Illegal Smile

Illegal Smile easy guitar chords by John Prine

N/ACountry
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

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  • C

  • G

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  • Dm

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  • G

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  • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    When 
    woke 
    up 
    this 
    mon
    ing, 

    things 
    were 
    lookin' 
    bad 

    Seem 
    like 
    total 
    silence 

    was 
    the 
    only 
    friend 
    had 

    Bowl 
    of 
    oatmeal 
    tried 
    to 
    stare 
    me 
    down, 

    and 
    won 

    And 
    it 
    was 
    twelve 
    o'clock 
    before 
    realized 

    was 
    havin' 
    no 
    fun 

    Ah, 
    but 
    fortunately 

    have 
    the 
    key 
    to 
    es
    cape 
    reali
    ty 

    And 
    you 
    may 

    Chorus 1
    see 
    me 
    tonight 
    with 
    an 
    illegal 
    smile 

    It 
    don't 
    cost 
    very 
    much, 

    but 
    it 
    lasts 
    long 
    while 

    Won't 
    you 
    please 
    tell 
    the 
    man 

    didn't 
    kill 
    anyone 

    No, 
    I'm 
    just 
    tryin' 
    to 
    have 
    me 
    some 
    fun 



    Verse 2
    Last 
    time 
    checked 
    my 
    bankroll 

    It 
    was 
    gettin' 
    thin 

    Some
    times 
    it 
    seems 
    like 
    the 
    bottom 

    Is 
    the 
    only 
    place 
    I've 
    been 

    chased 
    rainbow 
    down 
    one-way 
    street 

    dead 
    end 

    And 
    all 
    my 
    friends 
    turned 
    out 

    to 
    be 
    in
    surance 
    sales
    men 

    Ah, 
    but 
    fortunately 

    have 
    the 
    key 
    to 
    es
    cape 
    reali
    ty 

    And 
    you 
    may 

    Chorus 2
    see 
    me 
    tonight 
    with 
    an 
    illegal 
    smile 

    It 
    don't 
    cost 
    very 
    much, 

    but 
    it 
    lasts 
    long 
    while 

    Won't 
    you 
    please 
    tell 
    the 
    man 

    didn't 
    kill 
    anyone 

    No, 
    I'm 
    just 
    tryin' 
    to 
    have 
    me 
    some 
    fun 



    Verse 3
    Well, 
    sat 
    down 
    in 
    my 
    closet 

    with 
    all 
    my 
    over
    alls 

    Tryin' 
    to 
    get 
    a
    way 
    from 

    all 
    the 
    ears 
    in
    side 
    my 
    walls 

    dreamed 
    the 
    police 

    heard 
    everything 
    thought, 
    what 
    then? 

    Well 
    went 
    to 
    court 

    and 
    the 
    judge's 
    name 
    was 
    Hoff
    man 

    Ah, 
    but 
    fortunately 

    have 
    the 
    key 
    to 
    es
    cape 
    reali
    ty 

    And 
    you 
    may 

    Chorus 3
    see 
    me 
    tonight 
    with 
    an 
    illegal 
    smile 

    It 
    don't 
    cost 
    very 
    much, 

    but 
    it 
    lasts 
    long 
    while 

    Won't 
    you 
    please 
    tell 
    the 
    man 

    didn't 
    kill 
    anyone 

    No, 
    I'm 
    just 
    tryin' 
    to 
    have 
    me 
    some 
    fun 

    Well 
    done, 
    hot 
    dog 
    bun, 
    my 
    sister's 
    nun 
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