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BASKET CASE
(Warren Zevon & Carl Hiaasen)
From My Ride’s Here
Key:       G
Capo: 3    E
Intro:           / E/ / /     / C/ / /      / E/ / /      / C/ / /
EMy baby is a bCasket case
EA bipolar mGama in lDeather and lace
GFace like an angel, she's a pAerfect waste
CMy baby is a Dbasket cEase.      / C/ / /      / E/ / /      / / C/ /
EDracula's daughter, CCalamity Jane
ESmoke on the wGater, wDater on the brain
She's pGretty as a picture and tAotally crazed
CMy baby is a Dbasket cEase.
DShe's gonna make a madman oGutta mEe
DShe's gonna make a madman oGutta Eme
E/ / / /     / C/ / /      / E/ / /      / C/ / /
EShe's manic-depressive and sCchizoid too
EThe friskiest pGsycho that DI ever knew
We're paraGnoid lovers lAost in space
CMy baby is a Dbasket caEse.
EBa-ba-ba-ba- bCasket case. (EBa-ba-ba-ba- Cbasket case.)
EBa-ba-ba-ba- bCasket case. (EBa-ba-ba-ba- Cbasket case.)
E/ / / /     / A/ / /      / E/ / /      / A/ / /
G/ / / /     / A/ / /     / C/ / /      / D/ / /
E/ / / /     / C/ / /     / E/ / /      / C/ / /
EMy baby's gonna cCelebrate
EI'm being drGagged through the nDuthouse gates
Got my stGraitjacket on and I'm tAaking her place
CMy baby is a bDasket caEse.
DShe finally made a madman oGutta mEe
DShe finally made a madman oGutta mEe
DMy baby made a madman oGutta mEe
DShe finally made a madman oGutta mEe.
She made a mDadman, madman outta Eme.
She made a mDadman, madman outta Eme.

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Basket Case

by Warren Zevon

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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BASKET CASE

(Warren Zevon & Carl Hiaasen)

From My Ride’s Here

Key: G

Capo: 3 E

E C E C

Intro: / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

E C

My baby is a basket case

E G D

A bipolar mama in leather and lace

G A

Face like an angel, she's a perfect waste

C D E C E C

My baby is a basket case. / / / / / / / / / / / /

E C

Dracula's daughter, Calamity Jane

E G D

Smoke on the water, water on the brain

G A

She's pretty as a picture and totally crazed

C D E

My baby is a basket case.

D G E

She's gonna make a madman outta me

D G E

She's gonna make a madman outta me

E C E C

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

E C

She's manic-depressive and schizoid too

E G D

The friskiest psycho that I ever knew

G A

We're paranoid lovers lost in space

C D E

My baby is a basket case.

E C E C

Ba-ba-ba-ba- basket case. (Ba-ba-ba-ba- basket case.)

E C E C

Ba-ba-ba-ba- basket case. (Ba-ba-ba-ba- basket case.)

E A E A

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

G A C D

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

E C E C

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

E C

My baby's gonna celebrate

E G D

I'm being dragged through the nuthouse gates

G A

Got my straitjacket on and I'm taking her place

C D E

My baby is a basket case.

D G E

She finally made a madman outta me

D G E

She finally made a madman outta me

D G E

My baby made a madman outta me

D G E

She finally made a madman outta me.

D E

She made a madman, madman outta me.

D E

She made a madman, madman outta me.

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