Chords for Illegal Smile, John Prine Live 2017
Tempo:
123.5 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am] Woo!
[A] Let's go!
We had a big poker game with the band [F#m] and the crew last [A] night.
Man, we were as high as dogs.
[Am]
It took two and a half hours to play one hand.
[A] And I didn't win.
I didn't have right of hand either.
Oh well, it's now lost my place in the damn song.
[Am] Well, I sat down [E] in the closet with all my [A]
[D] overalls.
Trying to [D#] get [A] away from [C#m] all the ears inside my [A] walls.
[E] I joined the [G]
police, [D] heard everything I [A] thought.
What then?
[E] Well, I went to court and [D] the judge's name was
That's the last [A] verse.
[E] I've been fortunate.
Man, [A]
you [D] escaped [E] the [A] guillotine.
And you [D] make a silly attack [A] with a nearly evil smile.
[E] It don't work very much, but it [A] lasts a long [C#m] while.
Won't you [Bm] please kill the band?
I [A] didn't kill anyone.
[Em] I know I'm just [Bm] trying to have [A] me some fun.
[D]
[A]
[E] Now I can't [A] remember the second verse.
Last time I checked my bankroll.
Well, last time I checked [C] my [A#] bankroll.
[F#m] This is true, that's [C] why it hurts.
[A] Last time I [Em] checked my [E] bankroll, [A] it was getting thin.
Sometimes it seems like the bottom is the only place I've been.
[E] I chased a [D] rainbow down a one [A]-way street.
Dead end.
[E] And all my friends turned out [A] to be insurance salesmen.
[E] But fortunately, it's your [A#] turn to [A] sing.
I'm a [Bm] [E] policeman.
He's a [A] [G#] policeman.
[D] He's a [A]
[E]
[A] [C#]
[Bm] policeman.
[Em] [A]
[Em] [Bm]
[A]
[D]
He's [A] a policeman.
[D]
[A]
[E] [N]
[A] Let's go!
We had a big poker game with the band [F#m] and the crew last [A] night.
Man, we were as high as dogs.
[Am]
It took two and a half hours to play one hand.
[A] And I didn't win.
I didn't have right of hand either.
Oh well, it's now lost my place in the damn song.
[Am] Well, I sat down [E] in the closet with all my [A]
[D] overalls.
Trying to [D#] get [A] away from [C#m] all the ears inside my [A] walls.
[E] I joined the [G]
police, [D] heard everything I [A] thought.
What then?
[E] Well, I went to court and [D] the judge's name was
That's the last [A] verse.
[E] I've been fortunate.
Man, [A]
you [D] escaped [E] the [A] guillotine.
And you [D] make a silly attack [A] with a nearly evil smile.
[E] It don't work very much, but it [A] lasts a long [C#m] while.
Won't you [Bm] please kill the band?
I [A] didn't kill anyone.
[Em] I know I'm just [Bm] trying to have [A] me some fun.
[D]
[A]
[E] Now I can't [A] remember the second verse.
Last time I checked my bankroll.
Well, last time I checked [C] my [A#] bankroll.
[F#m] This is true, that's [C] why it hurts.
[A] Last time I [Em] checked my [E] bankroll, [A] it was getting thin.
Sometimes it seems like the bottom is the only place I've been.
[E] I chased a [D] rainbow down a one [A]-way street.
Dead end.
[E] And all my friends turned out [A] to be insurance salesmen.
[E] But fortunately, it's your [A#] turn to [A] sing.
I'm a [Bm] [E] policeman.
He's a [A] [G#] policeman.
[D] He's a [A]
[E]
[A] [C#]
[Bm] policeman.
[Em] [A]
[Em] [Bm]
[A]
[D]
He's [A] a policeman.
[D]
[A]
[E] [N]
Key:
A
E
D
Bm
Em
A
E
D
[Am] _ _ _ Woo!
[A] Let's go! _
_ _ _ _ _ We had a big poker game with the band [F#m] and the crew last [A] night. _ _
Man, we were as high as dogs.
[Am] _ _ _ _
_ It took two and a half hours to play one hand.
_ _ _ _ [A] And I didn't win.
I didn't have right of hand either. _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh well, it's now lost my place in the damn song.
[Am] _ _ Well, I sat down [E] in the closet _ with all my [A] _ _ _
[D] overalls.
Trying to [D#] get [A] away from [C#m] all the ears inside my [A] walls.
[E] _ I joined the [G]
police, [D] heard everything I [A] thought.
_ What then? _
[E] Well, I went to court and [D] the judge's name _ was_
That's the last [A] verse.
_ [E] I've been fortunate.
_ Man, _ _ _ [A] _ _
you [D] escaped [E] the [A] guillotine.
And you [D] make a silly attack [A] with a nearly evil smile.
[E] It don't work very much, but it [A] lasts a long [C#m] while.
Won't you [Bm] please kill the band?
I [A] didn't kill anyone.
[Em] I know I'm just [Bm] trying to have [A] me some fun. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Now I can't [A] remember the second verse. _
Last _ _ time I checked my bankroll.
Well, last time I checked [C] my [A#] bankroll. _
[F#m] This is true, that's [C] why it hurts.
[A] Last time I [Em] checked my [E] bankroll, _ [A] it was getting thin. _ _
Sometimes it seems like the bottom is the only place I've been.
_ _ [E] I chased a [D] rainbow down a one [A]-way street.
Dead end.
[E] And all my friends turned out [A] to be insurance _ _ salesmen.
[E] But fortunately, _ _ it's your [A#] turn to [A] sing. _
I'm a _ [Bm] [E] policeman.
He's a [A] _ [G#] policeman.
_ [D] _ _ He's a _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[Bm] _ _ policeman.
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ He's [A] a policeman. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
[A] Let's go! _
_ _ _ _ _ We had a big poker game with the band [F#m] and the crew last [A] night. _ _
Man, we were as high as dogs.
[Am] _ _ _ _
_ It took two and a half hours to play one hand.
_ _ _ _ [A] And I didn't win.
I didn't have right of hand either. _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh well, it's now lost my place in the damn song.
[Am] _ _ Well, I sat down [E] in the closet _ with all my [A] _ _ _
[D] overalls.
Trying to [D#] get [A] away from [C#m] all the ears inside my [A] walls.
[E] _ I joined the [G]
police, [D] heard everything I [A] thought.
_ What then? _
[E] Well, I went to court and [D] the judge's name _ was_
That's the last [A] verse.
_ [E] I've been fortunate.
_ Man, _ _ _ [A] _ _
you [D] escaped [E] the [A] guillotine.
And you [D] make a silly attack [A] with a nearly evil smile.
[E] It don't work very much, but it [A] lasts a long [C#m] while.
Won't you [Bm] please kill the band?
I [A] didn't kill anyone.
[Em] I know I'm just [Bm] trying to have [A] me some fun. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Now I can't [A] remember the second verse. _
Last _ _ time I checked my bankroll.
Well, last time I checked [C] my [A#] bankroll. _
[F#m] This is true, that's [C] why it hurts.
[A] Last time I [Em] checked my [E] bankroll, _ [A] it was getting thin. _ _
Sometimes it seems like the bottom is the only place I've been.
_ _ [E] I chased a [D] rainbow down a one [A]-way street.
Dead end.
[E] And all my friends turned out [A] to be insurance _ _ salesmen.
[E] But fortunately, _ _ it's your [A#] turn to [A] sing. _
I'm a _ [Bm] [E] policeman.
He's a [A] _ [G#] policeman.
_ [D] _ _ He's a _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[Bm] _ _ policeman.
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ He's [A] a policeman. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _