The Acid Song Chords by Loudon Wainwright Iii

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_ _ _ _ _ You wanna hear the acetone?
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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_ I have not [C] taken [G] acid for twelve years _ _
[D] _ [C] One night last summer [G] I did
I _ _ [Em] was adrift in a [G] bar room _ _
[D] Acting [G] like a jerk and a kid
I _
[C] _ knew we were [G] asking for trouble
_ _ [Em] _
[C] Trouble was what we would [D] get
_ _ [G] _
Five of us dropped in the girls room
_ _ [A] _
_ [C] Psychedelicized [G] insane quintet
Well _ _ _ _ _ [C] that bathroom got crowded [G] in no time
_ _ [D] Our [C] minds were all blown [G] in one flash
[D] _ _ [G] _ [C] Everyone in there [G] got ugly
We [D] _ [C] exited out of there [G]
fast
_ _ [C] _ Back in the bar [G] we were happy
Feeling great, no problem
[C] Back in the bar we were [D]
fine
_ _ _ [G] Till Johnny turned into a Nazi
_ And _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] Mary threw up all her [G] wine
But _ _ _ _ _ [C] in no time we all were [G]
ejected
_ _ _ [A] [G] Soon we were out on the street
_ [D] The [G] _ [C] sidewalk began [G] to perspire
We [D] _ [C] had glass and [G] dog shit at our feet
_ We [C] went over to [G] Mary's apartment Come on!
_ [C] To listen to the Grateful [D] Dead
_ _ _ [G] _ [Cm] On the way there we [G] lost Johnny
He _ _ [A] had opted [C] for Bellevue [G] instead
Boy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I'm really glad we did this, this feels great
Just like the old days
I love this, I know my hair's on fire
_ It's _ _ like incense or something
You know, your face is melting
It is, it's all the colors of the rainbow
_ _ Hey you wanna hold some fruit?
Come on, hold some fruit
It _ _ breathes, it really does
_ I'm _ a cantaloupe, come on
No, _ _ _ I don't know where the Audubon tape is _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well I had to [C] get out of that [G] city
_ _ _ _ [D] [C] Bobby was bringing [G] me down
[D] _ _ [G] _ Me and my [C] darling [G] young Susie
Sit [D] so [C] long, [G] roll out of town
_ _ [C] Driving on [G] acid is easy
_ [C] _ Driving on [D] acid's a breeze
Just [G] _ keep the car on the highway
_ Don't _ [D] _ [C] laugh and don't [G] fart and don't sneeze
Well _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ we got them [C] a house in the [G] country
The country, man
_ [D] [C] The trees were all [G] throbbing and [D] green
_ [G] Susie was sure she had cancer
I _ [D] _ [C] was sure I was James [G] Dean
We [C] went down to the lake to go [G] swimming, come on
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ Susie said water cures cancer _
I _ asked her to please call me Jim
This _ _ _ _ _ _ acid is usually dangerous
The _ [D] _
[C] mild matter can [G] quickly turn me
_ [D] _ [G] _
[C] LSD can surely [G] derange us
_ _ [D]
[C] Unless you possess [G] _ Thorazine
_ [C] So next [G] time you wanna go out there
When [C]
you feel like spitting [D] your head
_ _ [G] _
Think twice before dropping acid
Hold [D] _
[C] out for [B] mushrooms [G] instead _ _
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