A Soapbox Opera
Supertramp Key
Em
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3
Dm
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Intro
Em
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Em
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B|-0---------------|-----------------|---------3h5-----|
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Verse 1
Em Bm
I hear only what I want to hear
C
But I have to believe in something
Am
Have to believe just one thing. I said...
Chorus
D G Bm
Father Washington, you're all mixed up
F C Em
Collecting sinners in an old tin cup
D G Bm
Well spare a listen for a restless fool
F C Em
There's something missing when I read your rules
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B|------------|
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D|----------0-|
A|-----2------|
E|-2-3--------|
Verse 2
Em Bm
Well, hey there, you tell me you're a holy man
C
But although I'm just a beginner
Am
Oh I don't see you as a winner. I said...
Chorus
D G Bm
Sister Robinson, you're all washed up
F C Em
Collecting teardrops in a paper cup
D G Bm
If I could tell you what you need to know
F C Em
If I could help you to get on with the show
Bridge
C Bm
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Am G Bm
But Reverend Ebenezer, there's a storm in my head
F C Dsus4 D
Makes me think what you said just wasn't true
Dsus4 D
So what have I to do?
Dsus4 D
Well what has he to do?
Oh what is there to do?
Interlude
Cm Dm G
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Cm Dm G
Whoa, oh, oh
Cm Dm Cm Dm Cm Dm G
Bridge
Bm G
All things bright and beautiful
Bm Em
All creatures great and small
Am Em
All things wise and wonderful
Am
The Lord God made them all
Verse 3
Em Bm
Mary, oh, tell me what I'm living for
C
'Cause I feel like I'm tossed in the river
Am
Oh have you a son to deliver? I said...
Chorus
D G Bm
Father Washington, you're all mixed up
F C Em
Collecting sinners in an old tin cup
D G Bm
You tell the children what they need to know
F C Em
But will they listen when it's time to go?
D G Bm
Sister Robinson, you're all washed up
F C Em
Collecting teardrops in a paper cup
D G Bm
Can someone tell me what I need to know?
F C Em
Can someone help me to get on with the show?
Outro
Em EmMaj7 Em7 Em6
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G|-0----0------0----0--|
D|-2----1------0----2--|
A|-2----2------2----4--|
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Chords Used