D5
The D.A. is dressed to the nines
           A#5                        G5
In the mirror he practices all his lines
         D5
To his closing argument twelve hearts beat in favor
      A#5                      G5
I'm guessing that he read the morning paper
     D5                                      A#5
The headline reads "the man hangs", but the jury doesn't


D5                           F5
And everyone's looking for relief
D5                       F5
United States versus disbelief
D5                               F5     G5  F5
Mothers cast tears on both sides of the aisle
D5                               F5
Clear your throat and face the world
D5                                         F5
The verdict falls like bachelors for bad luck girls
D5                        F5    G5  F5
Only breathing with the aid of denial.


     A#5         F5
Case open, case shut,
               G5                A5  A#5
But you could pay to close it like a casket
     A#5                         F5
Baby boy can't lift his headache head
G5       A5  A#5
Isn't it tragic? (Whoaaa-ooo)


D5 x4


    D5
He glances at his peers sitting seven to twelve stacked
    A#5                       G5 (hit once)
On one to six the gallery is hushed
         D5
Boys in three pieces dream of grandstanding and bravado
          A#5                    G5
The city sleeps in a cell notwithstanding what we all know
D5
Hang on a rope or bated breath
    A#5            G5
Whichever you prefer


D5                           F5
And everyone's looking for relief
D5                             F5
A bidding war for an old flame's grief
D5                                 F5              G5  F5
The cause, the kid, the course, the charm, and the curse
D5                                   F5
Not a word that could make you comprehend
D5                                F5
Too well dressed for the witness stand
D5                            F5         G5  F5
The press prays for whichever headline's worse

     A#5         F5
Case open, case shut,
               G5                A5  A#5
But you could pay to close it like a casket
     A#5                         F5
Baby boy can't lift his headache head
G5       A5  A#5
Isn't it tragic? (Whoaaa-ooo)


G5                     F5
Fresh pressed suit and tie
A#5                         C5
Unimpressed birds sing and die
D5                     C5
Can talk my way out of anything
G5                       F5
The foreman reads the verdict
A#5                           C5    D5         C5(Let ring)
"In the above entitled actions we find the defendant..."

Guilty...Guilty...Guilty...Guilty...

     A#5         F5
Case open, case shut,
               G5                A5  A#5
But you could pay to close it like a casket
     A#5                         F5
Baby boy can't lift his headache head
G5       A5  A#5
Isn't it tragic? (Whoaaa-ooo) x2