Chords for John Prine- "Illegal Smile"- The Singing Mailman Delivers

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When I woke [F#] up this morning, _ [E] things were [B] looking bad.
[E] Seemed like total [B] silence was the only friend I had.
[F#] A bowl of [E] oatmeal tried to stare [B] me down,
and one.
It [F#] was 12 o'clock [E] before I realized [B] I was having no fun.
[F#] Ah, but fortunately, [B] I have the key to escape reality.
And [E] you may see me tonight
[B] with an illegal smile.
It [F#] don't cost very much, [B] but it lasts a long while.
[E] Won't you please tell the man I [B] didn't kill anyone?
[F#] No, I'm just [E] trying to have me [B] some fun. _ _
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_ Well, last time I checked [F#] my bankroll,
[E]
it was [B] getting thin.
[G#m] Sometimes it seems [B] like the bottom [F#] is the only [B] place I've been.
[F#] I chased a [E] rainbow down a one [B]-way street,
dead-end.
[F#] And all my [E] friends turned out to [B] be insurance
salesmen.
[F#] Ah, but fortunately, [B] I have the key to escape reality.
And [E] you may see me tonight
[B] with an illegal smile.
[F#] It don't cost very much, [B] but it lasts a long while.
[E] Won't you please tell the man [B] I didn't kill anyone?
[F#] No, I'm just [E] trying to have [B] me some fun. _
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[G#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ Well, I sat down in [F#] the closet
_ [E] with all my [B] overalls.
Trying to get away from all the ears inside my walls.
[F#] I dreamed the [E] police heard everything I [B] thought.
What then?
[F#] Well, I went to [B] court and the judge's name was
Hoffman.
[F#] Ah, but fortunately, [B] I have the key to escape reality.
And you may [E] see me tonight
[B] with an illegal smile.
It [F#] don't cost very much, but it [B] lasts a long [C#] while.
Won't you [E] please tell the man I [B] didn't kill anyone?
No, [F#] I'm just trying [E] to have me [B] some fun. _ _ _ _ _
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