The Acid Song Chords by Loudon Wainwright Iii, Wainwright Iii

[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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I had [C] not taken acid for [G] 12 years, _ _ [D]
[G] but one [C] night last [G] summer I did. _ _ _
I [C] was adrift [G] in the bar room, _ _ _ [D]
acting [C] like a [G] jerk and a kid.
_ I [C]
knew we were [G] asking for trouble, _ _ _ [C]
and trouble [D] was what we would get.
_ [G] _
Five [C] of us [G] dropped in the girls' room, _ _ [D] _
[G] _ psychedelicized in St.
Quentin.
Well, _ that [C] bathroom got [G] crowded in no time.
_ _ _ [D]
[C] Our minds were all [G] blown in one flash. _ _ _
[C] Everyone in there got [G] ugly.
_ _ _ [D]
We [C] exited out of [G] there fast.
_ _ _ [C]
Back in the [G] bar we were happy.
No problem, feel [C] great.
Back in the bar [D] we were fine, _ [G] _
[C] until Johnny turned [G] into a Nazi, _ _ [D] _
[C] and Mary threw up all [G] her wine.
_ _ Well, in [C] no time we all were [G] ejected.
_ _ [D] Soon [C] we were out on the [G] street.
_ _ _ The [C] sidewalk [G] began to perspire.
_ [D] We had [C] glass and dog [G] shit at our feet.
[C] We _ went over to [G] Mary's apartment to [C] _
listen to the [D] Grateful Dead.
_ _ [G] _
[C] On the way there we [G] lost Johnny.
_ _ _ [D] He [G] had opted for Bellevue instead.
_ Boy, I'm really glad you talked me into doing this.
Really, I'm having a ball.
Yeah, I know, I know, I know that my hair is on fire. _ _ _ _
Your face is melting.
Did you know that? _ _ _
_ I don't know where the Ravi Shankar tape is. _
_ Well, I had to [C] get out of that [G] city. _ _ _
[D] _ [C] Bobby was bringing me [G] down.
_ [D] _ _
[G] _ Me and [C] my darling [G] young Susie. _
[D] Sat so [C] long and [G] drove out of town. _ _
[C] _ Driving on [G] acid is his name.
[C] _ Driving on [D] acid's a breeze. _ _
[G] _ [C] Just keep the car on [G] the highway. _ _
[D] _ [C] Don't laugh and don't fart [G] and don't sneeze. _ _
Well, [C] we got to my house in the [G] country.
Yeah, the country, I like [D] this.
The [C] trees were all [G] throbbing and _ [D] green.
[G] _ _ [C] Susie was sure [G] she had cancer. _ _
[D] I [C] was sure [G] I was James Dean.
[C] We went down to the lake to [G] go swimming. _ _
[C] Down to the lake for a [D] swim. _ _ _
[G] _ [C] Susie said water cures [G] cancer. _ _ _
[D] I [C] asked her to please call me [G] Jim. _ _ _
Yes, [C] acid is usually [G] dangerous. _ _ _
[D] The mild [C] manner [G] can quickly turn mean.
[D] _ _
[G] _ [C] LSD can surely [G] derange us. _
[D] Unless [C] you possess [G] _ _ Florezine.
[C] So the next [G] time _ _ _
[C] _ you feel like feeding [D] your head. _ _
[G] _ [C] Think twice [G] before dropping acid. _
_ [D] [C] Hold out for mushrooms [G] instead.
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_ [A] _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _