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Written sometime in the 1999-2001 timeframe; I can probably pin it down more accurately by going through my notebook. | |||
==Lyrics== | |||
===Intro=== | |||
dramatic chords: A . . . E . . . G . . . Gb . . . Bm . . | |||
===Verse 1=== | |||
{| | |||
|- | |||
| Bm Gb<sup>7</sup> || Well I'm tryin' to find my way back home to my sainted Aunt Marie | |||
|- | |||
| A E<sup>7</sup> || She was last seen in a comic book which did not belong to me | |||
|- | |||
| Bm Gb<sup>7</sup> || Well she took me for an outlaw and I took her for a fool | |||
|- | |||
| A E<sup>7</sup> || So I set sail on a cruise ship on a voyage 'cross a swimming pool | |||
|} | |||
Bm E G Bm | |||
===Chorus 1=== | |||
{| | |||
|- | |||
| A E7 || Well don't say I'm only half insane, don't tell me that I'm wrong | |||
|- | |||
| G D || Everybody's up in arms, I'm just trying to belong | |||
|- | |||
| Bm A || If there's one thing that I've learned in life, I know it's kinda dumb | |||
|- | |||
| || You gotta stop {{faint|E<sup>7</sup>}} and smell the roadkill {{faint|F}}, don't forget {{faint|Gb}} where you are from | |||
|} | |||
Gb7... | |||
===Verse 2=== | |||
:Well I thought that everything I thought was just as well as done | |||
:So I went out without a doubt and tried to look for number one | |||
:It came upon me slowly, so I got up and went | |||
:It happened then, I don't know when, I got tied up in cement | |||
Bm E G Bm | |||
===Chorus 2=== | |||
::Well listen here, I don't know for sure, but it just seems so to me | |||
::You're dead set on your reckoning, don't get caught too far at sea | |||
::If there's one thing that I've learned, just stop and let me have my say | |||
::You gotta stop and smell the roadkill, count your blessings every day | |||
===solo verse=== | |||
E B7 | |||
D A | |||
Bm E | |||
C G Gb-aug-7 Bm | |||
===Bridge=== | |||
:I oftimes can remember | |||
:Or at leastaways can't forget | |||
:All the times we'd say that we got to get away | |||
:And we haven't got one yet | |||
:Wake up and smell the catfood | |||
:You're living in a fool's pair a' shoes | |||
:Sometimes when you ain't winning, | |||
:Best thing to do is lose. | |||
===Chorus 3=== | |||
:If there's one thing you done told me, and I knew it all along | |||
:I may be insane, I might be to blame, but I'm the one that wrote this song | |||
:If you're out riding shotgun when I come nosin' 'round | |||
:Just stop and smell the roadkill, it's the best thing that I've found | |||
===Outro=== | |||
CHORDS: D A Bm A G A D D | |||
BASS LINE: D Db B A G A D D | |||
CHORDS: D A Bm A G Gb Bm Bm | |||
BASS LINE: D Db B A G Gb B B |
Latest revision as of 22:31, 19 December 2022
Written sometime in the 1999-2001 timeframe; I can probably pin it down more accurately by going through my notebook.
Lyrics
Intro
dramatic chords: A . . . E . . . G . . . Gb . . . Bm . .
Verse 1
Bm Gb7 | Well I'm tryin' to find my way back home to my sainted Aunt Marie |
A E7 | She was last seen in a comic book which did not belong to me |
Bm Gb7 | Well she took me for an outlaw and I took her for a fool |
A E7 | So I set sail on a cruise ship on a voyage 'cross a swimming pool |
Bm E G Bm
Chorus 1
A E7 | Well don't say I'm only half insane, don't tell me that I'm wrong |
G D | Everybody's up in arms, I'm just trying to belong |
Bm A | If there's one thing that I've learned in life, I know it's kinda dumb |
You gotta stop E7 and smell the roadkill F, don't forget Gb where you are from |
Gb7...
Verse 2
- Well I thought that everything I thought was just as well as done
- So I went out without a doubt and tried to look for number one
- It came upon me slowly, so I got up and went
- It happened then, I don't know when, I got tied up in cement
Bm E G Bm
Chorus 2
- Well listen here, I don't know for sure, but it just seems so to me
- You're dead set on your reckoning, don't get caught too far at sea
- If there's one thing that I've learned, just stop and let me have my say
- You gotta stop and smell the roadkill, count your blessings every day
solo verse
E B7 D A Bm E C G Gb-aug-7 Bm
Bridge
- I oftimes can remember
- Or at leastaways can't forget
- All the times we'd say that we got to get away
- And we haven't got one yet
- Wake up and smell the catfood
- You're living in a fool's pair a' shoes
- Sometimes when you ain't winning,
- Best thing to do is lose.
Chorus 3
- If there's one thing you done told me, and I knew it all along
- I may be insane, I might be to blame, but I'm the one that wrote this song
- If you're out riding shotgun when I come nosin' 'round
- Just stop and smell the roadkill, it's the best thing that I've found
Outro
CHORDS: D A Bm A G A D D BASS LINE: D Db B A G A D D CHORDS: D A Bm A G Gb Bm Bm BASS LINE: D Db B A G Gb B B