[Intro]
C
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C
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[Verse 1]
(4/4)
Cm
When I was young, it seemed
/B♭
that
(2/4)
A♭M7
life was so
(4/4)
Gm7
wonderful
A
B♭
miracle, oh, it was
(2/4)
A♭6
beautiful,
(4/4)
F7/A
magical And all the
Cm
birds in the trees, well,
B♭
they'd be
(2/4)
A♭M7
singing so
(4/4)
Gm7
happily Oh,
[|][Bb]joyfully, oh, [|][(2/4)][Ab6]playfully [|][(4/4)][F7/A]watching me[|][]But then they
Cm
sent me away to teach
B♭
me
(2/4)
A♭M7
how to be
(4/4)
Gm7
sensible
(4/4)
B♭
Logical, oh, res
(2/4)
A♭6
ponsible,
(4/4)
F7/A
practical And then they
Cm
showed me a world where I
B♭
could
(2/4)
A♭M7
be so de
(4/4)
Gm7
pendable Oh,
B♭
clinical, oh, inte
(2/4)
A♭6
llectual,
(4/4)
F7/A
cynical
A
There are times
[Chorus 1]
[|][Eb]when all [|][]the world's asleep[|][Am7b5/Eb]The ques[|][]tions run too deep
[|][AbM7/Eb]For such[|][]a simple man[|][Db]>--[Fm/C]> ----[|][Bbm7]>--[Db/Ab]> -Won't you please,
[|][Eb]please[|][]tell me what we've learned?[|][Am7b5/Eb]I know [|][]it sounds absurd
[|][AbM7/Eb]Please[|][]tell me who I am[|][Db]>--[Fm/C]> ---[Bbm7]>[|] ---[Db/Ab]> -[/Bb]-[/C]-[/Db]>
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Fm/C
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B♭m7
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D♭/A♭
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I
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said
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[Verse 2]
(4/4)
Cm
watch what you say or they'll
/B♭
be
(2/4)
A♭M7
calling you a
(4/4)
Gm7
radical
A
B♭
liberal, oh, fa
(2/4)
A♭6
natical,
(4/4)
F7/A
criminal Oh, won't you
Cm
sign up your name? We'd like
/B♭
to
(2/4)
A♭M7
feel you're ac
(4/4)
Gm7
ceptable
Res[|][Bb]pectable, oh, pre[|][(2/4)][Ab6]sentable, a ve[|][(4/4)][F7/A]getable Oh, [|][]take, take, take it, (↓)yeah
[Interlude] Saxophone solo
Cm
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/B♭
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(2/4)
A♭M7
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(4/4)
Gm7
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B♭
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(2/4)
A♭6
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(4/4)
F7/A
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Cm
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/B♭
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(2/4)
A♭M7
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(4/4)
Gm7
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B♭
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(2/4)
A♭6
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(4/4)
F7/A
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---- -But at night,
[Chorus 2]
[|][Eb]when all [|][]the world's asleep[|][Am7b5/Eb]The ques[|][]tions run too deep
[|][AbM7/Eb]For such[|][]a simple man[|][Db]>--[Fm/C]> ----[|][Bbm7]>--[Db/Ab]> -Won't you please,
[|][Eb](Won't you tell me) please[|][]tell me what we've learned?[|][Am7b5/Eb](Can you hear me?) I know [|][]it sounds absurd
[|][Eb]please[|][]tell me what we've learned?[|][Am7b5/Eb]I know [|][]it sounds absurd
[|][AbM7/Eb]Please[|][]tell me who I am [|][Db][>--][Fm/C][> ---][Bbm7][>][|] [---][Db/Ab][>] [-][/Bb][-]who[/C][-]I [Db][>]am
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Fm/C
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B♭m7
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D♭/A♭
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/B♭
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who
/C
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I
D♭
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am
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Fm/C
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B♭m7
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D♭/A♭
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/B♭
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who
/C
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I
D♭
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am
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Fm/C
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B♭m7
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D♭/A♭
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/B♭
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who
/C
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I
D♭
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am
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Fm/C
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B♭m7
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D♭/A♭
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(Whistle)
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[Outro]
C7
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C7
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C7
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Fm
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Fm7
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Fm7
-Hey
[|][C7]---- ----[|][C7]---- ----[|][C7]---- ---[Fm]-[|][]---[Eb]- ---[Ab]-[|]'Cause I was feeling so il-
C7
logical,
C7
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C7
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Fm
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Fm7
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[|][C7]digital --Yeah,[|][C7]one, two, three, five[|][C7]---- ---[Fm]>[|][]---[Eb]> ---[Ab]>[|][]Oh, oh, oh, oh, ooh
C7
yeah
C7
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C7
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Fm
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Fm7
> ->--Ooh, it's getting unbe-
[|][C7]lievable [|][C7]---- --Yeah [|][C7]---- ---[Fm]-[|][]---[Eb]- ---[Ab]-[|]---- ----
C7
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C7
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C7
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Fm
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Fm7
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Fm7
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[|][C7]---- ----[|][C7]---- --Yeah [|][C7]---- ---[Fm]-[|][]---[Eb]- ---[Ab]-[|]---- ----[:||]