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 [C] total silence _ [G] was the only [F] friend [C] I had.
_ _ [G] _ Bowl of [F] oatmeal tried to stir me [C] 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.
_ [Dm] And you [Em] [F] may see me tonight _ [C] with an illegal smile.
It [G] don't cost very much, but [C] it lasts a long 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, _
[F] _ it was getting [C] thin. _ _
_ [F] Sometimes it seems [C] like the bottom _
[G] is the [F] only place [C] I've been. _
_ [G] _ I chased a rainbow [F] down a one [C]-way street, _ _ dead end.
_ [G] And all my friends [F] turned out to be [C] _ insurance _ _ salesmen.
_ [G] Ah, but _ fortunately _ [C] I have the key [F] to escape [G] _ _ [C] reality.
_ [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 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 [Cm] [G] all the ears [F] inside [C] my walls.
_ [G] _ I dreamed the [F] police heard everything [C] I thought _ was thin.
Well, [G] I went to court [F] and the judge's [C] name was _ _ Hoffman.
_ [G] Ah, but fortunately _
_ [C] I have the key to [F] escape [G] _ _ [C] reality.
_ [Dm] 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 while.
Won't [F] you please tell the man I [C] didn't kill _ anyone.
_ [G] No, I'm just [F] trying to have me [C] some fun.
[Dm] Well [C] done, [F] I'm [C] no fun.
[F] My sisters [C] and I. _
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