Asylum Chords by Supertramp

Tempo:
159.65 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

F

C

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Asylum chords
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[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb] Jimmy [Eb] Green was keen, [Bb] his brain was [Eb] always winning
[Bb] I can't [Eb] keep tabs on mine, [Bb] it's really [Eb] quite a joke
[Bb] I see [Eb] him down the road, [Bb] I ask if [D] he'd [Eb] be willing
[Bb] To let [Eb] me 15 be, [Bb] I'm dying for [Eb] a smoke
[Gm] [Cm]
Don't [Eb] arrange to have me [Ab] sent to no asylum
[Cm] I'm [F]
just the same [Bb] as anyone, it's just [Eb] a game I play [Bb] for fun
[Eb]
I
[Bb] told her, [Eb]
look I [Bb] said, I'm not the way you're [Eb] thinking
[Bb]
Just when [Eb] I'm down, I'll [Bb] be the clown and I'll [Eb] play the fool
[Gm]
[Cm] Please don't [Eb]
arrange to have [Ab] me sent to no asylum
[Cm] [F]
I'm just the same as [Bb] anyone, [Eb] it's just a game I [Bb] play for fun
[Eb]
[F] [Gb] Oh,
[Ab] [A]
[B] [C] will it [F] take a sailboat ride, while he's [G] married like you
[F]
[C] Oh, will it [F] feel good inside, while [G] he's married like [F] you
[C]
I really tell [F] ya he's a liar, that he is [G] always trying to [F] do you
[C] But nothing, no [Bb] no nothing [A] does he say
[Dm] In [E] the morning [F] when the day's begun
[D]
[Ab] And [C]
[D] in the evening [Em] or the noon day [A] sun
[Am] Well
[Dm] [E] I've been living [F] next to you
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] Tuesday, Monday [Cm] is the [Bb] one day that [Eb] they come here
[Bb] Yeah, [Eb] when they haunt me and [Bb] they taunt me in [Eb] my [A] cage
[Eb] No answer, [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] yeah they're [Eb] playing dumb
I'm [Bb] just laughing as [Eb] they rage
[Gm]
[Cm]
[Eb] Don't arrange to have [Ab] me sent to no asylum
[Eb]
[F] It's only a game I'm [Bb] playing for fun
Yeah, I've been [Eb] trying to fool [Bb] everyone
[Eb]
[F] Oh, [Gb]
[Ab] [A]
[C] will it take a [F]
swan, he is [G] married like [F] you
[C]
[F] [C] Yeah, he [G] [F] [C]
[F]
is [G] always trying [C] to do you
But nothing, no [Bb] no nothing [A] does he ever say
In [Dm] [E] [F] the morning when the day's begun
[Fm]
[Ab] [G] [C] And [D] in the evening [E] or the noon [C] day [D] sun
[Am] Well [Dm] [E] I've been [Am] living [F] next to you my friend
[Fm] But what kind of [E] friend are you
[C]
Oh, [D] is it the beginning [E] or the [G] sorry [D] end
[Am] Will I ever [D] see it [Am] through
[Dm] Now I've never been insane
[Eb]
I [Ebm] lost [Am] the [Ab] game
[E] Yeah, [C] I believe
I'll [A] die young
[D]
[F] [Bb]
[D] [E] [F]
[E] [Bb]
[Dm]
[E] [F] [Em]
[Bb]
[Dm]
[F] [C] [Bb]
[Dm] [F]
[Bb]
[Dm]
[E] [F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Gm]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Eb] [Gm]
[Eb]
[Gm]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
C
3211
E
2311
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
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To start learning Supertramp - Asylum chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bb, Eb and Bb in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 79 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 160 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Eb Major.

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ Jimmy [Eb] Green was keen, [Bb] his brain was _ [Eb] always winning _ _ _
[Bb] _ I can't [Eb] keep tabs on mine, _ [Bb] it's really _ [Eb] quite a joke _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] I _ _ see [Eb] him down the road, [Bb] I ask if [D] he'd [Eb] be willing _
_ [Bb] _ To let [Eb] me 15 be, _ [Bb] I'm dying for [Eb] a smoke _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
Don't [Eb] _ arrange to have me [Ab] _ sent to no _ asylum
_ [Cm] I'm [F] _ _ _ _
just the same [Bb] as anyone, it's just [Eb] a game I play [Bb] for fun
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ I _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ told her, [Eb]
look I [Bb] said, I'm not the way you're [Eb] thinking
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ Just when [Eb] I'm down, I'll [Bb] be the clown and I'll [Eb] play the fool
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] Please _ _ don't [Eb]
arrange to have [Ab] me sent to no _ asylum
_ [Cm] _ _ [F] _
_ _ I'm just the same as [Bb] anyone, _ _ [Eb] it's just a game I [Bb] play for fun _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Gb] _ Oh, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [C] _ _ _ will it [F] take a _ sailboat ride, _ _ while he's [G] married like you
_ [F] _
[C] Oh, _ will it [F] feel good _ inside, _ _ while [G] he's married like _ [F] you
[C] _ _
I really tell [F] ya he's a liar, _ _ that he is [G] always trying to [F] do you
[C] But nothing, _ no [Bb] no nothing _ _ [A] does he _ say _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] In [E] the morning [F] when the day's begun
[D] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ And _ _ [C] _ _
[D] in the evening [Em] or the noon day [A] sun
_ [Am] Well _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [E] I've been living [F] next to you
_ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] Tuesday, Monday _ [Cm] is the [Bb] one day that [Eb] they come here _
[Bb] _ _ Yeah, [Eb] when they haunt me and [Bb] they taunt me in [Eb] my [A] cage
[Eb] _ _ No _ _ answer, [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ yeah they're [Eb] playing dumb
I'm [Bb] just _ laughing as [Eb] they rage
_ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] Don't arrange to have [Ab] me _ sent to no _ asylum
_ [Eb]
[F] It's _ _ only a game _ I'm [Bb] playing for fun
_ Yeah, I've been [Eb] trying to fool _ [Bb] _ _ everyone
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] Oh, [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ will it take a _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
swan, he is [G] married like [F] you _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] Yeah, he _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ is [G] always trying [C] to do you
But nothing, _ no [Bb] no nothing _ [A] does he ever _ _ _ say
_ _ In [Dm] _ _ _ [E] _ [F] the morning when the day's begun
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ And [D] in the evening [E] or the noon [C] day [D] sun
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ Well _ _ [Dm] _ _ [E] I've been [Am] living [F] next to you my friend
[Fm] _ But what kind of [E] friend are you
_ _ [C]
Oh, [D] is it the beginning [E] or the [G] sorry _ [D] end
[Am] Will I ever [D] see it [Am] through
_ _ [Dm] _ Now I've never been _ insane
_ [Eb] _
I [Ebm] lost [Am] the _ [Ab] game
[E] _ Yeah, [C] I _ _ _ believe
I'll [A] die young _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [F] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
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_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [E] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
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The Crime Of The Century album includes this song.

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