Song: How sweet to be an idiot
Artist: Neil Innes
Composer: Neil Innes
Album: How sweet to be an idiot
Tabbed by: DJ
18th June 2013
The 'Beatlesque' title song from Neil's 1973 debut solo album.
G = xx5433 Bm/F# = xx4432 B = x24442 E = 022100
Fadd9 = xx3213 Em = xx2000 Am = x02210 Am/G = 302210
C/E = xx2013 Em7/D = xx0000 G * = 355433 D9/F# = 200210
Cm/D# = xx1013 C = x32010 G6 = 35x453 Fmaj7 = 133210
D4 = xx0233 Em/B = x22000 G7 = 353463 D7 = xx0212
D = xx0232 D#dim = xx1212 A = x02220 G4 = 320013
G ** = 320003
^ = Emphasise the beat
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[Intro]
G Fadd9 C/E Cm/D# D4 D
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[Verse 1]
G Bm/F# Em Em7/D C Em/B D#dim
How sweet------ to be an idiot, as harmless... as a cloud,
Em B Am D4 D
Too small to hide the sun, almost poking fun,
G Bm/F# Em Em7/D Am D4 D
At the warm, but inse - cure, un - tidy crowd! | / / / / |
[Verse 2]
G Bm/F# Em Em7/D C Em/B D#dim
How sweet------ to be an idiot, and dip... my brain in joy,
Em B Am D4 D
Children laughing at my back, with no fear of at - tack,
G Bm/F# Em Em7/D Am D4 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# D4 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
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# D4 D G4 G **
How sweet! | / / / / | How----- sweet------!