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Cm                               Abmaj7      Gm7
When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful,
  Bb                 Fm7/Ab       F7/A
a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.
            Cm                                 Abmaj7     Gm7
And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily,
  Bb        Fm7/Ab  Am7b5
joyfully, playfully watching me.

              Cm                       Abmaj7    Gm7
But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible,
  Bb        Fm7/Ab    F7/A
logical, responsible, practical.
          Cm                             Abmaj7    Gm7 
And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable,
  Bb       Fm7/Ab       Am7b5
clinical, intellectual, cynical.

           Eb                        Am7b5/Eb
There are times when all the world's asleep,
                      Abmaj7  
the questions run too deep
                  C# C#maj7/C Bbm7 Bbm7/Ab
for such a simple man.

           Eb                               Am7b5/Eb 
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
                 Abmaj7  
I know it sounds absurd
                         C# C#maj7/C Bbm7 Bbm7/Ab
but please tell me who I am.

Repeat same sequence of chords on the following verse

Now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical,
liberal, fanatical, criminal.
Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're
acceptable, respecable, presentable, a vegtable!

   At night, when all the world's asleep,
   the questions run so deep
   for such a simple man.
   Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
   I know it sounds absurd
                          (C# C#maj7/C Bbm7 Bbm7/G#) x 3
   but please tell me who I am.

sax outro

C7 Fm 
C7 Fm Eb Abmaj7


Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 22:48:40 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jason Yankee 
Subject: s/supertramp/the_logical_song.crd

Title: The Logical Song

Artists: Supertramp

Transcribed by: Jason Yankee

Note: This is all my own work.

Note: This is an improvement from the last version

that I sent in.

Intro:

Cm, Cm, G note, B b note, 

play intro 3 more times

Verse:

"When I was young..."

Cm, A b, B b, A b, C minor 6 minus the 5th,

Please play verse chords 3 more times.

The 2nd Part:

"There are times..."

E b, Cm, A b, C #, Fm, B b m 7 minus the b 3rd, 

A b note.

"Won't you please?.."

E b, Cm, A b, C #, Fm, B b m 7 minus the b 3rd, 

A b note, B b note, C note  C #, 

Fm, B b m 7 minus the b 3rd,

A b note.

"Now what would you say?..."

Cm, A b, B b, A b, C minor 6 minus the 5th.

"Why don't you sign up with me?.."

Cm, A b, B b, A b, C minor 6 minus the 5th.

The middle of the song solo:

Cm, A b, B b, A b, C minor 6 minus the 5th.

Please repeat the above line.

"Well at night..."

E b, Cm, A b, C #, Fm, B b m 7 minus the b 3rd, A b
note

"Won't you please?.."

E b, Cm, A b, 

"Who I am!....."

C #, Fm, B b m 7 minus the b 3rd, A b note,

B b note, C note, C #, Fm, B b m 7 minus the b 3rd, 

A b note, B b note, C note, C #, Fm, 

B b m 7 minus the b 3rd, A b note,

B b note, C note, C #, Fm, B b m 7 minus the  b 3rd, 

A b note.

The Last Part:

"So logical..." (Then the final saxaphone solo comes
in)

C, Fm, A b, C, Fm, E b, A b   

Note: Maybe you can substitute C 7 for C in the above
line.

Here is the lead keyboard part that plays during the
C chord of the last part:

G note, B b note, C note, C note, B b note, C note,

E b note, E note, C note, G note, B b note, C note
note,

Note: The E b note might be an D note.

This pattern repeats over and over until the song

fades out.

Chords defined:

Cm - notes: G, C, E b

A b - notes: A b, C, E b

B b - notes: B b, D, F

Fm - notes: A b, C, F

C # - notes: G #, C #, F

E b - notes: G, B b, E b

B b m - notes: B b, D b, F

B b m 7 - notes: A b, B b, D b, F

B b m 7 minus b 3 : notes: A b, B b, F

F 7 - notes: A, C, E b, F

C minor 6 minus the 5th - notes: A, C, E b

C - notes: C, E, G

Note: for guitar you might want to substitute the

B b minor chord for the B b m 7 minus the b 3.

C minor 6 minus the 5th - x 0 1 2 1 x  or  x 6 7 5 x x

Please consult the OLGA chord generator for the rest
of

the guitar chords.

Note: In the "tell me who I am.." parts you may want
to

substitute the B b m 7 or B b m for the B b m 7 minus 

the b 3 chord

and substitute the C # chord for the A b note.

Any questions, comments, criticisms, or improvements?

Please e-mail me at banjokayankee@yahoo.com

Thanks,

Jason