John Hartford - Ive heard that tearstained monologue you do

Some^Ctimes I get t^Fhe feelin^Gg I've passed^C th^Gis^F wa^Cy o^Gne^F time in life before L^Cike the r^Ferun of s^Gome movie I've seen a^C th^Gou^Fsand^C Saturdays ago I ^Amknow exactly what your^D gonna say before it h^Gappens in each scene An^Cd I find myse^Flf rehearsing^G for that blackout situation Where the punchline reach^Ces ^Gou^Ft and punches me

I ^Calways play th^Fe same part; th^Ge good guy gets the gi^Crl,^G I^F win^Cd u^Gp ^Fdead. Wh^Co rides into ^Fthe sunset ^Gwhen the credits start to roll and flash upon the screen inside my he^Cad ^{G F C} Th^Ame show is done, the li^Dghts go up, I throw my emp^Gty popcorn box away Go^Am back to unreality ^Don rubber legs, I w^Galk into the day

Li^Amfe is never logical, the faces change,^D the lines all stay the same I ^Amknow the cues where I came in, the exi^Dts but I can't recall your name So^C save your breath^F, don't t^Gell me how it a^Cll^G c^Fomes out, somehow I think I know I've h^Ceard that tear stained mono^Flogue you do the^Gre by the doo^Cr before you go. Wh^Amat makes me take you by the^D hand and stand a^Ground in line one time again Just t^Amo see the same old madness.. well, ^DI ask you a^Gin't this the place where I came in? So save your ^Cbreath, don't tel^Fl me how ^Git all come out, ^Csom^Geh^Fow^C I think I know I'^Cve heard that tear stained mo^Fnologue you do th^Gere by the door before you g^Co.