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			Souvenirs - John Prine
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Tabbed by: Dave S.
Email: Dlgibson@netscae.com

Tuning: Standard (CAPO 5th Fret)

Artist: John Prine
Album: Diamonds in the Rough
Year: 1972


Intro:
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A7 (x02020@1) DD   G (320003@1) A7 (x02020@1) D (xx0232@1)
                           G (320003@1)    A7All (x02020@1)the snow has turned to water,
                             DChristmas (xx0232@1)days have come and gone.
                G (320003@1)           A7 (x02020@1)                          DBroken (xx0232@1)toys and faded colours are all that's left to linger on.
                          G (320003@1)         A7I (x02020@1)hate graveyards and old pawn shops,
                         DFor (xx0232@1)they always bring me tears.
                             G (320003@1)             A7 (x02020@1)           DI (xx0232@1)can't forgive the way they robbed me of my childhood souvenirs.



Chorus:
A7 (x02020@1)                    DMemories, (xx0232@1)they can't be boughten.
A7 (x02020@1)                               DThey (xx0232@1)can't be won at carnivals for free.
A7 (x02020@1)                     DWell (xx0232@1)it took me years to get those souvenirs,
      G (320003@1)                                   A7And (x02020@1)i don't know how they slipped away from me.



                        G (320003@1)      A7Broken (x02020@1)hearts and dirty windows
                       DMake (xx0232@1)life difficult to see.
                               G (320003@1)      A7 (x02020@1)       
That's why last night and this morning
                        DAlways (xx0232@1)look the same to me.
                            G (320003@1)      A7And (x02020@1)I hate reading old love letters 
                         DFor (xx0232@1)they always bring me tears.
                            G (320003@1)        A7I (x02020@1)can't forget the way they robbed me,
                        DOf (xx0232@1)my sweetheart's souvenirs.




A7 (x02020@1)                    DMemories, (xx0232@1)they can't be boughten.
A7 (x02020@1)                               DThey (xx0232@1)can't be won at carnivals for free.
A7 (x02020@1)                     DWell (xx0232@1)it took me years to get those souvenirs,
      G (320003@1)                                   A7And (x02020@1)i don't know how they slipped away from me.