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Souvenirs

John Prine
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D-DU-UDU
 All the snow has turned to water,
 Christmas days have come and gone.
 Broken toys and faded  colours are  all that's left to linger on.
 I hate graveyards and old pawn  shops,
 For they always bring me tears.
 I can't forgive the way they robbed  me of my childhood  souvenirs.
Memories,  they can't be boughten.
They  can't be won at carnivals for free.
Well  it took me years to get  those souvenirs,
 And i don't  know how they slipped away from me.
 Broken hearts and dirty windows
 Make life difficult to see.
 That's why last night and this morning
 Always look the same to me.
 And I hate reading old love letters
 For they always bring me tears.
 I can't forget the way they robbed  me,
 Of my sweetheart's souvenirs.
Memories,  they can't be boughten.
They  can't be won at carnivals for free.
Well  it took me years to get  those souvenirs,
 And i don't  know how they slipped away from me.

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Readable chord sheet for Souvenirs by John Prine

[D]   [G]   [A7]   [D]
[D]   [G]   [A7]   [D]

All the snow has turned to [G]water, [A7]
Christmas days have come and [D]gone.
Broken toys and [G]faded colours [A7]are all that's left to linger [D]on.
I hate graveyards and old [G]pawn shops, [A7]
For they always bring me [D]tears.
I can't forgive the way they [G]robbed me of my [A7]childhood souve[D]nirs.

[A7]Memories, they can't be [D]boughten.
[A7]They can't be won at carnivals for [D]free.
[A7]Well it took me years to [D]get those souvenirs,
And i [G]don't know how they slipped away from [A7]me.

Broken hearts and dirty [G]windows  [A7]
Make life difficult to [D]see.
That's why last night and this [G]morning  [A7]
Always look the same to [D]me.
And I hate reading old love [G]letters  [A7]
For they always bring me [D]tears.
I can't forget the way they [G]robbed me, [A7]
Of my sweetheart's souve[D]nirs.

[A7]Memories, they can't be [D]boughten.
[A7]They can't be won at carnivals for [D]free.
[A7]Well it took me years to [D]get those souvenirs,
And i [G]don't know how they slipped away from [A7]me.

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