Clocks And Spoons

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John Prine

Diamonds in the Rough

Instrument

Type

Version

studio

published by

inthisworld

Tone

A-

A+

Slide

A -> La

Video

[Capo on 2]

Chords

	 [Intro]
G  B7  C  D
G  B7  C  D 
C  D  G  G/F#  Em
C  D  G
[Verse]
G                  B7 
Clocks and spoons, empty rooms 
C                  D 
It’s raining out tonight 
G             B7 
What a way to end the day 
C                  D 
By turnin’ out the light 
C              D                 G 
Shoot the moon right between the eyes 
G/F# Em 
I’m sending  
C             D             G 
Most of me to sunny country side
[Instrumental]
G  B7  C  D
G  B7  C  D 
C  D  G  G/F#  Em
C  D  G
[Verse]
G               B7 
Runnin’ through sky of blue  
C              D 
Rollin’ in the sun 
G         B7 
Every day has a way  
C              D 
Of overflowing one 
C              D                 G 
Shoot the moon right between the eyes 
G/F# Em 
I’m keeping 
C             D             G 
Most of me in sunny country side
[Instrumental]
G  B7  C  D
G  B7  C  D 

C  D  G  G/F#  Em

C  D  G
[Verse]
G                 B7 
Don’t know how I did that now 
C                 D 
Wonder where it’s gone 
G               B7 
Must have spent the way I went 
C               D 
Waitin’ for the dawn 
C              D                 G 
Shoot the moon right between the eyes 
G/F# Em 
I’m screaming 
C               D             G 
Take me back to sunny country side 
C              D                 G 
Shoot the moon right between the eyes 
G/F# Em 
I’m screaming 
C               D             G 
Take me back to sunny country side
[Instrumental]
G  B7  C  D
G  B7  C  D 



C  D  G  G/F#  Em



C  D  G
[Outro]
G                   B7 
Clocks and spoons, empty rooms 
     C             G 
It’s rainin’ out tonight...