1.
G  C G  C 
Go out yonde r,  peace in the valley 
G  C G C 
Come downtown,  have  to  rumble  in the alley 
D G
Oh,  you don’t know the  shape  I’m in
2.
G  C G  C 
Has anybod y  seen my lady 
G  C G C 
This living a lone  will  drive  me crazy 
D G
Oh,  you don’t know the  shape  I’m in
bridge
C  Dm Em Dm/E C 
I’m gonna go  down  by the  wa  -  ter 
C  Dm Em Dm/E 
But I ain’t gonna  jump  in, no,  no 
C  Dm Em Dm/E
I’ll just be  look ing for my  mak  -  er 
F  D7
And I hear that that’s  where  she’s been? Oh!
3.
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
bridge
C  Dm Em Dm/E C 
I just spent  60  days in the  jail  -  house 
C  Dm Em Dm/E 
For the  crime  of having no do ugh 
C  Dm Em Dm/E 
Now here I am  back  out on the str eet 
F  D7
For the crime of having  no where to go
4.
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
5.
Now two young kids might start a ruckus
You know they feel you trying to shuck us
Oh, you don’t know the shape I’m in