Capo: 5th fret [Intro] G 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] 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)
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