ILLEGAL SMILE - John Prine (Key of D)
G D C G
When I woke up this morning, things were lookin' bad
C G D G
Seems like total silence is the only friend I have
D C G C G
A bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down... and won
D C G C G
And it was twelve o'clock before I realized that I was havin' no fun
D G C D G
Ah, but fortunately I have the key to escape reality
C G
And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
D G
It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while
C G
Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone
D C G
No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun
G D C G
Last time I checked my bankroll, well it was gettin' thin
C G D G
Sometimes it seems like the bottom is the only place I've been
D C G C G
Chased a rainbow down a one-way street... dead end
D C G C G
And all my friends turned out to be insurance salesmen
D G C D G
Ah, but fortunately I have the key to escape reality
Chorus
G D C G
I sat down in my closet with all my overalls
C G D G
Just tryin' to get away from all the years inside these walls
D C G C G
Dreamed the police heard everything I thought... what then?
D C G C G
Well I went to court and the judge's name was Hoffman
D G C D G
Ah, but fortunately I have the key to escape reality
Chorus
C G C G C G
well done, hotdog bun, my sisters a nun.
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