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He Forgot That It Was Sunday by John Prine
He Forgot That It Was Sunday
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:A
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
A D E A
A D E A
[Verse]
A D
The motel lights were blinkin'
E A
On my chartreuse four door Lincoln
A D
On the dock the fish were stinkin'
E E
I simply didn't have a care
A D
And the old men sit 'round the cracker barrels
E A
The children hum their Christmas carols
A D
The train tracks all run parallel
E A
But they'll all meet up one day
[Chorus]
A D
On a dusty pew in a vestibule
E A
Sits the Devil playing pocket pool
A D
He's waiting for the next poor fool
E A
Who forgot that it was Sunday
[Verse 2]
A D
We used to tell each other lies
E A
With our orange plastic button eyes
A D
In a former life on a motel chair
E A
I was Charlie Parker's teddy bear
D
Yeah, me and Bird we'd stay up late
E A
I used to watch him contemplate
D
While his horn would sit by the window and
E a
Wait till it was time for him to blow it
[Chorus 2]
A D
On a dusty pew in a vestibule
E A
Sits the Devil playing pocket pool
A D
He's waiting for the next poor fool
E A
Who forgot that it was Sunday
[Interlude]
D E A
D E A
[Verse 3]
A D
The only song I ever knew
E A
Was "Moonlight Bay on the Avenue"
D
These are the tales from the Devil's chin
E A
Charlie I could've been a contender
[Chorus 3]
A D
And the old men sit round the cracker barrels
E A
The children hum their Christmas carols
D
The train tracks all run parallel
E A
But they'll all meet up one day
[Chorus 4]
A D
On a dusty pew in a vestibule
E A
Sits the Devil playing pocket pool
A D
He's waiting for the next poor fool
E A
Who forgot that it was Sunday
Bm E A Bm E A
Who forgot that it was Sunday
[Interlude]
A D E A
A D E A
[Chorus 5]
A D
On a dusty pew in a vestibule
E A
Sits the Devil playing pocket pool
A D
He's waiting for the next poor fool
E A
Who forgot that it was Sunday
[Interlude]
A D E A
A D E A
[Chorus 6]
A D
And the old men sit round the cracker barrels
E A
The children hum their Christmas carols
D
The train tracks all run parallel
E A
But they'll all meet up one day
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
NOTE:CAPO on II
INTRO:
G C D G C Am D G
E|---|-3-2-|-2-0-|-0--|-2-0-|-0------|-3-2-|-2-0-|---|---|-----|-------|
B|---|-----|-----|----|-----|----3-3-|-----|-----|---|-3-|-----|-------|
G|---|-----|-----|----|-----|--------|-----|-----|-2-|---|-4-2-|-0-----|
D|---|-----|-----|----|-----|--------|-----|-----|---|---|-----|-------|
A|---|-----|-----|----|-----|--------|-----|-----|---|---|-----|-------|
E|---|-----|-----|----|-----|--------|-----|-----|---|---|-----|-------|
G C
1.The motel lights were blinkin'
2.We used to tell each other lies
3.The only song I ever knew
D G
1.On my chartreuse four-door Lincoln
2.With our orange plastic button eyes
3.Was Moonlight Bay on the Avenue
C
1.On the dock the fish were stinkin'
2.In a former life on a motel chair
3.These are tales from the Devil's Chin
D G
1.I simply didn't have a care.
2.I was Charlie Parker's Teddy Bear
3.Charlie I could've been a contender
C
1.And the old men sit 'round the cracker barrels
2.Yeah, me and Bird we'd stay up late
3.And the old men sit 'round the cracker barrels
D G
1.The children hum their Christmas Carols
2.I used to watch him contemplate
3.The children hum their Christmas Carols
C
1.The train tracks all run parallel
2.While his horn would sit by the window and wait
3.The train tracks all run parallel
D G
1.But they'll all meet up one day
2.Till it was time for him to blow it
3.But they'll all meet up one day
CHORUS:
G C
On a dusty pew in a vestibule
D G
Sits the Devil playing pocket pool
C Am
He's waiting for the next poor fool
D G
Who forgot that it was Sunday
INSTRUMENTAL AFTER 2ND VERSE AND CHORUS:
G C D G C Am D G
E|---|-3-2-|-2-0-|-0--|-2-0-|-0------|-3-2-|-2-0-|---|---|-----|-------|
B|---|-----|-----|----|-----|----3-3-|-----|-----|---|-3-|-----|-------|
G|---|-----|-----|----|-----|--------|-----|-----|-2-|---|-4-2-|-0-----|
D|---|-----|-----|----|-----|--------|-----|-----|---|---|-----|-------|
A|---|-----|-----|----|-----|--------|-----|-----|---|---|-----|-------|
E|---|-----|-----|----|-----|--------|-----|-----|---|---|-----|-------|
ENDING:
Am D G Am D G
He forgot that it was Sunday
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