Best Of All Possible Worlds Chords by Kris Kristofferson
Tempo:
134.05 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
D
E
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
I [E] was running through the summer rain and trying to catch that evening [A] train and kill the old familiar pain
weaving through my tangled [D] brain.
[A] When I tipped my bottle back I smacked into a cop I didn't [G] see.
Big mistake.
That [E] police man said, Mr.
Cole, if you ain't drunk then you're a [A] fool.
I said, if that's against the law, tell me why I never saw a man locked in that jail of yours
who wasn't either black or poor [G] as me.
Well, that was when someone turned out [C] the lights.
[D]
I wound up in jail to spend [G] the night.
It was a [D] Nashville night.
[G] And dream of all the wine and the lonely [C] girls.
[A] In [D] this best of all possible [G] worlds.
[E] Well, I woke up next morning feeling like my head was gone.
[A] And like my thick old tongue was licking something sick and wrong.
[D] I told that [A] man I'd sell my soul for something wet and cold as that [G] old cell.
And I would have.
[E] That kindly jigger grinned at me all eaten up with sympathy.
[A] Poured himself another beer and came and whispered in my ear,
if booze was just a dime a bottle, boy, you couldn't even buy [G] the smell.
I said I knew there was something I liked about [C] this town.
It [A] takes more than that to bring [G] me down, [D] down, down.
Because [G] there's still a lot of wine and [C] lonely girls.
[Am] I wrote this a long time [D] ago.
In this best of all [G] possible worlds.
[F] [E]
[A] Did you know that here in the land of the free,
we got more people behind bars [D] than any nation on the planet?
That's right, son.
We're [G] number one.
[E] They finally came and told me they were going to set me free.
[A] I'd be leaving town if I knew what was good for me.
[D] I said it's nice to learn that everybody is so concerned about [G] my health.
[E] I said I won't be leaving no more quicker than I can.
[A] Because I've enjoyed about as much of this as I can stand.
I don't need this town of [D] yours more than I never needed. Nothing [G] else.
There's still a lot of drinks that [C] I ain't [G] drunk.
[D] Lots of pretty thoughts that I [G] ain't thought.
[D] [G] And Lord, there's still so many lonely [C] girls.
[A] In [D] this best of all possible [G] worlds.
[E]
[A]
Well, if I was Roger Miller, I'd think of a clever scat to go out on.
He had a great one when he could.
But I ain't, so I'll just quit.
[G] [N]
I [E] was running through the summer rain and trying to catch that evening [A] train and kill the old familiar pain
weaving through my tangled [D] brain.
[A] When I tipped my bottle back I smacked into a cop I didn't [G] see.
Big mistake.
That [E] police man said, Mr.
Cole, if you ain't drunk then you're a [A] fool.
I said, if that's against the law, tell me why I never saw a man locked in that jail of yours
who wasn't either black or poor [G] as me.
Well, that was when someone turned out [C] the lights.
[D]
I wound up in jail to spend [G] the night.
It was a [D] Nashville night.
[G] And dream of all the wine and the lonely [C] girls.
[A] In [D] this best of all possible [G] worlds.
[E] Well, I woke up next morning feeling like my head was gone.
[A] And like my thick old tongue was licking something sick and wrong.
[D] I told that [A] man I'd sell my soul for something wet and cold as that [G] old cell.
And I would have.
[E] That kindly jigger grinned at me all eaten up with sympathy.
[A] Poured himself another beer and came and whispered in my ear,
if booze was just a dime a bottle, boy, you couldn't even buy [G] the smell.
I said I knew there was something I liked about [C] this town.
It [A] takes more than that to bring [G] me down, [D] down, down.
Because [G] there's still a lot of wine and [C] lonely girls.
[Am] I wrote this a long time [D] ago.
In this best of all [G] possible worlds.
[F] [E]
[A] Did you know that here in the land of the free,
we got more people behind bars [D] than any nation on the planet?
That's right, son.
We're [G] number one.
[E] They finally came and told me they were going to set me free.
[A] I'd be leaving town if I knew what was good for me.
[D] I said it's nice to learn that everybody is so concerned about [G] my health.
[E] I said I won't be leaving no more quicker than I can.
[A] Because I've enjoyed about as much of this as I can stand.
I don't need this town of [D] yours more than I never needed. Nothing [G] else.
There's still a lot of drinks that [C] I ain't [G] drunk.
[D] Lots of pretty thoughts that I [G] ain't thought.
[D] [G] And Lord, there's still so many lonely [C] girls.
[A] In [D] this best of all possible [G] worlds.
[E]
[A]
Well, if I was Roger Miller, I'd think of a clever scat to go out on.
He had a great one when he could.
But I ain't, so I'll just quit.
[G] [N]
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I [E] was running through the summer rain and trying to catch that evening [A] train and kill the old familiar pain
weaving through my tangled [D] brain.
