Illegal Smile Chords by John Prine
Tempo:
162.4 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Dm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Key:
C
F
G
Dm
Em
C
F
G
[C] .
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When I woke up [G] this morning, .
[Am] things were [C] looking bad.
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[F] Seemed like [C] total silence [G] was the [F] only friend [C] I had.
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[G] Bowl of [F] oatmeal tried to stir [C] me down [F] [C] and won.
[G] And it was twelve o'clock [F] before I realized I [C] was having no fun.
[G] 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 it [C] lasts a long while.
Won't [F] you please tell the man I [C] didn't kill anyone?.
[G] No, I'm just trying [F] to have me [C] some fun.
[F] [C] .
[F] [C] [F] .
[C] .
The last time I checked my [G] bankroll, .
[Am] it was getting [C] thin.
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[F] Sometimes it seems [C] like the bottom [Cm].
[G] is the only [F] place [C] I've been.
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[G] I chased a [F] rainbow down a one [C]-way street, a dead end.
.
[G] And all my friends [F] turned out to be [C] insurance salesmen.
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[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 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.
.
[F] [C] [F] .
[C] .
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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 ears [F] inside [C] my walls.
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[G] I dreamed the [F] police heard everything [C] I thought was thin.
[G] Well, I went to court [F] and the judge's [C] name was Hoffman.
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[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 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.
[Dm] [C] Well done, [F] hot [C] dog bun.
[F] My [C] sister's a nun.
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When I woke up [G] this morning, .
[Am] things were [C] looking bad.
.
[F] Seemed like [C] total silence [G] was the [F] only friend [C] I had.
.
[G] Bowl of [F] oatmeal tried to stir [C] me down [F] [C] and won.
[G] And it was twelve o'clock [F] before I realized I [C] was having no fun.
[G] 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 it [C] lasts a long while.
Won't [F] you please tell the man I [C] didn't kill anyone?.
[G] No, I'm just trying [F] to have me [C] some fun.
[F] [C] .
[F] [C] [F] .
[C] .
The last time I checked my [G] bankroll, .
[Am] 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, a dead end.
.
[G] And all my friends [F] turned out to be [C] insurance salesmen.
.
[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 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.
.
[F] [C] [F] .
[C] .
.
Well, I sat down in [G] my closet .
[F] with all my [C] overalls,.
[F] trying to get [C] away from [G].
all the ears [F] inside [C] my walls.
.
[G] I dreamed the [F] police heard everything [C] I thought was thin.
[G] Well, 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 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.
[Dm] [C] Well done, [F] hot [C] dog bun.
[F] My [C] sister's a nun.
.
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