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  	           CLEVER NOT BEAUTIFUL - Hawksley Workman
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Acoustic version of song on YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgXgN_vQQjc)
Tabbed by: Pat Malavi
Email: pat.malavi@gmail.com

Tuning: Standard

E   022100
Abm 466444
Bm  X24432
Dm  X57765
A   577655
C#m X46654
D2  XX0232
F#m 244222
D   X577XX
A2  X02220


Verse 1
E (022100@1)              Abm (133111@4)  Bm (x24432@1)              DmSharks (xx0231@1)follow my trail, and it won't be long
A (x02220@1)                    C#m (x13321@4)               D2They've (x43141@2)fallen for the oldest trick in the book
              DmIt (xx0231@1)never goes wrong oh oh
A (x02220@1)                    EMask (022100@1)and snorkel and a bottle of ketchup
         F#m (244222@1)                             DOh (xx0232@1)those desperate old shark fins start to circle me in anger


Chorus
      A (x02220@1)                         E (022100@1)     
Oh be clever not beautiful, oh be clever not beautiful
        F#m (244222@1)                               D (xx0232@1)    E (022100@1)       A2If (x02420@1)your goal is plain survival well then be clever not beautiful


Verse 2
E (022100@1)                Abm (133111@4)  Bm (x24432@1)                 DmPoets (xx0231@1)lock up your words, your tongues are all tied
A (x02220@1)                C#m (x13321@4)         D2But (x43141@2)let it read in every history book 
                   DmThat (xx0231@1)the poets all tried to
A (x02220@1)                   ELull (022100@1)us with lilting, songs of a struggle
   F#m (244222@1)                             DTo (xx0232@1)mountain up an ocean that we were something more than animals


Chorus
   A (x02220@1)                      E (022100@1)     
Be clever not beautiful, be clever not beautiful
        F#m (244222@1)                               D (xx0232@1)    E (022100@1)       C#m (x13321@4)If your goal is plain survival well then be clever not beautiful


Bridge
              D (xx0232@1)                      F#mNot (244222@1)like your face, as you roam in the garden
           C#m (x13321@4)               DNot (xx0232@1)as the earthworms gather beneath your feet
    F#m (244222@1)        E (022100@1)     D (xx0232@1)      EYou (022100@1)give it all away for free
      F#m (244222@1)          E (022100@1)             DAs (xx0232@1)we sun our winter bellies in your spring


Instrumental
E (022100@1) Abm (133111@4)name="chord_x24432@1">Bm  Dm (xx0231@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A   C#m (x13321@4)name="chord_x43141@2">D2  Dm (xx0231@1)
Chorus
       A (x02220@1)                      EOoh (022100@1)be clever not beautiful, be clever not beautiful
        F#m (244222@1)                               D (xx0232@1)If your goal is plain survival well then be clever not beautiful
      A (x02220@1)                        EOh (022100@1)be clever not beautiful oh be clever not beautiful
        F#m (244222@1)                               D (xx0232@1)    
If your goal is plain survival well then be clever 
E (022100@1)       A (x02220@1)Ab (xx1114@1)F#m (244222@1)ENot (022100@1)beautiful
   D (xx0232@1)    E (022100@1)       A2 (x02420@1) 
Be clever not beautiful



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