C Am F C Am F [Verse 1] C Am F C G His guitar is laughing and filling the room C Am F G E Everybody's smiling while he's singing his blues Am C F Am You might not understand just what it is he's saying C G But it's the truth [Verse 2] C Am F C G His face is dancing, his eyes bugging out C Am F G E Looking in your soul and pulling it right out Am C F Am You might not understand just what it is you're hearing C G But it's a joyful sound [Chorus 1] Ab Eb Door opened up and he walked right through Ab Eb Some folks thought he was just pretending Ab Eb Telling those stories, just like they're true F He fell out on stage C With a smile on his face G Never giving away F The ending [Verse 3] C Am F C G Just blowing his smoke and playing along C Am F G E He turned into the light of his favorite song Am C F Am Looked down at his watch and said "it's time to go" C G And he was gone [Chorus 2] Ab Eb Door opened up and he walked right through Ab Eb Some folks thought he was just pretending Ab Eb Telling those stories, just like they're true F He fell out on stage C With a smile on his face G Never giving away F The ending [Verse 4] C Am F C G His guitar is laughing and filling the room C Am F G E Everybody's smiling while he's singing his blues Am C F Am It's hard to understand but I think he understood C G Yes he knew C G Yes he knew oh he knew F The ending [Outro] C Am F