Imbecile

Am

[Verse 1]
  Am
"With the eyes of a fool", he said,
      F                   C
"You see the state you're in,
      G         C        F           C     G
And still you stumble through your stupid life,
  E/G#                Am
still you laugh and grin;

 C
Vagabond on a winding road,
     F     A/E       Dm
that only leads you down,
  G/D         C/E    F       C/G
Blind to the dangers and dismay
      F/C     Dm         E     Am
that wipe the innocent smile away
      G   F         G         C
from the face of a laughing clown."

[Chorus]
     C            G/D            Am
Imbecile, you are acting like a fool again.
      F                    C                G
In a world of thieves all ready to run you down,
     C              G/D              Am                F
Imbecile, they are waiting till you make the first mistake,
     D/F#
and you're going to make it,
  G             C       F          G    C
That's why I'll always call you an Imbecile.

F E Am

[Verse 2]
  Am
"You weren't always a sorcerer,"
     F              C
the Joker then replied,
      G       C       F        C       G
"It seems to me you learned it on the way,
     E/G#                Am
you lived by tricks and lies;

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  C
Standing around in your juggler's gown,
       F        A/E     Dm
There seems no reason why;
  G/D         C/E       F        C/G
Flashing your eyes and casting spells
      F/C         Dm        E     Am
with candles and signs and magic bells,
     F           G        C
Oh, you are the fool, not I."

[Chorus]
     C             G/D                Am
Imbecile, you can call me that if you feel the need,
         G    F             C                 G
But life is short and I am living it while I can.
       C               G              Am                F
If it rains, I'll get wet but in the sunshine I'll be dry,
       D/F#
it is you who are foolish,
 G             C           F         G    Am
Just 'cause I laugh don't call me an Imbecile.

[Solo]
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G D A E F C C#m

F E Am

[Verse 3]
     Am
"We both are right" said the sorcerer,
      F               C
"And both of us are wrong,
               G         C
For though we walk this road
    F           C       G
we don't know where it leads,
   E/G#            Am
We only know it's long.

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 Am
You have something to learn from me
    F      A/E        Dm
and I can learn from you;
G/D            C/E       F       C/G
You with your jokes and simple plans
    F/C          Dm         E         Am     G
and me with my tricks and sleight of hands,
   F         G           C
Together we could get through."

[Chorus]
     C            G/D            Am
Imbecile, we are dancing down a darkened road,
        G    F                C                    G
though the stars are out, not one of us knows the way
     C         G/D            Am              F
Imbeciles up ahead of us and millions more behind,
           D/F#
And we're laughing and smiling,
  G           C        F         G    C
that's why I say we're all of us Imbeciles.

[Outro]
     C            G/D            Am
Imbecile, we are dancing down a darkened road,
        G    F                C                    G
though the stars are out, not one of us knows the way
     C         G/D            Am              F
Imbeciles up ahead of us and millions more behind,
           D/F#
And we're laughing and smiling,
  G           C        F         G    Am
that's why I say we're all of us Imbeciles.