It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane

| Gm7 | Am | A# | C7sus | Gm7 Am Whatever happened to the funky race? A# C7sus A generation lost in pace Gm7 Am Wasn’t life supposed to be more than this? A# C7sus In this kiss I’ll change your bore for my bliss Gm7 Am But let go of my hand and it will slip out A# In the sand if you don’t give me the chance C7sus To break down the walls of attitude Gm7 Am I ask nothing of you A# C7sus Not even your gratitude A# And if you think I’m corny C7sus Then it will not make me sorry A F It’s your right to laugh at me A# C7sus And in turn, that’s my opportunity A F To feel brave A# C7sus Because ridicule is no shame A F Oh it’s just a way to eclipse hate A# C7sus It’s just a way to put my back straight A F Oh it’s just a way to remain sane Gm7 Am Every morning I would see her getting off the bus A# C7sus The picture never drops it’s like a multicoloured snapshot Gm7 Am Stuck in my brain it kept me sane A# C7sus For a couple of years as it drenched my fears Gm7 Of becoming like the others Am Who become unhappy mothers A# C7sus And fathers of unhappy kids And why is that? A# C7sus ‘Cause they’ve forgotten how to play A F Or maybe they’re afraid to feel ashamed A# C7sus To seem strange, to seem insane A To gain weight, to seem gay F I tell you this: A# C7sus That it takes a fool to remain sane A F Oh It takes a fool to remain sane A# C7sus Oh It takes a fool to remain sane A F Oh In this world all covered up in shame Oh, take it to the stage! | A# | C7sus | A | F | 2x G7m Am So, take it to the stage in a multicoloured jacket A# C7sus Take it jackpot, crackpot, strutting like a peacock G7m Am Nailvarnish Arkansas, shimmy-shammy featherboah A# C7sus Crackpot haircut dye your hair in glowing red and blue Pre-Chorus 3 A# C7sus -Do, do, do, what you wanna do A F Don’t think twice, do, what you have to do A# C7sus Do, do, do, do, let your heart decide A F A# C7sus What you have to do, that’s all there is to find A F ‘Cause it takes a fool to remain sane A# C7sus Oh, it takes a fool to remain sane A F Oh, in this world all covered up in shame A# C7sus Oh, it takes a fool to remain sane A F Oh, it takes a fool to remain sane A# C7sus Oh, it takes a fool to remain sane A F Oh, in this world all covered up in shame A# C7sus A F Oh, it takes a fooool A# C7sus A F