"Alright Guy" Todd Snider From Songs For The Daily Planet transcribed by Robert Herndon From: arabella@mail.utexas.edu (Arabella Clauson) Subject: CRD: "Allright Guy" by Todd Snider Todd Snider -- Songs for the Daily Planet Transcribed by rh@Craycos.COM (Robert Herndon) C F C F C (x2) C You know just the other morning F C F C I was hanging around in my house C F I had that new book with pictures of Madonna naked C F C I was checkin' it out G F Just then a friend of mine came through the door G F Said she'd never pegged me for a scumbag before G F She said she didn't ever want to see me any more C G And I still don't know why (CHORUS:) C F I think I'm an alright guy C F I think I'm an alright guy G G I just want to live until I've got to die F F I know I ain't perfect but God knows I try C F I think I'm an alright guy C F C I think I'm alright C Now maybe I'm dirty F C F C And maybe I smoke a little dope C F Hey it ain't like I'm going on TV C F C And tearing up pictures of the pope G F I know I get wild and I know I get drunk G F But it ain't like I got a bunch of bodies in my trunk G F My old man used to call me a no-good punk C G And I still don't know why (Chorus) SOLO (over verse; skip final G) C You know just the other night F C F C These cops pulled me over outside a bar C They turned on their lights F C F C And they ordered me out of my car G F Man I was only kidding when I called 'em a couple of dicks G F But still they made me do the stupid human tricks G F Now I'm stuck in this jail with a bunch of dumb hicks C G And I still don't know why (Chorus) (Outro) Chords E A D G B e C - 3 2 0 1 0 F 1 3 3 2 1 1 G 3 2 0 0 0 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- Arabella Clauson arabella@mail.utexas.edu http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~arabella/index.html