Spanish Pipedream — John Prine
Chords and lyrics for Spanish Pipedream by John Prine (key of G).
Intro
[G] [G6/D] [G] [G6/D]
[G] [G6/D] [G]
Verse 1
[G6/D] [G] She was a level headed dancer on the road to [C] alcohol.
[D7] And I was just a soldier on my way to [G] Montreal.
[G] Well she pressed her chest against me,
[C] About the time the jukebox broke.
[D7] Yeah, she gave me a peck on the back of the neck,
[G] And these are the words she spoke.
Chorus
[G] Blow up your T.V., throw away your paper.
[D] Go to the country, build you a [G] home.
[G] Plant a little garden, eat a lotta peaches.
[D] Try an find Jesus, on your [G] own.
Verse 2
[G] Well, I sat there at the table, and I acted real [C] naive.
[D7] For I knew that topless lady, had something up her [G] sleeve.
[G] Well, she danced around the bar room, and she did the hoochy-[C] coo.
[D7] Yeah she sang her song all night long, tellin' me what to [G] do.
Chorus
[G] Blow up your T.V., throw away your paper.
[D] Go to the country, build you a [G] home.
[G] Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches.
[D] Try an' find Jesus, on your [G] own.
Solo
[D] [G] [D] [G]
[C] [G] [D] [G]
Verse 3
[G] Well, I was young and hungry, and about to leave that [C] place.
[D7] When just as I was leavin', well she looked me in the [G] face.
[G] I said "You must know the answer". She said "No but I'll give it a [C] try".
[D7] And to this very day, we've been livin' our way.
[G] And here is the reason why.
Chorus
[G] We blew up our T.V., threw away our paper.
[D] Went to the country, built us a [G] home.
[G] Had a lot of children, fed 'em on peaches.
[D] They all found Jesus, on their [G] own.
Tag
[D] [G] [C] [G]