Illegal Smile
John Prine

CAPO 5th fret

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When I woke up this morning, things were lookin' bad
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Seems like total silence is the only friend I have
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A bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down... and won
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And it was twelve o'clock before I realized that I was havin' no fun

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But fortunately I have the key to escape reality
            C                      G
And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
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It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while
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Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone?
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No I was just trying to have me some fun

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Last time I checked my bankroll, well it was getting thin
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Sometimes it seems like the bottom is the only place I've been
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Chased a rainbow down a one-way street... dead end
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And all my friends turned out to be insurance salesmen

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But fortunately I have the key to escape reality
            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 trying to have me some fun

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I sat down in my closet with all my overalls
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Just trying to get away from all the years inside these walls
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Dreamed the police heard everything I thought... what then?
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Well I went to court and the judge's name was Hoffman

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But fortunately I have the key to escape reality
            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
No I was just trying to have me some fun
C    G     C       G       C          G 
Well done. Hot dog bun. My sisters a nun