The Lonesome Friends Of Science
John Prine

CAPO 2nd Fret

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The lonesome friends of science say "The world will end most any day"
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Well, if it does, then that's okay - 'cause I don't live here anyway
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I live down deep inside my head - where, long ago, I made my bed
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I get my mail in Tennessee - my wife, my dog and my family - Uh huh

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Poor ol' planet Pluto now - He never stood a chance no how
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When he got uninvited to - the interplanetary dance
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Once a mighty planet there - now just an ordinary star
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Hangin' out in Hollywood - in some ol' funky sushi bar

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The lonesome friends of science say "The world will end most any day"
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Well, if it does, then that's okay - 'cause I don't live here anyway
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I live down deep inside my head - where, long ago, I made my bed
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I get my mail in Tennessee - my wife, my dog, my kids, and me - Uh huh

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The Vulcan lives in Birmingham - sometimes he just don't give a damn
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His head is full of bumblebees - his pride hangs down below his knees
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Venus left him long ago - for a guy named Mars from Idaho
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The Vulcan sent a wedding gift - Three-legged stool and a wheelchair lift

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The lonesome friends of science say "The world will end most any day"
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Well, if it does, then that's okay - 'cause I don't live here anyway
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I live down deep inside my head - where, long ago, I made my bed
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I get my mail in Tennessee - my wife, my dog, my kids, and me
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Uh-huh - Uh-huh
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Uh-huh - Uh-huh

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Those bastards in their white lab coats - who experiment with mountain goats
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Should leave the universe alone - it's not their business, not their home
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I go to sleep and it never rains - my dog predicts hurricanes
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She can smell a storm a mile away - that's all the news we have today
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The lonesome friends of science say "The world will end most any day"
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Well, if it does, then that's okay - 'cause I don't live here anyway
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I live down deep inside my head - where, long ago, I made my bed
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I get my mail in Tennessee - my wife, my dog, my kids, and me - Uh huh