---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Torch Singer - John Prine ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Dave S. Email: Dlgibson@netscape.com Tuning: Standard Artist: John Prine Album: Diamonds in the Rough Year: 1972

The night club was ^Cburning From the ^Dtorch singer's ^Gsong And the ^Csweat was ^Gflooding her ^Deyes The ^Gcatwalk squeaked ^CNeath the bartender's ^Gfeet And the ^Gsmoke was too ^Dheavy to ^Grise

Chorus:

She ^Csang of the love that I ^Gleft her And of the ^Cwoman that ^Gshe'll never ^Dbe Made me ^Gfeel like the buck and a ^Cquarter That I ^Dpaid em to listen and ^Gsee^C I ^Dpaid em to listen and ^Gsee ^C ^D

I ^Gwas born down in ^CKansas 'Neath the ^DOctober ^Gsky Work the ^Cday shift from ^Gseven to ^Dthree And the ^Gonly relief that ^CI ^Greceive Is ^Gnearer my ^DGod to ^GThee

She ^Cconstantly throws me off ^Gtiming Leaves me ^Cstanding both ^Gnaked and ^Dbare Makes me ^Gfeel like the Sunday ^Cfunnies After ^Deverything's gone off the ^Gair ^C ^DEverything's gone off the ^Gair ^C ^D

I ^Gpicked through the ^Cashes Of the ^Dtorch singer's ^Gsong And I ^Cordered my ^Gmoney a ^Dround For ^Gwhiskey and pain ^CBoth taste the ^Gsame ^GDuring the ^Dtime they go ^Gdown

(Repeat chorus)

John Prine - The torch singer