Supertramp - Asylum
from Crime of the Century
Transcribed by Cory (coryp23@gmail.com), 2012

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  Eb7 |

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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

Cm    Eb              Ab                Ab Ab/G
Don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum
F           F7      Bb
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
Cm/Eb        Eb              Ab                  Ab  Ab/G
Please don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum
F           F7        Bb
I'm just as sane as anyone
            Eb     Eb7      Bb       Eb
It's just a game I play for fun, for fun

Eb F   F#
F# Ab  A
A  B 

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

C                  Bb               A7
But nothin', no no nothin', does he say
Dm     Dm/E             Dm/F        Dm/A
In the morning when the day's begun
Ab                           Abdim
"Hello Good morning, how are you?"
C          C/D            C/E     C/G 
And in the evening or the noonday sun
Adim
"What a lovely afternoon!"
Dm             Dm/E       Dm/F         Dm/A
Well I've been living next to you

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Bb  Eb

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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
Bb                   Eb             Bb               Eb    Gm7/D  Gm7/Bb Gm7
Yeah they're playin' dumb but I'm just laughing as they rage

Cm    Eb              Ab                 Ab  Gm 
Don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum
F7                               Bb
Well It's only a game I play for fun
                         Eb Bb      Eb
Yeah I've been tryin' to fool everyone 

Eb F   F#
F# Ab  A

No that's too heavy

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

         C              Bb                    A7
Yeah but nothin', no no nothin', does he ever say
Dm     Dm/E             Dm/F       Dm/A    
In the morning when the day's begun
Ab                          Abdim     G7
"Do you think it looks like rain"?
C          C/D            C/E      C/G    
And in the evening or the noonday sun
Adim
"You know I nearly missed my train"
Dm             Dm/E           Dm/F     Dm/A     
Well I've been living next to you my friend
Fm/Ab    Fm                 E7    E7/D
But what kind of friend are you?
C          C/D             C/E    C/G     
Is it the beginning or the sorry end?
Adim   Adim/E      Adim/D     Adim/C
Will I ever see it through?
Dm      Dm/E         Dm/F   Dm/A
No I've never been insane
Adim Adim/C       Adim/Eb Adim/F#
Oh     what's the game?
Em   C    [B Bb] A7
I believe I'm dying

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Dm    Dm/E F C/E   Bb
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                     weeeeee..  mad mad mad....
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                     NOT QUITE RIGHT
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                     WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooo
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