Intro: C

Verse 1:
     C              G        F                      C
When I woke up this mornin',   things were lookin' bad
F                   C               G        F      C
  seemed like total silence was the only friend I had
G                   F                 C       F   C
  a bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down... and won
           G                       F                   C      F  C
and it was twelve o'clock before I realized that I was havin' no fun

Pre-chorus:
        G                 C                 F     G   C
Ah, but fortunately... I have the key to escape reality

Chorus: (Change to 3/4 time, and slow down to   0 bpm)
            F                      C
and you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
         G                      C
it don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while
          F                            C
won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone
         G              F            C   F C F C  F
no I was just tryin' to have me some fun

Instrumental: C

Verse 2:
     C                 G         F                     C
last time I checked my bankroll,   well it was gettin' thin
    F                       C             G    F          C
sometimes it seems like the bottom is the only place I've been
G                  F              C         F    C
  chased a rainbow down a one-way street... dead end
    G                     F           C       F    C
and all my friends turned out to be insurance salesmen

Pre-chorus:
        G                 C                 F     G  C
Ah, but fortunately... I have the key to escape reality

Chorus: (Change to 3/4 time, and slow down to   0 bpm)
            F                      C
and you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
         G                      C
it don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while
          F                            C
won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone
         G              F            C   F C F C  F
no I was just tryin' to have me some fun

Instrumental: C   C   C   C

Verse 3:
        C              G       F                 C
Well, I sat down in my closet    with all my overalls
     F              C                G      F        C
just tryin' to get away from all the ears inside the walls
G                  F                  C          F    C
dreamed the police heard everything I thought... what then?
       G                     F            C   F   C
well I went to court and the judge's name was Hoffman

Pre-chorus:
        G                 C                 F     G  C
Ah, but fortunately... I have the key to escape reality

Chorus: (Change to 3/4 time, and slow down to   0 bpm)
            F                      C
and you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
         G                      C
it don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while
          F                            C
won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone
         G              F            C     F     C     F      C    F             C
no I was just tryin' to have me some fun  (well done, hot-dog bun, my sister's a nun)
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