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[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;
F G
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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F#m Bm E A
G D A E F C C#m
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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.
F G
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.
