In Spite of Ourselves — John Prine
Chords and lyrics for In Spite of Ourselves by John Prine (key of C).
Intro
[Em]
Verse 1
You're a winner!
This is a tough contest.
[C] [F] [C] [G/D] [C/G] [C]
She don't like her eggs all runny. She thinks crossing her legs is funny. She [F/C]looks down and knows that money. [C]She gets it on like the Easter Bunny. [G/D]She's my baby. I'm her honey. I'm never gonna let her go.
Verse 2
[C]He ain't got laid in a month of Sundays. I caught him once and he was sniffing my undies. He [F]ain't too sharp but he gets things done. Drinks [C]his beer like it's oxygen. He's [G]my baby and I'm his honey. I'm never gonna let him go.
Chorus
[C]In spite of ourselves, [F/C]we'll end up sitting on [C]a rainbow. Against all [D]odds, [G/D]honey, we're the big door prize. [C]We're gonna spite [F/C]our noses right off of our [C]faces. There won't be nothing but big ol' [G]hearts dancing in our eyes.
Interlude
[C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G7] [C] [F]
Verse 3
We're gonna spite our noses right off of our faces. There won't be nothing but big ol' hearts dancing in our eyes.
There won't be nothing but big ol' hearts dancing in our eyes.
[C] [G/D]
She's got more [C][G][C]balls than a big brass monkey. It's a whacked out widow and a love bug junkie. It's a [F/C]lie as a fox, crazy as a loon. Payday [C]comes and he's a howlin' at the moon. But he's [G/D]my baby. I don't mean maybe.
Never gonna let him go.
Chorus
[C]In spite of ourselves, [F/C]we'll end up sitting on a rainbow. [C]Against all odds, [G]honey, we're the big door prize. [C]We're gonna spite [F]our noses right off of our [C]faces. There won't be nothing but big [G]ol' hearts dancing in our eyes.
Chorus
[G]In [C]spite of ourselves, [F]we'll end up sitting on a rainbow. [C]Against all odds, [G/D]honey, we're the big door prize. [C]We're gonna spite [F]our noses right off of our [C]faces.
There won't be nothing but big ol' [G]hearts dancing in our eyes.
Outro
[C] [G] [C] [F] [C]
In spite of ourselves.
[G] [C] [F] [C] [F]
You
[C] [F]