John Prine – Illegal Smile (Guitar)
Capo 5
Key
-
Versions
(3)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
G
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D|----0---0----0--0----0--0----0---|
A|--------------2-------2-------2--|
E|--3---3---2h3--3--2h3--3--2h3--3-|[Verse 1]
G D C G When I woke up this mornin', things were lookin' bad C G D C G seemed like total silence was the only friend I had D C G C G a bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down... and won D C G C G and it was twelve o'clock before I realized that I was havin' no fun
[Pre-Chorus]
D G C D G Ah, but fortunately... I have the key to escape reality
[Chorus] (Change to 3/4 time, and slow down to 130 bpm)
C G and you may see me tonight with an illegal smile D G it don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while C G won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone D C G C G C G C no I was just tryin' to have me some fun
[Instrumental] (Change back to 4/4 time, speed up to 160 bpm)
G G G G
[Verse 2]
G D C G last time I checked my bankroll, well it was gettin' thin C G D C G sometimes it seems like the bottom is the only place I've been D C G C G chased a rainbow down a one-way street... dead end D C G C G and all my friends turned out to be insurance salesmen
[Pre-Chorus]
D G C D G Ah, but fortunately... I have the key to escape reality
[Chorus] (Change to 3/4 time, and slow down to 130 bpm)
C G and you may see me tonight with an illegal smile D G it don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while C G won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone D C G C G C G C no I was just tryin' to have me some fun
[Instrumental] (Change back to 4/4 time, speed up to 160 bpm)
G G G G
[Verse 3]
G D C G Well, I sat down in my closet with all my overalls C G D C G just tryin' to get away from all the ears inside the walls D C G C G dreamed the police heard everything I thought... what then? D C G C G well I went to court and the judge's name was Hoffman
[Pre-Chorus]
D G C D G Ah, but fortunately... I have the key to escape reality
[Chorus] (Change to 3/4 time, and slow down to 130 bpm)
C G and you may see me tonight with an illegal smile D G it don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while C G won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone D C G C G C G C G no I was just tryin' to have me some fun (well done, hot-dog bun, my sister's a nun)