Capo: 5th fret
[Intro]
G
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D|----0---0----0--0----0--0----0---|
A|--------------2-------2-------2--|
E|--3---3---2h3--3--2h3--3--2h3--3-|
[Verse 1]
G D C
When I woke up this mornin', things
G
were lookin' bad
C G D
seemed like total silence was the
C G
only friend I had
D C
a bowl of oatmeal tried to stare
G C G
me down... and won
D
and it was twelve o'clock before I
C G C G
realized that I was havin' no fun
[Pre-Chorus]
D G
Ah, but fortunately... I have the key to
C D G
escape reality
[Chorus] (Change to 3/4 time, and slow
down to 130 bpm)
C
and you may see me tonight with an
G
illegal smile
D G
it don't cost very much, but it lasts a
long while
C
won't you please tell the man I didn't
G
kill anyone
D C G
no I was just tryin' to have me some fun
C G C G C
[Instrumental] (Change back to 4/4 time,
speed up to 160 bpm)
G G G G
[Verse 2]
G D C
last time I checked my bankroll, well
G
it was gettin' thin
C G
sometimes it seems like the bottom is
D C G
the only place I've been
D C
chased a rainbow down a
G C G
one-way street... dead end
D C
and all my friends turned out to be
G C G
insurance salesmen
[Pre-Chorus]
D G
Ah, but fortunately... I have the key to
C D G
escape reality
[Chorus] (Change to 3/4 time, and slow
down to 130 bpm)
C
and you may see me tonight with an
G
illegal smile
D G
it don't cost very much, but it lasts a
long while
C
won't you please tell the man I didn't
G
kill anyone
D C G
no I was just tryin' to have me some fun
C G C G C
[Instrumental] (Change back to 4/4 time,
speed up to 160 bpm)
G G G G
[Verse 3]
G D C
Well, I sat down in my closet with
G
all my overalls
C G
just tryin' to get away from all the
D C G
ears inside the walls
D C
dreamed the police heard everything I
G C G
thought... what then?
D C
well I went to court and the judge's
G C G
name was Hoffman
[Pre-Chorus]
D G
Ah, but fortunately... I have the key to
C D G
escape reality
[Chorus] (Change to 3/4 time, and slow
down to 130 bpm)
C
and you may see me tonight with an
G
illegal smile
D G
it don't cost very much, but it lasts a
long while
C
won't you please tell the man I didn't
G
kill anyone
D C G
no I was just tryin' to have me some fun
C G C G C
(well done, hot-dog bun, my sister's a
G
nun)
Tags: easy guitar chords, song lyrics, John Prine