[A] When I tipped my bottle back I smacked into a cop I didn't [G] see.
_ _ _ Big mistake. _ _ _ _
That [E] police man said, Mr.
Cole, if you ain't drunk then you're a [A] fool.
I said, if that's against the law, tell me why I never saw a man locked in that jail of yours
who wasn't either black or poor [G] as me. _ _ _
Well, that was when someone turned out [C] the lights.
_ [D] _ _ _
I wound up in jail to spend [G] the night.
It was a [D] Nashville night.
[G] And dream of all the wine and the lonely [C] girls.
_ [A] _ In [D] this best of all possible [G] _ worlds. _ _
[E] Well, I woke up next morning feeling like my head was gone.
[A] And like my thick old tongue was licking something sick and wrong.
[D] I told that [A] man I'd sell my soul for something wet and cold as that [G] old cell.
_ And I would have. _ _ _ _
[E] That kindly jigger grinned at me all eaten up with sympathy. _
[A] Poured himself another beer and came and whispered in my ear,
if booze was just a dime a bottle, boy, you couldn't even buy [G] the smell.
_ _ I said I knew there was something I liked about [C] this town. _ _ _ _
It [A] takes more than that to bring [G] me down, [D] down, down.
Because [G] there's still a lot of wine and [C] lonely girls.
[Am] I wrote this a long time [D] ago.
In this best of all [G] possible worlds. _ _ _
[F] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ Did you know that here in the land of the free,
we got more people behind bars [D] than any nation on the planet?
_ _ _ _ That's right, son.
We're [G] number one. _ _
_ [E] They finally came and told me they were going to set me free.
_ _ [A] I'd be leaving town if I knew what was good for me.
[D] I said it's nice to learn that everybody is so concerned about [G] my health. _ _
_ [E] I said I won't be leaving no more quicker than I can.
[A] Because I've enjoyed about as much of this as I can stand.
_ I don't need this town of [D] yours more than I never needed. Nothing [G] else. _ _
_ _ There's still a lot of drinks that [C] I ain't [G] drunk. _
_ _ _ [D] Lots of pretty thoughts that I [G] ain't thought. _
[D] _ _ [G] And Lord, there's still so many lonely [C] girls. _
[A] _ In [D] this best of all possible [G] worlds. _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, if I was Roger Miller, I'd think of a clever scat to go out on.
He had a great one when he could.
But I ain't, so I'll just quit.
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I [E] was running through the summer rain and trying to catch that evening [A] train and kill the old familiar pain
weaving through my tangled [D] brain.
[A] When I tipped my bottle back I smacked into a cop I didn't [G] see.
_ _ _ Big mistake. _ _ _ _
That [E] police man said, Mr.
Cole, if you ain't drunk then you're a [A] fool.
I said, if that's against the law, tell me why I never saw a man locked in that jail of yours
who wasn't either black or poor [G] as me. _ _ _
Well, that was when someone turned out [C] the lights.
_ [D] _ _ _
I wound up in jail to spend [G] the night.
It was a [D] Nashville night.
[G] And dream of all the wine and the lonely [C] girls.
_ [A] _ In [D] this best of all possible [G] _ worlds. _ _
[E] Well, I woke up next morning feeling like my head was gone.
[A] And like my thick old tongue was licking something sick and wrong.
[D] I told that [A] man I'd sell my soul for something wet and cold as that [G] old cell.
_ And I would have. _ _ _ _
[E] That kindly jigger grinned at me all eaten up with sympathy. _
[A] Poured himself another beer and came and whispered in my ear,
if booze was just a dime a bottle, boy, you couldn't even buy [G] the smell.
_ _ I said I knew there was something I liked about [C] this town. _ _ _ _
It [A] takes more than that to bring [G] me down, [D] down, down.
Because [G] there's still a lot of wine and [C] lonely girls.
[Am] I wrote this a long time [D] ago.
In this best of all [G] possible worlds. _ _ _
[F] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ Did you know that here in the land of the free,
we got more people behind bars [D] than any nation on the planet?
_ _ _ _ That's right, son.
We're [G] number one. _ _
_ [E] They finally came and told me they were going to set me free.
_ _ [A] I'd be leaving town if I knew what was good for me.
[D] I said it's nice to learn that everybody is so concerned about [G] my health. _ _
_ [E] I said I won't be leaving no more quicker than I can.
[A] Because I've enjoyed about as much of this as I can stand.
_ I don't need this town of [D] yours more than I never needed. Nothing [G] else. _ _
_ _ There's still a lot of drinks that [C] I ain't [G] drunk. _
_ _ _ [D] Lots of pretty thoughts that I [G] ain't thought. _
[D] _ _ [G] And Lord, there's still so many lonely [C] girls. _
[A] _ In [D] this best of all possible [G] worlds. _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, if I was Roger Miller, I'd think of a clever scat to go out on.
He had a great one when he could.
But I ain't, so I'll just quit.
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