I think all of the tabs are pretty poor for this song,so here is how I play the song. It is played in a basic country-blues style alternating bass fingerpicking. The version I am tabbing this from is on Youtube and features a picture of his album "Sweet Revenge." This version does not use a capo, but sometimes he plays this song capoed. INTRO: CMajor (x32010@1)X 2 FMajor (133211@1)e-3-0---0-------------0-----|-----------------------------------------| B-----------3---1-1-3-------|-----1---1-------3---1-3-----------------| G-----0-------0---0-----0-x2|-0h2---------0h2-------------------------| D---------------------------|-------3---3-------3-----3---------------| A-3-------3-----3---3-------|-----------------------------------------| E---------------------------|-1-------1---1-------1-------------------| CMajor (x32010@1) GMajor (320003@1)e-3-0---0-------------0----|-0-------------0-------------3---3--------| B-----------3---1-1-3------|---3---0---------3---0---------------0----| G-----0-------0---0-----0--|-----------0-------------0----------------| D--------------------------|-----0-------0-----0-------0---0----------| A-3-------3-----3---3------|---------------------------------------2--| E--------------------------|-3-------3-----3-------3-----3-----3------| e---------------| For the majority of the song from here on out, I simply B-1-------------| pick out a country blues pattern around these chords. G-------0---0---| D---2-----------|This little bit to the left (the last little bit of intro) A-3-------2---3-|is also used at the end of each little verse segment. E-----3---------| HERE ARE MY PATTERNS: CMajor (x32010@1)pattern FMajor (133211@1)Pattern e-----------------------------|---------------------------------------| B---1-------1-------1-------1-|---1-------1-------1-------1-----------| G-------0-------0-------0-----|-------2-------2-------2---------------| D---2-----2-------2-------2---|---3-----3-------3-------3-------------| A-3-----------3---------------|---------------------------------------| E-----3---------------3-------|-1---1-------1-------1-----------------| G Major Pattern e-------------------------------| At times the G major pattern will need to B---3-------3-------3-----------|extended without playing that final B note. G-------0-------0-------0-------|Only finish it with that B note when leading D---0-----0-------0-------------|back into the C major Chord (tonic). A-------------------------2-----| E-3---3-------3-------3---------| Here are the Lyrics and the chords so you know when to play each pattern: C (x32010@1) CShe (x32010@1)don't like her eggs all runny, She thinks crossin' her legs is funny F (133211@1) CShe (x32010@1)looks down her nose at money, She gets it on like the Easter Bunny, G (320003@1) G (320003@1) CShe's (x32010@1)my baby, I'm her honey, I ain't never gonna let her go. C (x32010@1) CHe (x32010@1)ain't got laid in a month of sundays, caught him once he was sniffing my undies F (133211@1) CHe (x32010@1)ain't too sharp but he gets things done, drinks his beer like its oxygen G (320003@1) G (320003@1) CHe's (x32010@1)my baby, and I'm his honey, Never gonna let him Go Chorus: C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) CIn (x32010@1)spite of ourselves, we'll end up sittin' on a rainbow G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) FAgainst (133211@1)all odds, Honey we're the big door prize, We're gonna spite, Our C (x32010@1) Gnoses (320003@1)right off of our faces, There won't be nothing but big old hearts Cdancing (x32010@1)in our eyes. Instrumental break: C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) Fe-0----------------------------------------0---0------------------------| (133211@1)B-1-3---------1------1-3---1-3-------1-----------3---------1------1-3---| G-----0-0h2--------------------0---------0---0-----0-0h2----------------| D-----------3------3-----3---3-----2---------------------3------3-----3-| A-3----------------------------0h3-----3---3---3------------------------| E-------1-------1----1-----1-------------------------1-------1----1-----| C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) Ce-----------------0---0----------------------------------------0---------| (x32010@1)B-1-3-------1-----------3---------1------1-3---1-3-------1-----------1---| G-----0---------0---0-----0-0h2--------------------0---------0---0-----0-| D---3-----2---------------------3------3-----3---3-----2-----------------| A-----0h3-----3---3---3----------------------------0h3-----3---3---3-----| E-1-------------------------1-------1----1-----1-------------------------| C (x32010@1) Ge-0---0---------------------------------| (320003@1)B---------1---3---3-------1-------------| G---0-------0---------0---------0---0---| D---------------0-----------2-----------| A-3-----3---------------2-3-------2---3-| E-------------3-----3---------3---------| Rest of the song continues as normal: C (x32010@1) CShe (x32010@1)thinks all my jokes are corny, Convict movies make her horny, F (133211@1) CShe (x32010@1)likes ketchup on her scrambled eggs, swears like a sailor when she shaves her legs. G (320003@1) CShe (x32010@1)takes a lickin', and keeps on tickin', Never gonna let her go C (x32010@1) CHe's (x32010@1)got more balls than a big brass monkey, He's a whacked out weirdo and a lovebug junkie F (133211@1) CSly (x32010@1)as a fox, Crazy as a loon, Payday comes and he's a-howling at the moon, G (320003@1) CHe's (x32010@1)my baby, I don't mean maybe, Never gonna let him go Chorus x 2 and fade out. This should be a pretty good guide to the song. There are several ways to play these fingerpicked countryish tunes and make them sound great. Experiment. Thank you, Mr Prine, for being a fantastic songwriter.
