Key: C major•
Intro 1
C
C
Verse 1
C
G/B
When I woke up this moning,
F/A
C
things were lookin' bad
F
C
Seem like total silence
G
F
C
was the only friend I had
G
F
C
Bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down,
F
C
and won
G
F
And it was twelve o'clock before I realized
C
F
C
I was havin' no fun
C
F
G
C
I have the key to escape reality
Dm
C/E
And you may
Chorus 1
F
C
see me tonight with an illegal smile
C
C7
but it lasts a long while
G
F
C
F
No, I'm just tryin' to have me some fun
C
F
C
F
C
C
Verse 2
C
G/B
Last time I checked my bankroll
F/A
C
It was gettin' thin
F
C
Sometimes it seems like the bottom
G
F
C
Is the only place I've been
G
F
C
I chased a rainbow down a one-way street
F
C
dead end
G
F
And all my friends turned out
C
F
C
to be insurance salesmen
C
F
G
C
I have the key to escape reality
Dm
C/E
And you may
Chorus 2
F
C
see me tonight with an illegal smile
C
C7
but it lasts a long while
G
F
C
F
No, I'm just tryin' to have me some fun
C
F
C
F
C
C
Verse 3
C
G/B
Well, I sat down in my closet
F/A
C
with all my overalls
F
C
Tryin' to get away from
G
F
C
all the ears inside my walls
F
C
F
C
heard everything I thought, what then?
F
C
F
C
and the judge's name was Hoffman
C
F
G
C
I have the key to escape reality
Dm
C/E
And you may
Chorus 3
F
C
see me tonight with an illegal smile
C
C7
but it lasts a long while
G
F
C
No, I'm just tryin' to have me some fun
F
C
F
C
F
C
Well done, hot dog bun, my sister's a nun
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