• Song:

    Asylum

  • Artist:

    Supertramp

  • Album:

    Crime of the Century (R...

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Transcribed by Cory

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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
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To lend me 15 P, I'm dying for a smoke

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Don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum
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I'm just as sane as anyone
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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"
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Just when I'm down, I'll be a clown, I'll play the fool
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Please don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum
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I'm just as sane as anyone
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It's just a game I play for fun, for fun

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Will he take a sailboat ride?
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Well, he is very likely to
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Will he feel good inside?
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Well, he ain't very likely to
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Will he tell you he's alive?
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Yeah, he is always trying to

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But nothin', no no nothin', does he say
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In the morning when the day's begun
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"Hello Good morning, how are you?"
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And in the evening or the noonday sun
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"What a lovely afternoon!"
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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
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Yeah they're playin' dumb but I'm just laughing as they rage

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Don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum
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Well It's only a game I play for fun
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Yeah I've been tryin' to fool everyone 

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No that's too heavy

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Will he take a sailboat ride?
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Well, he is very likely to
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Will he feel good inside?
                   G5         F5
Yeah he ain't ever likely to
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Will he tell you he's alive?
                   G5         F5
Well he is always trying to

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Yeah but nothin', no no nothin', does he ever say
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In the morning when the day's begun
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"Do you think it looks like rain"?
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And in the evening or the noonday sun
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"You know I nearly missed my train"
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Well I've been living next to you my friend
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But what kind of friend are you?
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Is it the beginning or the sorry end?
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Will I ever see it through?
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No I've never been insane
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Oh     what's the game?
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I believe I'm dying

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                     weeeeee..  mad mad mad....
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                     NOT QUITE RIGHT
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                     WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooo
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