How Sweet to Be an Idiot Neil Innes
Song: How sweet to be an idiot
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.
Tuning: Standard
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| [G]/ / [Fadd9] / / | [C]/ / [Cm]/ / | [Dsus4] / / / / | [D]/ / / / |
[G] [Bm] [Em] [Em7/D] [C] [Em/B] [Ebdim]
How sweet------ to be an idiot, as harmless... as a cloud,
Too s[Em]mall to hide the s[B]un, al[Am]most poking[Dsus4] fun,[D]
At the w[G]arm, but [Bm/F#]inse - c[Em]ure, un -[Em7/D] tidy cr[Am]owd!| [Dsus4] / / [D]/ / |
[G] [Bm] [Em] [Em7/D] [C] [Em/B] [Ebdim]
How sweet------ to be an idiot, and dip... my brain in joy,
Children lau[Em]ghing at my b[B]ack, with no f[Am]ear of at -[Dsus4] tack,[D]
As m[G]uch re - [Bm/F#]tali - at[Em]ion...[Em7/D] as a [Am]toy! | [Dsus4] / / [D]/ / |
[G] [Bm] [Em] [D]
How sweet------ to be an idiot,
How sw[G]eet! [Fadd9] | [C]/ / [Cm] / / | [Dsus4] / / / / | [D]/_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ |
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I t[D]ip - toe down the street, smile at everyone I meet!
G(type2) G6 G7 G6 G7 G6 G(type2) G6 G7 G6 G7 G6
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| [A]/ / / / |
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But sud[A]denly a scream... sm[B]ashes through my dream,
F[E]ee - fi - fo - fum, I smell the blood of an asylum!
[Am] (Blood of an asylum? [Am/G] But, mother, I'm playing so bea[Am/F#]utifully!
Ha - ha! Listen! Ha -[Fmaj7] ha!)
F[E]ee - fi - fo - fum, I smell the blood of an asylum!
Hey, [Am]you! You're such a p[Am/G]edant, you've[Am/F#] got as much brain as a [Fmaj7]dead ant,
As m[E]uch imagination as a caravan site...
But I still l[D]ove you, still l[D7]ove you, oo, oo----!
[G] [Bm] [Em] [D]
How sweet------ to be an idiot,
[G] [Fadd9] [C] [Cm] [Dsus4] [D] [Gsus4] [G]
How sweet! | / / / / | How------ sweet--------!
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G = 320033 Bm = x24432 Am = x02210 E = 022100
Fadd9 = xx3213 Em = xx2000 Bm/F# = 224432 Am/G = 302210
C = x32013 Em7/D = xx0000 G(type2)= 355433 Am/F# = 202210
Cm = x35543 Em/B = x22000 G6 = 35x453 Fmaj7 = 133210
Dsus4 = xx0233 Ebdim = xx1212 G7 = 353463 D7 = xx0212
D = xx0232 B = x24442 A = x02220 Gsus4 = 320013
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