Crooked Piece of Time
John Prine
Intro:
[G] [C] [G] [A7]
[D] [C] [D] [G]
[G]Things got rough, things got tough,
Thin[C]gs got h[G]arder than [A7]hard
W[D7]e were just tryin' to make a living
In o[C]ur ba[D]ck ya[G]rd
We were born to late, died too soon.
Anx[C]iety's a [G]terrible c[A7]rime
If you [D7]can't come now, don't come at all
'Cause it's a cr[C]ooked pi[D]ece of ti[G]me
Chorus:
It's a [G]crooked piece of time that we live in [C] [G] [A7]
A[D7]ll in all and all in all, it was a cr[C]ooked p[D]iece of t[G]ime
Instrumental: [G] [C] [G] [A7]
[D] [C] [D] [G]
[G]Yesterday morning, an i[C]ll wi[G]nd c[A7]ame
[D7]Blew your picture right out[C] of the [D]picture [G]frame
Even blew the candle out from un[C]derne[G]ath the [A7]flame
[D7]Yesterday morning an i[C]ll wi[D]nd c[G]ame
Repeat Chorus:
Instrumental:
[G] [C] [G] [A7]
[D] [C] [D] [G]
[G] [C] [G] [A7]
[D] [C] [D] [G]
[G]Things got rough, things got tough,
Thin[C]gs got h[G]arder than [A7]hard
W[D7]e were just tryin' to make a living
In o[C]ur ba[D]ck ya[G]rd
We were born to late, died too soon.
Anx[C]iety's a [G]terrible c[A7]rime
If you [D7]can't come now, don't come at all
'Cause it's a cr[C]ooked pi[D]ece of ti[G]me
Repeat Chorus:
It's a cr[C]ooked [D]piece of [G]time
It's a cr[C]ooked [D]piece of [G]time
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