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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Written by John Prine, Pat McLaughlin, and Dan Auerbach From the album, The Tree of Forgiveness
[Intro] GDCG CGD/F#G
[Verse 1] GDCG I woke up this morning to a garbage truck CGD/F# Looks like this ol' horseshoe's done run out of luck GDCG If I came home, would you let me in? CGD/F#G Fry me some pork chops and forgive my sin?
[Chorus] CG Surround me with your boundless love CG Confound me with your boundless love GG7C I was drowning in a sea, lost as I could be GDG When you found me with your boundless love
[Verse 2] GDCG Sometimes my ol' heart is like a washing machine CGD/F# It bounces around 'til my soul comes clean GDCG And when I'm clean and hung out to dry CGD/F#G I'm gonna make you laugh until you cry
[Chorus] CG Surround me with your boundless love CG Confound me with your boundless love GG7C I was drowning in a sea, lost as I could be GDG When you found me with your boundless love
[Break] GDCG CGD/F#G
[Verse 3] GDCG If by chance I should find myself at risk CGD/F# A-falling from this jagged cliff GDCG I look below, and I look above CGD/F#G I'm surrounded by your boundless love
[Chorus] CG Surround me with your boundless love CG Confound me with your boundless love GG7C I was drowning in a sea, lost as I could be GDG When you found me with your boundless love CGDG You dumbfound me with your boundless love CGDG You surround me with your boundless love GCGDG
[Note] The first two lines of the chorus (and the last two lines of the last chorus) should be proceeded by a bass note walk down from G to C as so...