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Song title:       Mayor of Simpleton
Original Album:   Oranges & Lemons

Words and Music by Colin Moulding
Copyright © 1989 Virgin Records Limited
Published by Virgin Music Publishing

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:

Key to tab
----------
h   - hammer-on
p   - pull-off
/   - slide up
\   - slide down
b   - bend
r   - return
_   - tied note
~   - vibrato

N.C.  - no chord



INTRO:

[play: INTRO Figure]  [x2]


INTRO Figure

Electric guitar:
  C               D                 C               D
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0___-___-___----0___-_____-___----0___-___-___----0____---|
|-----2---------------4-----------|-----2---------------4-----------|
|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5---4---------------------------|-----5---4---5-----------2-------|
|---------2---3---5---3---2-------|-3---------------2---3-----------|
|-----------------------------5---|-----------------------------5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



Electric guitar:
  C               D                 C               D
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0___-___-___----0___-_____-___----0___-___-___----0____---|
|-----2---------------4-----------|-----2---------------4-----------|
|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5---4---------------------------|-----5---4---5-----------2-------|
|---------2---3---5---3---2-------|-3---------------2---3-----------|
|-----------------------------5---|-----------------------------5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |




VERSE1:

Electric guitar:
  C               D                 C               D
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0___-___-___----0___-_____-___----0___-___-___----0____---|
|-----2---------------4-----------|-----2---------------4-----------|
|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5---4---------------------------|-----5---4---5-----------2-------|
|---------2---3---5---3---2-------|-3---------------2---3-----------|
|-----------------------------5---|-----------------------------5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C               D                 C               D
  Nev-er  been    near a  u - ni  - ver  -  si   -  ty_______

| C               D               | C               D               |

  C               D                 C               D
  Nev-er  took a  paper   or  a     learned de   -  gree_____

| C               D               | C               D               |



CHORUS1:

Electric guitar:
  G                           A7
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-------0-------0---0-------2______-------2-------2---2-------2---|
|-0-------0-------0---0-------0______-------0-------0---0-------0---|
|-0-------0-------0---0-------2______-------2-------2---2-------2---|
|-2-------2-------2---2-------0______-------0-------0---0-------0---|
|-3-------3-------3---3-----------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3---3-------3---3---3-------3---|-5---5-------5---5---5-------5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G                                    A7
  Some    of your friends think that's stupid of  me        but it's



Electric guitar:
  C
|-0-------0-------0---0-----------|---------------------------------|
|-1-------1-------1---1-----------|-3-------1-------0-------1---1---|
|-0-------0-------0---0-----------|-----4-------2-------0---2---2---|
|-2-------2-------2---2-----------|-------------------------2---2---|
|-3-------3-------3---3-----------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|-5-------4-------2---------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------5-------|-4-------2-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------5-------4-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C
  no -thing that I    care a    -   bout                    Well, I



Electric guitar:
  C               D                 G               A7
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0___-___-___----0____---|---------0---------------0-------|
|-----2---------------4-----------|---------------------------------|
|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|-------------2---------------4---|
|---------------------------------|-3---3-----------5---5-----------|
|                                                                   |
|-------------------------2-------|---------------------------------|
|---------2-----------4-------5---|-------------------------2-------|
|-3---3-------3---5---------------|---------2-----------3-------5---|
|---------------------------------|-----3-------3---5---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C               D                 G               A7
  don't   know    how to tell the   weight  of  the sun     and of



Electric guitar:
  C               D                 G               A7
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0___-___-___----0____---|---------0---------------0-------|
|-----2---------------4-----------|---------------------------------|
|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|-------------2-------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3---3-----------5---5-----------|
|                                                                   |
|-------------------------2-------|---------------------------------|
|---------2-----------4-------5---|-------------------------2-------|
|-3---3-------3---5---------------|---------2-----------3-------5---|
|---------------------------------|-----3-------3---5---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C               D                 G               A7
  ma   -  the  -  matics, well,     I   just        shun    And I



Electric guitar:
  G                           Ddim
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-------0-------0---0-------6______-------6-------6---6-----------|
|-0-------0-------0---0-------4______-------4-------4---4-----------|
|-0-------0-------0---0-------6______-------6-------6---6-----------|
|-2-------2-------2---2-------5______-------5-------5---5-----------|
|-3-------3-------3---3-----------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------2---3---5---|---------------------2---3---5---|
|-3---3-------3---3---------------|-4---4---4---4---4---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G                           Ddim
  may     be  the Mayor   of  Sim____   -   ple  -  ton     but I



