John Prine (Maywood, Illinois, 10 de octubre de 1946) es un cantautor de country y folk estadounidense con un amplio éxito, tanto de crítica como de público, desde la década de 1970.
Sus padres fueron William Prine y Verna Hamm. Su abuelo había sido guitarrista de Merle Travis y Prine se inició como guitarrista a los catorce años. Durante cinco años trabajó como cartero, e hizo el servicio militar antes de comenzar su carrera musical en Chicago.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
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...