{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1018965,"song":"Illegal Smile","artist":"John Prine","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1018965-illegal-smile-chords-by-john-prine/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1018965?type=chord","rating":4.92457,"votes":1025,"content":"[tab][Intro]\r\n    [ch]G[/ch]\r\ne|---------------------------------|\r\nB|---------------------------------|\r\nG|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|\r\nD|----0---0----0--0----0--0----0---|\r\nA|--------------2-------2-------2--|\r\nE|--3---3---2h3--3--2h3--3--2h3--3-|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen I woke up this mornin',   things were lookin' bad[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  seemed like total silence was the only friend I had[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  a bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down... and won[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand it was twelve o'clock before I realized that I was havin' no fun[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAh, but fortunately... I have the key to escape reality[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus] (Change to 3/4 time, and slow down to 130 bpm)\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand you may see me tonight with an illegal smile[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nit don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwon't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nno I was just tryin' to have me some fun[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental] (Change back to 4/4 time, speed up to 160 bpm)\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nlast time I checked my bankroll,   well it was gettin' thin[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nsometimes it seems like the bottom is the only place I've been[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  chased a rainbow down a one-way street... dead end[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand all my friends turned out to be insurance salesmen[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAh, but fortunately... I have the key to escape reality[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus] (Change to 3/4 time, and slow down to 130 bpm)\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand you may see me tonight with an illegal smile[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nit don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwon't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nno I was just tryin' to have me some fun[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental] (Change back to 4/4 time, speed up to 160 bpm)\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, I sat down in my closet    with all my overalls[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\njust tryin' to get away from all the ears inside the walls[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\ndreamed the police heard everything I thought... what then?[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwell I went to court and the judge's name was Hoffman[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAh, but fortunately... I have the key to escape reality[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus] (Change to 3/4 time, and slow down to 130 bpm)\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand you may see me tonight with an illegal smile[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nit don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwon't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nno I was just tryin' to have me some fun  (well done, hot-dog bun, my sister's a nun)[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n[Chorus] (Change to 3/4 time, and slow down to 130 bpm)\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental] (Change back to 4/4 time, speed up to 160 bpm)\nG   G   G   G\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n[Chorus] (Change to 3/4 time, and slow down to 130 bpm)\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental] (Change back to 4/4 time, speed up to 160 bpm)\nG   G   G   G\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n[Chorus] (Change to 3/4 time, and slow down to 130 bpm)","chords":["G","B","D","A","E","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}