Electric guitar:
  Am
|-0-------0-------0---0-----------|---------------------------------|
|-1-------1-------1---1-----------|-3-------1-------0-------1---1---|
|-2-------2-------2---2-----------|-----4-------2-------0---2---2---|
|-2-------2-------2---2-----------|-------------------------2---2---|
|-0-------0-------0---0-----------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------2---2---|---------------------------------|
|---------2---2---3---3-----------|-5---5---3---3---2---2-----------|
|-5---5---------------------------|-------------------------5---5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Am                                D
  know            one               thing   and     that's  I



Electric guitar:
  C               D                 C               D
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0___-___-___----0___-_____-___----0___-___-___----0____---|
|-----2---------------4-----------|-----2---------------4-----------|
|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0---0-------0---2---2-------2---|-3---3-------3---5---5-------5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C               D                 C               D
  love________    you                                       When their



Electric guitar:
  C               D                 C               D
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0___-___-___----0___-_____-___----0___-___-___----0____---|
|-----2---------------4-----------|-----2---------------4-----------|
|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4---|
|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C                D                C               D
  lo  -  gic grows cold   and all   thinking gets done,     you'll be



Electric guitar:
  C           D
|---------------------------------|-2-------0-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-------1-------3-------1-------|
|---------0___-___-___----0____---|-----------------4-------2-------|
|-----2---------------4-----------|---------------------------------|
|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|-7-------5-------4---------------|
|-5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---|-------------------------7-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C               D                 
  warm in     the arms    of the    Mayor   of      Sim  -  ple -



Electric guitar:
  G               C                 G
|---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------3-----------------------|
|---------0---------------0-------|-------------4-------------------|
|-------------0-------2-----------|-----5---------------------------|
|-----2-----------3-----------3---|---------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------2---4---5---4---2-------|---------------------------------|
|-5---5---------------------------|-5_______________________________|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------5_______|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

- ton



Electric guitar:
  C               D                 C               D
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0___-___-___----0___-_____-___----0___-___-___----0____---|
|-----2---------------4-----------|-----2---------------4-----------|
|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|_5---4---------------------------|-----5---4---5-----------2-------|
|---------2---3---5---3---2-------|-----------------2---3-------5---|
|-----------------------------5---|-3-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                                                                I


VERSE2:

Electric guitar:
  C               D                 C               D
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0___-___-___----0___-_____-___----0___-___-___----0____---|
|-----2---------------4-----------|-----2---------------4-----------|
|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5---4---------------------------|-----5---4---5-----------2-------|
|---------2---3---5---3---2-------|-----------------2---3-------5---|
|-----------------------------5---|-3-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C               D                      C          D
  can't have been there when brains were handed     round

| C               D                 C               D               |
 (Please  be  upstanding  for the   Mayor   of      Sim-ple-ton) Or

  C               D                 C               D
  get    past the covers  of your   books   pro  -  found

| C               D                 C               D               |
 (Please  be  upstanding  for the   Mayor   of      Sim-ple-ton)



Electric guitar:
  C               D                 C               D
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0___-___-___----0___----|-0___----0___-___-___----0-------|
|-----2---------------4-----------|-----2---------------4-----------|
|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5---4---------------------------|-----5---4---5-----------2-------|
|---------2---3---5---3---2-------|-----------------2---3-------5---|
|-----------------------------5---|-3-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                                                                And

CHORUS2:

Electric guitar:
  G                           A7
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-------0-------0---0-------2______-------2-------2---2-------2---|
|-0-------0-------0---0-------0______-------0-------0---0-------0---|
|-0-------0-------0---0-------2______-------2-------2---2-------2---|
|-2-------2-------2---2-------0______-------0-------0---0-------0---|
|-3-------3-------3---3-----------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3---3-------3---3---3-------3---|-5---5-------5---5---5-------5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G                                  A7
  some    of your friends think it's really un   -  sound   that your



