The Torch Singer
John Prine

The night club was b[C]urning from the to[D]rch singer's s[G]ong
And the s[C]weat was flo[G]odin' her e[D]yes
The cat[G]walk squeaked 'neather the bar[C]tender's feet
And the sm[G]oke was too he[D]avy to r[G]ise
She s[C]ang of the love that l[G]eft her
And of[C] the woman that sh[G]e'll never [D]be
Made me f[G]eel like the buck and a qua[C]rter
That I p[D]aid 'em to listen and s[G]ee [C]
That I p[D]aid 'em to listen and s[G]ee [C] [D] [G]

[G]I was born down in Ka[C]nsas 'neath the Oc[D]tober s[G]ky
Worked the d[C]ay shift from se[G]ven to th[D]ree
And t[G]he only relief that [C]I receive
Is ne[G]arer my G[D]od to t[G]hee
She co[C]nstantly throws me off ti[G]ming
Leaves me [C]standing both na[G]ked and b[D]are
Ma[G]kes me feel like the Sunday fun[C]nies
After ev[D]erythings gone off the a[G]ir [C]
[D]Everythings gone off the a[G]ir [C] [D] [G] [G]

I picked through the a[C]shes of the to[D]rch singer's s[G]ong
And I or[C]dered my m[G]oney a ro[D]und
For wh[G]iskey and pain b[C]oth taste the same
Du[G]ring the t[D]ime they go do[G]wn.
She [C]sang of the love that l[G]eft her
And [C]of the woman that sh[G]e'll never [D]be
Made me f[G]eel like the buck and a qu[C]arter
I pa[D]id 'em to listen and s[G]ee [C]
I pa[D]id 'em to listen and s[G]ee

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