Intro: D  C  Am  F  G 

          G                          F 
I've got nothing in my head, got a floor for a bed 
    C                           G 
My future's at the bottom of a teacup 
          G                       F 
I've got half a pair of shoes and no time to lose 
     C                        G 
I'm wondering when I'm gonna wise up 

     F                   C        G 
So, Fortune, shine your light on me (and my nose) 
          F          C   G 
Cause I need some security 
           F          C            G 
You get a little bad luck and it grows and it grows 
          F      C              G 
I'm the black sheep of the family 

          G                       F 
I've got half a pound of rice, a beard full of lice 
 C               G 
Political retrogression 
            G                        F 
I've got a pocket full of dust, and eating is a must 
        C                      G 
If you want to make a good impression 

     F                  C        G 
So, Fortune shine your light on me (and my dog) 
          F          C   G 
Cause we need some security 
      F                C      G 
While other folks are living high on the hog 
          F      C              G 
I'm the black sheep of the family 

Am               D          G  Em  D 
  Don't talk to me about Society 
Am                        Am               D 
  You got to play by the rules or pay the penalty 
                 G                           Bm 
Because there's nothing to choose between a handful of blues 
 C             G  D  C  Am  D  G 
Double indemnity 

      Am                         G 
The whole world's wrong and my shadow's getting long 
    D                      Am 
I realize this song don't mean much 
         Am                         G 
I got an ache in my head. I want to go to bed 
   D                      Am 
Tomorrow, I don't have to wake up 

     G                 D        Am 
So, Wisdom shine your light on me (and my knees) 
       G             D           Am 
It's true what they say about familiarity 
         G                 D          Am 
There's nothing good this way, it's true what they say 
          G      D            Am 
I'm the black sheep of the family 

     G                 D        Am 
So, Wisdom shine your light on me (and my knees) 
       G             D           Am 
It's true what they say about familiarity 
         G                 D          Am 
There's nothing good this way, it's true what they say 
          G      D            Am 
I'm the black sheep of the family