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!
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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.