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Mastermind

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[Intro]
Am C Em Dm G Am D G E
[Verse]
Every Ampupil in the classroom
Will Fanswer this song if you Cask them
Every Gmouth shout the Dmessage out as AonAsus4eA  
Every Amgirl weeps like a willow
Every Fboy cries into his Cpillow
Every Gtear disaDppears in the morning AsuAsus4nA  
You don't Fmaj7need an indie Emsong
To Dm7figure out what's Ggoing on
[Chorus]
CTell me that I'm Gmnormal
And Ftell me that I'm Csane
And Emtell me that you Amfeel Am/Gthis Am/F#tooFdim  
The Cdreams that we have Gmhad
Are gonna Fprove that we're not G#mad
To AmyouC..Em.Dm  G  Am  D  G  E  
Every Amnose is a vacuum cleaner
In the Floved-up London arCena
Every Geye shines a Ddollar sign for AmeAsus4  A  
Every Amtongue will wag if you want it
Every Flung has a shadow Con it
Every Gheart comes apDart at the AseamAsus4sA  
You don't Fmaj7need a masterEmmind
To Dm7read between the lGong white lines
CTell me that I'm Gmnormal
And Ftell me that I'm Csane
And Emtell me that you Amfeel Am/Gthis Am/F#tooFdim  
The Cdreams that we have Gmhad
Are gonna Fprove that we're not G#mad
To AmyouC..Em.Dm  G  Am  D  G  E  
Well we Amall need reassurance
As we Fplay life's game of endCurance
Like a Gnice cup of Dtea or a cigaAretteAsus4  A  
But don't Amlean too long on the crutches
Or you'll Ffall straight into the Cclutches
Of Gthose who see free exprDession as a AthreaAsus4tA  
You don't Fmaj7need a law degEmree
To Dm7set your mind and Gspirit free so tell me...
CWhat the hell is Gmnormal?
And Fwho the hell is Csane?
AnEmd why the hell care AmanywAm/Gay?Am/F#  Fdim  
The Cdreams that we have Gmhad
Are gonna Fprove that we're all G#mad
And that's okAmay.C..Em  Dm  G  Am  D  G  E  

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Mastermind

by The Divine Comedy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

Fmaj7

Dm7

Am/G

Am/F#

Fdim

[Intro]

Am C Em Dm G Am D G E

[Verse]

Every pupil in the classroom

F C

Will answer this song if you ask them

G D A Asus4 A

Every mouth shout the message out as one

Every girl weeps like a willow

F C

Every boy cries into his pillow

G D A Asus4 A

Every tear disappears in the morning sun

Fmaj7 Em

You don't need an indie song

Dm7 G

To figure out what's going on

[Chorus]

C Gm

Tell me that I'm normal

F C

And tell me that I'm sane

Em Am Am/G Am/F# Fdim

And tell me that you feel this too

C Gm

The dreams that we have had

F G#

Are gonna prove that we're not mad

Am C Em Dm G Am D G E

To you...

Every nose is a vacuum cleaner

F C

In the loved-up London arena

G D A Asus4 A

Every eye shines a dollar sign for me

Every tongue will wag if you want it

F C

Every lung has a shadow on it

G D A Asus4 A

Every heart comes apart at the seams

Fmaj7 Em

You don't need a mastermind

Dm7 G

To read between the long white lines

C Gm

Tell me that I'm normal

F C

And tell me that I'm sane

Em Am Am/G Am/F# Fdim

And tell me that you feel this too

C Gm

The dreams that we have had

F G#

Are gonna prove that we're not mad

Am C Em Dm G Am D G E

To you...

Well we all need reassurance

F C

As we play life's game of endurance

G D A Asus4 A

Like a nice cup of tea or a cigarette

But don't lean too long on the crutches

F C

Or you'll fall straight into the clutches

G D A Asus4 A

Of those who see free expression as a threat

Fmaj7 Em

You don't need a law degree

Dm7 G

To set your mind and spirit free so tell me...

C Gm

What the hell is normal?

F C

And who the hell is sane?

Em Am Am/G Am/F# Fdim

And why the hell care anyway?

C Gm

The dreams that we have had

F G#

Are gonna prove that we're all mad

Am C Em Dm G Am D G E

And that's okay...

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