Song: Clay Pigeons
Artist: John Prine (originally Blaze Foley)
Capo on 3rd
Note:This is the way that John Prine plays it in the live performance I've seen
Intro:
G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D , G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D G (320003@1)G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)
I'm goin' down to the Greyhound Station, gonna buy a ticket to ride
G (320003@1) DGonna (xx0232@1)find that lady with two or three kids and sit down by her side
G (320003@1) CRide (x32010@1)'til the sun comes up and down around me 'bout two or three times
GSmokin' (320003@1)cigarettes in the last seat
D (xx0232@1)
Sing my song for the people I meet
GAnd (320003@1)get along with it all
Cwhere (x32010@1)the people say "y'all"
GSing (320003@1)a song with a friend
DChange (xx0232@1)the shape that I'm in,
GAnd (320003@1)get back in the game,
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)GAnd (320003@1)start playin' again
G (320003@1) CI'd (x32010@1)like to stay but I might have to go to start over again
G (320003@1) DMight (xx0232@1)go back down to Texas, might go to somewhere that Ive never been
GAnd (320003@1)get up in the mornin' and go out at night
CAnd (x32010@1)I won't have to go home
GGet (320003@1)used to bein' alone
DChange (xx0232@1)the words to this song
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
Start singin' again
(Repeat Intro)
G (320003@1) CIm (x32010@1)tired of runnin round lookin for answers to questions that I already know
G (320003@1) DI (xx0232@1)could build me a castle of memories just to have somewhere to go
G (320003@1) CCount (x32010@1)the days and the nights that it takes to get back in the saddle again
GFeed (320003@1)the pigeons some clay
DTurn (xx0232@1)the night into day
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
Start talkin' again, when I know what to say
(Repeat Intro)
G (320003@1) CI'm (x32010@1)goin' down to the Greyhound Station, gonna buy a ticket to ride
G (320003@1) DGonna (xx0232@1)find that lady with two or three kids and sit down by her side
G (320003@1) CRide (x32010@1)'til the sun comes up and down around me 'bout two or three times
GSmokin' (320003@1)cigarettes in the last seat
DSing (xx0232@1)my song for the people I meet
GAnd (320003@1)get along with it all
Cwhere (x32010@1)the people say "y'all"
GFeed (320003@1)the pigeons some clay
DTurn (xx0232@1)the night into day
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)GStart (320003@1)talkin' again, when I know what to say
(Repeat Intro)
END