---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Oldest Baby in the World - John Prine ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Email: Dlgibson@netscape.com Tuning: Standard Artist: John Prine Album: Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 2 Year: 1993 C She's got the mind of a child F C And a body peaking over the hill C Well she would if she could D G And she should but nobody will F With her nails painted red C AmB And her hair so unnaturally curled F Well I think that she may be G C The oldest baby in the world C She's tasted the night life F C But it's left her with nothing but hunger And all the available men D G Seem to think that they want something younger F But youth is a costume C AmB And the beauty within lies unfurled F And I think that she may be G C The oldest baby in the world F Fast horses win races And royal flushes beat aces C And everyone's playing to keep D So let's turn out the lights G And rock that old baby to sleep C She loves the sound of the rain F C But you know shes still afraid of the thunder She keeps a head full of hope D G And a heart that's so full of wonder F She may look like a woman C AmB But she's still some daddy's little girl F And I think that she may be G C The oldest baby in the world F Yes I think that she may be G C The oldest baby in the world