Blow Up Your TV
(Spanish Pipedream)
Words & Music by John Prine
Sung by John Denver
on Aerie (1971)
A D
She was a level-headed dancer on the road to alcohol
E A
I was just a soldier on my way to Montreal
Well, she pressed her chest against me
D
About the time the jukebox broke
E
She give me a peck on the back of the neck
A
And these are the words she spoke
A
Blow Up Your TV, throw away your paper
E A
Go to the country, build you a home
Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches
E A
Try and find Jesus on your own
A D
I sat there at the table and I acted real naive
E A
Cause I knew that topless lady, she had something up her sleeve
D
She danced around the room awhile and she did the hoochy cooch
E A
Yea sing a song all night long tellin' me what to do
A
Blow Up Your TV, throw away your paper
E A
Go to the country, build you a home
Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches
E A
Try and find Jesus on your own
A D
But I was young and hungry and about to leave that place
E A
Just as I was going she looked me in the face
I said "You must know the answer"
D
She said "No, but I'll give it a try"
E
And to this day we've been livin' our way
A
Here is the reason why
A
We blew up the TV, threw away the paper
E A
Went to the country, built us a home
Had a lotta children, fed 'em on peaches
E A
They all found Jesus on their own
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