Dont Let The Truth Get In The Way Of A Good Story

A D on a steamer bound for baltimore E A i said , that’s no fun , i’ve been there before A D so i jumped ship in singapore E A with a cook from mexico A D got a bowl of shark - fin soup E A ducked into a bar for a couple a scoops A D played some texas - stud with a circus troop E A and they cleaned me out of dough E they cleaned me out of dough A E D E don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story D E no harm , no foul , no crime A E D E don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story D A it’ll get ’em every time A D at dawn they all went back to bed E A i went to borneo instead A D had a hair - of - the dog for my shrunken head E A with the sultan of brunei A D had a small bit of a seizure E A on the way to micronesia A D got a bad case of amnesia E A and forgot to say goodbye E forgot to say goodbye A E D E don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story D E no harm , no foul , no crime A E D E don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story D A it’ll get ’em every time A stopped in tajikistan on the way to iran A took a break in jamaica to work on my tan A swam from cayo fragoso to carriacou A i climbed machu pichu in darkest peru A had a pint with the pope and played pool with the queen A she’s good with a stick , if you know what i mean A i once had a job riding bulls in montana A E i taught jimi hendrix the star - spangled banner A i’ve been to morocco , malawi , macau A E i know how to fly , but i won’t tell you how A i’ve been to morocco , malawi , macau A E i know how to fly , but i won’t tell you how A E D E don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story D E no harm , no foul , no crime A E D E don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story D A it’ll get ’em every time A D bought an ice cold coca - cola E A from a congolese high - rollah A D got deported from angola E A to a castle on the rhine A D ask anyone that knew me E A the emir of bahrain sued me A D i was in a blockbuster movie E A and i didn’t make a dime A E D E don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story D E no harm , no foul , no crime A E D E don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story D A it’ll get ’em every time A E D E don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story D E no harm , no foul , no crime A E D E don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story D A it’ll get ’em every time