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Roger Hodgson - The Logical Song Bass

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The Logical Song Bass

(ver. 1)
Roger Hodgson
Intro: 00:01 (piano - Bass)
G|-----------------|-
D|-----------------|-
A|------8/(10)/13\-|- x4
E|-----------------|-


Verse1: 00:06  vocal + Piano playing
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|- 
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful,
a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|- 
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily,
oh joyfully, oh playfully watching me.


Verse2: Drums + Bass starts 00:31
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
A|-3---3-3-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
E|-----------6-|-4---4-3---3-|-3---3-6---6-|-6---6-4---4-|-5---4-5---5-|-
But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible,
logical, responsible, practical.
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
A|-3---3-3-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
E|-----------6-|-4---4-3---3-|-3---3-6---6-|-6---6-4---4-|-5---4-5---5-|-5---5-5--5--|-
And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable,
oh clinical,oh intellectual, cynical.


Chorus1: 00:53
G|-------------|-------------|    |-------------|-------------|-
D|-------------|-------------|    |-------------|-------------|-
A|-6--6--------|-6--6--------| x3 |-4-----3-----|-------------|-
E|--------6h8--|-------------|    |-------------|-6-----4-----|-
There are times when all the world's asleep,
the questions run too deep
for such a simple man.

Part2: 
G|-------------|-------------|    |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|-
D|-------------|-------------|    |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|-
A|-6--6--------|-6--6--------| x3 |-4-----3-----|-------------|-4-----3-----|-----------|-
E|--------6h8--|-------------|    |-----------6-|---4-----6-8-|-----------6-|---4-------|-
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
but please tell me who I am.


Verse3: 01:29
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
A|-3---3-3-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
E|-----------6-|-4---4-3---3-|-3---3-6---6-|-6---6-4---4-|-5---4-5---5-|-
Now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical,
liberal, fanatical, criminal.

Part2 :01:39
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
A|-3---3-3-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
E|-----------6-|-4---4-3---3-|-3---3-6---6-|-6---6-4---4-|-5---4-5---5-|-5---5-5--5--|-
Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're
acceptable, respecable, presentable, a vegtable!


Instrumental: 01:52 Sax 
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
A|-3---3-3-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
E|-----------6-|-4---4-3---3-|-3---3-6---6-|-6---6-4---4-|-5---4-5---5-|-

G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
A|-3---3-3-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
E|-----------6-|-4---4-3---3-|-3---3-6---6-|-6---6-4---4-|-5---4-5---5-|-5---5-5--5--|-



Chorus2: 02:13
G|-------------|-------------|    |-------------|-------------|-
D|-------------|-------------|    |-------------|-------------|-
A|-6--6--------|-6--6--------| x3 |-4-----3-----|-------------|-
E|--------6h8--|-------------|    |-------------|-6-----4-----|-
There are times when all the world's asleep,
the questions run too deep
for such a simple man.

Part2: 02:29
G|-------------|-------------|    |-------------|-------------|-
D|-------------|-------------|    |-------------|-------------|-
A|-6--6--------|-6--6--------| x3 |-4-----3-----|-------------|- x3
E|--------6h8--|-------------|    |-----------6-|---4-----6-8-|-
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
but please tell me who I am.
who I am.
who I am.
who I am.


Outro: 02:57 Piano Drums Bass + Sax  (Repeat X4 till fade out)
G|----------------|-------|--------------|-------------|---------------------|-
D|---------10--10-|----10-|--13-14-13----|---------10--|---------------------|-
A|--/10-13--------|-13----|-----------13-|-/10-13------|---10-9-8------------|-
E|----------------|-------|--------------|-------------|---------------------|-
  
G|----------------|-------|--------------|-------------|---------------------|-
D|---------10--10-|----10-|--13-14-13----|---------10--|---------------------|-
A|--/10-13--------|-13----|-----------13-|--/10-13-----|--10-9-8----6----11--|-
E|----------------|-------|--------------|-------------|---------------------|-
oooh yeah... so logical, technical,
one two, three, five, oooh fanatical, liberal, 
Yeap, Yeap Wooh

??End: 04:11
            
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