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Spanish Pipedream

John Prine, 1971· Songs Well-Known in America · p.302

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G6/D G C
She was a level headed dancer on the road to alcohol.
 
D7 G
And I was just a soldier on my way to 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 G
Go to the country. Build you a home.
 
G
Plant a little garden. Eat a lotta peaches.
 
D G
Try and find Jesus, on your own.
 
 
 
G C
Well, I sat there at the table, and I acted real naive.
 
D7 G
For I knew that topless lady, had something up her sleeve.
 
G C
Well, she danced around the bar room, and she did the hoochy-coo.
 
D7 G
Yeah she sang her song all night long, telling me what to do. (Chorus)
 
G C
Well, I was young and hungry, and about to leave that place.
 
D7 G
When just as I was leavin', well she looked me in the face.
 
G C
I said "You must know the answer". She said "No but I'll give it a try".
 
D7
And to this very day, we've been livin' our way.
 
G
And here is the reason why.
 
 
G
We blew up our T.V. Threw away our paper.
 
D G
Went to the country, built us a home.
 
G
Had a lot of children, fed 'em on peaches.
 
D G CG
They all found Jesus, on their own.