C5
Here's hopin' the food don't get cold
E5
and the phone don't ring
C5
That thing has a habit
E5
of suddenly changing things
[Chorus]
F Fm
Last time they called
Am
they were looking for you
F Fm
They're calling again
Am E
What am I gonna do?
[Interlude]
C5 E5 (x2)
[Verse 2]
C5
Sometimes that ol' mailman,
E5
he carries a bag of tricks
C5
He once left me something
E5
that sure left me in a fix
[Chorus]
F Fm
That letter said lots of things
Am
that weren't true
F Fm
But everything's changed now,
Am E
and what can I do?
[Interlude]
C5 E5 (x2)
[Verse 3]
C5
Just like an old movie-star
E5
jumps at a telegram
C5
The second he gets it,
E5
his brain hears those jail doors slam
[Chorus]
F Fm
He'll get caught up in
Am
an elaborate scam
F Fm
with too many subplots
Am E
to count on his hands
