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I Know Im Unhappy

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[Verse 1]
I Dknow I'm unhappy
I Aknow things aren't right
GFor instance last week I got drunk every Dnight
[Verse 2]
I Dknow that I'm angry
I Aknow I'm afraid
GI rarely make love I mostly get Dlaid
[Verse 3]
I Dknow I'm unhealthy
No Adoctor would doubt
GMy dreams are all bad and; my hairs falling DoutA  
[Chorus]
GWhen you get the blues and; you want to shoot yourself in Emthe head
EmIt's alright, it's alright
Go ahGead
GDo the monkey do the pony
Do the slop do the boogaloo Emtwist
EmCut your throat, Cut your throat, Cut your Gwrist
[Middle 8]
WhDen you tire of worGdly toil
ShDuffle off this moGrtal coil
TuDrn your body baGck to soil
ItC's ODK, It's OK
[Chorus]
GWhen you get hung up
Hang yourself up by the Emneck
EmWhat the hell, what the hell, what the Gheck
Dstomp on the moon and spit in the ocean
razzmatazz and I lovAe youD  
Dholy smokes and land negotiation
you can do anything Athat you wDant to do
Dyou can sing four songs
you can dance ten dances
eat twelve candies
drAink eight Dbeers
Dbreak two rules
and take six chances
laugh nine laughs
and shAed three tDears
Deat that watermelon
drink that moonshine
she's the lady and yAou're the Dlord
Da mail pouch chew will keep you in line
drive all over in her grAandaddy's Dford
Dsmall talk big talk hugs and kisses
strum a little number on Athe big guDitar
Dif you want to charm the bonnet off your mrs.
go out and catch a firefly, sAtick him iDn a jar
AOoh! take off her clothes
and throw her in the river
wash her body and stAick it in Dthe sun
Dgive that gal everything you can give her
you can give her the bullets
if you can give Aher the gDun

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I Know Im Unhappy

by Loudon Wainwright III

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

I know I'm unhappy

I know things aren't right

G D

For instance last week I got drunk every night

[Verse 2]

I know that I'm angry

I know I'm afraid

G D

I rarely make love I mostly get laid

[Verse 3]

I know I'm unhealthy

No doctor would doubt

G D A

My dreams are all bad and; my hairs falling out

[Chorus]

G Em

When you get the blues and; you want to shoot yourself in the head

It's alright, it's alright

Go ahead

Do the monkey do the pony

Do the slop do the boogaloo twist

Em G

Cut your throat, Cut your throat, Cut your wrist

[Middle 8]

D G

When you tire of wordly toil

D G

Shuffle off this mortal coil

D G

Turn your body back to soil

C D

It's OK, It's OK

[Chorus]

When you get hung up

Hang yourself up by the neck

Em G

What the hell, what the hell, what the heck

stomp on the moon and spit in the ocean

A D

razzmatazz and I love you

holy smokes and land negotiation

A D

you can do anything that you want to do

you can sing four songs

you can dance ten dances

eat twelve candies

A D

drink eight beers

break two rules

and take six chances

laugh nine laughs

A D

and shed three tears

eat that watermelon

drink that moonshine

A D

she's the lady and you're the lord

a mail pouch chew will keep you in line

A D

drive all over in her grandaddy's ford

small talk big talk hugs and kisses

A D

strum a little number on the big guitar

if you want to charm the bonnet off your mrs.

A D

go out and catch a firefly, stick him in a jar

Ooh! take off her clothes

and throw her in the river

A D

wash her body and stick it in the sun

give that gal everything you can give her

you can give her the bullets

A D

if you can give her the gun

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