Chord Clay Pigeons by John Prine

song : clay pigeons artist : john prine originally blaze foley capo on 3rd note : this is the way that john prine plays it in the live performance i’ve seen intro : G C G D , G C G D G G C i’m goin’ down to the greyhound station , gonna buy a ticket to ride G D gonna find that lady with two or three kids and sit down by her side G C ride ’til the sun comes up and down around me ’bout two or three times G smokin’ cigarettes in the last seat D sing my song for the people i meet G and get along with it all C where the people say "y’all" G sing a song with a friend D change the shape that i’m in , G and get back in the game , C G D G and start playin’ again G C i’d like to stay but i might have to go to start over again G D might go back down to texas , might go to somewhere that ive never been G and get up in the mornin’ and go out at night C and i won’t have to go home G get used to bein’ alone D change the words to this song G C G D G start singin’ again repeat intro G C im tired of runnin round lookin for answers to questions that i already know G D i could build me a castle of memories just to have somewhere to go G C count the days and the nights that it takes to get back in the saddle again G feed the pigeons some clay D turn the night into day G C G D G start talkin’ again , when i know what to say repeat intro G C i’m goin’ down to the greyhound station , gonna buy a ticket to ride G D gonna find that lady with two or three kids and sit down by her side G C ride ’til the sun comes up and down around me ’bout two or three times G smokin’ cigarettes in the last seat D sing my song for the people i meet G and get along with it all C where the people say "y’all" G feed the pigeons some clay D turn the night into day G C G D G start talkin’ again , when i know what to say repeat intro end