This was done for a guitar tuned down a whole step, so these are the chord shapes for that (i.e. if you want to do it the same key as the record, take it down to Bb). TOPSY TURVY (Rodney Crowell)

^C7Daddy's in the kitchen fryin' sauerkraut ^C7Momma's in the bedroom nearly all cried out ^C7Daddy thinks that whiskey makes him big and smart ^C7Momma thinks that daddy has a concrete heart F5 A#5 F5 A#5 C7 I wish I had a brother or a sister whom to I could turn

^C7Bustin' out the windows with a baseball bat ^C7Daddy's gone crazy as a bunk-house rat ^C7Momma's on the sofa with a big black eye ^C7I cross my heart and tell myself 'I hope they die' F5 A#5 F5 A#5 C7 I wish I had a nickel now for every time a cuss word flew  Dm7 Madhouse all topsy turvy ^Dm7A ship of fools with scurvy ^C7I don't like a thing about the way we live

^C7Moma's on the pavement with a broken arm ^C7Tellin' everybody daddy meant no harm ^C7Talk about denial with a great big D ^C7You can try to fool the neighbours but you can't fool me F5 A#5 F5 A#5 C7 I wish some kind of millionaire would come adopt me on the spot

^Dm7Madhouse all topsy turvy ^Dm7A ship of fools with scurvy ^C7I don't like a thing about the way we live

^G5Police knock on our door ^G5They've seen it all before ^F5Why don't you use restraint ^Eb5We've had a few complaints

Now all^C7 the women up and down the block ^C7Are tuning out the static with the front door locked ^C7They greet us in the morning with a wave and grin ^C7But you know they're only waiting til the roof caves in F5 A#5 F5 A#5 C7 I don't even know if we can make it through another day

^Dm7Madhouse all topsy turvy ^Dm7A ship of fools with scurvy ^C7I don't like a thing about the way we live ^C7I don't like a thing about the way we live ^C7I don't like a thing about the way we live ^C7I don't like a thing about the way we live ^C7I don't like a thing about the way we live ^C7I don't like a thing about the way we live

Rodney Crowell - Topsy turvy