Saddle In The Rain John Prine Intro: Em Verse: Em I wish, I hope, I wonder A Where you're at so metimes Em Is y our back against the wall? A Or just ac ross the line Em Have you been sta nding in the rain A Reciting nursery rh ymes Em A Trying to re call some long lost kind of pe ace of mind D Peace of m ind G Try spending the n ight sometime D All alone in a fr ozen room A Afterneath you've l ain Em Your saddle in the r ain
Instrumental: Em Em I dreamed they locked God up A Down in my bas ement Em And he wai ted there for me A To have this acci dent Em So he could dr ink my wine A And eat me like a sacra ment Em And I just st ood there like I do A Then I came and w ent D I came and w ent G Like a bird in a for eign sky D Couldn't even s ay goodbye A Or come and share the p ain Em My Saddle's in the r ain. G D La la la la la la la la la C B La la la la la la la la la G D La la la la la la la la la C B La la la la la la la la la Instrumental: Em Em I saw a friend who doesn't know A If I'm his fri end just yet Em His eyes and m outh were widely open A And his j aw was set Em Like he'd f ell off a cliff A And hadn't hit the bo ttom yet Em I wish he wo uldn't pull those things on me A Without a n et D Without a n et G I had him up to the ho use one time D And we was having a re al good time A Then he went and la in Em His saddle in the r ain G D La la la la la la la la la C B La la la la la la la la la G D La la la la la la la la la C B La la la la la la la la la Instrumental: Em Em A In a lau ndromat not too far from the Al amo Em A Sits a g irl who stole my records very lo ng ago Em A And she w ishes, wants and washes out those di rty clothers Em A As she sh uts her eyes and dreams about her O ne-Eyed Joe D One-Eyed J oe G Car parked on a di rty road D Heaven knows the lo ad she pulled A Couldn't take the st rain Em A saddle in the r ain Instrumental: Em