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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Artist: John Prine Album: Fair & Square Year: 2005
Intro: GCDCG GCDG
G Well, he never got too lonely C And he never got too sad D But he never got too happy CG And that's what's just too bad G He never reached much further C Than his lonely arms would go D He wore a seatbelt around his heart G And they called him Safety Joe
Chorus: G Safety Joe C Safety Joe G What do you say? D What do you know? G If you don't loosen up the buckle C On your heart heart and start to chuckle D You're gonna die of boredom G Safety Joe
G Now Joe he lived in Baltimore C 'Cause New York was too darn fast D He sometimes went down to Washington CG Just to view our nation's past G He never ate his vegetables C Cause they were just too darn chewy D And he never climbed much higher G Than the arch in old St. Louis
(Repeat Chorus 2x)
G Joe gradually grew meaner C By not changin' his demeanor D But he never did nothin' G Too much for too long G Therefore his life never got much richer C Than the day they took that picture DG In his birthday suit on the day that he was born.