[Intro]
G/C G/B G Am C G
[Verse 1]
G/C G/B G
Gotta get a break from all this sadness
Am
This winter's gone bust
C
Lickin' stamps for all these bills
G
Before I get another paper cut
G/C G/B G
Time to throw out this dirty laundry
Am
It's been piling up for years
C
Oh, pull up your bootstraps honey
G
Talk is cheap, pour a couple beers
[Chorus 1]
G/C G/B Am
Time to trade this bad news
G/C G/B Am
You know I think I could
G/C G/B Am G
It's time to trade this bad news for good
G Am C G
[Verse 2]
G/C G/B G
Tryin' to turn back these hands of time
Am
With a scalpel and a string
C
You'll do much better with a little duct tape
G
For your phony wedding ring
G/C G/B G
And talk to old Reg if you're unsure
Am
Of your purpose here, my dear
C
Say, I ain't got time for your shit, you know
G
I'll be seventy-four this year
[Chorus 2]
G/C G/B Am
Time to trade this bad news
G/C G/B Am
Slap the monkey to the wood
G/C G/B Am G
It's time to trade this bad news for good
G G/C G/B Am
Time to trade this bad news
G/C G/B Am
Grab the bull by the hood
G/C G/B Am G
It's time to trade this bad news for good
[Strum chords over guitar solo]
G Am C G
G Am C G
[Verse 3]
G/C G/B G
Gotta get a break from all this madness
Am
I don't know which way to go
C
Maybe Hell froze over and I don't know if I
G
Should flip the monkey or fling some snow
[Chorus 3]
G/C G/B Am
Time to trade this bad news
G/C G/B Am
Slap the monkey to the wood
G/C G/B Am G
It's time to trade this bad news for good
G G/C G/B Am
Time to trade this bad news
G/C G/B Am
You know I think I could
G/C G/B Am F G
It's time to trade this bad news for good