Tone: [C]
Verse 1:
When [C]I woke up this [G]mornin', [F] things were lookin' b[C]bad
[F] seemed like total [C]silence was the [G]only frie[F]friend I ha[C]had
[G] a bowl of oatmeal [F]tried to stare me [C]down... [F]and [C]won
and it was [G]twelve o'clock before I [F]realized that I was [C]havin' [F]no [C]fun
Pre-Chorus:
Ah, but [G]fortunately... I h[C]ave the key to esc[F]ape re[G]alit[C]y
Chorus: -Change to 3/4 time, and slow down to 0 bpm-
and you may [F]see me tonight with an [C]illegal smile
it don't [G]cost very much, but it [C]lasts a long while
won't you [F]please tell the man I didn't [C]kill anyone
no I was [G]just tryin' to [F]have me some [C]fun [F] [C] [F] [C] [F]
Instrumental:
[C]
Verse 2:
last [C]time I checked my [G]bankroll, [F] well it was gettin' [C]thin
some[F]sometimes it seems like the [C]bottom is the [G]only [F]place I've [C]been
[G] chased a rainbow [F]down a one-way [C]street... [F]dead [C]end
and [G]all my friends turned [F]out to be in[C]insurance [F]sales[C]salesmen
Pre-Chorus:
Ah, but [G]fortunately... I h[C]ave the key to esc[F]ape re[G]ali[C]ty
Chorus: -Change to 3/4 time, and slow down to 0 bpm-
and you may [F]see me tonight with an [C]illegal smile
it don't [G]cost very much, but it [C]lasts a long while
won't you [F]please tell the man I didn't [C]kill anyone
no I was [G]just tryin' to [F]have me some [C]fun [F] [C] [F] [C] [F]
Instrumental:
[C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 3:
Well, I [C]sat down in my [G]closet [F] with all my over[C]overalls
just [F]tryin' to get a[C]away from all the [G]ears in[F]inside the [C]walls
[G]dreamed the police [F]heard everything I [C]thought... [F]what [C]then?
well I [G]went to court and the [F]judge's name [C]was [F]Hoff[C]Hoffman
Pre-Chorus:
Ah, but [G]fortunately... I h[C]ave the key to esc[F]ape re[G]ali[C]ty
Chorus: -Change to 3/4 time, and slow down to 0 bpm-
and you may [F]see me tonight with an [C]illegal smile
it don't [G]cost very much, but it [C]lasts a long while
won't you [F]please tell the man I didn't [C]kill anyone
no I was [G]just tryin' to [F]have me some [C]fun -[F]well d[C]one, h[F]ot-dog [C]bun, [F]my sister's a [C]nun-