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In Spite Of Ourselves

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[Intro]
   C                          F
                         x2   
e|-3-0---0-------------0-----|-----------------------------|
B|-----------3---1-1-3-------|-----1---1-------3---1-3-----|
G|-----0-------0---0-----0---|-0h2---------0h2-------------|
D|---------------------------|-------3---3-------3-----3---|
A|-3-------3-----3---3-------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-1-------1---1-------1-------|
   C                           G                                        C
e|-3-0---0-------------0-----|-0-------------0-------------3---3------|
B|-----------3---1-1-3-------|---3---0---------3---0--------------0---|
G|-----0-------0---0-----0---|-----------0-------------0--------------|
D|---------------------------|-----0-------0-----0-------0---0--------|
A|-3-------3-----3---3-------|----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-3-------3-----3-------3-----3-----3----|
[Verse 1] (John Prine)
C
She don't like her eggs all runny
She thinks crossin' her legs is funny
F
She looks down her nose at money
    C
She gets it on like the Easter Bunny
G
She's my baby, I'm her honey
                        C
I'm never gonna let her go
[Verse 2] (Iris DeMent)
   C
He ain't got laid in a month of Sundays
Caught him once and he was sniffin' my undies
   F
He ain't too sharp but he gets things done
C
Drinks his beer like it's oxygen
G
He's my baby, and I'm his honey
                    C
Never gonna let him go
[Chorus]
 C            F
()            
In spite of ourselves
                            C
We'll end up a-sittin' on a rainbow
            G
Against all odds
                          C
Honey, we're the big door prize
            F
We're gonna spite our noses
                 C
Right off of our faces
               C                   G7
There won't be nothin' but big old hearts
               C
Dancin' in our eyes
[Instrumental]
F     C     F      C
F     C     C  G7  C
[Verse 3] (John Prine)
C
She thinks all my jokes are corny
Convict movies make her horny
F
She likes ketchup on her scrambled eggs
C
Swears like a sailor when she shaves her legs
    G
She takes a lickin', and keeps on tickin'
                        C
I'm never gonna let her go
[Verse 4] (Iris DeMent)
     C
He's got more balls than a big brass monkey
He's a wacked out weirdo and a lovebug junkie
F
Sly as a fox, crazy as a loon
C
Payday comes and he's a-howlin' at the moon
G
He's my baby, I don't mean maybe
                    C
Never gonna let him go
[Chorus]
 C            F
()            
In spite of ourselves
                            C
We'll end up a-sittin' on a rainbow
            G
Against all odds
                          C
Honey, we're the big door prize
            F
We're gonna spite our noses
                 C
Right off of our faces
               C                   G7
There won't be nothin' but big old hearts
               C
Dancin' in our eyes
[Chorus]
 C            F
()            
In spite of ourselves
                            C
We'll end up a-sittin' on a rainbow
            G
Against all odds
                          C
Honey, we're the big door prize
            F
We're gonna spite our noses
                 C
Right off of our faces
               C                   G7
There won't be nothin' but big old hearts
               C
Dancin' in our eyes
               C                   G7
There won't be nothin' but big old hearts
               C    F   C
Dancin' in our eyes
(spoken)
In spite of ourselves

In Spite Of Ourselves chords and lyrics

Free chords for In Spite Of Ourselves by John Prine. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Verse 1] (John Prine)
She thinks crossin' her legs is funny
[Verse 2] (Iris DeMent)
Caught him once and he was sniffin' my undies
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
F     C     F      C
F     C     C  G7  C
[Verse 3] (John Prine)
Convict movies make her horny
[Verse 4] (Iris DeMent)
He's a wacked out weirdo and a lovebug junkie
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
(spoken)
In spite of ourselves

In Spite Of Ourselves Chords by John Prine

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