Sheer Quivering Genius

Intro: C  Dm7  F  Cmaj7  F  Cmaj7  F  C

C                Dm7            F                C
My sweet little sister has come up with another LP

C              Dm7             F                   C
People might think she's more sensitive even than me

      Dm7                                               Cmaj7
I suppose I'm gonna have to start workin' against the clock

          Dm              F              C
Produce another heap of identity crisis rock


     F Em         F               C
     I-D with the emphasis on the I

     F Em F             C
     I-D-entity crisis rock


C                Dm7          F                C
I need six more songs about starin' out into space

C                  Dm7          F                     C
With those alien stars burnin' holes on my sensitive face

       Dm7                                        Cmaj7
Then another six cuts about starin' down into my soul

          Dm                    F                  C
And the critics'll call it the future of rock 'n' roll


     F Em         F               C
     I-D with the emphasis on the I

     F       Em             F                 C
     E and that means the spotlight falls on me

     F Em F             C
     I-D-entity crisis rock


C                  Dm7                F                C
A discreet little concert to push the album into the stores

C                  Dm7         F                      C
I'll be so damned humble I can only just bear the applause

           Dm7                               Cmaj7
If it all pans out I'll hardly even have to sing

                    Dm                    F              C
Just stand looking delicate ten feet in front of Carole King


     F Em         F               C
     I-D with the emphasis on the I

     F       Em             F                 C
     E and that means the spotlight falls on me

     F Em F             C
     I-D-entity crisis rock, I'm just so fragile

     F Em F             C
     I-D-entity crisis rock, please call me Ishmael

     F Em F             C
     I-D-entity crisis rock


(Spoken aside) Oh no - not the stigmata again!

Chord transcription thanks to Ian Sorensen
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