The Great Compromise

The Great Compromise easy guitar chords by John Prine

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    • Verse 1
    I knew a girl 
    who was 
    almost 
    a lady 

    She 
    had 
    a 
    way 
    with all 
    the men in 
    her life 

    Every 
    inch 
    of 
    her blossomed 
    in beauty 

    And 
    she was 
    born 
    on 
    the fourth 
    of 
    July 

    Verse 2
    Well she 
    lived 
    in 

    an aluminum 
    house 
    trailer 

    And she 
    worked 
    in 
    a juke 
    box 
    saloon 

    And she 
    spent all 

    the money 
    that I give 
    her 

    Just 
    to see 
    the 
    old 
    man 
    in 
    the moon 

    Verse 3
    I used to 
    sleep 
    at 
    the foot of 
    old glory 

    And 
    awake 
    in 
    the dawn's 
    early 
    light 

    But 
    much 
    to my 
    surprise 
    when 

    I 
    opened 
    my 
    eyes 

    I was 
    a 
    victim 
    of 
    the great 
    compromise 

    Verse 4
    Well 
    we'd go out 

    on 
    Saturday 
    even
    ings 

    To the 
    drive-in 
    on 
    on 
    Route 
    41 

    And it was 
    there 
    that I first 

    suspected 

    That she was 
    doin' 
    what she'd 

    already 
    done 

    Verse 5

    She 
    said, "Johnny 
    won't 

    you get me 
    some popcorn" 

    And she 
    knew 
    I had 
    to walk 
    pretty 
    far 

    And 
    as 
    soon as 
    I 
    passed 

    through 
    the moonlight 

    She 
    hopped 
    into 
    a 
    foreign 
    sports 
    car 

    Verse 6
    I used to 
    sleep 
    at the 
    foot of 
    old glory 

    And 
    awake 
    in 
    the dawn's 
    early 
    light 

    But 
    much 
    to my 
    surprise 
    when 

    I 
    opened 
    my 
    eyes 

    I was 
    a 
    victim 
    of 
    the great 
    compromise 

    Verse 7
    Well you know 

    I could have beat 
    up 
    that fellow 

    But 
    it was 
    her 
    that had 
    hopped 

    into his 
    car 

    Many times 
    I'd fought 
    to protect 
    her 

    But this 
    time 
    she 
    was goin' 

    too far 

    Verse 8

    Now some 
    folks 
    they 
    call 

    me a coward 

    'Cause 
    I 
    left 
    her 
    at the 

    drive-in 
    that that 
    night 

    But 
    I'd rather 
    have 
    names 

    thrown 
    at me 

    Than to 
    fight for 
    a thing 
    that ain't 
    right 

    Verse 9
    I used 
    to sleep 
    at the 
    foot of 
    old glory 

    And 
    awake 
    in 
    the dawn's 
    early 
    light 

    But 
    much 
    to my 
    surprise 

    when I 
    opened 
    my 
    eyes 

    I was 
    a 
    victim 
    of 
    the great 
    compromise 

    Verse 10
    Now she 
    writes 
    all 

    the fellows 
    love letters 

    Saying 
    "Greetings, 

    come and 
    see me 
    real 
    soon" 

    And 
    they 
    go 
    and 
    line 
    up 
    in 
    the barroom 

    And 
    spend 
    the 
    night 
    in 
    that 
    sick 

    woman's 
    room 

    Verse 11
    But sometimes 
    I get awful 
    lonesome 

    And 
    I 
    wish 
    she 
    was my 
    girl 
    in
    stead 

    But 
    she won't 
    let me 
    live with 
    her 

    And she 
    makes 
    me 
    live 
    in my 
    head 

    Verse 12
    I used 
    to sleep 
    at 
    the foot of 
    old glory 

    And 
    awake 
    in 
    the dawn's 
    early 
    light 

    But 
    much 
    to my 
    surprise 

    when I 
    opened 
    my 
    eyes 

    I was 
    a 
    victim 
    of 
    the great 
    compromise 


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