The logical song
Supertramp


Cm
Cm
Intro:
Cm
G#
Gm
When I was young, it seemed that llfe was so wonderful,
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G#
Adim
a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.
Cm
G#
Gm
And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily,
Bb
G#
Adim
Oh, joyfully, oh, playfully, watching me.
Cm
G#
Gm
But then they sent me away, to teach me how to be sensible,
Bb
G#
Adim
logical, oh, responsible practical.
Cm
G#
Gm
And then they showed me a world where I could be so dependable,
Bb
G#
Adim
oh, clinical, oh, intellectual, cynical.
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E6
There are times when all the world's asleep,
Ab9
C#
Fm
Bbm
G#
the questions run too deep for such a simple man
Eb
E6
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned?
Ab9
C#
I know it sounds absurd. Please tell me who I am.
C#
Fm
Bbm
G#
Instrum x2:
Cm
G#
Gm
I said, now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical,
Bb
G#
Adim
a liberal, oh fanatical, criminal.
Cm
Oh, won't you sign up your name,
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Gm
we'd like to feel you're acceptable,
Bb
G#
Adim
respectable, oh, presentable, a vegetable!
Cm
G#
Gm
Bb
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Adim
Instrum:
Cm
G#
Gm
Bb
G#
Adim
Adim
Adim
Adim
Eb
E6
At night, when all the world's asleep,
Ab9
C#
Fm
Bbm
G#
the questions run so deep for such a simple man
Eb
E6
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned?
Ab9
C#
Fm
Bbm
G#
I know it sounds absurd. Please tell me who I am.
C#
Fm
Bbm
G#
who I am,
C#
Fm
Bbm
G#
who I am,
C#
Fm
Bbm
G#
who I am,
C7
Eb6
Fm
Instrum. ad libitum:
C7
Fm
Eb
G#