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