INTRO/VERSE: Guitar: |Gm7 |F/A |Bb |C | (intro and first verse Bass: |G |A |Bb |C | * String: |F | | |G | * Piano: | | | | D E |F * * means notes Chorus: Bb C Dm7 F (4x) Gm F/A Whatever happened to the funky race? Bb C A generation lost in pace, Gm F/A -Wasn?t life supposed to be more than this? Bb C In this kiss I?ll change your bore for my bliss Gm F/A Bb But let go of my hand and it will slip out in the sand if you don?t give me the chance C to break down the walls of attitude, Gm F/A I ask nothing of you Bb C not even your gratitude Bb And if you think I?m corny C then it will not make me sorry Dm7 F it?s your right to laugh at me Bb C and in turn, that?s my opportunity Dm7 F to feel brave Bb C 'Cause it takes a fool to remain sane Dm7 F It takes a fool to remain sane Bb C It takes a fool to remain sane Dm7 F In this world all covered up in shame Gm F/A Bb Every morning I would see her getting off the bus the picture never drops C Gm it?s like a multicoloured snapshot stuck in my brain F/A Bb it kept me sane for a couple of years C as it drenched my fears Gm of becoming like the others F/A who become unhappy mothers Bb C and fathers of unhappy kids And why is that? Bb C 'Cause they?ve forgotten how to play Dm7 F maybe they?re afraid to feel ashamed Bb to seem strange C to seem insane Dm7 to seem gay F to gain weight - I tell you this: Bb C That it takes a fool to remain sane Dm7 F It takes a fool to remain sane Bb C It takes a fool to remain sane Dm7 F In this world all covered up in shame (-Oh, take it to the stage!) Gm F/A Bb So, take it to the stage in a multicoloured jacket take it jackpot, crackpot, C strutting like a peacock Gm nailvarnish Arkansas F/A Bb shimmy-shammy featherboah crackpot haircut C dye your hair in glowing red and blue, Bb C Dm7 F -Do, Do, Do! What you wanna do, Don?t think twice, do what you have to do, Bb C Dm7 F Do, Do, Do, let your heart decide what you have to do that?s all there is to find Bb C Cause it takes a fool to remain sane, Dm7 F Oh,It takes a fool to remain sane Bb C It takes a fool to remain sane Dm7 F In this world all covered up in shame Bb C It takes a fool to remain sane, Dm7 F It takes a fool to remain sane Bb C It takes a fool to remain sane Dm7 F In this world all covered up in shame