Mind Is On Vacation
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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
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The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
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