Arrested

Intro

D  .  .  .  E  .  .  .
D  .  A Bm  A  .  .  .

Verse 1

A . . .	Well it was
C#m. . .	Way past dawn
A7 . . . D . . .	And we were thinking of moving on
A . . .	Till the judge pointed out
A . . .	I was overdue for a trial
E . . A E . . .
A . . .	And at that
C#m. . .	I was fat
A7 . . . D . . .	And had nothing to recommend me
A . . . E . . .	But he could not proceed without record of my denial.
A . . . A7 . . .

Chorus 1

D . . . E7 . . .	People on every side of me
A . E . F#m. E .	Taking my business so seriously
D . . . E7 . . .	In every way, I know they've got me bested
A . . . A7 . . .
D . . . E7 . . .	Spending my time in the usual way
A . E . F#m. E .	While they're marking down the time of day
D . . . E . . .	I'd like to laugh, but I'd probably be arrested.
D . A . Bm . A .
E . E7. Dbm. E .
A . . . A . . .

Verse 2

I had thought

I had bought

All the important things that I knew I'd been taught

Till one day I found

I'd misunderstood them all

So I asked

What was right

'Cause it kept me awake the whole bloody night

But they never ever did return the call

Chorus 2

People on every side of me

Taking my business so seriously

In every way, I know they've got me bested

Spending my time in the usual way

While they mark down the exact time of day

I'd like to laugh, but I'd probably be arrested.

Verse 3

It was time

To go back

'Cause I had used up the supplies in my traveling pack

And I didn't see any point in hanging on

I was stopped

At the gate

By a lady who said it was much too late

To ever read the writing on the lawn.

Chorus 3

People on every side of me

Taking my business so seriously

And all the time I keep on being re-tested

Watching the world as it floats away

While they've noted down the exact time of day

Any movement at all has completely been arrested.