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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GFadd9CCmDsus4D
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GBEECEEbdim
How sweet------ to be an idiot, as harmless... as a cloud,
EmBAmDsus4D
Too small to hide the sun, almost poking fun,
GBm/F#EmEm7/DAmDsus4D
At the warm, but inse - cure, un - tidy crowd!| / / / / |
GBEECEEbdim
How sweet------ to be an idiot, and dip... my brain in joy,
EmBAmDsus4D
Children laughing at my back, with no fear of at - tack,
GBm/F#EmEm7/DAmDsus4D
As much re - tali - ation... as a toy! | / / / / |
GBED
How sweet------ to be an idiot,
GFadC9CmDsus4D
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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AB
But suddenly a scream... smashes through my dream,
E
Fee - fi - fo - fum, I smell the blood of an asylum!
AmAm/GAm/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!
AmAm/GAm/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...
DD7
But I still love you, still love you, oo, oo----!
GBED
How sweet------ to be an idiot,
GFCCDDGGus4
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