Souvenirs Chords by John Prine
Tempo:
153.35 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
A
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [A]
[B] [F#m] [E]
[A]
[B]
[E]
All the snow has turned [A]
to water [B]
Christmas days have come [E] and gone
Broken toys and [A] faded colors Are [B]
all that's left to [E] linger on
I hate graveyards and [A] old pawn shops [B]
For they always bring [E] me tears
I can't forgive the way [A] they robbed me [B]
Of my childhood [E]
souvenirs
[B] [F#m] [B]
Memories they [E] can't be bought They [B] can't be won
They can't have [E] us be free Well [B] it took me years
[E] To get those souvenirs [A] And I don't know how
They slipped away from [B] me Broken [E]
[A]
[B]
[F#m] [E]
[A]
[B]
[E]
hearts and dirty [A] windows
Made [B] life difficult [E] to say That's why last night and [A] this morning
[B] Always looked the same [E] to me And I hate reading old [A] love letters
[B] For they always bring [E] me tears I can't forgive the way [A] they robbed me
[B] Of my sweethearts [E] souvenirs
[B] [A] [B]
Memories they can't [E] be bought
They [B]
can't be won They can't have [E] us be free
Well [B]
it took me years [E] To get those souvenirs
And [A] I don't know how They slipped away [B] from me
[A] [E] [A]
[B]
[E]
[B] [F#m] [E]
[A]
[B]
[E]
All the snow has turned [A]
to water [B]
Christmas days have come [E] and gone
Broken toys and [A] faded colors Are [B]
all that's left to [E] linger on
I hate graveyards and [A] old pawn shops [B]
For they always bring [E] me tears
I can't forgive the way [A] they robbed me [B]
Of my childhood [E]
souvenirs
[B] [F#m] [B]
Memories they [E] can't be bought They [B] can't be won
They can't have [E] us be free Well [B] it took me years
[E] To get those souvenirs [A] And I don't know how
They slipped away from [B] me Broken [E]
[A]
[B]
[F#m] [E]
[A]
[B]
[E]
hearts and dirty [A] windows
Made [B] life difficult [E] to say That's why last night and [A] this morning
[B] Always looked the same [E] to me And I hate reading old [A] love letters
[B] For they always bring [E] me tears I can't forgive the way [A] they robbed me
[B] Of my sweethearts [E] souvenirs
[B] [A] [B]
Memories they can't [E] be bought
They [B]
can't be won They can't have [E] us be free
Well [B]
it took me years [E] To get those souvenirs
And [A] I don't know how They slipped away [B] from me
[A] [E] [A]
[B]
[E]
Key:
B
E
A
F#m
B
E
A
F#m
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ All the snow has turned [A]
to water _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ Christmas days have come [E] and gone _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Broken _ toys and [A] faded colors _ _ Are _ _ [B] _
_ _ all that's left to [E] linger on
_ I _ _ _ _ _ _ hate _ graveyards and [A] old pawn shops _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ For they always bring [E] me tears _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I can't forgive the way [A] they robbed me _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ Of my childhood _ [E] _
souvenirs _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [F#m] _ [B] _ _ _ _
Memories they [E] can't be bought _ They _ _ _ [B] can't be won
They can't have [E] us be free _ _ Well _ _ [B] _ it took me years
_ [E] To get those souvenirs _ _ [A] And I don't know how
They slipped away from [B] me _ Broken _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
hearts and dirty [A] windows _ _
Made _ _ [B] _ _ _ life difficult [E] to say _ That's _ _ _ _ _ _ why last night and [A] this morning _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ Always looked the same [E] to me _ And _ _ _ _ _ I hate reading old [A] love letters _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ For they always bring [E] me tears I _ _ _ _ _ _ can't forgive the way [A] they robbed me _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ Of my sweethearts _ _ [E] souvenirs _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ [B] _
_ _ _ Memories they can't [E] be bought
_ They _ _ [B]
can't be won They can't have [E] us be free
_ Well _ _ [B] _
it took me years _ [E] To get those _ souvenirs
And [A] I don't know how They slipped away [B] from me
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ All the snow has turned [A]
to water _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ Christmas days have come [E] and gone _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Broken _ toys and [A] faded colors _ _ Are _ _ [B] _
_ _ all that's left to [E] linger on
_ I _ _ _ _ _ _ hate _ graveyards and [A] old pawn shops _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ For they always bring [E] me tears _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I can't forgive the way [A] they robbed me _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ Of my childhood _ [E] _
souvenirs _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [F#m] _ [B] _ _ _ _
Memories they [E] can't be bought _ They _ _ _ [B] can't be won
They can't have [E] us be free _ _ Well _ _ [B] _ it took me years
_ [E] To get those souvenirs _ _ [A] And I don't know how
They slipped away from [B] me _ Broken _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
hearts and dirty [A] windows _ _
Made _ _ [B] _ _ _ life difficult [E] to say _ That's _ _ _ _ _ _ why last night and [A] this morning _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ Always looked the same [E] to me _ And _ _ _ _ _ I hate reading old [A] love letters _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ For they always bring [E] me tears I _ _ _ _ _ _ can't forgive the way [A] they robbed me _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ Of my sweethearts _ _ [E] souvenirs _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ [B] _
_ _ _ Memories they can't [E] be bought
_ They _ _ [B]
can't be won They can't have [E] us be free
_ Well _ _ [B] _
it took me years _ [E] To get those _ souvenirs
And [A] I don't know how They slipped away [B] from me
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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