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Illegal Smile  John Prine

Illegal Smile by John Prine
Capo 2nd fret
[G]When I woke up this [D]morning, [C]things were lookin' [G]bad
[C]seemed like total [G]silence was the [D]only [C]friend I [G]had
[D]a bowl of oatmeal [C]tried to stare me [G]down... [C]and [G]won
and it was [D]twelve o'clock before I [C]realized that I was [G]havin' [C]no [G]fun
Ah, but [D]fortunately I [G]have the key to es[C]cape re[D]ali[G]ty
Change to 3/4 time
and you may [C]see me tonight with an [G]illegal smile
it don't [D]cost very much, but it [G]lasts a long while
won't you [C]please tell the man I didn't [G]kill anyone
no I was [D]just tryin' to [C]have me some [G]fun[C] [G] [C] [G] [C]
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last [G]time I checked my [D]bankroll, well [C]it was gettin' [G]thin
some[C]times it seems like the [G]bottom is the [D]only [C]place I've [G]been
[D]chased a rainbow [C]down a one-way [G]street... [C]dead [G]end
and [D]all my friends turned [C]out to be in[G]surance [C]sales[G]men
Ah, but [D]fortunately I [G]have the key to es[C]cape re[D]ali[G]ty
Change to 3/4 time
and you may [C]see me tonight with an [G]illegal smile
it don't [D]cost very much, but it [G]lasts a long while
won't you [C]please tell the man I didn't [G]kill anyone
no I was [D]just tryin' to [C]have me some [G]fun[C] [G] [C] [G] [C]
Change back to 4/4 time
Well, I [G]sat down in my [D]closet with [C]all my over[G]alls
just [C]tryin' to get a[G]way from all the [D]ears in[C]side the [G]walls
[D]dreamed the police [C]heard everything I [G]thought... [C]what [G]then?
well I [D]went to court and the [C]judge's name [G]was [C]Hoff[G]man
Ah, but [D]fortunately I [G]have the key to es[C]cape re[D]ali[G]ty
Change to 3/4 time
and you may [C]see me tonight with an [G]illegal smile
it don't [D]cost very much, but it [G]lasts a long while
won't you [C]please tell the man I didn't [G]kill anyone
no I was [D]just tryin' to [C]have me some [G]fun[C] [G] [C] [G] [C]

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