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: In Spite of Ourselves Year: 1999
Intro: CEmFG
CEmFG By a fountain back in Rome I fell in love with you FGC In a small cafe in Athens You said you loved me too GmCF And it was April in Paris when I first held you close to me GG7EmC Rome, Georgia, Athens, Texas And Paris, Tennessee
F No, we're not the jet set C We're the old Chevro-let set G There's no Riviera C In Festus, Missouri F And you won't find Onassis C In Mullinville, Kansas G No, we're not the jet set
We're the old Chevro-let set CFGC But ain't we got love
F No, We're not the jet set C We're the old Chevro-let set G Our steak and martinis C Is draft beer with weenies F Our Bach and Tchaikovsky C Is Haggard and Husky G No, we're not the jet set
We're the old Chevro-let set C But ain't we got love
F No, We're not the jet set C We're the old Chevro-let set G The Prine and DeMent set C Ain't the flaming suzette set F Our Bach and Tchaikovsky C Is Haggard and Husky G No, we're not the jet set
We're the old Chevro-let set C But ain't we got love