John Prine (born October 10, 1946 in Maywood, Illinois-died April 7, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee) was an American country/folk singer-songwriter who has achieved widespread critical (and some commercial) success since the early 1970s.
The son of William Prine and Verna Hamm, his grandfather had played guitar with Merle Travis and he started playing guitar himself at 14 years old. He was a postman for 5 years and spent a couple of years in the army before starting his musical career in the Chicago area.
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bear Creek Blues - John Prine ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Artist: John Prine Album: Fair & Square Year: 2005
Intro: D
D Way up on Bear Creek, Watching the sun go down. GD Way up on Bear Creek, Watching the sun go down. AD Well it makes me feel like I'm on my last go 'round.
D The water up on Bear Creek, Tastes like cherry wine. GD The water up on Bear Creek, Tastes like cherry wine. AD One drink of that water, You stay drunk all the time.
Break: D GD AD
D If you stay up on Bear Creek, You'll get like Jesse James. GD If you stay up on Bear Creek, You'll get like Jesse James. AD You'll take two pistols, And you'll rob that Bear Creek train.
(Repeat Break)
D I'm going high, high, Up on some lonesome ridge. GD I'm going high, high, Up on some lonesome ridge. AD Look down on Bear Creek, Where my good gal used to live.
D Way up on Bear Creek, Watching the sun go down. GD Way up on Bear Creek, Watching the sun go down. AD Well it makes me feel like I'm on my last go 'round.