In Spite Of Ourselves Ukulele chords by John Prine
Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | b Bend | / Slide up | x Dead note Intro: C C F C G C Verse 1: A|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|-3----------------------------------|-3------------------------------------| C|-----4-----4----2------------2h4----|------4------4---2---------------2h4--| G|--------------------5----5----------|---------------------5---5---5--------| C C She don't like her eggs all runny She thinks crossin' her legs is funny
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------3--------------------------------|
C|-2--------------------------2h4-----|----------4--4---2---------------2h4---|
G|------5-----5---2---5---5-----------|--5-------------------5---5--5---------|
F C
She looks down her nose at money She gets it on like the Easter Bunny
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------3-3---3-3---3--------------|
C|-4----2--------4----2---------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------4p0------------4p0---------|--0-------------------4---5------|
G G C
She's my baby, I'm her honey I'm never gonna let her go
Verse 2:
A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|----3------------------------------------|---3-------------------------------------------|
C|----------4----4--2--------------2h4-----|---------4---4----2--2-------------------------|
G|-0-------------------5---5---5-----------|-------------------------5----5-5----5---2p0---|
C C
He ain't got laid in a month of Sundays Caught him once and he was sniffin' my undies
A|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------|----7-----4---4---------------------|
G|-0-h2-----5----5-----5--2---5-----5-----8b---|-------------------7----5---5-5-8b--|
F C
He ain't too sharp, but he gets things done Drinks his beer like it's oxygen
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------3-3---3-3---3--------------|
C|-4---2------------4---2----------|---------------------------------|
G|---------4p0--0-----------4p0----|--0-------------------4--5-------|
G G C
He's my baby and I'm his honey I'm never gonna let him go
Chorus:
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-4---4---4---2----------------2-------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-------5-------5--5--5-5----2--2--0--5------|
C F C
In spite of ourselves, we'll end up a-sittin' on a rainbow
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----4----4---2-----2h4-----5----2-------2---------------------|
G|-0----------------------------------4--------5----------------|
C G C
Against all odds, honey, we're the big door prize
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-4-----2-2---------2----------2-----------------0-------------|
G|-------------5---------5-5---------5--5---2---0---------------|
C F C
We're gonna spite our noses right off of our faces
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------2---4--4----4---5---4----2----------------2---0---|
G|-0-----5-----------------------------------0-0----4-----------|
C G C
There won't be nothin' but big old hearts dancin' in our eyes
Interlude:
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
C|----4-2---------------2---2----------2/4--|
G|--0------0h2-x-5-x-2----5----0-5-2p0------|
C F C
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
C|----4-2---------------2---2----------2/4--|
G|---------0h2-x-5-x-2----5----0-5-2p0------|
C F C
A|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
C|----4-2---------------2---2----------2/4--|---4--4----2-----------|
G|---------0h2-x-5-x-2----5----0-5-2p0------|-5------5-----5--4--5--|
Optional Ukulele Harmony:
A| |-----------------------|
E| |-----------------------|
C| |-4-5-7--4---5---2---4--|
G| |-----------------------|
Verse 3:
A|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-3----------------------------------|--3-----------------------------|
C|------4-----4--2------------2h4-----|-----4----4-2-------------2h4---|
G|--------------------5----5----------|-----------------5----5---------|
C C
She thinks all my jokes are corny Convict movies make her horny
A|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|---3--------------------------------------------|
C|-2-----------------------------------4--|----------4---4--4-2----2------------------2h4--|
G|------5-----5-5---5---5---5---5---------|-----------------------------5----5-----5-------|
F C
She likes ketchup on her scrambled eggs Swears like a sailor when she shaves her legs
A|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|------3-3----3-3---3-----------|
C|-----4----2---------------4---2----------|-------------------------------|
G|-0-----------4p0-----0------------4p0----|---0-------------------4---5---|
G G C
She takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin' I'm never gonna let her go
Verse 4:
A|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|------3--------------------------------------|------------3-------------------------------------|
C|----------4----4-----2----------------2h4----|-------------------4----4-2---2-------------------|
G|-0-----------------------5--5----5-----------|----0---0------------------------5--5--5----2p0---|
C
He's got more balls than a big brass monkey He's a whacked-out weirdo and a lovebug junkie
A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---3----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|-----4-----4----2---2-----------------------|
G|-2-/5--5--5------5-5--5--5--8b----|-------------------------5-5----5---5---8b--|
F C
Sly as a fox crazy as a loon Payday comes and he's howlin' at the moon
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--3-3---3-3---3------------|
C|-4---2------------4---2----------|---------------------------|
G|---------4p0--0-----------4p0----|-0----------------4---5----|
G G C
He's my baby, I don't mean maybe Never gonna let him go
Chorus:
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-4---4---4---2----------------2-------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-------5-------5--5--5-5----2--2--0--5------|
C F C
In spite of ourselves, we'll end up a-sittin' on a rainbow
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----4----4---2-----2h4-----5----2-------2---------------------|
G|-0----------------------------------4--------5----------------|
C G C
Against all odds, honey, we're the big door prize
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-4-----2-2---------2----------2-----------------0-------------|
G|-------------5---------5-5---------5--5---2---0---------------|
C F C
We're gonna spite our noses right off of our faces
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------2---4--4----4---5---4----2----------------2---0---|
G|-0-----5-----------------------------------0-0----4-----------|
C G C
There won't be nothin' but big old hearts dancin' in our eyes
Chorus:
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-4---4---4---2----------------2-------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-------5-------5--5--5-5----2--2--0--5------|
C F C
In spite of ourselves, we'll end up a-sittin' on a rainbow
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----4----4---2-----2h4-----5----2-------2---------------------|
G|-0----------------------------------4--------5----------------|
C G C
Against all odds, honey, we're the big door prize
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-4-----2-2---------2----------2-----------------0-------------|
G|-------------5---------5-5---------5--5---2---0---------------|
C F C
We're gonna spite our noses right off of our faces
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------2---4--4----4---5---4----2----------------2---0---|
G|-0-----5-----------------------------------0-0----4-----------|
C G C
There won't be nothin' but big old hearts dancin' in our eyes
Outro:
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------2---4--4----4---5---4----2----------------2---0---|
G|-0-----5-----------------------------------0-0----4-----------|
C G C
There won't be nothin' but big old hearts dancin' in our eyes
A|-------------3--------------------------|
E|---------0------------------------------|
C|-----0----------------------------------|
G|-0--------------------------------------|
C
In spite of ourselves
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| x Dead note
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