Chords for Supertramp - A Soapbox Opera (Audio)
Tempo:
59.8 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
D
G
Em
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
May you not stand still when the night is coming.
Every man, every woman, every child, every boy and every girl will reach the other end
I hear only [Bm] what I want to hear
[C] But I have to believe in something
I [Am] have to believe just in one thing
[D] I say, Father Washington [Bm] you're all mixed up
[F]
Collecting sinners in an old [Em] tin club
[D] We'll spare a listen [G] for a restless [Bm] fool
There's [F]
something missing when I [E] need your moves
[B] Well,
[Em] hey there, you tell me you're a holy [Bm] man
[Am] But although I [C] am just a beginner
I [Am] don't see you as a winner
I [D] say, Sister Robinson you're all [Bm] washed up
[F]
Collecting [C] teardrops in a [Em] paper cup
If [D]
I could tell you what you [Bm] need to know
[F]
If I could [C] help you to [E] get on with the show
[Em]
[B] [D]
[B] [G]
[Am] But Reverend DeVita, [G] you're [Bm] losing my head
Listening [C] to what you say [D] is rather cruel
So what am I to do?
Well, I see you
Oh, what is that?
[G]
[D]
[G] [Em]
[Am]
[Em] Mary, [Bm] live and fall
[C] Cause I feel like I'm tossed in the river
[Am] Oh, have you a son to deliver?
[D] Listen, Father Washington [G] you're all [Bm] mixed up
[F]
Collecting sinners in an old [Em] tin cup
[D] We tell the children [G] what they need [Bm] to know
[F]
But will they listen when it's [Em] time to go?
[D]
[G] I say, you're [Bm] all washed up
[F]
Collecting teardrops in a [Em] paper cup
[D]
Can someone [G] tell me what [Bm] I need to know?
[F] Can someone help me to get on with the show?
[D#] [G] [D] [C#]
[A] [C#]
Every man, every woman, every child, every boy and every girl will reach the other end
I hear only [Bm] what I want to hear
[C] But I have to believe in something
I [Am] have to believe just in one thing
[D] I say, Father Washington [Bm] you're all mixed up
[F]
Collecting sinners in an old [Em] tin club
[D] We'll spare a listen [G] for a restless [Bm] fool
There's [F]
something missing when I [E] need your moves
[B] Well,
[Em] hey there, you tell me you're a holy [Bm] man
[Am] But although I [C] am just a beginner
I [Am] don't see you as a winner
I [D] say, Sister Robinson you're all [Bm] washed up
[F]
Collecting [C] teardrops in a [Em] paper cup
If [D]
I could tell you what you [Bm] need to know
[F]
If I could [C] help you to [E] get on with the show
[Em]
[B] [D]
[B] [G]
[Am] But Reverend DeVita, [G] you're [Bm] losing my head
Listening [C] to what you say [D] is rather cruel
So what am I to do?
Well, I see you
Oh, what is that?
[G]
[D]
[G] [Em]
[Am]
[Em] Mary, [Bm] live and fall
[C] Cause I feel like I'm tossed in the river
[Am] Oh, have you a son to deliver?
[D] Listen, Father Washington [G] you're all [Bm] mixed up
[F]
Collecting sinners in an old [Em] tin cup
[D] We tell the children [G] what they need [Bm] to know
[F]
But will they listen when it's [Em] time to go?
[D]
[G] I say, you're [Bm] all washed up
[F]
Collecting teardrops in a [Em] paper cup
[D]
Can someone [G] tell me what [Bm] I need to know?
[F] Can someone help me to get on with the show?
[D#] [G] [D] [C#]
[A] [C#]
Key:
Bm
D
G
Em
F
Bm
D
G
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ May you not _ stand still when the night is coming.
Every man, every woman, every child, every boy and every girl will reach the other end
I hear only [Bm] what I want to hear
[C] But I have to believe in something
I [Am] have to believe just in one thing
[D] I say, Father Washington [Bm] you're all mixed up
_ _ [F]
Collecting sinners in an old [Em] tin club
_ [D] We'll spare a listen [G] for a restless [Bm] fool
There's [F]
something missing when I [E] need your moves
[B] Well, _
[Em] hey there, you tell me you're a holy [Bm] man
[Am] But although I [C] am just a beginner
I [Am] don't see you as a winner
I [D] say, Sister Robinson you're all [Bm] washed up
_ _ [F]
Collecting [C] teardrops in a [Em] paper cup
If [D]
I could tell you what you [Bm] need to know
_ [F]
If I could [C] help you to [E] get on with the show
_ [Em] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] But Reverend DeVita, [G] you're [Bm] losing my head
Listening [C] to what you say [D] is rather cruel
_ So what am I to do?
_ Well, I see you _
Oh, what is that?
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Em] _ Mary, _ [Bm] live and fall
[C] Cause I feel like I'm tossed in the river
[Am] Oh, have you a son to deliver?
[D] Listen, Father Washington [G] you're all [Bm] mixed up
_ _ [F]
Collecting sinners in an old [Em] tin cup
_ [D] We tell the children [G] what they need [Bm] to know
_ _ [F]
But will they listen when it's [Em] time to go?
_ [D] _
[G] I say, you're [Bm] all washed up
_ [F]
Collecting teardrops in a [Em] paper cup
_ [D]
Can someone [G] tell me what [Bm] I need to know? _
[F] Can someone help me to get on with the show?
_ [D#] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ May you not _ stand still when the night is coming.
Every man, every woman, every child, every boy and every girl will reach the other end
I hear only [Bm] what I want to hear
[C] But I have to believe in something
I [Am] have to believe just in one thing
[D] I say, Father Washington [Bm] you're all mixed up
_ _ [F]
Collecting sinners in an old [Em] tin club
_ [D] We'll spare a listen [G] for a restless [Bm] fool
There's [F]
something missing when I [E] need your moves
[B] Well, _
[Em] hey there, you tell me you're a holy [Bm] man
[Am] But although I [C] am just a beginner
I [Am] don't see you as a winner
I [D] say, Sister Robinson you're all [Bm] washed up
_ _ [F]
Collecting [C] teardrops in a [Em] paper cup
If [D]
I could tell you what you [Bm] need to know
_ [F]
If I could [C] help you to [E] get on with the show
_ [Em] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] But Reverend DeVita, [G] you're [Bm] losing my head
Listening [C] to what you say [D] is rather cruel
_ So what am I to do?
_ Well, I see you _
Oh, what is that?
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Em] _ Mary, _ [Bm] live and fall
[C] Cause I feel like I'm tossed in the river
[Am] Oh, have you a son to deliver?
[D] Listen, Father Washington [G] you're all [Bm] mixed up
_ _ [F]
Collecting sinners in an old [Em] tin cup
_ [D] We tell the children [G] what they need [Bm] to know
_ _ [F]
But will they listen when it's [Em] time to go?
_ [D] _
[G] I say, you're [Bm] all washed up
_ [F]
Collecting teardrops in a [Em] paper cup
_ [D]
Can someone [G] tell me what [Bm] I need to know? _
[F] Can someone help me to get on with the show?
_ [D#] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C#] _ _