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Donald And Lydia

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Tuning: Standard
CSmall town, bright lights, FSaturday Cnight,
Pinballs and pool halls Dflashing their Glights.
Making Cchange behind the counter in a Fpenny Carcade
Sat the fat girl daughter of GVirginia and CRay
CLydia hid her Fthoughts like a Ccat
Behind her small eyes sunk Ddeep in her Gfat.
She read Cromance magazines Fup in her Croom
And felt just like Sunday on GSaturday Cafternoon.
Chorus:
But Fdreaming just comes Cnatural
Like the Gfirst breath from a Cbaby,
Like Fsunshine feeding Cdaisies,
Like the Glove hidden deep in your Cheart.
CBunk beds, shaved heads, FSaturday Cnight,
a warehouse of strangers with Dsixty watt Glights.
CStaring through the ceiling, just Fwanting to Cbe
Lay one of too many, a Gyoung PFCC.
CThere were spaces between Donald and Fwhatever he Csaid.
Strangers had forced him to Dlive in his Ghead.
He enCvisioned the details of Fromantic Cscenes
After midnight in the stillness of the Gbarracks Clatrine.
(Repeat Chorus)
CHot love, cold love, Fno love at Call.
A portrait of guilt is Dhung on the Gwall.
CNothing is wrong, Fnothing is Cright.
Donald and Lydia Gmade love that Cnight.
They made Clove in the mountains, they made Flove in the Cstreams,
They made love in the valleys, they made Dlove in their Gdreams.
But Cwhen they were finished there was Fnothing to Csay,
Cause mostly they made love from Gten miles Caway.
(Repeat Chorus)

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Donald And Lydia

by John Prine

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Tuning: Standard

C F C

Small town, bright lights, Saturday night,

D G

Pinballs and pool halls flashing their lights.

C F C

Making change behind the counter in a penny arcade

G C

Sat the fat girl daughter of Virginia and Ray

C F C

Lydia hid her thoughts like a cat

D G

Behind her small eyes sunk deep in her fat.

C F C

She read romance magazines up in her room

G C

And felt just like Sunday on Saturday afternoon.

Chorus:

F C

But dreaming just comes natural

G C

Like the first breath from a baby,

F C

Like sunshine feeding daisies,

G C

Like the love hidden deep in your heart.

C F C

Bunk beds, shaved heads, Saturday night,

D G

a warehouse of strangers with sixty watt lights.

C F C

Staring through the ceiling, just wanting to be

G C

Lay one of too many, a young PFC.

C F C

There were spaces between Donald and whatever he said.

D G

Strangers had forced him to live in his head.

C F C

He envisioned the details of romantic scenes

G C

After midnight in the stillness of the barracks latrine.

(Repeat Chorus)

C F C

Hot love, cold love, no love at all.

D G

A portrait of guilt is hung on the wall.

C F C

Nothing is wrong, nothing is right.

G C

Donald and Lydia made love that night.

C F C

They made love in the mountains, they made love in the streams,

D G

They made love in the valleys, they made love in their dreams.

C F C

But when they were finished there was nothing to say,

G C

Cause mostly they made love from ten miles away.

(Repeat Chorus)

About Donald And Lydia Chords by John Prine

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