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!
I'm thinkin' 'bout you CG I ain't hurtin' nobody C I ain't hurtin' no one
C There's three hundred men
In the state of Tennessee F They're waiting to die
They won't never be free CG I ain't hurtin' nobody C I ain't hurtin' no one
G Six million seven hundred thousand FC And thirty-three lights on G You think someone could take the time FC To sit down and listen to the words of my song
C At the beach in Indiana
I was nine years old F Heard Little Richard singing "Tutti Frutti"
From the top of a telephone pole CG I wasn't hurtin' nobody C I wasn't hurtin' no one
C There's roosters laying chickens
And chickens layin' eggs F Farm machinery eating
People's arms and legs CG I ain't hurtin' nobody C I ain't hurtin' no one
G Perfectly crafted popular hit songs never use FC the wrong rhyme G You'd think that waitress could get my order FC Right the first time
[Instrumental] CFCGC
C She's sitting on the back steps
Just shucking that corn F That gal's been grinning
Since the day she was born CG She ain't hurtin' nobody C She ain't hurtin' no one
C I used to live in Chicago
Where the cold wind blows F I delivered more junk mail
Than the junkyard would hold CG I wasn't hurtin' nobody C I wasn't hurtin' no one
G You can fool some of the people part of the time FC In a rock and roll song G Fifty million Elvis Presley Fans FC Can't be all wrong
C I'm walkin' down the street
Like Lucky Larue F Got my hand in my pocket, Baby
I'm thinkin' 'bout you CG I ain't hurtin' nobody C I ain't hurtin' no one
[Ending] CG I ain't hurtin' nobody C I ain't hurtin' no one