Am
[Verse 1]
Am
"With the eyes of a fool", he said,
FC
"You see the state you're in,
GCFCG
And still you stumble through your stupid life,
E/G#Am
still you laugh and grin;
C
Vagabond on a winding road,
FA/EDm
that only leads you down,
G/DC/EFC/G
Blind to the dangers and dismay
F/CDmEAm
that wipe the innocent smile away
GFGC
from the face of a laughing clown."
[Chorus]
CG/DAm
Imbecile, you are acting like a fool again.
FCG
In a world of thieves all ready to run you down,
CG/DAmF
Imbecile, they are waiting till you make the first mistake,
D/F#
and you're going to make it,
GCFGC
That's why I'll always call you an Imbecile.
FEAm
[Verse 2]
Am
"You weren't always a sorcerer,"
FC
the Joker then replied,
GCFCG
"It seems to me you learned it on the way,
E/G#Am
you lived by tricks and lies;
FGC
Standing around in your juggler's gown,
FA/EDm
There seems no reason why;
G/DC/EFC/G
Flashing your eyes and casting spells
F/CDmEAm
with candles and signs and magic bells,
FGC
Oh, you are the fool, not I."
[Chorus]
CG/DAm
Imbecile, you can call me that if you feel the need,
GFCG
But life is short and I am living it while I can.
CGAmF
If it rains, I'll get wet but in the sunshine I'll be dry,
D/F#
it is you who are foolish,
GCFGAm
Just 'cause I laugh don't call me an Imbecile.
[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
Am
"We both are right" said the sorcerer,
FC
"And both of us are wrong,
GC
For though we walk this road
FCG
we don't know where it leads,
E/G#Am
We only know it's long.
FGAm
You have something to learn from me
FA/EDm
and I can learn from you;
G/DC/EFC/G
You with your jokes and simple plans
F/CDmEAmG
and me with my tricks and sleight of hands,
FGC
Together we could get through."
[Chorus]
CG/DAm
Imbecile, we are dancing down a darkened road,
GFCG
though the stars are out, not one of us knows the way
CG/DAmF
Imbeciles up ahead of us and millions more behind,
D/F#
And we're laughing and smiling,
GCFGC
that's why I say we're all of us Imbeciles.
[Outro]
CG/DAm
Imbecile, we are dancing down a darkened road,
GFCG
though the stars are out, not one of us knows the way
CG/DAmF
Imbeciles up ahead of us and millions more behind,
D/F#
And we're laughing and smiling,
GCFGAm
that's why I say we're all of us Imbeciles.