Key: G
Introduction:
Em
I was runnin' thru the summer rain, try'n' to catch that evenin' train
A
And kill the old familiar pain weavin' thru my tangled brain
D G
But when I tipped my bottle back and smacked into a cop I didn't see
Em
That police man said, mister cool, if you ain't drunk, then you're a fool
A
I said, if that's against the law, then tell me why I never saw
D G
A man locked in that jail of yours who wasn't just as lowdown poor as me
A C D G
Well, that was when someone turned out the lights and I wound up in jail to spend the night
C D G
And dream of all the wine and lonely girls in this best of all possible worlds
Well, I woke up next mornin' feelin' like my head was gone
F#m
Well, they finally came and told me they was a gonna set me free
B
And I'd be leavin' town if I knew what was good for me
E A
I said, it's nice to learn that ev'rybody's so concerned about my health
F#m
I said, I won't be leavin' no more quicker than I can
B
'Cause I've enjoyed about as much of this as I can stand
E A
And I don't need this town of yours more than I never needed nothin' else
B D E A
'cause there's still alot of drinks that I ain't drunk and lots of pretty thoughts that I ain't thunk
D E A
And lord there's still so many lonely girls in this best of all possible worlds.