[Intro]
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[Estrofa]
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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 
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  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-Estribillo]
        D                 G                 C     D   G 
Ah, but fortunately... I have the key to escape reality
Change to 3/4 time, and slow down to 130 bpm
[Estribillo]
            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
Change back to 4/4 time, speed up to 160 bpm
[Instrumental]
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[Estrofa]
     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-Estribillo]
        D                 G                 C     D  G 
Ah, but fortunately... I have the key to escape reality
Change to 3/4 time, and slow down to 130 bpm
[Estribillo]
            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
Change back to 4/4 time, speed up to 160 bpm
[Instrumental]
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[Estrofa]
        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-Estribillo]
        D                 G                 C     D  G 
Ah, but fortunately... I have the key to escape reality
Change to 3/4 time, and slow down to 130 bpm
[Estribillo]
            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)