The Mayor Of Simpleton Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

This generally makes it easier to shift between chords, and makes

things a bit more interesting than playing them straight, although

it's not always appropriate -- in the bridge for instance]

C D C D

CNever been Dnear a uniCversiDty C D C D

CNever took a Dpaper or a Clearned degDree C D C D

GSome of your friends think that's Asus4stupid of me,

 But it's Cnothing that I care aDbout,

 Well I Cdon't know Dhow to tell the Gweight of the Am7sun,

 And all CmatheDmatics well GI just Am7shun,

 And I Gmay be the mayor of Esimpleton, but I Amknow one Dthing,

 And that's I Clove Dyou C D

 When their Clogic grows Dcold and all C/Ethinking gets D/F♯done,

 You'll be C/Gwarm in the D/Aarms of the Dmayor of simpleGton C G G

C D C D

I can't have been there when brains were handed round

(Please be upstanding for the mayor of simpleton)

Or get past the covers of your books profound

(Please be upstanding for the mayor of simpleton)

Some of your friends think it's really unsound

That you're even seen talking to me

Well I don't know how to write a big hit song,

And all mathematics well I want none,

And I may be the mayor of simpleton, but I know one thing,

And that's I love you

 I'm not Bmproud of the fact that I Emnever learned much,

 Just Gfeel I should say,

 What you Bmget is all real, I can't puEmt on an act,

 it takes Cbrains to do that Danyway (and anyway)

Well I don't know how to puzzle problems and puns

And a home computer has me on the run

And I may be the mayor of simpleton, but I know one thing,

And that's I love you (I love you)

If depth of feeling is a currency

(Please be upstanding for the mayor of simpleton)

Then I'm the man who grew the money tree

(No chain of office and no hope of getting one)

Some of your friends are to brainy to see

That they're paupers and that's how they'll all stay

Well I don't know how many needles make up a ton

Of all the Nobel prizes that I never one,

And I may be the mayor of simpleton, but I know one thing,

And that's I love you

 When their Clogic grows Dcold and all C/Ethinking gets D/F♯done,

 You'll be C/Gwarm in the D/Aarms of the Dmayor of simpleGton C G G

You'll be warm in the arms of the mayor of simpleton

 You'll be Cwarm in the arms of the D7sus4mayor A

(Please be upstanding for the mayor of simpleton)