(Intro: G *F2 **C Cm Dsus4 D)
G Bm Em Em7/G
How sweet to be an idiot
C Em/B Ebdim
As harmless as a cloud
Em B
Too small to hide the sun
Am Am7 Dsus4 D
Almost poking fun
G Bm Em
At the warm but insecure
Em7/G Am Am7 Dsus4 D Asus4/D D
untidy crowd
G Bm Em Em7/G
How sweet to be an idiot
C Em/B Eb dim
And dip my brain in joy
Em B
Children laughing at my back
Am Am7 Dsus4 D
With no fear of attack
G Bm Em Em7/G Am
As much retaliation as a toy
Am7 Dsus4 D
G Bm Em D
How sweet to be an idiot
G (*F2 **C Cm Dsus4 D)
How sweet
D
I tiptoe down the street
Smile at everyone I meet
***G G7/6 G7 G7/6 G7 G7/6
G G7/6 G7 G7/6 G7 G7/6 A
A
But suddenly a scream
B
smashes through my dream
E
Fee fi fo fum,
I smell the blood of an asylum
Am
Blood of an asylum?
Am/G
But mother, I'm playing so
Am/F#
beautifully!
Fmaj7
Ha ha! Listen! Ha ha!
E
Fee fi fo fum,
I smell the blood of an asylum
Am
Hey you!
Am/G
You're such a pedant!
Am/F#
You got as much brain as a
Fmaj7
dead ant!
E
As much imagination as a
caravan site!
D
But I still love you,
D7
still love you,
oo-oo-oo-oo-oo, how
G Bm
swee-ee-eet
Em D
to be an idiot
G *F2
How sweet
**C Cm Dsus4
How sweeeeeeeeeeee - *t*
D Gsus4 G
How-ow-ow sweeeet
NB:
*F add 2 = F chord with G note.
**Use C chord with extra G note on the thin E string in these places.
***For the G G7/6 G7 - can use G6 instead of G7/6