Cm                               Abmaj7      Gm7
When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful,
  Bb                 Fm7/Ab       F7/A
a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.
            Cm                                 Abmaj7     Gm7
And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily,
  Bb        Fm7/Ab  Am7b5
joyfully, playfully watching me.

              Cm                       Abmaj7    Gm7
But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible,
  Bb        Fm7/Ab    F7/A
logical, responsible, practical.
          Cm                             Abmaj7    Gm7 
And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable,
  Bb       Fm7/Ab       Am7b5
clinical, intellectual, cynical.

           Eb                        Am7b5/Eb
There are times when all the world's asleep,
                      Abmaj7  
the questions run too deep
                  C# C#maj7/C Bbm7 Bbm7/Ab
for such a simple man.

           Eb                               Am7b5/Eb 
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
                 Abmaj7  
I know it sounds absurd
                         C# C#maj7/C Bbm7 Bbm7/Ab
but please tell me who I am.

Repeat same sequence of chords on the following verse

Now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical,
liberal, fanatical, criminal.
Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're
acceptable, respecable, presentable, a vegtable!

   At night, when all the world's asleep,
   the questions run so deep
   for such a simple man.
   Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
   I know it sounds absurd
                          (C# C#maj7/C Bbm7 Bbm7/G#) x 3
   but please tell me who I am.

sax outro

C7 Fm 
C7 Fm Eb Abmaj7