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The Accident by John Prine
The Accident
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
G
Last night I saw an accident
C G
on the corner of Third and Green
G
Two cars collided and I got excited
A7 D
just being part of that scene
G
It was Mrs. Tom Walker and her beautiful daughter
C
Pamela, was driving the car
G
They got hit by a man in a light blue sedan
D G
who had obviously been to a bar
[Chorus]
C G
They don't know how lucky they are
C D
They could have run into that tree
G C
Got struck by a bolt of lightning
G D G
and raped by a minority
[Verse 2]
G
It was a four way stop dilemma
C G
We all arrived the same time
G
I yielded to the man to the right of me
A7 D
and he yielded it right back to mine
G
Well the yield went around and around and around
C
till Pamela finally tried
G
Just then the man in the light blue sedan
D G
hit Pamela's passenger side
[Chorus]
C G
They don't know how lucky they are
C D
They could have run into that tree
G C
Got struck by a bolt of lightning
G D G
and raped by a minority
[Verse 3]
G
Pamela hit her head on the mirror
C G
Mrs Walker got a bump on the knee
G
The man hit himself in the face and said
A7 D
Why does this happen to me?
G
The neighbors came out
G
and they gathered about
G C
saying Hey! who hit who anyway?
G
And the police arrived at a quarter to five
D G
and pronounced all the victims okay
[Chorus]
C G
They don't know how lucky they are
C D
They could have run into that tree
G C
Got struck by a bolt of lightning
G D G
and raped by a minority
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version 2
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
C G D G
[Verse]
G C G
Last night I saw an accident on the co rner of the Third and Gr een
Two cars collided and I got excited
A7 D7
J ust being part of that sc ene
G
It was M rs. Tom Walker and her beautiful daughter
G7 C
Pa mela was driving the c ar
G
They got hit by a man in a li ght blue sedan
D G
Who had ob viously been to a b ar
[Chorus]
C G
They d on't know how lucky they a re
C D7
They co uld have ran into that t ree
G C
Got st ruck by a bolt of lig htning
G D7 G
And rap ed by a m inor ity
[Verse]
G C G
It was a four-way stop dilemma. We a ll arrived the same t ime
I yielded to the man to the right of me
A7 D7
And he yie lded it right back to m ine
G
Well, the yi eld when around and around and around
G7 C
Till Pa mela finally tr ied
G
Just then the man in the li ght blue sedan
D G
Hit P amela's passenger si de
(Repeat Chorus)
(Instrumental)
C G
C D7
G C
G D7 G
[Verse]
G C G
Pamela hit her head on the mirror. Mrs. Wa lker got a bump on k nee
The man hit himself in the face and said
A7 D7
"W hy does this happen to m e?"
G
The ne ighbors came out and they gathered about
G7 C
Saying "H ey! who hit who an yway?"
G
Then the police arrived at a qu arter to five
D G
And pr onounced all the victims "O kay"
[Chorus]
C G
They d on't know how lucky they a re
C D7
They co uld have ran into that t ree
G C
Got st ruck by a bolt of lig htning
G D7 G
And rap ed by a m inor ity
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