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.
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
How sweet------ to be an idiot, as harmless... as a cloud,
Too small to hide the sun, almost poking fun,
At the warm, but inse - cure, un - tidy crowd! | / / / / |
[Verse 2]
How sweet------ to be an idiot, and dip... my brain in joy,
Children laughing at my back, with no fear of at - tack,
As much re - tali - ation... as a toy! | / / / / |
[Verse 3]
How sweet------ to be an idiot,
How sweet! | / / / / | / / / / | /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ |
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I tip - toe down the street, smile at everyone I meet!
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[Verse 4]
| / / / / | But suddenly a scream ...smashes through my dream,
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Fee - fi - fo - fum, I smell the blood of an asylum!
(Blood of an asylum? But, mother, I m playing so beautifully!
Ha - ha! Listen! Ha - ha!)
Fee - fi - fo - fum, I smell the blood of an asylum!
[Verse 5]
Hey, you! You re such a pedant,
You ve got as much brain as a dead ant,
As much imagination as a caravan site...
But I still love you, still love you, oo, oo----!
[Coda]
How sweet------ to be an idiot,
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How sweet! | / / / / | How----- sweet------!