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Take The Star Out Of The Window by John Prine
Take The Star Out Of The Window
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:C
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
C F C G7
C F C G7 C
[Verse 1]
C F
Robert was a sailor for the best years of his life
C G7
His captain was his mother and the ocean was his wife
C F
Only fresh out of the cradle, life's one and only spring
C G7 C
He was sworn to do his duty and got blood on his high school ring
[Chorus]
C F
And it's hello California, hello Dad and Mom
C G7
Ship ahoy, your baby boy is home from Vietnam
C F
Don't you ask me any questions about the medals on my chest
C G7 C
Take the star out of the window and let my conscience take a rest
[Solo]
C F C G7
C F C G7 C
[Verse 2]
C F
Now he sailed across the ocean to the old Far Eastern war
C G7
And it was foreign to his body, it was foreign to his shore
C F
So he traded in the present for the better times he'd seen
C G7 C
And made an Oriental waitress his own homecomin' queen
[Chorus]
C F
And it's hello California, hello Dad and Mom
C G7
Ship ahoy, your baby boy is home from Vietnam
C F
Don't you ask me any questions about the medals on my chest
C G7 C
Take the star out of the window and let my conscience take a rest
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version 2
Capo:no capo
Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|----0---0---------------1-------1-----1---0----------------3-3--|
B|----1---1---------------1-------1-----1---1----------------0-0--|
G|--0-0-0-0-------0-2-0---2---0h2-2-0h2-2---0------0-----0---0-0--|
D|----------0h2---------3-3-----------------2--0h2---0h2-----0-0--|
A|--------------3-------------------------3-3----------------2-2--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------3-3-3--|
e|----0---0---------------1-------1-----1---0-0------3---3---0----|
B|----1---1---------------1-------1-----1---1-1------0---0---1----|
G|--0-0-0-0-------0-2-0---2---0h2-2-0h2-2---0-0------0---0---0----|
D|----------0h2---------3-3-----------------2-2------0---0---2----|
A|--------------3-------------------------3-3-3------2---2---3----|
E|------------------------------------------------3--3---3--------|
C F
Robert was a sailor, For the best years of his life
F C G
His captain was his mother, And the ocean was his wife
C F
Only fresh out of the cradle, Lifes one and only spring
C G C
He was sworn to do his duty, And got blood on his highschool ring
Chorus:
C
And its hello california
F
Hello dad and mom
C
Ship ahoy Your baby boy
G
Is home from vietnam
C
Dont you ask me any questions
F
bout the medals on my chest
C
Take the star out of the window
G C
And let my conscience take a rest
(Rpeat Intro)
C
Now he sailed across the ocean
F
To the old far eastern war
C
And it was foreign to his body
G
It was foreign to his shore
C
So he traded in the present
F
For the better times hed seen
C
And made an oriental waitress
G C
His own home comin queen
(repeat chorus)
Cords
C F G
e|--0--|--1--|--3--|
B|--1--|--1--|--0--|
G|--0--|--2--|--0--|
D|--2--|--3--|--0--|
A|--3--|--3--|--2--|
E|-----|--1--|--3--|
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version 3
Capo:no capo
Tuning: Standard
C F C G
e|---0---0-----0-------------1------------------0-----------3-----------------|
B|---1---1-----1---1-3-1-----1---1-3-1----------1-----------0-----------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-----0---------0-2-2---------2-0------0-----0-----0-----------------|
D|---------2---2-------------3--------------0h2-2-0h2---2-0-0-----------------|
A|-----------3-3-------------3------------------3-----------2-----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------3-----------------|
C F C G C
e|---0---0-----0-------------1------------------0-----------0-----------------|
B|---1---1-----1---1-3-1-----1---1-3-1----------1-----------1-----------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-----0---------0-2-2---------2-0------0-----0-----0-----------------|
D|---------2---2-------------3--------------0h2-2-----------2-----------------|
A|-----------3-3-------------3------------------3-0h2---2-3-3-----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C
Robert was a sailor
F
for the best years of his life
C
his captain was his mother
G
and the ocean was his wife
C
only fresh out of the cradle
F
life's one and only spring
C
he was sworn to do his duty
G C
blood on his high school ring
chorus:
and it's hello california
hello dad and ma
ship ohoy o baby boy
is home from vietnam
don't you ask me any questions
about the medals on my chest
take the star out of the window
and let my conscience take the rest
now he sailed across the ocean
to the old far eastern war
it was foreign to his body
it was foreign to his shore
so he traded in the present
for the better times he'd seen
made an oriental waitress
his own homecoming queen
chorus
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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