Intro
Cm7 Cm7/G Cm7/Bb
Cm7 Cm7/G Cm7/Bb
Cm7 Cm7/G Cm7/Bb
Cm7 Cm7/G Cm7/Bb
Cm7
When I was young
Ab7M Gm7
It seemed that life was so wonderful
Bb
A miracle
Fm7/Ab F7/A
Oh, it was beautiful, magical
Cm7
And all the birds in the trees
Ab7M Gm7
Well they'd be singing so happily
Bb
Oh, joyfully
Fm7/Ab Am7(b5)
Oh, playfully, watching me
Cm7
But then they sent me away
Ab7M Gm7
To teach me how to be sensible
Bb
Logical
Fm7/Ab F7/A
Oh responsible, practical
Cm7
And they showed me a world
Ab7M Gm7
Where I could be so dependable
Bb
Oh, clinical
Fm7/Ab Am7(b5)
Oh, intellectual, cynical
Eb Am7(b5)/Eb
There are times when all the world's asleep
Ab7M
The questions run too deep
Db Db7M/C Bb7M Bb7M/Ab
For such a simple man
Eb Am7(b5)/Eb
Won't you, please, please, tell me what we've learned?
Ab7M
I know it sounds absurd
Db Db7M/C Bb7M Bb7M/Ab
Please tell me who I am
( Db Db7M/C Bb7M Bb7M/Ab )
Cm7
I said, watch what you say
Ab7M Gm7
Or they'll be calling you a radical
Bb
A liberal
Fm7/Ab F7/A
Oh fanatical, criminal
Cm7
Oh, won't you sign up your name?
Ab7M Gm7
We'd like to feel you're acceptable
Bb
Respectable
Fm7/Ab Am7(b5)
Oh presentable, a vegetable
Oh take it, take it, take it, yeah
Solo
Cm7 Ab7M Gm7
Bb Fm7/Ab F7/A
Cm7 Ab7M Gm7
Bb Fm7/Ab Am7(b5)
Eb Am7(b5)/Eb
But at night, when all the world's asleep
Ab7M
The questions run so deep
Db Db7M/C Bb7M Bb7M/Ab
For such a simple man
Eb
Won't you please (won't you tell me?)
Am7(b5)/Eb
Please tell me what we've learned? (can you hear me?)
Ab7M
I know it sounds absurd
Db Db7M/C Bb7M Bb7M/Ab
Please tell me who I am
Db Db7M/C Bb7M Bb7M/Ab
Who I am
Db Db7M/C Bb7M Bb7M/Ab
Who I am
Db Db7M/C Bb7M Bb7M/Ab
Who I am
Db Db7M/C Bb7M Bb7M/Ab
Who I am
( C7 Fm C7 )
( Fm Eb Ab7M )
'Cause I'm feeling so illogical
Digital
One, two, three, four, five
Oh oh oh oh
Unbelievable
Bloody marvelous
When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful
A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical
And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily
Oh joyfully, oh playfully watching me
But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible
Logical, oh responsible, practical
And then they showed me a world where I could be so dependable
Oh clinical, oh intellectual, cynical
There are times when all the world's asleep
The questions run too deep
For such a simple man
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
Please tell me who I am
I said, watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical
A liberal, oh fanatical, criminal
Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're acceptable
Respectable, oh presentable, a vegetable!
Oh take it, take it, take it, yeah
But at night, when all the world's asleep
The questions run so deep
For such a simple man
Won't you please (Oh won't you tell me)
Please tell me what we've learned (Can you hear me)
I know it sounds absurd (Oh won't you help me)
Please tell me who I am
Who I am
Who I am
Who I am
'Cause I was feeling so logical
D-d-d-d-d-d-digital
One, two, three, five
Oh, oh, oh, oh yeah
Ooh it's getting unbelievable, yeah