----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLEVER NOT BEAUTIFUL – Hawksley Workman ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acoustic version of song on YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgXgN_vQQjc) Tabbed by: Pat Malavi Email: pat.malavi@gmail.com Tuning: Standard E 022100 Abm 466444 Bm X24432 Dm X57765 A 577655 C#m X46654 D2 XX0232 F#m 244222 D X577XX A2 X02220 Verse 1 E Abm Bm Dm Sharks follow my trail, and it won't be long A C#m D2 They've fallen for the oldest trick in the book Dm It never goes wrong oh oh A E Mask and snorkel and a bottle of ketchup F#m D Oh those desperate old shark fins start to circle me in anger Chorus A E Oh be clever not beautiful, oh be clever not beautiful F#m D E A2 If your goal is plain survival well then be clever not beautiful Verse 2 E Abm Bm Dm Poets lock up your words, your tongues are all tied A C#m D2 But let it read in every history book Dm That the poets all tried to A E Lull us with lilting, songs of a struggle F#m D To mountain up an ocean that we were something more than animals Chorus A E Be clever not beautiful, be clever not beautiful F#m D E C#m If your goal is plain survival well then be clever not beautiful Bridge D F#m Not like your face, as you roam in the garden C#m D Not as the earthworms gather beneath your feet F#m E D E You give it all away for free F#m E D As we sun our winter bellies in your spring Instrumental E Abm Bm Dm A C#m D2 Dm Chorus A E Ooh be clever not beautiful, be clever not beautiful F#m D If your goal is plain survival well then be clever not beautiful A E Oh be clever not beautiful oh be clever not beautiful F#m D If your goal is plain survival well then be clever E A Ab F#m E Not beautiful D E A2 Be clever not beautiful