PRINE JOHN - "We Are The Lonely" Tablature

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From: booker@elvice.ib.stortek.com (Sam Booker)
Subject: PRO:we_are_the_lonely by john prine
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 14:46:16 -0700 (MST)


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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the
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{t:We Are The Lonely}
{st:(John Prine/Gary Nicholson)}
{st:From the John Prine album "Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings" ( Oh Boy Records, 1995)}
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# Chords by Sam Booker (booker@elvice.stortek.com)
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{ci:Intro:}
[G] [C] [C7]
[G] [C] [C7]
[G] [C] [C7]
[G] [C] [C7]
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D[G]own the hall upstairs from from me[C] [C7]
There's [G]a girl I swear I never see[C] [C7]
I h[G]ear the ringing of her phone[C] [C7]
She m[G]ust live up there all alone[C] [C7]
She h[G]angs her clothes out on the line[C] [C7]
They're h[G]anging there right next to mine[C] [C7]
And i[G]f the wind should blow just right[C] [C7]
She co[G]uld be in my arms tonight[C] [C7]

{ci:Chorus:}
{soc:}
We are the lo[F]nely - all to[G]gether
All to[F]gether - we're all a[G]lone
We are the lo[F]nely - all to[G]gether
All t[F]ogether - we're all al[G]one
{eoc:}

[G] [C] [C7]
[G] [C] [C7]
The ca[G]shier at the Pump & Pay[C] [C7]
Knows e[G]verything's gonna be okay[C] [C7]
The a[G]ll night all right Rent-A-Cop[C] [C7]
Is a[G]cross the street at the Donut Shop[C] [C7]
The w[G]aitress waits with Whiskey Sour[C] [C7]
At the Si[G]ngle Mingle Happy Hour[C] [C7]
The o[G]ne man band begins to sing[C] [C7]
Acc[G]ompanied by a drum machine[C] [C7]

{ci:Repeat Chorus:}

[G] [C] [C7]
[G] [C] [C7]
[G] [C] [C7]
[G] [C] [C7]
[G]White divorced swinging male[C] [C7]
Seeks co[G]mpany to no avail[C] [C7]
[G]Worthless ruthless toothless man[C] [C7]
Wants we[G]althy woman with a plan[C] [C7]
[G]SWF with a PHD[C] [C7]
Seeks T[G]LC at the A&P[C] [C7]
[G]GWM nice and trim[C] [C7]
Seeks S[G]-E-X at the G-Y-M[C] [C7]
[G]Ugly man treats girls like dirt[C] [C7]
Wants b[G]uttons sewn upon his shirt[C] [C7]
[G]DUI at the B-A-R[C] [C7]
Seeks [G]M-A-N with C-A-R[C] [C7]

{ci:Repeat Chorus:}

{ci:Repeat Chorus Again:}

{ci:Instrumental:}
[G] [C] [C7]
[G] [C] [C7]Alone Alone Alone Alone....

[G]Toothy gal with breasts so large[C] [C7]
Takes V[G]isa Amex Master Charge[C] [C7]
Dial [G]1-900 Girls for Fun[C] [C7]
You lo[G]nely little hot dog bun.[C] [C7]
[G]Straight but curious thirty-three[C] [C7]
Seeks sur[G]vivor of Wounded Knee.[C] [C7]
[G]Farmer's nympho daughter Mose[C] [C7]
[G]Want to do it till the cows come home[C] [C7] Fade...