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Bb C Dm7 F (4x)



Whatever happened to the funky race? 
A generation lost in pace, 
-Wasn´t life supposed to be more than this? 
In this kiss I´ll change your bore for my bliss 
But let go of my hand and it will slip out in the sand if you don´t give me the chance 
to break down the walls of attitude, 
I ask nothing of you 
not even your gratitude 

And if you think I´m corny 
then it will not make me sorry 
it´s your right to laugh at me 
and in turn, that´s my opportunity 
to feel brave 

'Cause it takes a fool to remain sane 
It takes a fool to remain sane 
It takes a fool to remain sane 
In this world all covered up in shame 

Every morning I would see her getting off the bus the picture never drops 
it´s like a multicoloured snapshot stuck in my brain 
it kept me sane for a couple of years 
as it drenched my fears 
of becoming like the others 
who become unhappy mothers 
and fathers of unhappy kids 
And why is that? 

'Cause they´ve forgotten how to play 
maybe they´re afraid to feel ashamed 
to seem strange 
to seem insane 
to seem gay 
to gain weight 
- I tell you this: 

That it takes a fool to remain sane 
It takes a fool to remain sane 
It takes a fool to remain sane 
In this world all covered up in shame 
(-Oh, take it to the stage!) 

So, take it to the stage in a multicoloured jacket take it jackpot, crackpot, 
strutting like a peacock 
nailvarnish Arkansas 
shimmy-shammy featherboah crackpot haircut 
dye your hair in glowing red and blue, 
-Do, Do, Do! What you wanna do, Don´t think twice, do what you have to do, 
Do, Do, Do, let your heart decide what you have to do that´s all there is to find 

Cause it takes a fool to remain sane, 
Oh,It takes a fool to remain sane 
It takes a fool to remain sane 
In this world all covered up in shame 
It takes a fool to remain sane, 
It takes a fool to remain sane 
It takes a fool to remain sane 
In this world all covered up in shame