Tom: Bb
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[Verse]
G
I was runnin' through the summer rain waitin' the evenin' train
C
To kill that old familiar pain weavin' through my tangled brain
F A#
When I tipped my bottle back and smacked into a cop I didn't see
G
That policeman said Mr Cool if you ain't drunk then you're a fool
C
I said if that's against the law tell me why I never saw
F A#
No man locked in this jail of yours, wasn't just as lowdown poor as me
[Chorus]
C
And that's just when someone turned out the lights
F A#
Yes and I wound up in jail to spend the night
D# F A#
And dream of all the wine and lonely girls in this best of all possible worlds
[Verse]
G
Next morning woke up feelin' like my head was really gone
C
And like my thick old tongue was lickin' somethin' sick and wrong
F A#
I said I'd sell my soul for somethin' about wet and cold is this old cell
G
That kindly jailer looked at me all eaten up with sympathy
C
Then poured himself another beer and came and whispered in my ear
F A#
If booze was just a dime a bottle boy you couldn't even buy the smell
[Chorus]
C
I said I knew there was somethin' I liked about this town
F A#
Oh but it'll take more than that to bring me down
D# C F A#
Cause there's still a lot of wine and lonely girls in this best of all possible worlds
[Verse]
G
Well they finally came and told me they was gonna set me free
C
And I'd be leavin' town if I knew what was good for me
F A#
I said it's nice to learn that everybody's so concerned about my health
G
But I won't be leavin' no more quicker than I can
C
And I've enjoyed about as much of this as I can stand
F A#
And I don't need this town of yours no more than I ever needed nothing else
[Chorus]
F C
Cause there's still a lotta drinks that I ain't drunk
F A#
Yes and lots of pretty thoughts that I ain't thunk oh yeah
D# F
There's still a lot of wine and lonely girls
F A#
In this best of all possible worlds
F A#
In this best of all possible worlds
F D#
In this best of all possible worlds
