I Feel Lucky [A] - Mary Chapin Carpenter [Intro] [A] Verse 1: Well I [A]woke up this morning stumbled out of my rack I [A]opened up the paper to the page in the back It [D]only took a moment for my finger to find My [A]daily dose of destiny, under my sign My [E7]eyes just about popped out of my head It said "the [A]stars are stacked against you girl, [NC]get back in bed" |[Chorus] |I feel [D]lucky, I feel [A]lucky, yeah |[E7]No Professor Doom gonna stand in my way |[A] Mmmmm, [NC]I feel lucky today Instrumental: [A] Verse 2: Well I [A]strolled down to the corner, gave my numbers to the clerk The [A]pot's eleven million so I called in sick to work I [D]bought a pack of Camels, a burrito and a Barq's Crossed [A]against the light, made a beeline for the park The [E7]sky began to thunder, wind began to moan I heard a [A]voice above me saying, "girl, you better [NC]get back home" |[Chorus] |But I feel [D]lucky, oh oh oh, I feel [A]lucky, yeah |[E7]No tropical depression gonna steal my sun away |[A] Mmmmm, [NC]I feel lucky today Instrumental: [D] [A] [E7] [A] [E7] Verse 3 (single strum): [A]Now eleven million later, I was sitting at the bar [G]I'd [A]bought the house a double, and the waitress a new car Dwight [D]Yoakam's in the corner, trying to catch my eye [G]Lyle [A]Lovett's right beside me with his hand upon my thigh [D]The [E7]moral of this story, it's simple but it's true (normal struming) Hey the [A]stars might lie, but the numbers never do |[Chorus] |I feel [D]lucky, oh oh oh, I feel [A]lucky, yeah |[E7]Hey Dwight, hey Lyle, boys, you don't have to fight |[A]Hot dog, [NC]I'm feeling lucky tonight [Outro] I feel [D]lucky, brrrrr, I feel [A]lucky, yeah [E7]Think I'll flip a coin, I'm a winner either way [A]Mmmmmm, [NC]I feel lucky today [A] [D] [A] [E7] [A]