The Rumor Mill

A                                                           Ebdim7 
I hadn’t heard what I had done. Turns out that I’m the only one 
D                         A               E                 A 
Word in this town travels fast. I was the last, the last to know 
A                                                            Ebdim7 
It doesn’t matter if it’s true, I knew exactly what I had to do 
D                              A                    E          A 
I grabbed my keys I started to drive to the Florida Keys down 95 
Bm                E7               A                   D 
But I only got as far as Georgia before my car started dying 
Bm                          E7             A                                 D              E7 
I passed a sign pointing to Jekyll Island, seemed like the perfect place for hiding.  Get it? 



A                                                                        Ebdim7 
Or maybe I drove across the states, from the Pioneer Valley to the Golden Gates 
D                                          A                 E                 A 
That shouldn’t be plural; there's just one gate. Yeah, yeah, yeah.  I don’t care 
Bm                    E7               A                    D 
Because I only got as far as Hartford before I got tired of driving 
Bm                    E7                 A                      D 
I pulled over under a make-shift car-port, to visualize my re-arriving 
                   E7 
It was going to be ugly 
A                                                             Ebdim7 
So I manufactured a disguise. Lenses changed the colors of my eyes 
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I shaved my head, I grew a beard. I bought my clothes at a different mall 
Bm                E7               A                      D 
But I only get as far as Main Street before a friend recognizes me 
Bm                   E7                    A                     D 
I guess friend is no longer the right word, now that everyone despises me 
   E7 
Oh brother! 



Bm              C#7 
The jury was confused 
F#m                     A 
All my objections were refused 
Bm                 E 
I was tired, I was used 
    E7          A 
And court was adjourning 
Bm              C#7 
I was wrongly accused 
F#m                    A 
The rumor mill’s been abused 
Bm                     E 
I’ve always had a long fuse 
     E7         A 
But, baby, it’s burning 



A                                                             Ebdim7 
Now I’m all alone I remain unseen. I spend my days staring at screens 
D                                A 
I’d get no mail if it wasn’t for spam. 
                 E 
This isn’t who I am 
                 A 
This isn’t who I am