Hey folks!
Today we're playing 'Souvenirs' by John Prine. It's a song that speaks to growing and changes, with some beautiful melody picking on the guitar. The song is capo'd on the fifth fret, so the chords are D-G-A7, but Ukulele and other non-transposed instruments play G-C-D7 instead (if you don't have a capo, play these chords!).
Skip to the song itself at 5:14: • Souvenirs (John Prine)...
Lyrics:
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 rob me
Of my childhood souvenirs
Memories, they can't be boughten
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 mornin'
Always look the same to me
And I hate reading old love letters
for they always bring me tears
I can't forgive the way they rob me
of my sweetheart's souvenirs
Memories, they can't be boughten
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