---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Six O'Clock News - John Prine ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Dave S. Email: Dlgibson@netscape.com Tuning: Standard Artist: John Prine Album: John Prine Year: 1971 G Em C G Wanda had a baby in nineteen fifty one. G Em C D The father was a stranger and a stranger was the son. C D C D Call that child james lewis, call these rooms a home. G C D G Changing all them diapers polish all that chrome. C D G Cmon, baby, spend the night with me G Em C G All around the schoolyard playing all the games G Em C D Running, laughing back and forth the kid with two first names C D C D Stranger in the closet, lock the diary G C D G The past is running faster singing harmony C D G Cmon, baby, spend the night with me G Em C G God bless this kitchen said the knick-knack shelf G Em C D The dinners almost ready go and wash yourself C D C D Jimmys growing up now and wandas growing old G C D G The time is growin shorter the nights are long and cold C D G Cmon, baby, spend the night with me G Em C G Sneaking in the closet and through the diary G Em C D Now, dont you know all he saw was all there was to see C D C D The whole town saw jimmy on the six oclock news G C D G His brains were on the sidewalk and blood was on his shoes C D G Cmon, baby, spend the night with me C D G Cmon, baby, spend the night with me