Artist: Neil Innes
Song: How sweet to be an idiot
Composer: Neil Innes
Tabbed by: DJ
18th June 2013
The 'Beatlesque' title song from Neil's 1973 debut solo album.
He successfully sued Oasis for plagiarism on their track 'Whatever',
as they had used some of the same melody and chord sequence.
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! | / / / / | / / / / | /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
D
I tip - toe down the street, smile at everyone I meet!
G * G6 G7 G6 G7 G6 G * G6 G7 G6 G7 G6
| /__/ /__/ /__/ /_/__/ | /__/ /__/ /__/ /_/__/ |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[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 D9/F# Fmaj7
Hey, you! You're such a pedant, 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/Eb D4 D G4 G **
How sweet! | / / / / | How----- sweet------!
