Spanish Pipedream

John Prine

Key of G · Chords: I IV V

Verse 1

G                                    C
She was a level headed dancer on the road to alcohol.
    D                                 G
And I was just a soldier on my way to Montreal.
         G
Well she pressed her chest against me,
          C
About the time the jukebox broke.
          D
Yeah, she gave me a peck on the back of the neck,
    D                       G
And these are the words she spoke.

Verse 2

             G
Blow up your TV, Throw away your paper.
          D                    G
Go to the country, Build you a home.
               G
Plant a little garden.  Eat a lotta peaches.
             D               G   D G
Try and find Jesus,  on your own.

Verse 3

Well, I sat there at the table, and I acted real naive.
For I knew that topless lady, had something up her sleeve.
Well, she danced around the bar room, and she did the hoochy-coo.
Yeah she sang her song all night long, tellin' me what to do.

Chorus

Well, I was young and hungry, and about to leave that place.
When just as I was leavin', well she looked me in the face.
I said "You must know the answer".  She said "No but I'll give it a try".
And to this very day, we've been livin' our way.
And here is the reason why.

Verse 4

               G
We blew up our T.V.  Threw away our paper.
            D                   G
Went to the country, built us a home.
             G
Had a lot of children, fed 'em on peaches.
               D               G   C G
They all found Jesus, on their own.