Verse:
[D5]The D.A. is dressed to the nines
[A5]In the mirror he practices all his lines
[D5]To his closing argument twelve hearts beat in favor
[A5]I'm guessing that he read the morning paper
[Cm]The headline reads "the man hangs", but the j[Gm]ury doesn't
Pre Chorus:
[D5]And everyone's looking for r[F]elief
[D5]United States versus dis[F]belief
[D5]Mothers cast tears on both sides of the a[A5]isle
[D5]Clear your throat and face the [F]world
[D5]The verdict falls like bachelors for bad luck[F] girls
[D5]Only breathing with the aid of de[A5]nial.
Chorus:
[Bb]Case open, case s[F]hut,
But you could p[F#]ay to close it like a casket
[Bb]Baby boy can't lift his headache h[F]ead
[F#]Isn't it tragic? (Whoaaa-ooo)
Verse 2:
He glances at his peers sitting seven to twelve stacked
On one to six the gallery is hushed
Boys in three pieces dream of grandstanding and bravado
The city sleeps in a cell notwithstanding what we all know
Hang on a rope or bated breath
Whichever you prefer
Pre chorus
And everyone's looking for relief
A bidding war for an old flame's grief
The cause, the kid, the course, the charm, and the curse
Not a word that could make you comprehend
Too well dressed for the witness stand
The press prays for whichever headline's worse
Chorus
Case open, case shut,
But you could pay to close it like a casket
Baby boy can't lift his headache head
Isn't it tragic? (Whoaaa-ooo)
Bridge:
[D5]Fresh pressed suit and tie
[A5]Unimpressed birds sing and die
[Cm]Can talk my way out of a[Gm]nything
[D5]The foreman reads the verdict
[A5]"In the above entitled actions [Cm]we find the d[Gm]efendant..."
D5 let ring
Guilty...Guilty...Guilty...Guilty..
.
Case open, case shut,
But you could pay to close it like a casket
Baby boy can't lift his headache head
Isn't it tragic?
(x2)
[D5]The D.A. is dressed to the nines
[A5]In the mirror he practices all his lines
[D5]To his closing argument twelve hearts beat in favor
[A5]I'm guessing that he read the morning paper
[Cm]The headline reads "the man hangs", but the j[Gm]ury doesn't
Pre Chorus:
[D5]And everyone's looking for r[F]elief
[D5]United States versus dis[F]belief
[D5]Mothers cast tears on both sides of the a[A5]isle
[D5]Clear your throat and face the [F]world
[D5]The verdict falls like bachelors for bad luck[F] girls
[D5]Only breathing with the aid of de[A5]nial.
Chorus:
[Bb]Case open, case s[F]hut,
But you could p[F#]ay to close it like a casket
[Bb]Baby boy can't lift his headache h[F]ead
[F#]Isn't it tragic? (Whoaaa-ooo)
Verse 2:
He glances at his peers sitting seven to twelve stacked
On one to six the gallery is hushed
Boys in three pieces dream of grandstanding and bravado
The city sleeps in a cell notwithstanding what we all know
Hang on a rope or bated breath
Whichever you prefer
Pre chorus
And everyone's looking for relief
A bidding war for an old flame's grief
The cause, the kid, the course, the charm, and the curse
Not a word that could make you comprehend
Too well dressed for the witness stand
The press prays for whichever headline's worse
Chorus
Case open, case shut,
But you could pay to close it like a casket
Baby boy can't lift his headache head
Isn't it tragic? (Whoaaa-ooo)
Bridge:
[D5]Fresh pressed suit and tie
[A5]Unimpressed birds sing and die
[Cm]Can talk my way out of a[Gm]nything
[D5]The foreman reads the verdict
[A5]"In the above entitled actions [Cm]we find the d[Gm]efendant..."
D5 let ring
Guilty...Guilty...Guilty...Guilty..
.
Case open, case shut,
But you could pay to close it like a casket
Baby boy can't lift his headache head
Isn't it tragic?
(x2)
