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Six O'Clock News by John Prine
Six O'Clock News
Capo:no capo
Tuning: Standard
G Em C G
Wanda had a baby in nineteen fifty one.
G Em C D
The father was a stranger and a stranger was the son.
C D C D
Call that child james lewis, call these rooms a home.
G C D G
Changing all them diapers polish all that chrome.
C D G
Cmon, baby, spend the night with me
G Em C G
All around the schoolyard playing all the games
G Em C D
Running, laughing back and forth the kid with two first names
C D C D
Stranger in the closet, lock the diary
G C D G
The past is running faster singing harmony
C D G
Cmon, baby, spend the night with me
G Em C G
God bless this kitchen said the knick-knack shelf
G Em C D
The dinners almost ready go and wash yourself
C D C D
Jimmys growing up now and wandas growing old
G C D G
The time is growin shorter the nights are long and cold
C D G
Cmon, baby, spend the night with me
G Em C G
Sneaking in the closet and through the diary
G Em C D
Now, dont you know all he saw was all there was to see
C D C D
The whole town saw jimmy on the six oclock news
G C D G
His brains were on the sidewalk and blood was on his shoes
C D G
Cmon, baby, spend the night with me
C D G
Cmon, baby, spend the night with me
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version 2
Capo:no capo
G Em C G
Wanda had a b aby i n nineteen fifty o ne.
Em C D7
The father was str anger a nd a stranger was the s on.
C D7 C D7
Call that child James L ewis, call these rooms a h ome.
G C D7 G
Ch anging all them dia pers po lish all that ch rome.
C D7 G
C' mon, baby, s pend the night with me
G Em C G
All around the scho olyard pl aying all the ga mes
Em C D7
Running, laughing b ack and forth the kid with two first na mes
C D7 C D7
Stranger in the clo set, l ock the di ary
G C D7 G
The past is running fa ster si nging ha rmony
C D7 G
C' mon, baby, s pend the night with me
G Em C G
" God bless this kitc hen" s aid the knick-knack sh elf
Em C D7
"The dinner's almost re ady Go and wash you rself"
C D7 C D7
Ji mmy's growing up n ow and Wanda's growing old
G C D7 G
T he time is growin' sho rter t he nights are long and c old
C D7 G
C' mon, baby, s pend the night with me
G Em C G
Sneaking in the clo set a nd through the di ary
Em C D7
Now, don't you know all he saw w as all there was to s ee
C D7 C D7
T he whole town saw Ji mmy on the six o'clock n ews
G C D7 G
His brains were on the si dewalk a nd blood was on his s hoes
C D7 G
C' mon, baby, s pend the night with me
C D7 G D7 G
C' mon, baby, s pend the night with me
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