---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Down by the Side of the Road - John Prine ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Dave S. Email: Dlgibson@netscape.com Tuning: Standard Artist: John Prine Album: Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 2 Year: 1993 Intro: G C G C G C G

^GHer Father was a failure ^CHer Mother was a comfort To a doctor and lawyer and ^GIndian Chief. ^GThe shirt ran out of buttons ^CHe lost all his marbles at a baseball game And they went on ^GRelief. The ^Cbank took away their ^Gdiplomas They ^Clocked them up inside of the ^Gchest And ^Cshe moved away to Okla^Ghoma And got a ^Atattoo on the side of her ^Dbreast

"God-D^Gamn, My socks are still hard" From ^Clying on the sofa on the night she was over in ^Gmy backyard Yeah, We was ^Cshooting the breeze out amongst the trees When a ^Gshot rang low And left her ^Dstanding down by the side of the ^Groad ^DDown by the side of the ^Groad

^GFather have mercy, Whoo Whoo ^CGet her a nurse please She's ^Galmost alone ^CI saw her hand reaching out ^Gfor the telephone ^CWe rather see her locked up ^Ginside a home Than see her ^Dstanding down by the side of the ^Groad ^DDown by the side of the ^Groad

^CHeadlights flashing on her ^Gskirt in the wind. ^CYonder comes a truck it ^Gdrove by two men. ^CShotgun man leaned out and said do you ^Gwant to ^G/F#take a ^Emride? ^AOut in the pale moonlight ^DLight. light Light Lie Lie Lie lie

^GToo long in the hot sun ^CShe could've be Miss Wisconsin a ^Glong time ago ^CSpent to much time inside of the ^Gearly show ^CWe'd bought her a ticket but she ^Gdidn't want to go She was ^Dstanding down by the side of the ^Groad ^DDown by the side of the ^Groad

^CHeadlights flashing on her ^Gskirt in the wind. ^CYonder comes a truck it ^Gdrove by two men. ^CShotgun man leaned out and said do you ^Gwant to ^G/F#take a ^Emride? ^AOut in the pale moon^Dlight.

God-Damn, ^GMy thoughts are still hard. From ^Clying on the sofa on the night she was over in ^Gmy backyard Yeah, We was ^Cshooting the breeze out amongst the trees When a ^Gshot rang low And left her ^Dstanding down by the side of the ^Groad ^DDown by the side of the ^Groad ^DDown by the side of the ^Groad ^DDown by the side of the ^Groad

John Prine - Down by the side of the road