Chords for Supertramp - A Soapbox Opera

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_ May you not stand still for the night is coming. _
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I hear only what [Bm] I will hear.
_ [C] But I have to believe in something.
[Am] I believe just in one thing.
I [D] say, Father, what's [G] been your [Bm] only love?
_ [F] Collecting sinners in an [Em] old tin club.
_ [D] Spare a [G] listen for [Bm] a restless fool.
_ [F] There's something missing when I leave your room. _ _
[Em] Well, hey there, you tell me you're a [Bm] holy man.
[C] But although I am just a beginner,
[Am] I don't see you as a winner.
[D] I say, Sister Robinson, you're [Bm] all washed up.
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[C] Collecting teardrops in [Em] a paper cup.
_ [E] [D] If I could tell you what you need [Bm] to know,
_ [F] if I could help you [C] to get on with the show,
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_ [D] _ _ so what am I to do?
_ Well, what do you need? _
Oh, what is that?
[G] Oh. _ _ _
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Mary, what _ [Bm] are you living for?
[C] Because I feel like I'm tossed in the river.
[Am]
Have you a son to [C] deliver?
I say, [D] Father, what's been [G] your only [Bm] love?
_ _ [F] Collecting sinners in an old [Em] tin cup.
_ [D] You tell the children [G] what they [Bm] need to know.
_ [F] But will they listen when it's time [Em] to go?
_ [D] Oh, Sister [G] Robinson, you're [Bm] all washed up.
_ _ [F] Collecting teardrops in a [Em] paper cup.
_ [D] Can someone [G] tell me what I [Bm] need to know?
_ [F] Can someone help me to get on with [E] the show?
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