Electric guitar:
  C
|-0-------0-------0---0-----------|---------------------------------|
|-1-------1-------1---1-----------|-3-------1-------0-------1---1---|
|-0-------0-------0---0-----------|-----4-------2-------0---2---2---|
|-2-------2-------2---2-----------|-------------------------2---2---|
|-3-------3-------3---3-----------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|-5-------4-------2---------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------5-------|-4-------2-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------5-------4-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C
  e    -  ven seen talking to       me.                     Well, I



Electric guitar:
  C               D                 G               A7
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0___-___-___----0____---|---------0---------------0-------|
|-----2---------------4-----------|---------------------------------|
|-3-----------3---5---------------|-------------2---------------4---|
|-----------------------------3______---3-----------5---5-----------|
|                                                                   |
|-------------------------2-------|---------------------------------|
|---------2-----------4-------5---|-------------------------2-------|
|-3---3-------3---5---------------|---------2-----------3-------5---|
|---------------------------------|-----3-------3---5---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C               D                 G               A7
  don't   know    how to  write a   big hit     song_____,  And all



Electric guitar:
  C               D                 G               A7
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0___-___-___----0____---|---------0---------------0-------|
|-----2---------------4-----------|---------------------------------|
|-3-----------3---5---------------|-------------2---------------5---|
|-----------------------------3______---3-----------5---5-----------|
|                                                                   |
|-------------------------2-------|---------------------------------|
|---------2-----------4-------5---|-------------------------2-------|
|-3---3-------3---5---------------|---------2-----------3-------5---|
|---------------------------------|-----3-------3---5---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C               D                 G               A7
  cross - word    puzzles, well,    I       just    shun



Electric guitar:
  G                           Ddim
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-------0-------0---0-------6______-------6-------6---6-----------|
|-0-------0-------0---0-------4______-------4-------4---4-----------|
|-0-------0-------0---0-------6______-------6-------6---6-----------|
|-2-------2-------2---2-------5______-------5-------5---5-----------|
|-3-------3-------3---3-----------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------2---3---5---|---------------------2---3---5---|
|-3---3-------3---3---------------|-4---4---4---4---4---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G                           Ddim
  may     be  the Mayor   of  Sim____   -   ple  -  ton     but I



Electric guitar:
  Am
|-0-------0-------0---0-----------|---------------------------------|
|-1-------1-------1---1-----------|-3-------1-------0-------1---1---|
|-2-------2-------2---2-----------|-----4-------2-------0---2---2---|
|-2-------2-------2---2-----------|-------------------------2---2---|
|-0-------0-------0---0-----------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------2---2---|---------------------------------|
|---------2---2---3---3-----------|-5---5---3---3---2---2-----------|
|-5---5---------------------------|-------------------------5---5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Am                                D
  know            one               thing   and     that's  I



Electric guitar:
  C               D                 C               D
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------3---------------3-------|
|---------0___-___-___----0___----|-----0---------------0-----------|
|-----2---------------4-----------|-2-----------2---4-----------4---|
|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0---0-------0---2---2-------2---|-3---3-------3---5---5-------5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C               D
  love________    you                                       I'm not



BRIDGE:

Electric guitar:
  Bm                                Em
|-2-----------2---2---2-------2---|-0-------0---0---0---0---x---x---|
|-3-----------3---3---3-------3---|-0-------0---0---0---0---x---x---|
|-4-----------4---4---4-------4---|-0-------0---0---0---0---x---x---|
|-4-----------4---4---4-------4---|-2-------2---2---2---2---x---x---|
|-2-----------2---2---2-------2---|-2-------2---2---2---2---x---x---|
|---------------------------------|-0-------0---0---0---0---x---x---|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------9-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------10--------------|
|-7---7-------7____-----------7---|-12--12------------------12------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Bm                                Em
  proud   of  the fact    that I    never   learned much.   Just



Electric guitar:
  G
|-3-----------3____-----------3---|-3-----3-3-----3-3-------x---x---|
|-3-----------3____-----------3---|-3-----3-3-----3-3-------x---x---|
|-0-----------0____-----------0---|-0-----0-0-----0-0-------x---x---|
|-0-----------0____-----------0---|-0-----0-0-----0-0-------x---x---|
|-2-----------2____-----------2---|-2-----2-2-----2-2-------x---x---|
|-3-----------3____-----------3---|-3-----3-3-----3-3-------x---x---|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|-7-----5-4-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------7-5-----4---------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------7---5---|
|-3-----------3____-----------3---|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G
  feel I  should  say._________                             What you



