A Soapbox Opera

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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Em                 Bm
I hear only what I want to hear
      C
But I have to believe in something
Am
Have to believe just one thing.  I said...


[Chorus]
D                         G         Bm
Father Washington, you're all mixed up
F                        C       Em
Collecting sinners in an old tin cup
D                         G        Bm
Well spare a listen for a restless fool
F                                C         Em
There's something missing when I read your rules
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[Verse 2]
      Em                              Bm
Well, hey there, you tell me you're a holy man
      C
But although I'm just a beginner
Am
Oh I don't see you as a winner.  I said...


[Chorus]
D                       G          Bm
Sister Robinson, you're all washed up
F                         C     Em
Collecting teardrops in a paper cup
D                            G       Bm
If I could tell you what you need to know
F                          C           Em
If I could help you to get on with the show


[Bridge]
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Am                               G           Bm
But Reverend Ebenezer, there's a storm in my head
         F              C                        Dsus4 D
Makes me think what you said just wasn't true
                         Dsus4 D
So what have I to do?
                         Dsus4 D
Well what has he to do?
Oh what is there to do?


[Interlude]

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Whoa, oh, oh

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[Bridge]
           Bm               G
All things bright and beautiful
    Bm                  Em
All creatures great and small
           Am             Em
All things wise and wonderful
         Am
The Lord God made them all


[Verse 3]
Em                         Bm
Mary, oh, tell me what I'm living for
         C
'Cause I feel like I'm tossed in the river
Am
Oh have you a son to deliver? I said...


[Chorus]
D                         G         Bm
Father Washington, you're all mixed up
F                        C       Em
Collecting sinners in an old tin cup
D                               G       Bm
You tell the children what they need to know
F                              C       Em
But will they listen when it's time to go?

D                       G          Bm
Sister Robinson, you're all washed up
F                         C     Em
Collecting teardrops in a paper cup
D                          G       Bm
Can someone tell me what I need to know?
F                          C           Em
Can someone help me to get on with the show?


[Outro]
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