Arrested

INTRO: D . . . E . . . D . A Bm A . . .

VERSE: A . . . Well it was C#m. . . Way past dawn A7. . . D . . . And we were thinking of moving on A . . . Till the judge pointed out A . . . E . . . E . . . I was overdue for a trial A . . . And at that C#m. . . I was fat A7 . . . D . . . And had nothing to recommend me A . . . E . . . But he couldn't proceed with no record of my denial. A . . . A . . .

CHORUS: D . . . E7 . . . People on every side of me A . E . F#m. E . Taking my business so seriously D . . . E7 . . . In every way, I know they've got me bested A . . . A7 . . . D . . . E7 . . . Spending my time in the usual way A . E . F#m. E . While they're marking down the time of day D . . . E . . . I'd like to laugh, but I'd probably be arrested. D . A . Bm . A . E . E7. Dbm. E . A . . . A . . .

I had thought I had bought All the important things that I knew I'd been taught Till one day I found I'd misunderstood them all So I asked What was right 'Cause it kept me awake the whole bloody night But they never ever did return the call.

People on every side of me Taking my business so seriously In every way, I know they've got me bested Spending my time in the usual way While they mark down the exact time of day I'd like to laugh, but I'd probably be arrested.

It was time To go back 'Cause I had used up the supplies in my traveling pack And I didn't see any point in hanging on I was stopped At the gate By a lady who said it was much too late To ever read the writing on the lawn.

People on every side of me Taking my business so seriously And all the time I keep on being re-tested Watching the world as it floats away While they've noted down the exact time of day They say my mental growth has been arrested.