[Intro]
[A#] [D#/A#] [A#] [D#/A#] 
[A#] [D#/A#] [A#] [D#]    
[D#7]  

[Verse 1]
[A#]    [D#/A#]           [A#]                   [D#/A#]
Jimmy Cream was keen, his brain was always winnin'
[A#]           [D#/A#]         [A#]                  [D#]      [D#7]
I can't keep tabs on mine, it's really quite a joke
[A#]        [D#/A#]          [A#]                 [D#/A#]
I see him down the road, I asked if he'd be willing
[A#]          [D#/A#]    [A#]          [D#]        [Gm7]
To lend me 15 P, I'm dying for a smoke

[Bridge 1]
[Cm]    [D#/A#]              [G#]                [G#] [G#/G]
Don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum
[F]           [F7]      [A#]
I'm just as sane as anyone
              [D#]              [A#]   [A#7] [D#]     [D#7]
It's a just a game I play for fun, for fun

[Verse 2]
[A#]          [D#/A#]               [A#]      [A#7]        [D#sus] [D#]     [D#7]
I told 'em, "Look!" I said "I'm not the way you're thinkin'"
[A#]            [D#/A#]           [A#]                   [D#]    [Gm7/D]  [Gm7/A#] [Gm7]
Just when I'm down, I'll be a clown, I'll play the fool
[Cm/D#]        [D#/A#]              [G#]                  [G#]  [G#/G]
Please don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum
[F]           [F7]        [A#]
I'm just as sane as anyone
            [D#]     [D#7]      [A#]       [D#]
It's just a game I play for fun, for fun

[Instrumental Ascending Line]
[D#] [F]   [F#]
[F#] [G#]  [A]
[A]  [B]

[Section – Modulation to C Major]
[C]              [F/C]
Will he take a sailboat ride?
                 [G]         [F]
Well, he is very likely to
[C]            [F/C]
Will he feel good inside?
                    [G]         [F]
Well, he ain't very likely to
[C]                [F/C]
Will he tell you he's alive?
                   [G]         [F]
Yeah, he is always trying to

[C]                  [A#]               [A7]
But nothin', no no nothin', does he say
[Dm]     [Dm/E]             [Dm/F]        [Dm/A]
In the morning when the day's begun
[G#]                           [G#dim]
"Hello, good morning, how are you?"
[C]          [C/D]            [C/E]     [C/G]
And in the evening or the noonday sun
[Adim]
"What a lovely afternoon!"
[Dm]             [Dm/E]       [Dm/F]         [Dm/A]
Well I've been living next to you

[Interlude]
[A#]  [D#/A#]
[A#]  [D#/A#]

[Verse 3]
[A#]     [D#/A#]         [A#]                [D#/A#]
Bluesy Monday is the one day that they come here
[A#]             [D#/A#]        [A#]             [D#]       [D#7]
Yeah when they haunt me and taunt me in my cage
[A#]         [D#/A#]                [A#]                      [D#/A#]
I mock 'em all, they're feelin' small, yeah they got no answer
[A#]                   [D#/A#]             [A#]               [D#]    [Gm7/D]  [Gm7/A#] [Gm7]
Yeah they're playin' dumb but I'm just laughing as they rage

[Cm]    [D#/A#]              [G#]                 [G#]  [Gm]
Don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum
[F7]                               [A#]
Well It's only a game I play for fun
                         [D#/A#] [A#]      [D#]
Yeah I've been tryin' to fool everyone 

[Instrumental Ascending Line]
[D#] [F]   [F#]
[F#] [G#]  [A]

[Spoken/Break]
No, that's too heavy

[Section]
[C]              [F/C]
Will he take a sailboat ride?
                 [G]         [F]
Well, he is very likely to
[C]            [F/C]
Will he feel good inside?
                   [G]         [F]
Yeah he ain't ever likely to
[C]                [F/C]
Will he tell you he's alive?
                   [G]         [F]
Well he is always trying to

         [C]              [A#]                    [A7]
Yeah but nothin', no no nothin', does he ever say
[Dm]     [Dm/E]             [Dm/F]       [Dm/A]
In the morning when the day's begun
[G#]                          [G#dim]     [G7]
"Do you think it looks like rain?"
[C]          [C/D]            [C/E]      [C/G]
And in the evening or the noonday sun
[Adim]
"You know I nearly missed my train"
[Dm]             [Dm/E]           [Dm/F]     [Dm/A]
Well I've been living next to you my friend
[Fm/G#]    [Fm]                 [E7]    [E7/D]
But what kind of friend are you?
[C]          [C/D]             [C/E]    [C/G]
Is it the beginning or the sorry end?
[Adim]   [Adim/E]      [Adim/D]     [Adim/C]
Will I ever see it through?
[Dm]      [Dm/E]         [Dm/F]   [Dm/A]
No I've never been insane
[Adim] [Adim/C]       [Adim/D#] [Adim/F#]
Oh     what's the game?
[Em]   [C]    [B] [A#] [A7]
I believe I'm dying

[Outro]
[Dm]    [Dm/E] [F] [C/E]   [A#]
[Dm]    [Dm/E] [F] [C/E]   [A#]
[Dm]    [Dm/E] [F] [C/E]   [A#]
[Dm]    [Dm/E] [F] [C/E]  [A#]
[Dm]    [Dm/E] [F] [C/E]  [A#]
[Dm]    [Dm/E] [F] [C/E]
[A#] [D#/A#]