Chords
A Soapbox Opera

Key: E

Introduction:

             Em                                                 G7+  
I hear, only what I want to hear
                  C7+  
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                                                                                         G7+  
Well hey there, You tell me you're a holy man
                     C7+  
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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  G7+    Bm7(5-)    C/G    C    Bm  
Am                                                                         G                         Bm  
Reverend Ebenezer, there's a storm in my head
                          Bm7(5-)                    C/G  
Makes me hear what you said, just was it true?
                                  D13  
So, what have I to do?
D7                                                 D13  
Well, what has he to do?
D7                                                                  F      G  
  Oh, what is there to do?
         F      G                          F  
Oh              oh oh
         F                    G  
Em                                                                 G7+  
Mary, oh tell me what I'm living for
                  C7+  
'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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