Written by Pat McLaughlin/John Prine
G Bm C D (2X) G Bm C A man came to our house D G Bm C D I believe it was yesterday G Bm C I would have invited him in D G Bm C D But I didn't have a lot to say B7 Em7 His anticipation, of me opening the door B7 Em7 Outweighed my apprehension, as it never had before B7 Em7 And drove my concentration, right through that hardwood floor C D D/C Em7 D/A D D/C Em7 D/A Ooo-ooh a-ha G Bm C D I'm taking a walk G Bm C D I'm going outside G Bm C D I'm taking a walk G Bm C D D Dsus4 D I'm just getting by G Bm C There's a girl in the white house D G Bm C D I don't even know her name G Bm C Her disheveled appearance D G Bm C D Speaks volumes of shame B7 Em7 It's an embarrassing situation, but a situation just the same B7 Em7 The way she walks on others, and never takes the blame B7 Em7 Upsets my constitution, beyond its moral frame C D D/C Em7 D/A D D/C Em7 D/A Ooo-ooh a-ha G Bm C D I'm taking a walk G Bm C D I'm going outside G Bm C D I'm watching the birds G Bm C D D Dsus4 D I'm just getting by G Bm C Found a card in the pocket D G Bm C D Of my worn out overalls G Bm C From a girl in Cedar Rapids D G Bm C D Now residing in Idaho Falls B7 Em7 I wish you could have been there, when she opened up the door B7 Em7 And looked me in the face, like she never did before B7 Em7 I felt about as welcome, as a Wal-Mart Superstore C D D/C Em7 D/A D D/C Em7 D/A Ooo-ooh a-ha G Bm C D I'm taking a walk G Bm C D I'm going outside G Bm C D I'm taking a walk G Bm C D I don't need a ride G Bm C D I'm watching the birds G Bm C D Flying so high G Bm C D I’m just getting by G Bm C D I’m just getting by D Dsus4 D D/C Em7 D/A G