Illegal Smile Chords by John Prine

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_ When I woke up this [G] morning, _
_ [Am] _ things were looking [C] bad. _
_ [F] Seemed like total [C] silence _ [G] was the only [F] friend [C] I had. _
_ [G] _ A bowl of [F] oatmeal tried to stir [C] me down _ and won. _
[G] And it was twelve o'clock [F] before I realized [C] I was having _ no fun.
_ [G] Ah, but fortunately _ [C] I have the key to [F] escape [G] _
[C] reality.
_ And [Em] you may [F] see me tonight _ [C] with an illegal smile.
It [G] don't cost very much, but [C] it lasts a long [D] while.
Won't you [F] please tell the man I [C] didn't kill _ anyone?
_ [G] No, I'm just [F] trying to have me [C] some fun.
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The last time I checked my [G] bankroll, _
_ [Am] [F] it was getting [C] thin. _ _
[F] Sometimes it seems [C] like the bottom [Cm] _
[G] is the only [F] place [C] I've been. _
_ [G] I chased a [F] rainbow down a one [C]-way street, _ it did end.
_ [G] And all my friends [F] turned out to be [C] _ insurance _ _ salesmen.
_ [G] Ah, but fortunately _ _ I have the key to [F] escape [G] _
[C] reality.
_ And [Em] you [F] may see me tonight _ [D] with [C] an illegal smile.
[Am] It don't [G] cost very much, but it [C] lasts a long while.
Won't [F] you please tell the man I [C] didn't kill _ anyone?
_ No, [G] I'm just trying [F] to have me [C] some fun. _ _ _
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Well, I sat down in [G] my closet _
_ [F] _ with all my [C] _ _
overalls,
[F] _ trying to get [C] away from [G] all the [F] ears inside [C] my walls.
_ [G] _ Dreamed the [F] police heard everything [C] I thought _ was thin.
_ [G] Well, I went to court [F] and the judge's name [C] was _ _ Hoffman.
_ [G] Ah, but fortunately _ _ I have the key to [F] escape [G] _
reality.
[C] _ [Dm] And [Em] you [F] may see me tonight [C] with an illegal _ smile.
It [G] don't cost very much, but it [C] lasts a long while.
Won't [F] you please tell the man I [C] didn't kill _ anyone?
_ No, [G] I'm just [F] trying to have me [C] some fun.
[F] Well [C]
done, [F] hot [C] dog bun.
My sister's a nine. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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