Strumming pattern: DDUUDU Chorus It's a true story oh oh It's a true story oh oh It's a true story oh oh It's a true story yeah yeah yeah verse 1 This morning I woke up And went for a ride, And some wild outlaws chased me And they shot me in the side. So I crawled into a wildcats cave To find a place to hide But some pirates found me sleeping there And soon they had me tied * Till a mermaid came and cut me loose And begged to be my bride So I said id come back Wednesday But I must admit I lied. Chorus It's a true story oh oh It's a true story oh oh It's a true story oh oh It's a true story yeah yeah yeah verse 2 Then I stepped into some quicksand And no matter how I tried I couldn’t get out, until I met A water snake named Clyde Who pulled me to some cannibals Who planned to have me fried But an eagle came and swooped me up And through the air we flied * But he dropped me in a boiling lake A thousand miles wide And you’ll never guess what I did then--- I DIED”