Middleman
John Prine
Intro:
[E] [A] [E] [B7] [E]
[E]I was sitting in a diner
With a girl named Flo
She wo[A]uldn't say yes
But she couldn't say no
She said "Da[E]rling, C[B7]an I get a middle m[E]an?"
She is engaged to a fellow
On the lay-a-way plan
Ca[A]rried all her money in a coffee can
She said "Dar[E]ling, C[B7]an I get a middle m[E]an?"
[A]The cook looked over
With a short order face
Dr[E]opped a fork
And he saw Flo's legs St[A]raighted his apron
And burnt my eggs
I got co[B7]mpetition everywhere I go these days
[E]Leaning on the juke box
Lookin' real good
Like Nat[A]alie Wood
On a Pontiac hood
I said "Dar[E]ling, I t[B7]hink I need a little h[E]and"
Ya see, I've seen my downs I've seen my ups
I've seen mi[A]niature dogs in coffee cups
But "Da[E]rling, I a[B7]in't never seen a middle m[E]an"
F[A]lo talked slow like real wet paint
She said "A mi[E]ddle man's there
When the other ones ain't
He's g[A]ot a left handed manner
That leans to the right
Sle[B7]eps all day
And keeps it up all night..."
I [E]got an Aunt in Ohio
And a boat that won't row
Some Ve[A]terans Insurance and nowhere to go
"Da[E]rling, C[B7]an I be your middle m[E]an?"
If [A]I could get the money in that coffee can
I could op[E]en me up a lemonade stand
Se[A]nd all the kids off to Pakistan
M[B7]ake Flo happy if I can
Instrumental:
[A] [E] [A] [B7]
[E]Jerry Jahoney and Johnny B. Goode
Are go[A]nna buy me a house in Hollywood
"Da[E]rling, I th[B7]ink I got the perfect p[E]lan"
Save half a dollars
A sell 'em to France
Bu[A]y us a record and learn how to dance
And Da[E]rling I'll a[B7]lways be your middle
Dar[E]ling go b[B7]uy a griddle
Dar[E]ling I w[B7]anna be your middle m[E]an" [E7]
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