Clever Not Beautiful
Hawksley WorkmanVersion1
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Sharks follow my trail, and it won't be long
They've fallen for the oldest trick in the book
It never goes wrong oh oh
Mask and snorkel and a bottle of ketchup
Oh those desperate old shark fins start to circle me in anger
Oh be clever not beautiful, oh be clever not beautiful
If your goal is plain survival well then be clever not beautiful
Poets lock up your words, your tongues are all tied
But let it read in every history book
That the poets all tried to
Lull us with lilting, songs of a struggle
To mountain up an ocean that we were something more than animals
Be clever not beautiful, be clever not beautiful
If your goal is plain survival well then be clever not beautiful
Not like your face, as you roam in the garden
Not as the earthworms gather beneath your feet
You give it all away for free
As we sun our winter bellies in your spring
Ooh be clever not beautiful, be clever not beautiful
If your goal is plain survival well then be clever not beautiful
Oh be clever not beautiful oh be clever not beautiful
If your goal is plain survival well then be clever
Not beautiful
Be clever not beautiful
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Readable chord sheet for Clever Not Beautiful by Hawksley Workman
[E]Sharks follow my [Abm]trail, [Bm]and it won't be lo[Dm]ng [A]They've fallen for the [C#m]oldest trick in the [D2]book It never goes [Dm]wrong oh oh [A]Mask and snorkel and a [E]bottle of ketchup Oh those [F#m]desperate old shark fins start to [D]circle me in anger Oh be [A]clever not beautiful, oh be [E]clever not beautiful If your [F#m]goal is plain survival well then be [D]clever [E]not beauti[A2]ful [E]Poets lock up your [Abm]words, [Bm]your tongues are all [Dm]tied [A]But let it read in [C#m]every history [D2]book That the poets all [Dm]tried to [A]Lull us with lilting, [E]songs of a struggle To [F#m]mountain up an ocean that we were [D]something more than animals Be [A]clever not beautiful, be [E]clever not beautiful If your [F#m]goal is plain survival well then be [D]clever [E]not beauti[C#m]ful Not like your [D]face, as you roam in the [F#m]garden Not as the [C#m]earthworms gather be[D]neath your feet You [F#m]give it all a[E]way for [D]free [E] As we [F#m]sun our winter [E]bellies in your [D]spring [E] [Abm] [Bm] [Dm] [A] [C#m] [D2] [Dm] Ooh be [A]clever not beautiful, be [E]clever not beautiful If your [F#m]goal is plain survival well then be [D]clever not beautiful Oh be [A]clever not beautiful oh be [E]clever not beautiful If your [F#m]goal is plain survival well then be [D]clever [E]Not beauti[A]ful[Ab] [F#m] [E] Be [D]clever [E]not beauti[A2]ful