I Lost My Mind

	  		
Intro 

N.C. 
I don't mind when I lose my mind 
N.C. 
Yeah, I lost my mind, seven eight or nine times 
N.C. 
And you wouldn't mind if you lost your mind 
N.C. 
Having lost your mind already eight or nine times 


verse 1 

A                   D          A 
I don't mind, no it feels just fine 
      D          A                   E 
No it feels just fine when I lose my mind 
       A                       D            A 
And it looks so nice when it's flying right by 
    D       A           E       D 
Now I don't mind when I lose my mind 
D        A              E         D 
My whole life I've been losing my mind 


verse 2 

       A           D       A 
It was 1989 when I lost my mind 
        D          A                       E 
For the very first time I went down in the mine 
      A                         D             A 
Going down in the mine I didn't know what I'd find 
        D        A                     E  
But whatever I'd find, say that it was mine 
      A                         D         A 
And I brought a little bird, it was short lived 
      D       A                         E 
And I lost my mind when the little bird died 
           A                        D             A 
Because as I stopped to cry for the little bird's life 
        D         A                  E  
For the moment my mind was out of my sight 
      A                       D           A 
And I turned back around to a terrible surprise 
      D       A            E          D 
I had lost my mind for the very first time 
  D       A            E          D 
I lost my mind for the very first time 


verse 3 

      A       A                           A 
Since I was a child, they tried to let me slide 
               A                         E 
Then I lost it twice, they said it was a crime 
       F#m                    D       A 
And my hands were tied, I was read my rights 
         D          A                            E 
It was a real short list written in little, tiny type 
         F#m                                   D    A 
And they built their perfect prison and locked me inside 
          D          A                         E 
I cried, "this is so wrong," they said "It's alright" 
           F#m                    D              A 
And then a plate full of pills, I swallowed them dry 
         D           A                                   E 
I was displayed in a cage, they claimed, in the name of science 
         F#m                 D          A 
And they probed, prodded, realigned my spine 
          D            A                         E 
'Til they said I could walk in a straight enough line 
              F#m                         D         A 
And then they pushed me back out into the bright sunlight 
         D            A                       E 
I didn't know what it meant to be institutionalized 
       F#m                            D  A 
Yeah I begged for readmission, it was denied 
D            A                  E         D 
Where do you reside when you've lost your mind? 
D               A             E         D 
Where you gonna hide when you lose your mind? 


verse 4 

     A                             D       A 
So I went back to where I had last seen my mind 
       D             A                        E 
He was sitting right there with his eyes real wide 
    A                          D   A 
And looking into mine said "I apologize 
    D        A                            E 
But being confined is something I cannot abide 
              A                          D        A 
But if you'll take me back we'll give it one more try" 
        D            A                E      D 
Then we hugged, high fived and stayed up all night 
       F#m                        D        A 
In the light I realized they were all just lies 
       D         A                         E 
He had robbed me blind and hadn't said goodbye 
      F#m           D    A 
I was too desirous, so unwise 
D       A           E       D 
I got excited and I lost my mind 
D       A           E       D 
Why, oh why, must I lose my mind? 


Verse 5 

      A                                 D     A 
Since then it's been a struggle just to stay alive 
   D            A                        E 
Suicide seems superior than trying to survive 
           A                                      D          A 
That's why when I'm in your sight, there'll be no sign of a smile 
        D          A                     E 
But the sound of a sigh I am happy to provide 
A                            D         A 
Lastly, never ask me, "can I know your mind?" 
       D           A                        E 
No, my mind is too wild, it's the wandering kind 
      A                           D           A 
And I never know when it might be likely to arrive 
   D       A           E       D 
So I don't mind when I lose my mind 
    D       A           E       D 
No, I don't mind when I lose my mind 
    D       A           E       D 
No, I don't mind when I lose my mind