Supertramp

A Soapbox Opera(Chords)

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Key: Em

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	        Em                   Gmaj7 
I hear, only what I want to hear 
 
       Cmaj7 
But, I have to believe in something 
 
 Am 
Have to believe in just one thing 
 
     D                            G        Bm 
I said Father Washington, you're all mixed up 
 
F                        C       Em 
Collecting sinners in an old tin cup 
 
D                           G        Bm 
Well, spare a listen for a restless fool 
 
 F                               C            Em 
There's something missing when I need your rules 
 
 
Em                                  Gmaj7 
Well hey there, You tell me you're a holy man 
 
        Cmaj7 
But, although I'm just a beginner 
 
 Am 
I don't see you as a winner 
 
      D                            G       Bm 
I said, Sister Robinson, you're all washed up 
 
F                        C       Em 
Collecting teardrops in a paper cup 
 
D                             G       Bm 
If I could tell you what you need to know 
 
F                          C           Em 
If I could help you to get on with the show 
 
 
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2- Gmaj7  Bm7/5-  C/G  C  Bm 
 
 
Am                            G          Bm 
Reverend Ebenezer, there's a storm in my head 
 
          Bm7/5-        C/G               D13(775000) 
Makes me hear what you said, just was it true? 
 
 D7(575000)        D13 
So, what have I to do? 
 
D7                   D13 
Well, what has he to do? 
 
D7                     Eb(6th)  F   G 
 Oh, what is there to do? 
 
Eb(6th) F   G     Eb(6th)   F 
Oh      oh oh 
 
Eb(6th) F  Eb(6th)  F  G 
 
 
 
Em                         Gmaj7 
Mary, oh tell me what I'm living for 
 
       Cmaj7 
'Cause I feel like I'm tossed in the river 
 
Am 
Have you a son to deliver 
 
      D                            G        Bm 
I said, Father Washington, you're all mixed up 
 
F                         C       Em 
Collecting sinners in an old tin cup 
 
D                           G        Bm 
You tell the children what they need to know 
 
F                              C       Em 
But will they listen when it's time to go 
 
 
    D                        G        Bm 
Oh, Sister Robinson, you're all wound up 
 
F                         C     Em 
Collecting teardrops in a paper cup 
 
 D                         G        Bm 
Can someone tell me what I need to know 
 
F                          C           Em 
Can someone help me to get on with the show 
 
Eb+         Em   C#m7/5- 
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Written by Rick Davies/Roger Hodgson

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