Lonesome Friends Of Science chords by John Prine

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: C majorC

“The Lonesome Friends of Science”
by John Prine
from the album Tree of Forgiveness

Intro:
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Chorus:
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The lonesome friends of science say
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The world will end most any day
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Well, if it does, then that's okay
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Cuz I don't live here anyway
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I live down deep inside my head
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Where long ago I made my bed
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I get my mail in Tennessee
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My wife, my dog, and my family
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Uh-huh

Verse:
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Poor old planet Pluto now
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He never stood a chance no how
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When he got uninvited to
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The interplanetary dance
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Once a mighty planet there
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Now just an ordinary star
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Hanging out in Hollywood
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In some ol' funky sushi bar

Chorus:
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The lonesome friends of science say
FF
The world will end most any day
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Well, if it does, then that's okay
G+G
Cuz I don't live here anyway
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I live down deep inside my head
FF
Where long ago I made my bed
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I get my mail in Tennessee
G+G
My wife, my dog, and my kids, and me
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Uh-huh

Verse:
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The Vulcan lives in Birmingham
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Sometimes he just don't give a damn
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His head is full of bumblebees
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His pride hangs down below his knees
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Venus left him long ago
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For a guy named Mars from Idaho
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The Vulcan sent a wedding gift:
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Three-legged stool and a wheelchair lift
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Uh-huh

Chorus:
C majorC
The lonesome friends of science say
FF
The world will end most any day
C majorC
Well, if it does, then that's okay
G+G
Cuz I don't live here anyway
C majorC
I live down deep inside my head
FF
Where long ago I made my bed
C majorC
I get my mail in Tennessee
G+G
My wife, my dog, my kids, and me
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Uh-huh, uh-huh
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Uh-huh, uh-huh
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Uh-huh

Verse:
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Those bastards in their white lab coats
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Who experiment with mountain goats
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Should leave the universe alone
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It's not their business, not their home
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I go to sleep, and it never rains
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My dog predicts hurricanes
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She can smell a storm a mile away
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That's all the news we have today
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Uh-huh

Chorus:
C majorC
The lonesome friends of science say
FF
The world will end most any day
C majorC
Well, if it does, then that's okay
G+G
Cuz I don't live here anyway
C majorC
I live down deep inside my head
FF
Where long ago I made my bed
C majorC
I get my mail in Tennessee
G+G
My wife, my dog, my kids, and me
   C majorC  A minorAm
Uh-huh, uh-huh
   C majorC  A minorAm
Uh-huh, uh-huh
   C majorC
Uh-huh