INTRO/VERSE:

Guitar:  |Gm7  |F/A  |Bb   |C      |   (intro and first verse
Bass:    |G    |A    |Bb   |C      | *
String:  |F    |     |     |G      | *
Piano:   |     |     |     |   DE |F *

* means notes

Chorus:
Bb C Dm7 F (4x)

Gm (355333@1)     F/AWhatever (x03211@1)happened to the funky race? 
Bb (x1333x@1)          CA (x32010@1)generation lost in pace, 
Gm (355333@1)             F/A (x03211@1)                  
-Wasn?t life supposed to be more than this? 
Bb (x1333x@1)                CIn (x32010@1)this kiss I?ll change your bore for my bliss 
Gm (355333@1)                               F/A (x03211@1)                             BbBut (x1333x@1)let go of my hand and it will slip out in the sand if you don?t give me the chance 
          Cto (x32010@1)break down the walls of attitude, 
Gm (355333@1)    F/AI (x03211@1)ask nothing of you 
Bb (x1333x@1)            Cnot (x32010@1)even your gratitude

BbAnd (x1333x@1)if you think I?m corny 
     Cthen (x32010@1)it will not make me sorry 
          Dm7                  Fit?s (133211@1)your right to laugh at me 
                    Bb (x1333x@1)         Cand (x32010@1)in turn, that?s my opportunity 
         Dm7   Fto (133211@1)feel brave

Bb (x1333x@1)           C'Cause (x32010@1)it takes a fool to remain sane 
            Dm7              FIt (133211@1)takes a fool to remain sane 
            Bb (x1333x@1)           CIt (x32010@1)takes a fool to remain sane 
         Dm7                       FIn (133211@1)this world all covered up in shame

Gm (355333@1)                           F/A (x03211@1)                   BbEvery (x1333x@1)morning I would see her getting off the bus the picture never drops 
             C (x32010@1)                    Gmit?s (355333@1)like a multicoloured snapshot stuck in my brain 
    F/A (x03211@1)              Bbit (x1333x@1)kept me sane for a couple of years 
        Cas (x32010@1)it drenched my fears 
     Gm (355333@1)of becoming like the others 
       F/Awho (x03211@1)become unhappy mothers 
     Bb (x1333x@1)               Cand (x32010@1)fathers of unhappy kids
 
And why is that?

Bb (x1333x@1)               C'Cause (x32010@1)they?ve forgotten how to play 
                 Dm7                 Fmaybe (133211@1)they?re afraid to feel ashamed 
         Bbto (x1333x@1)seem strange 
           Cto (x32010@1)seem insane
         Dm7 
to seem gay 
           Fto (133211@1)gain weight 
- I tell you this:

Bb (x1333x@1)           CThat (x32010@1)it takes a fool to remain sane 
            Dm7              FIt (133211@1)takes a fool to remain sane
            Bb (x1333x@1)           CIt (x32010@1)takes a fool to remain sane
         Dm7                        F (133211@1)In this world all covered up in shame 
(-Oh, take it to the stage!)

Gm (355333@1)                     F/A (x03211@1)                         BbSo, (x1333x@1)take it to the stage in a multicoloured jacket take it jackpot, crackpot, 
    Cstrutting (x32010@1)like a peacock 
Gmnailvarnish (355333@1)Arkansas 
 F/A (x03211@1)                       Bbshimmy-shammy (x1333x@1)featherboah crackpot haircut 
          Cdye (x32010@1)your hair in glowing red and blue, 
 Bb (x1333x@1)       C (x32010@1)                 Dm7                     F-Do, (133211@1)Do, Do! What you wanna do, Don?t think twice, do what you have to do, 
Bb (x1333x@1)       C (x32010@1)                   Dm7                 FDo, (133211@1)Do, Do, let your heart decide what you have to do that?s all there is to find

Bb (x1333x@1)           CCause (x32010@1)it takes a fool to remain sane, 
               Dm7              FOh,It (133211@1)takes a fool to remain sane 
            Bb (x1333x@1)           CIt (x32010@1)takes a fool to remain sane
         Dm7                        F (133211@1)In this world all covered up in shame
            Bb (x1333x@1)           C (x32010@1)It takes a fool to remain sane, 
            Dm7               FIt (133211@1)takes a fool to remain sane 
            Bb (x1333x@1)           CIt (x32010@1)takes a fool to remain sane 
         Dm7                        FIn (133211@1)this world all covered up in shame