C:     332010
G7:    320001
F:     133211
C7:    032310
F7:    131211
Bb:    113331
B:     224442
A:     X02220
Am:    X02210
Am7:   X02010
A7:    X02020
G:     320003
G/D:   XX0433
D7:    XX0212
Db9:   X43444
C9:    X32333

(Tempo Adante 2/4)

[Intro]
(Slide Guitar)
C G7 C G F C
F C7 F Bb F C7 F G

[Verse 1]
C                                        C7
You can shine your shoes and wear a suit,
F                                            F7
You can comb your hair and look a quite cute.
C
You can hide your face behind a smile.
A7                  D7
One thing you can't hide,
G                          C
Is when you're crippled in-side.


[Verse 2]
C                                       C7
You can wear a mask and paint your face,
F                                    F7
You can call yourself the human race.
C
You can wear a collar and a tie.
A7                  D7
One thing you can't hide,
G                          C
Is when you're crippled in-side.


[Bridge 1]
A7            Am
Well know you know,

That your cat has nine lives, babe.
D7                   G/D
Nine lives to itself,
C
You only got one,
C                          Am7
And a dog's life ain't fun.
C                 G   C
Mamma take a look out-side.


[Verse 3]
C                                    C7
You can go to church and sing a hymn,
F                                 F7
Judge me by the colour of my skin.
C
You can live a lie until you die.
A7                  D7
One thing you can't hide,
G                          C
Is when you're crippled in-side.


[Instrumental]
C
Take it Billy!
(Honky-Tonk Piano Solo)
C C7 F F7
C C  C A7
D7 G C


[Bridge 2]
(Repeat BRIDGE 1)
A7            Am
Well know you know,

That your cat has nine lives, babe.
D7                   G/D
Nine lives to itself,
C
You only got one,
C                          Am7
And a dog's life ain't fun.
C                 G   C
Mamma take a look out-side.



[Verse 4]
(Repeat VERSE 1)
C                                        C7
You can shine your shoes and wear a suit,
F                                            F7
You can comb your hair and look a quite cute.
C
You can hide your face behind a smile.
A7                  D7
One thing you can't hide,
G                          C
Is when you're crippled in-side.



[Outro]
A7                  D7
One thing you can't hide,
G                          C
Is when you're crippled in-side.

(Slow to 2/2 Tempo)

A7                    D7
One thing you can't hide,
G                          C    Db9 C9
Is when you're crippled in-side.
(End)