Illegal Smile Cifras

ILLEGAL SMILE  -  John Prine (Key of D)
 
[Verse 1]
 G                   D         C                  G
When I woke up this morning, things were lookin' bad  
 C                 G              D     G
Seems like total silence is the only friend I have  
  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  
        D           G                  C      D   G
Ah, but fortunately I have the key to escape reality  
 
[Chorus]
             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
No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun
 
[Verse 2]
 G                      D            C                G
Last time I checked my bankroll, well it was gettin' thin 
 C                          G              D    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 
        D           G                  C      D   G
Ah, but fortunately I have the key to escape reality  
 
[Chorus]
             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
No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun
 
[Verse 3]
 G                D           C          G
I sat down in my closet with all my overalls  
     C                 G              D       G
Just tryin' to get away from all the years inside these 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 
        D           G                  C      D   G
Ah, but fortunately I have the key to escape reality  
 
[Chorus]
             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
No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun    
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