Neil Innes – How Sweet To Be An Idiot chords

Artist: Neil Innes
Song: How sweet to be an idiot
Tabbed by: DJ
18th June 2013

The 'Beatlesque' title song from Neil's 1973 debut solo album.
He successfully sued Oasis for plagiarism on their track 'Whatever',
as they had used some of the same melody and chord sequence.
  
Tuning: Standard

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   G     Fadd9     C      Cm      Dsus4           D|  /  /   /  /  |  /  /   /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |


      G    Bm             Em    Em7/D       C     Em/B      EbdimHow sweet------ to be an idiot,       as harmless...   as a cloud,
     Em                B     Am         Dsus4   DToo small to hide the sun, almost poking fun,
        G        Bm/F#   Em       Em7/D   Am    Dsus4  DAt the warm, but inse - cure, un - tidy crowd!|  /  /  /  /  |


      G    Bm             Em    Em7/D       C   Em/B             EbdimHow sweet------ to be an idiot,        and dip...    my brain in joy,
            Em           B             Am         Dsus4   DChildren laughing at my back, with no fear of at - tack,
    G        Bm/F#    Em    Em7/D      Am     Dsus4  DAs much re - tali - ation...      as a toy! |  /  /  /  /  |


      G    Bm             Em     DHow sweet------ to be an idiot,
      G    Fadd9     C     Cm       Dsus4           DHow sweet!        |  /  /   /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /_/  /_/  /_/  /_/  |
                     ^  ^   ^  ^     ^  ^  ^  ^     ^ ^  ^ ^  ^ ^  ^ ^
   DI tip - toe down the street, smile at everyone I meet!

 G(type2) G6    G7     G6 G7 G6   G(type2) G6   G7     G6 G7 G6|  /__/   /__/  /__/    /_/__/  |  /__/   /__/  /__/    /_/__/  |
   ^  ^   ^  ^  ^  ^    ^ ^  ^     ^  ^   ^  ^  ^  ^    ^ ^  ^
  
   A   |  /  /  /  /  |
   ^  ^  ^  ^

       A                   BBut suddenly a scream... smashes through my dream,
 EFee - fi - fo - fum, I smell the blood of an asylum!

Am                       Am/G                                Am/F#   (Blood of an asylum?       But, mother, I'm playing so beautifully!

                     Fmaj7Ha - ha! Listen! Ha - ha!)

 EFee - fi - fo - fum, I smell the blood of an asylum!

     Am                  Am/G         Am/F#                   Fmaj7Hey, you! You're such a pedant, you've got as much brain as a dead ant,
    EAs much imagination as a caravan site...


             D               D7But I still love you, still love you, oo, oo----!


      G    Bm             Em     DHow sweet------ to be an idiot,
      G    Fadd9     C     Cm       Dsus4      D    Gsus4     GHow sweet!        |  /  /   /  /  |       How------ sweet--------!


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G     =  320033    Bm    =  x24432   Am      = x02210    E     = 022100
Fadd9 =  xx3213    Em    =  xx2000   Bm/F#   = 224432    Am/G  = 302210
C     =  x32013    Em7/D =  xx0000   G(type2)= 355433    Am/F# = 202210
Cm    =  x35543    Em/B  =  x22000   G6      = 35x453    Fmaj7 = 133210
Dsus4 =  xx0233    Ebdim =  xx1212   G7      = 353463    D7    = xx0212
D     =  xx0232    B     =  x24442   A       = x02220    Gsus4 = 320013