Go out yonder, peace in the valley Come downtown, there's a rumble in the alley Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in
Has anybody seen my lady This living alone drives me crazy Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in
C Dm Em Dm(E bass) C I'm gonna go down by the wa - ter C Dm Em Dm(E bass) But I ain't gonna jump in, no, no C Dm Em Dm(E bass) I'll just be looking for my Baby, F D7 And I hear that that's where she's been? Oh!
Out of nine lives, I spent seven Now, how in the world do you get to Heaven? Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in
I just spent 60 days in the jailhouse For the crime of having no dough Now here I am back out on the street For the crime of having nowhere to go
Save your neck or save your brother Looks like it's one or the other Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in
Now two young kids might start a ruckus You know they feel they're trying to shuck us Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in