How Sweet to Be an Idiot Chords & Lyrics by Neil Innes

How Sweet to Be an Idiot

guitar chords lyrics

Neil Innes

Artist: 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
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G Bm Em Em7/D C Em/B Ebdim
How sweet------ to be an idiot, as harmless... as a cloud,
Em B Am Dsus4 D
Too small to hide the sun, almost poking fun,
G Bm/F# Em Em7/D Am Dsus4 D
At the warm, but inse - cure, un - tidy crowd!| / / / / |


G Bm Em Em7/D C Em/B Ebdim
How sweet------ to be an idiot, and dip... my brain in joy,
Em B Am Dsus4 D
Children laughing at my back, with no fear of at - tack,
G Bm/F# Em Em7/D Am Dsus4 D
As much re - tali - ation... as a toy! | / / / / |


G Bm Em D
How sweet------ to be an idiot,
G Fadd9 C Cm Dsus4 D
How sweet! | / / / / | / / / / | /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ |
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D
I tip - 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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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 Am/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!

Am Am/G Am/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----!


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