Tom: Cm Cm G# G When I was young, it seemed that lilfe was so wonderful, Bb G# A? a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical. Cm G# G And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily, Bb G# A? Oh, joyfully, oh, playfully, watching me. Cm G# G But then they sent me away, to teach me how to be sensible, Bb G# A? logical, oh, responsible practical. Cm G# G And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable, Bb G# A? oh, clinical, oh, intellectual, cynical. Eb Eb6 There are times when all the world's asleep, G# C# Fm Bbm Fm the questions run too deep for such a simple man Eb Eb6 Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned? G# C# Fm Bbm Fm I know it sounds absurd. Please tell me who I am. C# Fm Bbm Fm Cm G# G I said, now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical, Bb G# A? a liberal, oh fanatical, criminal. Cm G# G Oh, won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're acceptable, Bb G# A? respectable, oh, presentable, a vegetable! Solo Eb Eb6 At night, when all the world's asleep, G# C# Fm Bbm Fm the questions run too deep for such a simple man Eb Eb6 Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned? G# C# Fm Bbm Fm I know it sounds absurd. Please tell me who I am. C# Fm Bbm Fm who I am , C# Fm Bbm Fm who I am , C# Fm Bbm Fm who I am , C7 Fm Eb6 C7 Fm Eb6 G#