Capo 5 fret

[Intro]
Asus2 Am Asus4 A5
 
[Verse 1]
      Am                    Am
The D.A. is dressed to the nines
         F                           Dm
In the mirror, he practices all his lines
       Am                        Am
To his closing argument, twelve hearts beat in favor
    F                         Dm
I'm guessing that he read the morning paper
    Am                   Am
The headline reads "The man hangs"
        F
But the jury doesn't
 
[Pre-Chorus]
    Am                       C
And everyone's looking for relief
 Am                       C
United States versus disbelief
Am                                      Dm C
Mothers cast tears on both sides of the aisle
Am                              C
Clear your throat and face the world
    Am                                        C
The verdict falls like bachelors for bad luck girls
Am                              Dm C
Only breathing with the aid of denial
 
[Chorus]
     F          C
Case open, case shut
              Dm                     F      C
But you could pay to close it like a casket
     F                           C
Baby boy can't lift his headache head
Dm          Em F
Isn't it tragic?
 
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
   Am                           Am
He glances at his peers sitting seven to twelve stacked
   F                          Dm
On one to six, the gallery is hushed
        Am                         Am
Boys in three pieces dream of grandstanding and bravado
         F                         Dm
The city sleeps in a cell, not withstanding what we all know
Am                 Am
Hang on a rope or bated breath
     F
Whichever you prefer
 
[Pre-Chorus]
    Am                       C
And everyone's looking for relief
  Am                             C
A bidding war for an old flame's grief
    Am                                             Dm C
The cause, the kid, the course, the charm, and the curse
Am                                   C
Not a word that could make you comprehend
Am                               C
Too well dressed for the witness stand
    Am                                   Dm C
The press prays for whichever headline's worse
 
[Chorus]
     F          C
Case open, case shut
              Dm                     F      C
But you could pay to close it like a casket
     F                           C
Baby boy can't lift his headache head
Dm          Em F
Isn't it tragic?
 
[Bridge]
Dm                     C
Fresh pressed suit and tie
F                          G
Unimpressed birds sing and die
Am                         G
   Can talk my way out of anything
    Dm
The foreman reads the verdict
    C    F                      G   Am
"In the above entitled actions, we find the defendant..."
G
  Guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty
 
[Post-Chorus]
Am - - C
Dm - C
 
[Chorus]
    F          C
Case open, case shut
              Dm                     F      C
But you could pay to close it like a casket
     F                           C
Baby boy can't lift his headache head
Dm          Em F
Isn't it tragic?
   F          C
Case open, case shut
              Dm                     F      C
But you could pay to close it like a casket
     F                           C
Baby boy can't lift his headache head
Dm          Em F
Isn't it tragic?
 
[Outro]
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