First line Second line Third/fourth lines + Chorus ----------- ----------- --------------------------- E 02210x A 57765x A 57765x G#m 46644x C#m x4665x E 02210x Bm x2443x D xx0232 F#m 24422x Dm x57765 Dm x57765 D5 x577xx (F#) 2xxxxx* A2 x02220 (C#) x4xxxx* * single note walk-up [Verse 1] E (F#) G#m Bm (C#) Dm Sharks follow my trail -- and it won't be long A C#m D Dm They've fallen for the oldest trick in the book, it never goes wrong, oh oh A E Mask and snorkel and a bottle of ketchup F#m D5 Oh those desperate old shark fins start to circle me in anger [Chorus 1] A E Oh be clever not beautiful, oh be clever not beautiful F#m D5 E A2 If your goal is plain survival well then be clever not beautiful [Verse 2] E (F#) G#m Bm (C#) Dm Poets lock up your words -- your tongues are all tied A C#m D Dm But let it read in every history book that the poets all tried to A E Lull us with lilting, songs of a struggle F#m D5 To mountain up an ocean that we were something more than animals [Chorus 2] A E Be clever not beautiful, be clever not beautiful F#m D5 E C#m If your goal is plain survival well then be clever not beautiful [Bridge] D5 F#m Not like your face, as you roam in the garden C#m D5 Not as the earthworms gather beneath your feet F#m E D5 E You give it all away for free F#m E D5 As we sun our winter bellies in your spring [Interlude] E G#m Bm Dm A C#m D Dm [Chorus 3] A E Ooh be clever not beautiful, be clever not beautiful F#m D5 If your goal is plain survival well then be clever not beautiful A E Oh be clever not beautiful, oh be clever not beautiful F#m D5 If your goal is plain survival well then be clever E A Ab F#m E Not beautiful D5 E A2 Be clever not beautiful
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