First line Second line Third/fourth lines + Chorus
E|-----------| ----------- ---------------------------
E 02210x A 57765x A 57765x
G#m 46644x C#m x4665x E 02210x
Bm x2443x D xx0232 F#m 24422x
Dm x57765 Dm x57765 D5 x577xx
(F#) 2xxxxx* A2 x02220
(C#) x4xxxx*
* single note walk-up
[Verse 1]
E (F#) G#m Bm (C#) Dm
Sharks follow my trail -- and it won't be long
A C#m D Dm
They've fallen for the oldest trick in the book, it never goes wrong, oh oh
A E
Mask and snorkel and a bottle of ketchup
F#m D5
Oh those desperate old shark fins start to circle me in anger
[Chorus 1]
A E
Oh be clever not beautiful, oh be clever not beautiful
F#m D5 E A2
If your goal is plain survival well then be clever not beautiful
[Verse 2]
E (F#) G#m Bm (C#) Dm
Poets lock up your words -- your tongues are all tied
A C#m D Dm
But let it read in every history book that the poets all tried to
A E
Lull us with lilting, songs of a struggle
F#m D5
To mountain up an ocean that we were something more than animals
[Chorus 2]
A E
Be clever not beautiful, be clever not beautiful
F#m D5 E C#m
If your goal is plain survival well then be clever not beautiful
[Bridge]
D5 F#m
Not like your face, as you roam in the garden
C#m D5
Not as the earthworms gather beneath your feet
F#m E D5 E
You give it all away for free
F#m E D5
As we sun our winter bellies in your spring
[Interlude]
E G#m Bm Dm
A C#m D Dm
[Chorus 3]
A E
Ooh be clever not beautiful, be clever not beautiful
F#m D5
If your goal is plain survival well then be clever not beautiful
A E
Oh be clever not beautiful, oh be clever not beautiful
F#m D5
If your goal is plain survival well then be clever
E A Ab F#m E
Not beautiful
D5 E A2
Be clever not beautiful
