She don’t like her eggs all run ny, she thinks cross ing her legs is fun ny.
(F)She looks down up her nose at mon ey, she (C)gets it on sail or like the Eas ter Bun ny.
She (G7)She’s my ba by, I’m her hon ey, I’m nev er gon na let her (C)go.
He ain’t got laid in a month of Sun days.
A Caught him once and he was sniff ing my un dies.
He (F)ain’t as too a sharp but he gets zy things a done.
(C)Drinks day his beer and like it’s ox ing y gen.
moon.
(G7)He’s my ba by and I’m his hon ey, nev er gon na let him go.
In spite of our (F)selves,
we’ll end up sit ting on a (C)rain bow.
A gainst all (G7)odds,
hon ey, we’re the big door prize.
We’re gon na (F)spite
our nos es right off of our (C)fac es.
There won’t be noth ing but big old hearts danc ing in our (C)eyes.
(C)eyes.
In spite of our (F)selves,
we’ll end up sit ting on a (C)rain bow.
A gainst all (G7)odds,
hon ey, we’re the big door prize.
We’re gon na (F)spite
our nos es right off of our (C)fac es.
There won’t be noth ing but big old hearts danc ing in our (C)eyes.
There won’t be noth ing but big old hearts danc ing in our (C)eyes.
This page shows “In Spite Of Ourselves” by John Prine in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 74 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.