Electric guitar:
  Bm                                Em
|-2-----------2---2---2-------2---|-0-------0---0---0---0---x---x---|
|-3-----------3---3---3-------3---|-0-------0---0---0---0---x---x---|
|-4-----------4---4---4-------4---|-0-------0---0---0---0---x---x---|
|-4-----------4---4---4-------4---|-2-------2---2---2---2---x---x---|
|-2-----------2---2---2-------2---|-2-------2---2---2---2---x---x---|
|---------------------------------|-0-------0---0---0---0---x---x---|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-7---7-------7____---------------|
|-7---7-------7____-----------7---|---------------------7---7-6---5-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Bm                                Em
  get is  all     real, I can't     put on an act.      It takes



Electric guitar:
|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|---------0-------------------0---|
|-1-------3-------5-------8-------|-7-----------7---5-------3-------|
|-2-------4-------5-------9-------|-----7---------------5-----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------2---2---|---------------------------------|
|---------2---2---3---3-----------|-5---5-------5---3---3-------3---|
|-5---5---------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  brains  to  do      that___       a - ny -way            (and...



Electric guitar:
|---------------------------------|
|-3-----------3---1-----------1---|
|-----4---5-----------2---4-------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|                                 |
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2---2-------2-------------------|
|-----------------5---5-------5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  an -y - way...)         And I




CHORUS3:

Electric guitar:
  C               D                 G               A7
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0___-___-___----0____---|---------0---------------0-------|
|-----2---------------4-----------|---------------------------------|
|-3-----------3---5---------------|-------------2---------------4---|
|-----------------------------3______---3-----------5---5-----------|
|                                                                   |
|-------------------------2-------|---------------------------------|
|---------2-----------4-------5---|-------------------------2-------|
|-3---3-------3---5---------------|---------2-----------3-------5---|
|---------------------------------|-----3-------3---5---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C               D                 G               A7
  can't   un  -  ravel riddles,     problems and    puns    How the



Electric guitar:
  C               D                 G               A7
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0___-___-___----0____---|---------0---------------0-------|
|-----2---------------4-----------|---------------------------------|
|-3-----------3---5---------------|-------------2---------------4---|
|-----------------------------3______---3-----------5---5-----------|
|                                                                   |
|-------------------------2-------|---------------------------------|
|---------2-----------4-------5---|-------------------------2-------|
|-3---3-------3---5---------------|---------2-----------3-------5---|
|---------------------------------|-----3-------3---5---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C               D                 G               A7
  home    com  -  puter   has me    on      the     run     And I



Electric guitar:
  G                           Ddim
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-------0-------0---0-------6______-------6-------6---6-----------|
|-0-------0-------0---0-------4______-------4-------4---4-----------|
|-0-------0-------0---0-------6______-------6-------6---6-----------|
|-2-------2-------2---2-------5______-------5-------5---5-----------|
|-3-------3-------3---3-----------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------2---3---5---|---------------------2---3---5---|
|-3---3-------3---3---------------|-4---4---4---4---4---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G                           Ddim
  may     be  the Mayor   of  Sim____   -   ple  -  ton     but I



Electric guitar:
  Am                                D
|-0-------0-------0---0-----------|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|-1-------1-------1---1-----------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-2-------2-------2---2-----------|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|-2-------2-------2---2-----------|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|-0-------0-------0---0-----------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|-------------------------2---2---|
|-------------------------2---2---|---------2---2---4---4-----------|
|---------2---2---3---3-----------|-5---5---------------------------|
|-5---5---------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Am                                D
  know            one               thing   and     that's  I



Electric guitar:
  C               D                 C               D
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0___-___-___----0___-_____-___----0___-___-___----0____---|
|-----2---------------4-----------|-----2---------------4-----------|
|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5---4---------------------------|-----5---4---5-----------2-------|
|---------2---3---5---3---2-------|-----------------2---3-------5---|
|-----------------------------5---|-3-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C               D                 C               D
  love_____________       you                                   I



Electric guitar:
  C               D                 C               D
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0___-___-___----0___-_____-___----0___-___-___----0____---|
|-----2---------------4-----------|-----2---------------4-----------|
|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5---4---------------------------|-----5---4---5-----------2-------|
|---------2---3---5---3---2-------|-----------------2---3-------5---|
|-----------------------------5---|-3-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C               D                 C               D
  love_____________       you                                   If



VERSE3:

Electric guitar:
  C               D                 C               D
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0___-___-___----0___-_____-___----0___-___-___----0____---|
|-----2---------------4-----------|-----2---------------4-----------|
|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5---4---------------------------|-----5---4---5-----------2-------|
|---------2---3---5---3---2-------|-----------------2---3-------5---|
|-----------------------------5---|-3-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C               D                 C               D
  depth   of      feeling is  a     cur-ren  -  cy,

| C               D                 C               D               |
 (Please  be  upstanding  for the   Mayor   of      Sim-ple-ton) Then,

  C               D                 C               D
  I'm the man who grew the money    tree

| C               D                 C               D               |
 (No      chain of office and no    hope    of getting one)



CHORUS4:

Electric guitar:
  G                           A7
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-------0-------0---0-------2______-------2-------2---2-------2---|
|-0-------0-------0---0-------0______-------0-------0---0-------0---|
|-0-------0-------0---0-------2______-------2-------2---2-------2---|
|-2-------2-------2---2-------0______-------0-------0---0-------0---|
|-3-------3-------3---3-----------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3---3-------3---3---3-------3---|-5---5-------5---5---5-------5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G                                 A7
  Some    of your friends are too   brainy  to  see        that they're



Electric guitar:
  Am
|-0-------0-------0---0-----------|---------------------------------|
|-1-------1-------1---1-----------|-3-------1-------0---------------|
|-2-------2-------2---2-----------|-----4-------2-------0-----------|
|-2-------2-------2---2-----------|-------------------------4-------|
|-0-------0-------0---0-----------|-----------------------------5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|-5-------4-------2---------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------5-------|-4-------2-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------5-------4-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Am
  paupers and that's how    they'll stay                    Well, I



Electric guitar:
  C               D                 G               A7
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0___-___-___----0____---|---------0---------------0-------|
|-----2---------------4-----------|---------------------------------|
|-3-----------3---5---------------|-------------2---------------4---|
|-----------------------------3______---3-----------5---5-----------|
|                                                                   |
|-------------------------2-------|---------------------------------|
|---------2-----------4-------5---|-------------------------2-------|
|-3---3-------3---5---------------|---------2-----------3-------5---|
|---------------------------------|-----3-------3---5---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C               D                 G               A7
  don't  know how many   needles   make up a   ton___          Of



Electric guitar:
  C
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0___-___-___----0____---|---------0---------------0-------|
|-----2---------------4-----------|---------------------------------|
|-3-----------3---5---------------|-------------2---------------4---|
|-----------------------------3______---3-----------5---5-----------|
|                                                                   |
|-------------------------2-------|---------------------------------|
|---------2-----------4-------5---|-------------------------2-------|
|-3---3-------3---5---------------|---------2-----------3-------5---|
|---------------------------------|-----3-------3---5---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C               D                 G               A7
  all the Nobel   prizes that       I   never       won     And I



Electric guitar:
  G                           Ddim
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-------0-------0---0-------6______-------6-------6---6-----------|
|-0-------0-------0---0-------4______-------4-------4---4-----------|
|-0-------0-------0---0-------6______-------6-------6---6-----------|
|-2-------2-------2---2-------5______-------5-------5---5-----------|
|-3-------3-------3---3-----------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------2---3---5---|---------------------2---3---5---|
|-3---3-------3---3---------------|-4---4---4---4---4---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G                           Ddim
  may     be  the Mayor   of  Sim____   -   ple  -  ton     but I



Electric guitar:
  Am
|-0-------0-------0---0-----------|---------------------------------|
|-1-------1-------1---1-----------|-3-------1-------0-------1---1---|
|-2-------2-------2---2-----------|-----4-------2-------0---2---2---|
|-2-------2-------2---2-----------|-------------------------2---2---|
|-0-------0-------0---0-----------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------2---2---|---------------------------------|
|---------2---2---3---3-----------|-5---5---3---3---2---2-----------|
|-5---5---------------------------|-------------------------5---5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Am                                D
  know            one               thing   and     that's  I



