The Great Compromise Chords by John Prine

_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
A little girl who was almost a lady, _ _ _ [C#m] she had a way with all men [B] in her life. _ _
[F#] Every inch of her blossom and beauty, _ _ _ [E] she was born on the [B] 4th of July.
_ _ [E] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, she lived in an aluminum house trailer, _ _ and [E] she worked in a [C#]
[B] jukebox in a loon. _ _
And [F#] she spent _ all the money that I give her _ _ [E] just to see the old man [C#] in [B] her. _ _ _ _
I used to sleep at the foot of Old Glory _ _ _ [E] and awake in the [F#] dawn's [B] early light.
_ [F#] But [E] much to my surprise, when [B] I opened my eyes, [F#] I was a victim of the great [B] compromise.
_ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _
Well, he'd go out on Saturday _ evenings _ to [E] the driving on [C#m] Route [B] 41. _ _ _
[F#] And it was there that I first suspected _ that [E] she was doing what she'd [C#m] already [B] done.
_ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ She said, Johnny, won't you get me some popcorn? _ _
[E] And she knew I had to walk pretty [B] far.
_ _ And [F#] as soon as I passed through the moonlight, _ _ she [E] hopped into [B] the [C#m] boy's [B] horse car.
_ _ _ I used to sleep at the foot of Old Glory _ _ _ [C#m] and awake in the dawn's [B] early light.
_ _ But [E] much to my surprise, [F#] when [B] I opened my eyes, I [F#] was a victim of the great [B] compromise.
_ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Well, you know, I could have beat up that fella.
_ _ _ _ But [E] it was her that had hopped into [B] his car. _ _ _ _
[F#] Many times I fought to protect her, _ _ _ _ [E] but this time she was going [B] too far.
_ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _
Now, some folks, they call me a coward, _ _ _ _ [E] because I left her at the driving that [B] night. _ _ _ _
[F#] But I'd rather have names thrown at me _ _ _ _ [E] than to fight for a thing [C#m] that ain't [B] right.
_ _ _ I used to sleep at the foot of Old Glory _ _ _ [C] and awake in the [B] dawn's early light.
_ _ [F#] But [E] much to my surprise, [F#] when [B] I opened my eyes, I [F#] was a victim of the great [B] compromise.
_ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Well, she writes all the fellas love letters, _ _ _ [E] saying, greetings, come and see [C#m] me [B] real soon. _ _ _
[F#] And they go in line up in the bar room, _ _ [E] spending night and night with that [C#m] sick [B] woman. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
But sometimes I get awful lonesome, _ [F#] _
[E] and I wish she was my [B] girl instead. _ _ _
[F#] But she won't let me live with her, _ _ _ [E] and she makes me live [C#m] in [B] my head.
_ _ I used to sleep at the foot of Old Glory _ _ _ [E] and awake in the [F#] dawn's [B] early light.
_ [F#] But [E] much to my surprise, when [B] I opened my eyes, I [F#] was a victim of the great [B] compromise. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _