{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":113,"song":"The Mayor Of Simpleton","artist":"XTC","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11212022-the-mayor-of-simpleton-chords-by-xtc/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/113?type=chord","rating":4.79657,"votes":83,"content":"-----------------------------\r\n\r\nNotes: The 'C D' in the verse is played on the track by sliding the\r\nC chord up to 3rd fret and back, arpeggiating(?), while the bass line\r\ndances around to wonderful effect. I just strum the chords. I also\r\ntend to play a lot of the chords with the two little fingers at 3rd\r\nfret, except for the D, e.g.\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Asus4[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\ne|----3-------3--------3--------3----|\r\nB|----3-------3--------3--------3----|\r\nG|----0-------2--------0--------0----|\r\nD|----0-------2--------2--------2----|\r\nA|----2-------0--------3--------0----|\r\nE|----3-------0--------0--------0----|[/tab]\r\n\r\nThis generally makes it easier to shift between chords, and makes\r\nthings a bit more interesting than playing them straight, although\r\nit's not always appropriate - in the bridge for instance.\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNever been near a university[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNever took a paper or a learned degree[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]Asus4[/ch]\r\nSome of your friends think that's stupid of me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut it's nothing that I care about,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nWell, I don't know how to tell the weight of the sun,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nAnd all mathematics well I just shun,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I may be the Mayor of Simpleton, but I know one thing,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd that's I love you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C/E[/ch]           [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nWhen their logic grows cold and all thinking gets done,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C/G[/ch]         [ch]D/A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou'll be warm in the arms of the Mayor of Simpleton[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\nI can't have been there when brains were handed round\r\n(Please be upstanding for the Mayor of Simpleton)\r\nOr get past the covers of your books profound\r\n(Please be upstanding for the Mayor of Simpleton)\r\nSome of your friends think it's really unsound\r\nThat you're even seen talking to me\r\n\r\nWell, I don't know how to write a big hit song,\r\nAnd all mathematics, well I want none,\r\nAnd I may be the Mayor of Simpleton, but I know one thing,\r\nAnd that's I love you\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]                       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI'm not proud of the fact that I never learned much,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust feel I should say,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhat you get is all real, I can't put on an act,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nit takes brains to do that anyway (and anyway)[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd I can't unravel riddles, problems and puns\r\nAnd a home computer has me on the run\r\nAnd I may be the Mayor of Simpleton, but I know one thing,\r\nAnd that's I love you (I love you)\r\n\r\nIf depth of feeling is a currency\r\n(Please be upstanding for the Mayor of Simpleton)\r\nThen I'm the man who grew the money tree\r\n(No chain of office and no hope of getting one)\r\nSome of your friends are too brainy to see\r\nThat they're paupers and that's how they'll all stay\r\n\r\nWell, I don't know how many needles make up a ton\r\nOf all the Nobel prizes that I never won,\r\nAnd I may be the Mayor of Simpleton, but I know one thing,\r\nAnd that's I love you\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C/E[/ch]           [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nWhen their logic grows cold and all thinking gets done,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]C/G[/ch]         [ch]D/A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou'll be warm in the arms of the Mayor of Simpleton[/tab]\r\nYou'll be warm in the arms of the Mayor of Simpleton\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]D7sus4/A[/ch]\r\nYou'll be warm in the arms of the mayor[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Please be upstanding for the Mayor of Simpleton)","plain_text":"-----------------------------\n\nNotes: The 'C D' in the verse is played on the track by sliding the\nC chord up to 3rd fret and back, arpeggiating(?), while the bass line\ndances around to wonderful effect. I just strum the chords. I also\ntend to play a lot of the chords with the two little fingers at 3rd\nfret, except for the D, e.g.\n\n\n\nThis generally makes it easier to shift between chords, and makes\nthings a bit more interesting than playing them straight, although\nit's not always appropriate - in the bridge for instance.\n\n\nC  D  C  D\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC  D  C  D\n\nI can't have been there when brains were handed round\n(Please be upstanding for the Mayor of Simpleton)\nOr get past the covers of your books profound\n(Please be upstanding for the Mayor of Simpleton)\nSome of your friends think it's really unsound\nThat you're even seen talking to me\n\nWell, I don't know how to write a big hit song,\nAnd all mathematics, well I want none,\nAnd I may be the Mayor of Simpleton, but I know one thing,\nAnd that's I love you\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd I can't unravel riddles, problems and puns\nAnd a home computer has me on the run\nAnd I may be the Mayor of Simpleton, but I know one thing,\nAnd that's I love you (I love you)\n\nIf depth of feeling is a currency\n(Please be upstanding for the Mayor of Simpleton)\nThen I'm the man who grew the money tree\n(No chain of office and no hope of getting one)\nSome of your friends are too brainy to see\nThat they're paupers and that's how they'll all stay\n\nWell, I don't know how many needles make up a ton\nOf all the Nobel prizes that I never won,\nAnd I may be the Mayor of Simpleton, but I know one thing,\nAnd that's I love you\n\n\n\n\nYou'll be warm in the arms of the Mayor of Simpleton\n\n\n\n(Please be upstanding for the Mayor of Simpleton)","chords":["C","D","G","Asus4","Am7","B","A","E","Am","C/E","D/F#","C/G","D/A","Bm","Em","D7sus4/A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}