Intro: 
(Slide Guitar) 
C G7 C G F C 
F C7 F Bb F C7 F G 

Verse 1: 
C                                   C7 
You can shine your shoes and wear a suit, 
F                                   F7 
You can comb your hair and look a quite cute. 
C                                    C  B  Bb  A 
You can hide your face behind a smile. 
A7                  D7 
One thing you can't hide, 
G7                      C 
Is when you're crippled inside. 


Verse 2: 
C                                  C7 
You can wear a mask and paint your face, 
F                               F7	 
You can call yourself the human race. 
C                              C  B  Bb  A 
You can wear a collar and a tie. 
A7                  D7 
One thing you can't hide, 
C                             C  B  Bb  A 
Is when you're crippled inside. 


 
A7           Am 
Well now you know, 
Am 
That your cat has nine lives, babe. 
D7                  G7 
Nine lives to itself, 
C          
You only got one, 
C                         Am7 
And a dog's life ain't fun. 
C             G7      C 
Mamma take a look outside. 


Verse 3: 
C                                  C7 
You can go to church and sing a hymn, 
F                              F7 
Judge me by the colour of my skin. 
C                              C  B  Bb  A 
You can live a lie until you die. 
A7                  D7 
One thing you can't hide, 
C                             C  B  Bb  A 
Is when you're crippled inside. 


Instrumental: 
C 
Take it Billy! 
(Honky-Tonk Piano Solo) 
C C7 F F7 
C C  B  Bb  A 
A7 D7 C  
C  B  Bb  A 


(Repeat Chorus) 


(Repeat Verse 1) 
'You can shine your shoes and wear...' inadvertently omitted 


Outro: 
A7                  D7 
One thing you can't hide, 
C                              B  Bb  A 
Is when you're crippled inside. 

(Slow 2/2 Tempo) 

A7                    D7 
One thing you can't hide, 
G                       G7  C  C7  F  Ab7  G7  Eb9  C9 
Is when you're crippled inside. 

(End)