John Prine - Great compromise

I knew a ^Ggirl who was almost a lady She had a ^Cway with all the men in her l^Gife Every i^Dnch of her blossomed in beauty She was ^Cborn on the fourth of Ju^Gly

Well, she ^Glived in an aluminum house trailer And she w^Corked in a jukebox sal^Goon And she sp^Dent all the money that I give her Just to s^Cee the ol' man in the m^Goon

I used to s^Gleep at the foot of Old Glory And awa^Cke in the dawn's early ^Glight But much ^Cto my surprise, when I ^Gopened my eyes I was a v^Dictim of the great compro^Gmise ^{C G C G}

Well, we'd ^Ggo out on Saturday evenings To the d^Crive-in on Route Forty-^GOne And it was t^Dhere that I first suspected She was ^Cdoing what she'd already ^Gdone

She said &^Gquot;Johnny, won't you get me some popcorn?" And she ^Cknew I had to walk pretty ^Gfar And as ^Dsoon as I passed through the moonlight She hopped ^Cinto a foreign sports ^Gcar

Well, you ^Gknow, I could have beat up the feller But it was ^Cher who had hopped into his ^Gcar As many ^Dtimes as I'd fought to protect her ^CThis time she was goin' too ^Gfar

Now, som^Ge folks, they call me a coward 'Cause I ^Cleft her at the drive-in that ^Gnight But I'd ^Drather have names thrown at me Than to ^Cfight for a thing that ain't ^Gright

Now she w^Grites all the fellers love letters Saying &q^Cuot;Greetings! Come and see me ^Greal soon!" And they ^Dgo and line up the barroom To spend the n^Cight in that sick woman's r^Goom

But s^Gometimes, I get awful lonesome And I ^Cwish she was my girl ins^Gtead But she ^Dwon't let me live with her And she ^Cmakes me live in my ^Ghead