Electric guitar:
  C               D                 C               D
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0___-___-___----0___-_____-___----0___-___-___----0____---|
|-----2---------------4-----------|-----2---------------4-----------|
|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0---0-------0---2---2-------2---|-3---3-------3---5---5-------5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C               D                 C               D
  love________    you                                       When their



Electric guitar:
  C               D                 Em7             Emadd9
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------3---------------3-------|
|---------0___-___-___----0___-___|-----0___-___-___----0___-____---|
|-----2---------------4-----------|-2-----------2---4-----------4---|
|-3-----------3---5-----------5---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2---2____---2---4---4____---4---|
|-3---3____---3---5---5____---5---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C                D                Em7             Emadd9
  lo  -  gic grows cold   and all   thinking gets   done,   you'll be



OUTRO:

Electric guitar:
  C           D                            Cadd9           C6add9
|---------0___-___-___----2-------|-2-------0-------0-------0-------|
|-----1---------------3-----------|-3-------1-------3-------1-------|
|-0-----------0---2-----------2---|-2-------0-------4-------2-------|
|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|-----------------2---2____---2---|-7-------5-------4---------------|
|-5---5____---5-------------------|-------------------------7-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C               D                 
  warm in     the arms    of the    Mayor   of      Sim  -  ple -



Electric guitar:
  G               C                 G
|---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|
|---------0---------------0-------|-------------3___----------------|
|-------------0---------------0---|---------4___-___----------------|
|---------------------2-----------|-----5___-___-___----------------|
|-----2-----------3---------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-3___-___-___-___----------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------7---4---5---4-----------|---------------------------------|
|-5---5-------------------7-------|-5---5---5---5---5---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G
- ton                                                       You'll be



Electric guitar:
  C                                 D
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------3---------------3---|
|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----4---------------4-----------|
|-3---------------3---------------|-5---------------5---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------2---------------2-------|---------------------------------|
|-3---3-----------3---3-----------|-5---5---3---3---2---2-----------|
|-------------3---------------3---|-------------------------5---5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C                                 D
  warm in     the arms    of  the   Mayor   of      Sim  -  ple -



Electric guitar:
  G               C                 G
|---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|
|---------0---------------0-------|-------------3___----------------|
|-------------0---------------0---|---------4___-___----------------|
|---------------------2-----------|-----5___-___-___----------------|
|-----2-----------3---------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-3___-___-___-___----------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------7---4---5---4-----------|---------------------------------|
|-5---5-------------------7-------|-5---5---5---5---5---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G               C                 G
- ton                                                       You'll be



Electric guitar:
  C
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
|-----2-------2-------2-----------|-----2-------2-------2-----------|
|-3---------------3---------------|-3---------------3---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------2---------------2-------|-7-----------5____-------4_______|
|-3---3-----------3---3-----------|---------------------------------|
|-------------3---------------3---|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C
  warm in     the arms of     the   Mayor__________________________



Electric guitar:
  C
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
|-----2-------2-------2-----------|-----2-------2-------2-----------|
|-3---------------3---------------|-3---------------3---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|__-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----7____-------5________---3______---------------3-------5_______|
|---------------------------------|----------5----------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  _______________________________________________________________



Notes:
The electric guitar part is repeated until the end, so I don't repeat it
after these two bars. I show the bass part. 


Electric guitar:
  C
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
|-----2-------2-------2-----------|-----2-------2-------2-----------|
|-3---------------3---------------|-3---------------3---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------7-----------5___|
|__---3____-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------5________---3______-------2-----------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

 (Please be upstanding for the Mayor of Simpleton)



|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|__-------4________---------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------7____-------|-5________---3____---------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------5-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

 (Please be upstanding for the Mayor of Simpleton)



|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-------5________---3____-------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-5________---3____-------2-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-----------5____-------4__________-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----7____-------5________---3___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|__---------------3-------5__________---3____-----------------------|
|---------5-----------------------|-----------------5________---3___|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------7-----------5______-------4________---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------7___--------|
|__-------2-----------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5________---3____---------------|-3-------5________---3____-------|
|-------------------------5-------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-7-----------5____-------4_______|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5________---3____-------2-------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|__-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----7____-------5________---3______---------------3-------5_______|
|---------------------------------|---------5-----------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------7-----------5___|
|__---3____-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------5________---3______-------2-----------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|__-------4________---------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------7____-------|-5________---3____---------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------5-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-------5________---3____-------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-5________---3____-------2-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |