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Benny And Joon

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  Cx32010
  G355433
  F133211
 C*81010988
 Am577555
 D7/F#2545xx
Tuning: half-step down
I figured this out by watching this video of him playing it, so I'm 99% sure these are the right chords: 
The D7/F# is a little funky so if you can't play that it should sound fine if you just play another F instead
CHey!G  F  
CHey!G  F  
                       F   C*
Spreading rumors in the hallways, like telephone,
 C*
Watered down with white noise, overblown,
 C*                          Am      G  F  
Are they ever gonna just leave us alone?
                      F   C*
Take a look at all the white coats in the room,
 C*
Staring at us sideways, like we’re Benny and Joon,
 C*            Am         G  D7/F#  
Yeah we saw that movie, too.
                 F             G        Am   C*
We know what they don’t know, o-o-o-o-o-oh,
                F            G        Am   C*
We see what they can’t see, o-o-o-o-o-oh.
FThey say we’re Gcrazy
         Am   C*          F  
I say well maybe that’s true,
FBut we know who we Gare now,
GJust leave us aClone. Hey!G  F  
FJust leave us Calone. Hey!G  F  
                       F   C*
When I met you from the voices in my head,
 C*
It felt like a reaction from all the meds.
 C*            Am        G  F  
Now I don’t feel that depressed.
                    F   C*
Well now they got me strapped down in the chair,
 C*
But as long as you’re beside me, babe, I don’t care.
 C*                           Am            G  D7/F#  
Well I guess it’s been a really fucked-up year.
                         F             G        Am   C*
No, No, we know what they don’t know, o-o-o-o-o-oh,
                F            G        Am   C*
We see what they can’t see, o-o-o-o-o-oh.
FThey say we’re Gcrazy
         Am   C*          F  
Okay, well maybe that’s true,
                  F             G         Am   C*     F  
But we know who we are now, in spite of all the flaws,
                   F         G     Am   C*      F  
In spite of all the poison, chemicals and all.
              F      G    Am   C*               F   G  
We know who we are nooooow, we know who we are now.
just leave us aClone. Hey!G  F  
FJust leave us alCone. Hey!G  F  
                      F   C*
Take a look at all the white coats in the room,
 C*
Staring at us sideways, like we’re Benny and Joon,
                 F             G        Am   C*
We know what they don’t know, o-o-o-o-o-oh,
                F            G        Am   C*
We see what they can’t see, o-o-o-o-o-oh.
FThey say we’re Gcrazy
         Am   C*          F  
Okay, well maybe that’s true,
                  F      G    Am   C*
But we know who we are nooooow,
FWe know who we Gare now
Just leave us aClone. Hey!G  F  
FJust leave us alCone. Hey!G  F  
FJust leave us aCloooooGooooFne, just leave us aClone, just leave Gus aFlone.
FYeah we saw that movie, too.

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Benny And Joon

by William Beckett

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D7/F#

x32010

355433

133211

*81010988

577555

D7/F#

2545xx

Tuning: half-step down

I figured this out by watching this video of him playing it, so I'm 99% sure these are the right chords:

The D7/F# is a little funky so if you can't play that it should sound fine if you just play another F instead

C G F

Hey!

C G F

Hey!

F C

Spreading rumors in the hallways, like telephone,

Watered down with white noise, overblown,

C Am G F

Are they ever gonna just leave us alone?

F C

Take a look at all the white coats in the room,

Staring at us sideways, like we’re Benny and Joon,

C Am G D7/F#

Yeah we saw that movie, too.

F G Am C

We know what they don’t know, o-o-o-o-o-oh,

F G Am C

We see what they can’t see, o-o-o-o-o-oh.

F G

They say we’re crazy

Am C F

I say well maybe that’s true,

F G

But we know who we are now,

G C G F

Just leave us alone. Hey!

F C G F

Just leave us alone. Hey!

F C

When I met you from the voices in my head,

It felt like a reaction from all the meds.

C Am G F

Now I don’t feel that depressed.

F C

Well now they got me strapped down in the chair,

But as long as you’re beside me, babe, I don’t care.

C Am G D7/F#

Well I guess it’s been a really fucked-up year.

F G Am C

No, No, we know what they don’t know, o-o-o-o-o-oh,

F G Am C

We see what they can’t see, o-o-o-o-o-oh.

F G

They say we’re crazy

Am C F

Okay, well maybe that’s true,

F G Am C F

But we know who we are now, in spite of all the flaws,

F G Am C F

In spite of all the poison, chemicals and all.

F G Am C F G

We know who we are nooooow, we know who we are now.

C G F

just leave us alone. Hey!

F C G F

Just leave us alone. Hey!

F C

Take a look at all the white coats in the room,

Staring at us sideways, like we’re Benny and Joon,

F G Am C

We know what they don’t know, o-o-o-o-o-oh,

F G Am C

We see what they can’t see, o-o-o-o-o-oh.

F G

They say we’re crazy

Am C F

Okay, well maybe that’s true,

F G Am C

But we know who we are nooooow,

F G

We know who we are now

C G F

Just leave us alone. Hey!

F C G F

Just leave us alone. Hey!

F C G F C G F

Just leave us alooooooooone, just leave us alone, just leave us alone.

Yeah we saw that movie, too.

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