{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":589931,"song":"The Torch Singer","artist":"John Prine","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/589931-the-torch-singer-chords-by-john-prine/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/589931?type=chord","rating":4.41215,"votes":13,"content":"----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n                    The Torch Singer - John Prine\r\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nTabbed by: Dave S.\r\nEmail: Dlgibson@netscape.com\r\n\r\nTuning: Standard\r\n\r\nArtist: John Prine\r\nAlbum: Diamonds in the Rough\r\nYear: 1972\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe night club was burning [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFrom the torch singer's song[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the sweat was flooding her eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe catwalk squeaked[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNeath the bartender's feet[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]        \r\nAnd the smoke was too heavy to rise[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe sang of the love that I left her[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd of the woman that she'll never be[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMade me feel like the buck and a quarter[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat I paid em to listen and see[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] \r\nI paid em to listen and see[/tab]\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI was born down in Kansas[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Neath the October sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWork the day shift from seven to three[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the only relief that I receive[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIs nearer my God to Thee[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe constantly throws me off timing[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLeaves me standing both naked and bare[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMakes me feel like the Sunday funnies[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAfter everything's gone off the air[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nEverything's gone off the air[/tab]\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI picked through the ashes[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOf the torch singer's song[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I ordered my money a round[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]           \r\nFor whiskey and pain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBoth taste the same[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDuring the time they go down[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n(Repeat chorus)","plain_text":"----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n                    The Torch Singer - John Prine\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nTabbed by: Dave S.\nEmail: Dlgibson@netscape.com\n\nTuning: Standard\n\nArtist: John Prine\nAlbum: Diamonds in the Rough\nYear: 1972\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Repeat chorus)","chords":["C","D","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}