Mind Is On Vacation

Original by Mose Allison (1976) [Verso 1] C G N.C. You sittin here yakkin C G N.C. Right in my face C G N.C. I guess Im gonna have to put you back in your place C G You know if silence was golden you wouldn't raise a dime D7 C7 G D7 Because your mind is on vacation and your mouth is workin' overtime [Verso 2] C G N.C. You quotin' figures C G N.C. You droppin' names C G N.C. You tellin' stories all about those easy days C G N.C. You're always laughin' when things ain't funny C G N.C. You tryna tell me that you big big money G C G And your talk was criminal, you'd lead a life of crime D7 C7 G D7 Because your mind is on vacation- and your mouth is workin' overtime {Instrumental} G G G G C7 C7 G G D7 C7 G D7 (x2) [Verso 3] C G N.C. Life is short C G N.C. And talk is cheap C G N.C. Don't be makin' promises as you just can't keep C G N.C. And don't like this song C G N.C. Just grin and bear it and C G N.C. And if the shoe fits then maybe you should wear it and C G If you must keep talkin baby please try to make it rhyme D7 C7 G Because your mind is on vacation and your mouth is workin' overtime D7 C7 G I said baby your mind is on vacation and your mouth is workin' overtime, oh yeah D7 C7 G I said your mind is on vacation and your mouth is workin' overtime D7 C7 G Ih, oh, mh, yeah yeah, oh