Playing Possum by Carly Simon Playing Possum from Playing Possum - 1975 D E7 We lived up in Cambridge Amaj7 F#m7 G And browsed in the hippest newsstands D G Then we started our own newspaper C Bm7 Gave the truth about Uncle Sam A D E7 We loved to be so radical Amaj7 G But like a ragged love affair D G Some became disenchanted C D And some of us just got scared A Now are you playing possum Keeping a low profile D A Are you playing possum for a while D E7 Then you moved to the country Amaj7 F#m7 G Bought a farm and tilled the land D G Then you took your books to India C And got hooked on a holy man D E7 But the wells they do run dry Amaj7 F#m7 G And the speeches turn to words D G And the woods are full of tigers C D And freedom's for the birds A Now are you playing possum Keeping a low profile D A Are you playing possum for a while D E7 Now you run a bookstore Amaj7 F#m7 G And you've taken on a wife D G You wear patches on your elbows C And you live an easy life A D E7 Well, are you finally satisfied Amaj7 G Is it what you were lookin' for D G Or does it sneak up on you C D That there might be something more A Now are you playing possum Keeping a low profile D A Are you playing possum for a while D A Are you just playing possum for a while D A Are you just playing possum for a while www.TAB6.com