I saw there were no good chords for this song, so I thought I'd give it a go. I play this in standard, but playing it in drop-D works well too. You'll need to listen to the timing of the song for some of those chord changes. INTRO D5 x4 D5 The D.A. is dressed to the nines A#5 G5 In the mirror he practices all his lines D5 To his closing argument twelve hearts beat in favor A#5 G5 I'm guessing that he read the morning paper D5 A#5 The headline reads "the man hangs", but the jury doesn't D5 F5 And everyone's looking for relief D5 F5 United States versus disbelief D5 F5 G5 F5 Mothers cast tears on both sides of the aisle D5 F5 Clear your throat and face the world D5 F5 The verdict falls like bachelors for bad luck girls D5 F5 G5 F5 Only breathing with the aid of denial. A#5 F5 Case open, case shut, G5 A5 A#5 But you could pay to close it like a casket A#5 F5 Baby boy can't lift his headache head G5 A5 A#5 Isn't it tragic? (Whoaaa-ooo) D5 x4 D5 He glances at his peers sitting seven to twelve stacked A#5 G5 (hit once) On one to six the gallery is hushed D5 Boys in three pieces dream of grandstanding and bravado A#5 G5 The city sleeps in a cell notwithstanding what we all know D5 Hang on a rope or bated breath A#5 G5 Whichever you prefer D5 F5 And everyone's looking for relief D5 F5 A bidding war for an old flame's grief D5 F5 G5 F5 The cause, the kid, the course, the charm, and the curse D5 F5 Not a word that could make you comprehend D5 F5 Too well dressed for the witness stand D5 F5 G5 F5 The press prays for whichever headline's worse A#5 F5 Case open, case shut, G5 A5 A#5 But you could pay to close it like a casket A#5 F5 Baby boy can't lift his headache head G5 A5 A#5 Isn't it tragic? (Whoaaa-ooo) G5 F5 Fresh pressed suit and tie A#5 C5 Unimpressed birds sing and die D5 C5 Can talk my way out of anything G5 F5 The foreman reads the verdict A#5 C5 D5 C5(Let ring) "In the above entitled actions we find the defendant..." Guilty...Guilty...Guilty...Guilty... A#5 F5 Case open, case shut, G5 A5 A#5 But you could pay to close it like a casket A#5 F5 Baby boy can't lift his headache head G5 A5 A#5 Isn't it tragic? (Whoaaa-ooo) x2
