How Sweet To Be An Idiot
- Neil Innes
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Time: 4/4 ·
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Intro
G Fadd9 C/E Cm/D# Dsus4 D
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Verse 1
G Bm/F# Em Em7/D C Em/B Adim7
Riff
How sweet------ to be an idiot, as harmless... as a cloud,
Em B Am Dsus4 D
Too small to hide the sun, almost poking fun,
G Bm/F# Em Em7/D Am Dsus4 D
At the warm, but inse - cure, un - tidy crowd | / / / / |
Verse 2
G Bm/F# Em Em7/D C Em/B Adim7
Riff
How sweet----- to be an idiot, and dip... my brain in joy,
Em B Am Dsus4 D
Children laughing at my back, with no fear of at - tack,
G Bm/F# Em Em7/D Am Dsus4 D
As much re - tali - ation... as a toy | / / / / |
Verse 3
G Bm/F# Em D
How sweet------ to be an idiot,
G Fadd9 C/E Cm/D# Dsus4 D
How sweet | / / / / | / / / / | /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ |
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D
I tip - toe down the street, smile at everyone I meet!
G* G6 G7 G6 G7 G6 G* G6 G7 G6 G7 G6
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Verse 4
A A B
| / / / / | But suddenly a scream ...smashes through my dream,
^ ^ ^ ^
E
Fee - fi - fo - fum, I smell the blood of an asylum!
Am Am/G D9/F#
(Blood of an asylum? But, mother, I'm playing so beautifully!
Fmaj7
Ha - ha! Listen! Ha - ha!)
E
Fee - fi - fo - fum, I smell the blood of an asylum!
Verse 5
Am Am/G
Hey, you! You're such a pedant,
D9/F# Fmaj7
You've got as much brain as a dead ant,
E N.C.
As much imagination as a caravan site...
D D7
But I still love you, still love you, oo, oo!
Coda
G Bm/F# Em D
How sweet------ to be an idiot,
G Fadd9 C/E Cm/D# Dsus4 D Gsus4 G*
How sweet! | / / / / | How----- sweet------!
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Ascending bass note riff- Verses 1 and 2
Adim7 Adim7/C Adim7/D# Adim/F# (Notes in brackets optional
{tab: e |--2-------------(2)-----(5)----| to play as full chords)}
{tab: B |--1----(4)------(1)-----(4)----|}
{tab: G |--2----(2)------(2)-----(5)----|}
{tab: D |--1----(4)-------1-------4-----|}
{tab: A |--0-----3----------------------|}
{tab: E |-------------------------------| }











