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In Spite of Ourselves

By John Prine

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[Verse (Voice 1)] C She don't like her eggs all runny She thinks crossin' her legs is funny F She looks down her nose at money C She gets it on like the easter bunny G She's my baby, I'm her honey C I'm never gonna let her go
[Verse (Voice 2)] C He ain't got laid in a month of Sundays I caught him once and he was sniffin' my undies F He ain't too sharp but he gets things done C Drinks his beer like it's oxygen G He's my baby, and I'm his honey C Never gonna let him go
[Chorus] C F In spite of ourselves C We'll end up a'sittin' on a rainbow G Against all odds C Honey, we're the big door prize F We're gonna spite our noses C Right off of our faces G There won't be nothin' but big old hearts C Dancin' in our eyes
[Instrumental] C F C F C F C G
[Verse (Voice 1)] C She thinks all my jokes are corny Convict movies make her horny F She likes ketchup on her scrambled eggs C Swears like a sailor when shaves her legs G She takes a lickin', and keeps on tickin' C I'm never gonna let her go
[Verse (Voice 2)] C He's got more balls than a big brass monkey He's a wacked out weirdo and a lovebug junkie F Sly as a fox and crazy as a loon C Payday comes and he's howlin' at the moon G He's my baby, I don't mean maybe C Never gonna let him go
[Chorus] C F In spite of ourselves C We'll end up a'sittin' on a rainbow G Against all odds C Honey, we're the big door prize F We're gonna spite our noses C Right off of our faces G There won't be nothin' but big old hearts C Dancin' in our eyes G There won't be nothin' but big old hearts C Dancin' in our eyes
[Outro] C F In spite of ourselves, C we'll end up sittin on a rainbow. G Against all odds, C F honey we're the big door prize, We're gonna spite C Our noses right off our faces, G there won't be nothing but our big old hearts C Dancing in our eyes