see.
_ _ [Cm] The whole town [D] saw Jimmy _ [C] on the six o [G]'clock news.
_ [D] _ [G] _ His brains were [C] on the sidewalk.
_ _ [D] _ And blood was on [G] his shoes. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] Come on, baby.
[D] _ Spend the night [G] with me.
_ _ [Em] _ _
Come [C] _ on, baby.
[D] _ Spend the night [G] with me.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] Come on, baby.
[D] _ Spend the night [G] with me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Souvenirs album.

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