Chords for John Prine Six O'Clock News
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
C
D
G
Em
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [G] Wanda had a [Em] baby in [C]
[G] 1951.
The father was a stranger, [Em]
[C] and the stranger was the [D] son.
[C] Call that child James Lewis, [D] [C] call these rooms a [D] home.
[G] I'm changing all [C] them diapers,
[D] polish all that [G] chrome.
[C] Come on, baby, [D] spend the night with [G] me.
All around the school [Em] yard,
[C] playing [G] all the games.
Running, laughing, back and forth, [C] the kid with two first [D] names.
[C] Stranger in the [D] closet, [C]
locked the diary.
[D] [G]
The past is running [C] faster,
[D] singing harmony.
[G]
[C]
Come on, baby, [Em] spend the night with [G] me.
God bless this [Em] kitchen, [C] said the knick-knack [G] chef.
Dinner's almost [Em] ready, [C] go and wash [D] yourself.
[C]
Jimmy's growing [D] up now,
[C] Wanda's growing [D] old.
[G] Time is growing [C] short, [D] the nights are long and [G] cold.
[C] Come on, baby, [F#m] spend the night with [G] me.
Sneaking in the [Em] closet, [C] through the [G] diary.
Now don't you know, [Em] all he saw,
[C] was all there was to [D] see.
[C] The whole town saw [D] Jimmy,
[C] on the six o'clock [D]
news.
[G] His brains were on the [C] sidewalk, [D] and blood was on his [G] shoes.
[C] Come on, baby,
[D] spend the night with [G] me.
[C] Come on, baby, [D] spend the night with me.
[G] 1951.
The father was a stranger, [Em]
[C] and the stranger was the [D] son.
[C] Call that child James Lewis, [D] [C] call these rooms a [D] home.
[G] I'm changing all [C] them diapers,
[D] polish all that [G] chrome.
[C] Come on, baby, [D] spend the night with [G] me.
All around the school [Em] yard,
[C] playing [G] all the games.
Running, laughing, back and forth, [C] the kid with two first [D] names.
[C] Stranger in the [D] closet, [C]
locked the diary.
[D] [G]
The past is running [C] faster,
[D] singing harmony.
[G]
[C]
Come on, baby, [Em] spend the night with [G] me.
God bless this [Em] kitchen, [C] said the knick-knack [G] chef.
Dinner's almost [Em] ready, [C] go and wash [D] yourself.
[C]
Jimmy's growing [D] up now,
[C] Wanda's growing [D] old.
[G] Time is growing [C] short, [D] the nights are long and [G] cold.
[C] Come on, baby, [F#m] spend the night with [G] me.
Sneaking in the [Em] closet, [C] through the [G] diary.
Now don't you know, [Em] all he saw,
[C] was all there was to [D] see.
[C] The whole town saw [D] Jimmy,
[C] on the six o'clock [D]
news.
[G] His brains were on the [C] sidewalk, [D] and blood was on his [G] shoes.
[C] Come on, baby,
[D] spend the night with [G] me.
[C] Come on, baby, [D] spend the night with me.
Key:
C
D
G
Em
F#m
C
D
G
[N] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ Wanda had a [Em] baby _ _ in [C] _
_ _ _ [G] 1951. _ _ _
The father was a stranger, [Em] _
_ [C] and the stranger was the [D] son.
_ _ _ [C] Call that child James Lewis, [D] _ _ _ [C] _ call these rooms a [D] home.
_ _ _ [G] I'm changing all [C] them diapers, _ _ _ _
[D] polish all that [G] chrome. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Come on, baby, _ [D] _ spend the night with [G] me.
_ All _ _ _ _ _ _ _ around the school [Em] yard, _
_ [C] _ playing [G] all the games.
_ _ _ Running, laughing, _ back and forth, _ [C] the kid with two first [D] names.
_ _ _ _ [C] Stranger in the [D] closet, _ _ _ _ [C]
locked the diary.
[D] _ _ _ [G] _
The past is running [C] faster, _ _
_ [D] _ singing harmony.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
Come on, baby, _ [Em] spend the night with [G] me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ God bless this [Em] kitchen, _ _ _ [C] said the knick-knack [G] chef.
_ _ _ _ Dinner's almost [Em] ready, _ _ _ _ [C] go and wash [D] yourself.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
Jimmy's growing [D] up now, _ _
_ [C] _ Wanda's growing [D] old. _ _
_ _ [G] Time is growing [C] short, _ _ _ [D] the nights are long and [G] cold. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] Come on, baby, _ _ [F#m] spend the night with [G] me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Sneaking in the [Em] closet, _ _ _ [C] through the _ [G] diary.
_ _ _ Now don't you know, [Em] all he saw, _
[C] was all there was to [D] see. _ _
_ [C] The whole town saw [D] Jimmy, _
_ _ _ [C] on the six o'clock [D]
news.
_ _ _ [G] His brains were on the [C] sidewalk, _ _ _ [D] and blood was on his [G] shoes. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Come on, baby, _
[D] spend the night with [G] me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Come on, baby, _ _ [D] spend the night with me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] 1951. _ _ _
The father was a stranger, [Em] _
_ [C] and the stranger was the [D] son.
_ _ _ [C] Call that child James Lewis, [D] _ _ _ [C] _ call these rooms a [D] home.
_ _ _ [G] I'm changing all [C] them diapers, _ _ _ _
[D] polish all that [G] chrome. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Come on, baby, _ [D] _ spend the night with [G] me.
_ All _ _ _ _ _ _ _ around the school [Em] yard, _
_ [C] _ playing [G] all the games.
_ _ _ Running, laughing, _ back and forth, _ [C] the kid with two first [D] names.
_ _ _ _ [C] Stranger in the [D] closet, _ _ _ _ [C]
locked the diary.
[D] _ _ _ [G] _
The past is running [C] faster, _ _
_ [D] _ singing harmony.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
Come on, baby, _ [Em] spend the night with [G] me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ God bless this [Em] kitchen, _ _ _ [C] said the knick-knack [G] chef.
_ _ _ _ Dinner's almost [Em] ready, _ _ _ _ [C] go and wash [D] yourself.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
Jimmy's growing [D] up now, _ _
_ [C] _ Wanda's growing [D] old. _ _
_ _ [G] Time is growing [C] short, _ _ _ [D] the nights are long and [G] cold. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] Come on, baby, _ _ [F#m] spend the night with [G] me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Sneaking in the [Em] closet, _ _ _ [C] through the _ [G] diary.
_ _ _ Now don't you know, [Em] all he saw, _
[C] was all there was to [D] see. _ _
_ [C] The whole town saw [D] Jimmy, _
_ _ _ [C] on the six o'clock [D]
news.
_ _ _ [G] His brains were on the [C] sidewalk, _ _ _ [D] and blood was on his [G] shoes. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Come on, baby, _
[D] spend the night with [G] me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Come on, baby, _ _ [D] spend the night with me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _