Originally in G, I play in G capo 2.
| G | Am | C | D |
| x2 |
| G | Am | C | D |
| I fell in l | ove with a hooker | she laughed in my f | ace |
| G | Am | C | D |
| So seriousl | y I took her | I was a disg | race |
| C | D | G |
| I was out of | line I was out o | f place |
| C | |
| Out of ti | me to save face |
| C | D | G | C |
| See the open | mouth of my sui | tcase saying | leave this place |
| C | D |
| Left without a trace |
| C | D | |
| L | eft without a trace |
| C | D | G |
| Leave | without a | trace |
| G | Am | C | D |
| G | Am | C | D |
| I tried to | get a good job | with honest | pay |
| G | Am | C | D |
| Might as well j | oin the mob | , the benefits are O | K |
| C | D | G |
| Standing in the | sun with a popsicle |
| C | |
| Any | thing is possible |
| C | D | G |
| With a lot of | luck and a pretty | face |
| C | |
| And some | time to waste |
| C | D |
| Left without a trace |
| C | D |
| Left without a trace |
| C | D | G |
| Leave wit | hout a | trace |
| G | Am | C | D |
| G | Am | C | D |
| I tried to | dance at a funeral | New Orleans s | tyle |
| G | Am | C | D |
| I joined the | Grave Dancers Union | I had to file |
| C | D |
| Trying to do the | right thing |
| G | |
| Play it | straight |
| C | |
| The right thing | changes from state to state |
| C | D | G |
| Don’t forget | to take your mace |
| C | |
| If you’re | out working late |
| C | D |
| To see your | face |
| C | D |
| You left without a | trace |
| C | D | G |
| Leave with | out a tr | ace |
| G | Am | C | D |
| x2 |
| G |