[Play C6 at Am/C]
Verse 1
[Am] [F] [Em7]
When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful
[G] [F] [F#dim]
A miracle, oh, it was beautiful, magical
[Am] [F] [Em7]
And all the birds in the trees, well, they'd be singing so happily
[G] [F] [F#dim]
Oh, joyfully, oh, playfully, watching me
Verse 2
[Am] [F] [Em7]
But then they sent me away, to teach me how to be sensible
[G] [F] [F#dim]
Logical, oh, responsible, practical
[Am] [F] [Em7]
And then they showed me a world where I could be so dependable
[G] [F] [F#dim]
Oh, clinical, oh, intellectual, cynical
Bridge
[C] [C6]
There are times when all the world's asleep
[F] [Bb] [Bb/A] [Bb/G] [Bb/F]
The questions run too deep for such a simple man
[C] [C6]
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
[F] [Bb] [Bb/A] [Bb/G] [Bb/F]
I know it sounds absurd, but please tell me who I am
Verse 3
[Am] [F] [Em7]
I said, now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical
[G] [F] [F#dim]
A liberal, oh, fanatical, criminal
[Am] [F] [Em7]
Oh, won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're acceptable
[G] [F] [F#dim]
Respectable, oh, presentable, a vegetable
Oh, take, take, take it, yeah
