A                   D          A
I don't mind, no it feels just fine
      D          A                   E
No it feels just fine when I lose my mind
       A                       D            A
And it looks so nice when it's flying right by
    D       A           E       D
Now I don't mind when I lose my mind
D        A              E         D
My whole life I've been losing my mind


[Verse 2]

       A           D       A
It was 1989 when I lost my mind
        D          A                       E
For the very first time I went down in the mine
      A                         D             A
Going down in the mine I didn't know what I'd find
        D        A                     E 
But whatever I'd find, say that it was mine
      A                         D         A
And I brought a little bird, it was short lived
      D       A                         E
And I lost my mind when the little bird died
           A                        D             A
Because as I stopped to cry for the little bird's life
        D         A                  E 
For the moment my mind was out of my sight
      A                       D           A
And I turned back around to a terrible surprise
      D       A            E          D
I had lost my mind for the very first time
  D       A            E          D
I lost my mind for the very first time


[Verse 3]

      A       A                           A
Since I was a child, they tried to let me slide
               A                         E
Then I lost it twice, they said it was a crime
       F#m                    D       A
And my hands were tied, I was read my rights
         D          A                            E
It was a real short list written in little, tiny type
         F#m                                   D    A
And they built their perfect prison and locked me inside
          D          A                         E
I cried, "this is so wrong," they said "It's alright"
           F#m                    D              A
And then a plate full of pills, I swallowed them dry
         D           A                                   E
I was displayed in a cage, they claimed, in the name of science
         F#m                 D          A
And they probed, prodded, realigned my spine
          D            A                         E
'Til they said I could walk in a straight enough line
              F#m                         D         A
And then they pushed me back out into the bright sunlight
         D            A                       E
I didn't know what it meant to be institutionalized
       F#m                            D  A
Yeah I begged for readmission, it was denied
D            A                  E         D
Where do you reside when you've lost your mind?
D               A             E         D
Where you gonna hide when you lose your mind?


[Verse 4]

     A                             D       A
So I went back to where I had last seen my mind
       D             A                        E
He was sitting right there with his eyes real wide
    A                          D   A
And looking into mine said "I apologize
    D        A                            E
But being confined is something I cannot abide
              A                          D        A
But if you'll take me back we'll give it one more try"
        D            A                E      D
Then we hugged, high fived and stayed up all night
       F#m                        D        A
In the light I realized they were all just lies
       D         A                         E
He had robbed me blind and hadn't said goodbye
      F#m           D    A
I was too desirous, so unwise
D       A           E       D
I got excited and I lost my mind
D       A           E       D
Why, oh why, must I lose my mind?


[Verse 5]

      A                                 D     A
Since then it's been a struggle just to stay alive
   D            A                        E
Suicide seems superior than trying to survive
           A                                      D          A
That's why when I'm in your sight, there'll be no sign of a smile
        D          A                     E
But the sound of a sigh I am happy to provide
A                            D         A
Lastly, never ask me, "can I know your mind?"
       D           A                        E
No, my mind is too wild, it's the wandering kind
      A                           D           A
And I never know when it might be likely to arrive
   D       A           E       D
So I don't mind when I lose my mind
    D       A           E       D
No, I don't mind when I lose my mind
    D       A           E       D
No, I don't mind when I lose my mind