Clay Pigeons — John Prine
Chords and lyrics for Clay Pigeons by John Prine (key of Bb).
Intro
[Bb] [Bbsus4] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [Bbsus4] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
Verse 1
[Bb]I'm goin' down to the Greyhound Station, gonna buy a ticket to [Bbsus4]ride
[Bb]Gonna find that lady with two or three kids and sit down by her [F]side
[Bb]Ride 'til the sun comes up and down around me 'bout two or three [Bbsus4]times
[Bb]Smokin' cigarettes in the last seat
[F]Sing the song for the people I meet
[Bb]And get along with it all
Chorus
[Bbsus4]Go down where the people say "y'all"
[Bb]Sing a song with a friend
[F]Change the shape that I'm in
[Bb]And get back in the game
[Bbsus4]And start playin' [Bb]again [F]
Verse 2
[Bb]I'd like to stay but I might have to go to start over [Bbsus4]again
[Bb]Might go back down to Texas, might go to somewhere that I've never [F]been
[Bb]And get up in the mornin' and go out at night
[Bbsus4]And I won't have to go home
[Bb]Get used to bein' alone
[F]Change the words to this song
[Bb]Start singin' [Bbsus4]again [Bb] [F]
Instrumental
[Bb] [Bbsus4] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [Bbsus4] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
Verse 3
[Bb]I'm tired of runnin' round lookin' for answers to questions that I already [Bbsus4]know
[Bb]I could build me a castle of memories just to have somewhere to [F]go
[Bb]Count the days and the nights that it takes to get back in the saddle [Bbsus4]again
[Bb]Feed the pigeons some clay
[F]Turn the night into day
[Bb]Start talkin' again, when I [Bbsus4]know what to [Bb]say [F]
Instrumental
[Bb] [Bbsus4] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [Bbsus4] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
Verse 1
[Bb]I'm goin' down to the Greyhound Station, gonna buy a ticket to [Bbsus4]ride
[Bb]Gonna find that lady with two or three kids and sit down by her [F]side
[Bb]Ride 'til the sun comes up and down around me 'bout two or three [Bbsus4]times
[Bb]Smokin' cigarettes in the last seat
[F]Sing the song for the people I meet
[Bb]And get along with it all
Chorus
[Bbsus4]Go down where the people say "y'all"
[Bb]Feed the pigeons some clay
[F]Turn the night into day
[Bb]Start talkin' again, when I [Bbsus4]know what to [Bb]say [F]
Outro
[Bb] [Bbsus4] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [Bbsus4] [Bb] [F] [Bb]