A Soapbox Opera

       Em             Gmaj7
I hear, only what I want to hear
     Cmaj7
But, I have to believe in something
 Am
Have to believe in just one thing
    D                 G     Bm
I said Father Washington, you're all
 mixed up
F                C     Em
Collecting sinners in an old tin cup
D                   G       Bm
Well, spare a listen for a restless 
fool
 F                  C       Em
There's something missing when I 
need your rules

Em                        Gmaj7
Well hey there, You tell me you're a
 holy man
     Cmaj7
But, although I'm just a beginner
 Am
I don't see you as a winner
    D                   G     Bm
I said, Sister Robinson, you're all 
washed up
F                C     Em
Collecting teardrops in a paper cup
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D                     G     Bm
If I could tell you what you need to
 know
F                  C        Em
If I could help you to get on with 
the show

( Gmaj7  Bm7/5-  C/G  C  Bm )

Am                 G       Bm
Reverend Ebenezer, there's a storm 
in my head
     Bm7/5-     C/G           D13
Makes me hear what you said, just 
was it true?
 D7     D13
So, what have I to do?
D7            D13
Well, what has he to do?
D7              Eb   F  G
 Oh, what is there to do?
Eb F    G   Eb F
Oh      oh oh

( Eb  F  Eb  F  G )

Em                 Gmaj7
Mary, oh tell me what I'm living for
    Cmaj7
'Cause I feel like I'm tossed in the
 river
Am
Have you a son to deliver
    D                  G     Bm
I said, Father Washington, you're 
all mixed up
F                C      Em
Collecting sinners in an old tin cup
D                   G      Bm
You tell the children what they need
 to know
F                     C      Em
But will they listen when it's time 
to go

  D               G       Bm
Oh, Sister Robinson, you're all 
wound up
F                C    Em
Collecting teardrops in a paper cup
 D               G    Bm
Can someone tell me what I need to 
know
F              C       Em
Can someone help me to get on with 
the show

( Eb+  Em  C#m7/5- )