Mime

Intro 
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E         G#       A                 E 
Powder my face up, fresh paint on my nose 
C#m          F#       Am                
Put on my suspenders, getting ready to go 
E                  G#          A              E 
Pulling out of the driveway, a neighbor waved hello 
C#m          F#      Am                  
I got so distracted, felt a bump in the road 
 

 
E          F#m         G#m       A 
Motionless mass in the mirror behind 
E         F#m          G#m     A 
Living or dead, it was hard to define 
E          F#m         G#m            A 
I'd go and check but I don't have the time 
    E                    E 
I'm late for my work as a mime 
 

 
E             G#           A                 E 
Set up in the town square, rolled my blanket out 
C#m        F#       Am                
Rattled my tip jar, I heard somebody shout 
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The officer who approached me, said 
A               E 
Get down on the ground 
C#m          F#      Am              
I pointed my finger, my gun made no sound 
 

 
E           F#m       G#m         A 
The officer laid in a pool of his slime 
E          F#m          G#m     A 
Minding my business was never a crime 
E           F#m              G#m          A 
The officer died because the business was mine 
   E                  E 
My business of being a mime 
 

 
F#m                               E               A 
I won't say a word, no matter what other folks may tell you 
F#m                             E 
    Gesturing hands are all I'll give 
F#m                       E                     A 
I won't utter a word about any other things that I've done 
F#m                              E     
    My lips are sealed, long as I live 
 

Outro 
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