Song For Insane Times - Kevin Ayers (from Joy of a Toy) My first submission. Standard Tuning Cm9 : x30343 } These are the intro and solo chords; I tend to pick at the top 4 strings and not F6/G: 300011 } play the bottom two (xx0343, xx0011, xx5333, and xx3111) EbM7: x65333 } DbM7: x43111 } GM7 : 320002 Bm7 : x24232 FM7 : xx3210 CM7 : x32000 Am7 : x02010 Gm7 : 353333 INTRO Cm9 F6/G (x3) (This bit's slightly odd; it's either in 5/4 or it's two and a half bars long but it's hard to say which; with the slight swing and the syncopated drum fill over the top it's essentially free-form. Your best bet is to listen to it and make up your own mind!) +-1-0-----------------+ +-----1---------------+ +-------2-------------+ +---------3-----------+ +-----------2---------+ +-------------3-0-----+ +-----------------1-0-+ GM7 Bm7 People say they want to be free FM7 CM7 They look at him and they look at me Am7 Gm7 But it's only themselves they're wanting to see FM7 CM7 And everybody knows about it. GM7 Bm7 We talked all night and were all turned on FM7 CM7 We believe we heard him singing his song Am7 Gm7 Telling us all there was work to be done FM7 CM7 And we all sung the chorus of "I Am The Walrus" GM7 Bm7 Yes, Disneyland has come to town FM7 CM7 Everyone's dressed and standing around Am7 Gm7 Alice is wearing her sexiest gown FM7 CM7 But she doesn't want you to look at her GM7 Bm7 Beautiful people are queuing to drown FM7 CM7 They wait for the lifeguard to put on his crown Am7 Gm7 But he's up at the other end of town FM7 CM7 Trying to talk to the mirror KEYBOARD SOLO: EbM7 DbM7 (repeat) Cm9 F6/G FM7 CM7 (these chords have the weird run over them from the intro) BANANA! GM7 Bm7 The scientist talks and he knows what he means FM7 CM7 He sits on the floor and has beautiful dreams Am7 Gm7 But he gets brought down by a woman who screams FM7 CM7 But he knows it's only a record, oh yes it is! GM7 Bm7 His brave new girl stops feeding the ants FM7 CM7 And looks at him with her septic pants Am7 Gm7 She still knows how to make him dance FM7 CM7 And forget about emancipation, it's all imagination GM7 Bm7 And you and I we sit and hum FM7 CM7 We know something's got to come Am7 Gm7 To get us off our endless bum FM7 CM7 There's probably one in the bathroom or in the hall (Repeat keyboard solo/intro and descend into a freeform jazz exploration to fade.)
