Supertramp - Asylum
from Crime of the Century
Transcribed by Cory (coryp23@gmail.com), 2012
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Jimmy Cream was keen, his brain was always winnin'
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I can't keep tabs on mine, it's really quite a joke
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I see him down the road, I asked if he'd be willing
Bb Eb/Bb Bb Eb Gm7
To lend me 15 P, I'm dying for a smoke
Cm Eb/Bb Ab Ab Ab/G
Don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum
F F7 Bb
I'm just as sane as anyone
Eb Bb Bb7 Eb Eb7
It's a just a game I play for fun, for fun
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I told 'em, "Look!" I said "I'm not the way you're thinkin"
Bb Eb/Bb Bb Eb Gm7/D Gm7/Bb Gm7
Just when I'm down, I'll be a clown, I'll play the fool
Cm/Eb Eb/Bb Ab Ab Ab/G
Please don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum
F F7 Bb
I'm just as sane as anyone
Eb Eb7 Bb Eb
It's just a game I play for fun, for fun
Eb F F#
F# G# A
A B
C F/C
Will he take a sailboat ride?
G F
Well, he is very likely to
C F/C
Will he feel good inside?
G F
Well, he ain't very likely to
C F/C
Will he tell you he's alive?
G F
Yeah, he is always trying to
C Bb A7
But nothin', no no nothin', does he say
Dm Dm/E Dm/F Dm/A
In the morning when the day's begun
Ab Abdim
"Hello Good morning, how are you?"
C C/D C/E C/G
And in the evening or the noonday sun
Adim
"What a lovely afternoon!"
Dm Dm/E Dm/F Dm/A
Well I've been living next to you
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Bluesy Monday is the one day that they come here
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Yeah when they haunt me and taunt me in my cage
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I mock 'em all, they're feelin' small, yeah they got no answer
Bb Eb/Bb Bb Eb Gm7/D Gm7/Bb Gm7
Yeah they're playin' dumb but I'm just laughing as they rage
Cm Eb/Bb Ab Ab Gm
Don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum
F7 Bb
Well It's only a game I play for fun
Eb/Bb Bb Eb
Yeah I've been tryin' to fool everyone
Eb F F#
F# G# A
No that's too heavy
C F/C
Will he take a sailboat ride?
G F
Well, he is very likely to
C F/C
Will he feel good inside?
G F
Yeah he ain't ever likely to
C F/C
Will he tell you he's alive?
G F
Well he is always trying to
C Bb A7
Yeah but nothin', no no nothin', does he ever say
Dm Dm/E Dm/F Dm/A
In the morning when the day's begun
Ab Abdim G7
"Do you think it looks like rain"?
C C/D C/E C/G
And in the evening or the noonday sun
Adim
"You know I nearly missed my train"
Dm Dm/E Dm/F Dm/A
Well I've been living next to you my friend
Fm/Ab Fm E7 E7/D
But what kind of friend are you?
C C/D C/E C/G
Is it the beginning or the sorry end?
Adim Adim/E Adim/D Adim/C
Will I ever see it through?
Dm Dm/E Dm/F Dm/A
No I've never been insane
Adim Adim/C Adim/Eb Adim/Gb
Oh what's the game?
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I believe I'm dying
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Dm Dm/E F C/E Bb
weeeeee.. mad mad mad....
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NOT QUITE RIGHT
Dm Dm/E F C/E Bb
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooo
Dm Dm/E F C/E
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