Illegal Smile (John Prine cover) Chords
Tempo:
78.775 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Happy Sunday morning.
I'm Reina Del Cid.
This is my friend Tony, my friend Joe, my friend David, my friend Andrew.
Not my Fred.
[E] When I [B] woke up this morning, [A] things were [E] looking bad.
[A] You see, my [E] total silence was the only friend I had.
[B] A bowl of [A] oatmeal tried [E] to stare me down and won.
And [B] it was 12 [A] o'clock before I [E] realized I was having no fun.
[B] Ah, but fortunately, [E] I have the key [A] to [B] escape [E] reality.
And [A] you may see me tonight [E] with an illegal smile.
It [B] don't cost very much, [E] but it lasts a long [E] while.
[A] Won't you please tell the man I [E] didn't kill anyone?
[B] I'm just [A] trying to [E] have me some [A] fun.
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[E]
Last time I checked [B] my bankroll, [A] it was getting [E] thin.
[A] Sometimes it seems [E] like the bottom [A] is the only [E] place I've been.
[B] Chased a [A] rainbow down a one-way [E] street, dead end.
[B] And all my friends [A] turned out to be [E] insurance [A] [E] salesmen.
[B] Ah, but fortunately, [E] I have the [A] key to [B] escape [E] reality.
[F#] And [A] you may see me tonight [E] with an illegal smile.
[B] It don't cost very much, but [E] it lasts a [G#m] long while.
[A] Won't you please tell the man [E] I didn't kill anyone?
[B] I'm just [A] trying [E] to have me some fun.
[E] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
I sat down in [B] my closet [A] with all my [E] overalls,
[A] just trying to get [E] away from all the ears [E] inside my walls.
[B] I dreamt the [A] police heard everything [E] I thought,
[A] but [E] then, [B] well, I went to court [A] and the [E] judge's name was Hoffman.
Ah, [B] but fortunately, [Em] I have the key [A] to [B] escape [E] reality.
And [A] you may see me tonight [E] with an illegal smile.
[B] It don't cost very much, [E] but it lasts a long while.
[A] Won't you please tell the man I [E] didn't kill anyone?
[B] I'm just [A] trying to [E] have me some fun.
[A] Some [E] Sunday morning fun.
[A] It's not [E] take one.
[E] Hot dog bun.
[E] The son of a gun.
[E] My sister's a nun.
I'm Reina Del Cid.
This is my friend Tony, my friend Joe, my friend David, my friend Andrew.
Not my Fred.
[E] When I [B] woke up this morning, [A] things were [E] looking bad.
[A] You see, my [E] total silence was the only friend I had.
[B] A bowl of [A] oatmeal tried [E] to stare me down and won.
And [B] it was 12 [A] o'clock before I [E] realized I was having no fun.
[B] Ah, but fortunately, [E] I have the key [A] to [B] escape [E] reality.
And [A] you may see me tonight [E] with an illegal smile.
It [B] don't cost very much, [E] but it lasts a long [E] while.
[A] Won't you please tell the man I [E] didn't kill anyone?
[B] I'm just [A] trying to [E] have me some [A] fun.
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[E]
Last time I checked [B] my bankroll, [A] it was getting [E] thin.
[A] Sometimes it seems [E] like the bottom [A] is the only [E] place I've been.
[B] Chased a [A] rainbow down a one-way [E] street, dead end.
[B] And all my friends [A] turned out to be [E] insurance [A] [E] salesmen.
[B] Ah, but fortunately, [E] I have the [A] key to [B] escape [E] reality.
[F#] And [A] you may see me tonight [E] with an illegal smile.
[B] It don't cost very much, but [E] it lasts a [G#m] long while.
[A] Won't you please tell the man [E] I didn't kill anyone?
[B] I'm just [A] trying [E] to have me some fun.
[E] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
I sat down in [B] my closet [A] with all my [E] overalls,
[A] just trying to get [E] away from all the ears [E] inside my walls.
[B] I dreamt the [A] police heard everything [E] I thought,
[A] but [E] then, [B] well, I went to court [A] and the [E] judge's name was Hoffman.
Ah, [B] but fortunately, [Em] I have the key [A] to [B] escape [E] reality.
And [A] you may see me tonight [E] with an illegal smile.
[B] It don't cost very much, [E] but it lasts a long while.
[A] Won't you please tell the man I [E] didn't kill anyone?
[B] I'm just [A] trying to [E] have me some fun.
[A] Some [E] Sunday morning fun.
[A] It's not [E] take one.
[E] Hot dog bun.
[E] The son of a gun.
[E] My sister's a nun.
