Lonesome Friends Of Silence.
John Prine.
Album: The Tree Of Forgiveness.
Intro: C
The lonesome friends of science say,
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The world will end most any day,
C Em
Well, if it doesn't, that's okay,
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'Cause I don't live here anyway,
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I live down deep inside my head,
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Well, long ago I made my bed,
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I get my mail in Tennessee,
Em G6 G C
My wife, my dog and my family, uh-huh,
C
Poor ol' planet Pluto now,
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He never stood a chance no how,
C
When he got uninvited to,
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The interplanetary dance,
C
Once a mighty planet there,
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Now just an ordinary star,
C
Hanging out in Hollywood,
Em G6 G
In some ol' funky sushi bar,
C
The lonesome friends of science say,
F
The world will end most any day,
C Em
Well, if it doesn't, that's okay,
G6 G
'Cause I don't live here anyway,
C Am
I live down deep inside my head,
F Dm7
Well, long ago I made my bed,
C
I get my mail in Tennessee,
Em G6 G C
My wife, my dog, my kids and me, uh-huh,
The Vulcan lives in Birmingham.
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Sometimes he just don't give a damn.
C
His head is full of bumblebees.
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His pride hangs down below his knees.
C
Venus left 'em long ago.
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For a guy named Mars from Idaho.
C
The Vulcan sent a wedding gift.
Em G6 G
Three-legged stool and a wheelchair lift.
C
Uh-huh,
The lonesome friends of science say,
F
This world will end most any day,
C Em
Well, if it doesn't, that's okay,
G6 G
'Cause I don't live here anyway,
C
I live down deep inside my head,
F Dm7
Well, long ago I made my bed,
C
I get my mail in Tennessee,
Em G6 G C
My wife, my dog, my kids and me, uh-huh,
Am Am7 C Am Am7 C
Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh,
Those bastards in their white lab coats,
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Who experiment with mountain goats,
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Should leave the Universe alone,
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It's not their business, not their home,
C
I go to sleep and it never rains,
F
My dog predicts a hurricane,
C
She can smell a storm a mile away,
Em G6 G C
That's all the news we have today, uh-huh,
The lonesome friends of science say,
F
This world will end most any day,
C Em
Well, if it doesn't, that's okay,
G6 G
'Cause I don't live here anyway,
C
I live down deep inside my head,
F Dm7
Well, long ago I made my bed,
C
I get my mail in Tennessee,
Em G6 G C
My wife, my dog, my kids and me, uh-huh,
Am Am7 C Am Am7 C
Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh.
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