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The Night That John Prine Died by John McCutcheon
The Night That John Prine Died
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
C G Am F C G Am F
[Verse 1]
C G Am
In these times each day feels like the next
F C G
But just tonight my old friend Richard sent a tearful text
F G C F
I could feel his sorrow on the screen, wondering if I
C G C F G C G C
Heard the news tonight that John Prine died
[Verse 2]
C G Am
He seemed to pluck his songs out of thin air
F C G
They told of tiny triumphs and lives filled with despair
F G C F
Complex in their simplicity, so honest and so true
C G Am F G C
Just what every writer wished that they could do
[Chorus]
G F C
There's an Angel from Montgomery that's finally taken wing
G F G
And a place up there called Paradise where even Sam Stone sings
Am G C F
All the losers, lovers, loners have gathered round the throne
C G C F G C
In a mighty choir to welcome John Prine home
[Verse 3]
C G Am
I remember a night a bar in Cambridge town
F C G
The band took a break, we took the stage and shut the whole place down
F G C F
It was Stevie Goodman's birthday, just eight years since he died
F G C F
We sang, drank and remembered, we laughed and then we cried
C G C
Just like tonight when I heard that John Prine died
[Chorus]
G F C
There's an Angel from Montgomery thats finally taken wing
G F G
A place up there called Paradise where even Sam Stone sings
Am G C F
All the losers, lovers, loners have gathered round the throne
C G C
In a mighty choir to welcome John Prine home
[Verse 4]
C G Am
Tonight I sit here thinking 'bout the stories we tell
F C G
And the blessed few who really do make heaven outta hell
F G C F
So say hello to Stevie I ain't ready for ya yet
C G Am G F G C
In the meantime I know you'll enjoy that nine mile cigarette
[Chorus]
G F C
There's an Angel from Montgomery that's finally taken wing
G F G
And a place up there called Paradise where even Sam Stone sings
Am G C F
All the losers, lovers, loners have gathered round the throne
C G Am
In a mighty choir to welcome John Prine home
[Outro]
F G C F
Oh the losers, lovers, loners have gathered round the throne
C G C F G C
In a mighty choir to welcome John Prine home
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