song : clay pigeons
artist : john prine ( originally blaze foley )
capo on 3rd
note : this is the way that john prine plays it in the live performance i’ve seen

intro :
G C G D , G C G D G

G C
i’m goin’ down to the greyhound station , gonna buy a ticket to ride
G D
gonna find that lady with two or three kids and sit down by her side
G C
ride ’til the sun comes up and down around me ’bout two or three times
G
smokin’ cigarettes in the last seat
D
sing my song for the people i meet
G
and get along with it all
C
where the people say “y’all”
G
sing a song with a friend
D
change the shape that i’m in ,
G
and get back in the game ,
C G D G
and start playin’ again

G C
i’d like to stay but i might have to go to start over again
G D
might go back down to texas , might go to somewhere that ive never been
G
and get up in the mornin’ and go out at night
C
and i won’t have to go home
G
get used to bein’ alone
D
change the words to this song
G C G D G
start singin’ again

( repeat intro )

G C
im tired of runnin round lookin for answers to questions that i already know
G D
i could build me a castle of memories just to have somewhere to go
G C
count the days and the nights that it takes to get back in the saddle again

G
feed the pigeons some clay
D
turn the night into day
G C G D G
start talkin’ again , when i know what to say

( repeat intro )

G C
i’m goin’ down to the greyhound station , gonna buy a ticket to ride
G D
gonna find that lady with two or three kids and sit down by her side
G C
ride ’til the sun comes up and down around me ’bout two or three times
G
smokin’ cigarettes in the last seat
D
sing my song for the people i meet
G
and get along with it all

C
where the people say “y’all”
G
feed the pigeons some clay
D
turn the night into day
G C G D G
start talkin’ again , when i know what to say

( repeat intro )

end