Key:
E
A
B
F#
G#m
E
A
B
Happy Sunday morning.
I'm Reina Del Cid.
This is my friend Tony, my friend Joe, my friend David, my friend Andrew.
Not my Fred.
_ [E] When _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I [B] woke up this morning, [A] things were [E] looking bad.
[A] You see, my [E] total silence was the only friend I had.
_ [B] A bowl of [A] oatmeal tried [E] to stare me down and won.
And [B] it was 12 [A] o'clock before I [E] realized I was having no fun.
[B] Ah, but fortunately, [E] I have the key [A] to [B] escape [E] reality.
And [A] you may see me tonight [E] with an illegal smile.
It [B] don't cost very much, [E] but it lasts a long [E] while.
[A] Won't you please tell the man I [E] didn't kill anyone?
[B] I'm just [A] trying to [E] have me some [A] fun.
[E] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Last time I checked [B] my bankroll, [A] it was getting [E] thin.
[A] Sometimes it seems [E] like the bottom [A] is the only [E] place I've been. _
[B] Chased a [A] rainbow down a one-way [E] street, dead end.
[B] And all my friends [A] turned out to be [E] insurance [A] [E] salesmen.
[B] Ah, but fortunately, [E] I have the [A] key to [B] escape [E] reality.
[F#] And [A] you may see me tonight [E] with an illegal smile.
[B] It don't cost very much, but [E] it lasts a [G#m] long while.
[A] Won't you please tell the man [E] I didn't kill anyone?
[B] I'm just [A] trying [E] to have me some fun.
[E] _ [A] _ [E] _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I sat down in [B] my closet [A] with all my [E] overalls,
[A] just trying to get [E] away from all the ears [E] inside my walls.
[B] I dreamt the [A] police heard everything [E] I thought,
[A] but [E] then, [B] well, I went to court [A] and the [E] judge's name was Hoffman.
Ah, [B] but fortunately, [Em] I have the key [A] to [B] escape [E] reality.
And [A] you may see me tonight [E] with an illegal smile.
[B] It don't cost very much, [E] but it lasts a long while.
[A] Won't you please tell the man I [E] didn't kill anyone?
[B] I'm just [A] trying to [E] have me some fun.
[A] Some [E] Sunday morning fun.
[A] It's not [E] take one.
[E] Hot dog bun.
[E] The son of a gun.
[E] My sister's a nun.
I'm Reina Del Cid.
This is my friend Tony, my friend Joe, my friend David, my friend Andrew.
Not my Fred.
_ [E] When _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I [B] woke up this morning, [A] things were [E] looking bad.
[A] You see, my [E] total silence was the only friend I had.
_ [B] A bowl of [A] oatmeal tried [E] to stare me down and won.
And [B] it was 12 [A] o'clock before I [E] realized I was having no fun.
[B] Ah, but fortunately, [E] I have the key [A] to [B] escape [E] reality.
And [A] you may see me tonight [E] with an illegal smile.
It [B] don't cost very much, [E] but it lasts a long [E] while.
[A] Won't you please tell the man I [E] didn't kill anyone?
[B] I'm just [A] trying to [E] have me some [A] fun.
[E] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Last time I checked [B] my bankroll, [A] it was getting [E] thin.
[A] Sometimes it seems [E] like the bottom [A] is the only [E] place I've been. _
[B] Chased a [A] rainbow down a one-way [E] street, dead end.
[B] And all my friends [A] turned out to be [E] insurance [A] [E] salesmen.
[B] Ah, but fortunately, [E] I have the [A] key to [B] escape [E] reality.
[F#] And [A] you may see me tonight [E] with an illegal smile.
[B] It don't cost very much, but [E] it lasts a [G#m] long while.
[A] Won't you please tell the man [E] I didn't kill anyone?
[B] I'm just [A] trying [E] to have me some fun.
[E] _ [A] _ [E] _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I sat down in [B] my closet [A] with all my [E] overalls,
[A] just trying to get [E] away from all the ears [E] inside my walls.
[B] I dreamt the [A] police heard everything [E] I thought,
[A] but [E] then, [B] well, I went to court [A] and the [E] judge's name was Hoffman.
Ah, [B] but fortunately, [Em] I have the key [A] to [B] escape [E] reality.
And [A] you may see me tonight [E] with an illegal smile.
[B] It don't cost very much, [E] but it lasts a long while.
[A] Won't you please tell the man I [E] didn't kill anyone?
[B] I'm just [A] trying to [E] have me some fun.
[A] Some [E] Sunday morning fun.
[A] It's not [E] take one.
[E] Hot dog bun.
[E] The son of a gun.
[E] My sister's a nun.