For The Benefit Of Mankind
Neil InnesVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Intro*:
Ever since I was knee-high to a bandy dragonfly
I've been asking questions, "Why?"
For the benefit of mankind
(For the benefit of mankind)
I compared the monkey's tail
to the flipper of the whale
and the Buddhist's fingernail
For the benefit of mankind
(For the benefit of mankind)
For the benefit of mankind
For the benefit of mankind
For the anthropological technicalogical benefit of
mankind
Instr*:
I've seen pandas on the wing
Heard the brontosaurus sing
And I've measured balls of string
For the benefit of mankind
(For the benefit of mankind)
I've untangled tambourines
Disinfected aubergines
Looped a loop in submarines
For the benefit of mankind
(For the benefit of mankind)
For the benefit of mankind
For the benefit of mankind
For the abracadabrical polysyllabical benefit of
mankind
Instr:
For the purely statistical theosophistical
characteristical man in the street
My proper reality universality fundamentality cannot
be beat!
(his fundamentality cannot be beat)
My fundamentality cannot be beat!
(his fundamentality cannot be beat!)
For the benefit of mankind
For the benefit of mankind
For the simply omnivorous wholly vociferous benefit of
mankind
For the benefit of mankind
For the benefit of mankind
For the anthropological technicalogical
abracadabrical polysyllabical
simply omnivorous holy vociferous! benefit of mankind
HEY!
NB:
For the sections with Dm and a bass note
(eg. Dm/C, which is Dm with a C bass), Dm can be
played without the bass note all the way through.
"*" = impressive Andy Roberts guitar solo!
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Readable chord sheet for For The Benefit Of Mankind by Neil Innes
Intro*: [Am] [Am]Ever since I was knee-high to a [Dm]bandy [Dm/C]dragon[Dm/B]fly [Dm]I'v[A]e been [E]asking questions, "Why?" For the benefit of man[Am]kind (For the [E]benefit of man[Am]kind) [Am]I compared the monkey's tail to the [Dm]flipper [Dm/C]of the [Dm/B]whale [Dm]and[A] the [E]Buddhist's fingernail For the benefit of man[Am]kind (For the [E]benefit of man[Am]kind) [Am]For the benefit of mankind For the [Dm]benefit of mankind For the [E]anthropological technicalogical benefit of man[Am]kind Instr*: [Am] [Am]I've seen pandas on the wing Heard the [Dm]bronto[Dm/C]saurus [Dm/B]sing [Dm]And[A] I've [E]measured balls of string For the benefit of man[Am]kind (For the [E]benefit of man[Am]kind) [Am]I've untangled tambourines Disin[Dm]fected [Dm/C]auber[Dm/B]gines [Dm]Loo[A]ped a [E]loop in submarines For the benefit of man[Am]kind (For the [E]benefit of man[Am]kind) [Am]For the benefit of mankind For the [Dm]benefit of mankind For the [E]abracadabrical polysyllabical benefit of man[Am]kind Instr: [Am] [C] [G] [Am] [C] [G] [Am] [A] [A]For the purely statistical [E]theosophistical [G]characteristical [D]man in the street My [F]proper reality [C]universality [B7]fundamentality [E]cannot be beat! (his [B7]fundamentality [E]cannot be beat) My [B7]fundamentality [E]cannot be beat! (his [B7]fundamentality [E]cannot be beat!) For the [Am]benefit of mankind For the [Dm]benefit of mankind For the [E]simply omnivorous wholly vociferous benefit of man[Am]kind [Am]For the benefit of mankind For the [Dm]benefit of mankind For the [E]anthropological technicalogical abracadabrical polysyllabical simply omnivorous holy vociferous! benefit of man[Am]kind HEY! NB: For the sections with Dm and a bass note (eg. Dm/C, which is Dm with a C bass), Dm can be played without the bass note all the way through. "*" = impressive Andy Roberts guitar solo!