Intro:
Base guitar F# B (2x) then guitar joins in
[F#] [B]
[F#] [B]
[E] [D] [C]
[F#]
Verse:
[F#]You're doing everything [B]your people said to
[F#]I'd hate to be the one t[B]o break it to yo[E]u
It's onl[D]y sad 'cause it'[C]s true
[F#]They misled you when they bred you
[F#]Somebody said some thing[B]s they have no right to
[F#]Somehow it stuck and you[B] were known as someone w[E]ho
Could simply not[D] follow through [C]if they have[F#] to
[F#]But you have to, don't you?
Chorus:
[D]You don't have to be a g[A]enius
[E]But it helps to,[B] it helps to
[D]Fools and charlatans, si[A]nce they may get wise
[E]But only cream and basta[B]rds rise
[D]Yeah, you can se[A]e it in their ey[F#]es
Interlude:
[F#] [B]
[F#] [B]
[E] [D] [C]
[F#]
Verse:
[F#]You follow good advices [B]to the letter
[F#]You know your friend H[B]e's doing so much better than yo[E]u
Are ever[D] likely [C]to do, he'll ecl[F#]ipse you
[F#]But he will not miss you
Chorus:
[D]You don't have t[A]o be a genius
[E]But it helps to,[B] it helps to
[D]All the also-ran[A]s are real nice guys
[E]But only cream a[B]nd bastards rise
Extended chorus:
[D]People who could[A] buy and sell you
[E]Sharing a joke t[B]hat they will never tell you
[D]You think you're[A] dialed in, someone has to win
[E]And you know wha[B]t that means
That means someone's got to lose[D]
It's probably yo[A]u, oh, i[E]t's probably[B] you, [F#]oh
Interlude:
[F#] [B]
[F#] [B]
[E] [D] [C]
[F#]
Verse:
[F#]It's not a race,[B] it's not a competition
[F#]And if it were, [B]you'd be in no position [E]
To get t[D]hem to listen to[C] you if you had [F#]to
[F#]Not even if your life depended on it
Chorus:
[D]You don't have t[A]o be a genius
[E]But it helps to,[B] it helps to
[D]Some are aliens,[A] the rest are spies
[E]But only cream a[B]nd bastards rise
[D]Yeah, you can se[A]e it in their ey[F#]e, eye, eye, eye
[F#]eye, eye, eye, eye, ha ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha
Base guitar F# B (2x) then guitar joins in
[F#] [B]
[F#] [B]
[E] [D] [C]
[F#]
Verse:
[F#]You're doing everything [B]your people said to
[F#]I'd hate to be the one t[B]o break it to yo[E]u
It's onl[D]y sad 'cause it'[C]s true
[F#]They misled you when they bred you
[F#]Somebody said some thing[B]s they have no right to
[F#]Somehow it stuck and you[B] were known as someone w[E]ho
Could simply not[D] follow through [C]if they have[F#] to
[F#]But you have to, don't you?
Chorus:
[D]You don't have to be a g[A]enius
[E]But it helps to,[B] it helps to
[D]Fools and charlatans, si[A]nce they may get wise
[E]But only cream and basta[B]rds rise
[D]Yeah, you can se[A]e it in their ey[F#]es
Interlude:
[F#] [B]
[F#] [B]
[E] [D] [C]
[F#]
Verse:
[F#]You follow good advices [B]to the letter
[F#]You know your friend H[B]e's doing so much better than yo[E]u
Are ever[D] likely [C]to do, he'll ecl[F#]ipse you
[F#]But he will not miss you
Chorus:
[D]You don't have t[A]o be a genius
[E]But it helps to,[B] it helps to
[D]All the also-ran[A]s are real nice guys
[E]But only cream a[B]nd bastards rise
Extended chorus:
[D]People who could[A] buy and sell you
[E]Sharing a joke t[B]hat they will never tell you
[D]You think you're[A] dialed in, someone has to win
[E]And you know wha[B]t that means
That means someone's got to lose[D]
It's probably yo[A]u, oh, i[E]t's probably[B] you, [F#]oh
Interlude:
[F#] [B]
[F#] [B]
[E] [D] [C]
[F#]
Verse:
[F#]It's not a race,[B] it's not a competition
[F#]And if it were, [B]you'd be in no position [E]
To get t[D]hem to listen to[C] you if you had [F#]to
[F#]Not even if your life depended on it
Chorus:
[D]You don't have t[A]o be a genius
[E]But it helps to,[B] it helps to
[D]Some are aliens,[A] the rest are spies
[E]But only cream a[B]nd bastards rise
[D]Yeah, you can se[A]e it in their ey[F#]e, eye, eye, eye
[F#]eye, eye, eye, eye, ha ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha
