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The Logical Song by Supertramp

Chords with lyrics

Title: The Logical Song

Artists: Supertramp

Transcribed by: Jason Yankee

Note: This is all my own work.

Note: This is an improvement from the last version

that I sent in.

Intro:

Cm, Cm, Chord diagramG+G note, Chord diagramBB b note,

play intro 3 more times

Verse:

"When I was young..."

Cm, Chord diagramA augmentedA b, Chord diagramBB b, Chord diagramA augmentedA b, Chord diagramC majorC minor 6 minus the 5th,

Please play verse chords 3 more times.

The 2nd Part:

"There are times..."

Chord diagramE MajorE b, Cm, Chord diagramA augmentedA b, Chord diagramC majorC #, Fm, Chord diagramBB b m 7 minus the b 3rd,

Chord diagramA augmentedA b note.

"Won't you please?.."

Chord diagramE MajorE b, Cm, Chord diagramA augmentedA b, Chord diagramC majorC #, Fm, Chord diagramBB b m 7 minus the b 3rd,

Chord diagramA augmentedA b note, Chord diagramBB b note, Chord diagramC majorC note Chord diagramC majorC #,

Fm, Chord diagramBB b m 7 minus the b 3rd,

Chord diagramA augmentedA b note.

"Now what would you say?..."

Cm, Chord diagramA augmentedA b, Chord diagramBB b, Chord diagramA augmentedA b, Chord diagramC majorC minor 6 minus the 5th.

"Why don't you sign up with me?.."

Cm, Chord diagramA augmentedA b, Chord diagramBB b, Chord diagramA augmentedA b, Chord diagramC majorC minor 6 minus the 5th.

The middle of the song solo:

Cm, Chord diagramA augmentedA b, Chord diagramBB b, Chord diagramA augmentedA b, Chord diagramC majorC minor 6 minus the 5th.

Please repeat the above line.

"Well at night..."

Chord diagramE MajorE b, Cm, Chord diagramA augmentedA b, Chord diagramC majorC #, Fm, Chord diagramBB b m 7 minus the b 3rd, Chord diagramA augmentedA b
note

"Won't you please?.."

Chord diagramE MajorE b, Cm, Chord diagramA augmentedA b,

"Who I am!....."

Chord diagramC majorC #, Fm, Chord diagramBB b m 7 minus the b 3rd, Chord diagramA augmentedA b note,

Chord diagramBB b note, Chord diagramC majorC note, Chord diagramC majorC #, Fm, Chord diagramBB b m 7 minus the b 3rd,

Chord diagramA augmentedA b note, Chord diagramBB b note, Chord diagramC majorC note, Chord diagramC majorC #, Fm,

Chord diagramBB b m 7 minus the b 3rd, Chord diagramA augmentedA b note,

Chord diagramBB b note, Chord diagramC majorC note, Chord diagramC majorC #, Fm, Chord diagramBB b m 7 minus the b 3rd,

Chord diagramA augmentedA b note.

The Last Part:

"So logical..." (Then the final saxaphone solo comes
in)

C, Fm, Chord diagramA augmentedA b, C, Fm, Chord diagramE MajorE b, Chord diagramA augmentedA b

Note: Maybe you can substitute Chord diagramC majorC 7 for Chord diagramC majorC in the above
line.

Here is the lead keyboard part that plays during the
Chord diagramC majorC chord of the last part:

Chord diagramG+G note, Chord diagramBB b note, Chord diagramC majorC note, Chord diagramC majorC note, Chord diagramBB b note, Chord diagramC majorC note,

Chord diagramE MajorE b note, Chord diagramE MajorE note, Chord diagramC majorC note, Chord diagramG+G note, Chord diagramBB b note, Chord diagramC majorC note
note,

Note: The Chord diagramE MajorE b note might be an Chord diagramD MajorD note.

This pattern repeats over and over until the song

fades out.

Chords defined:

Chord diagramC minorCm - notes: G, C, Chord diagramE MajorE b

Chord diagramA augmentedA b - notes: Chord diagramA augmentedA b, C, Chord diagramE MajorE b

Chord diagramBB b - notes: Chord diagramBB b, D, Chord diagramFF

Chord diagramF minorFm - notes: Chord diagramA augmentedA b, C, Chord diagramFF

Chord diagramC majorC # - notes: Chord diagramG+G #, Chord diagramC majorC #, Chord diagramFF

Chord diagramE MajorE b - notes: G, Chord diagramBB b, Chord diagramE MajorE b

Chord diagramBB b m - notes: Chord diagramBB b, Chord diagramD MajorD b, Chord diagramFF

Chord diagramBB b m 7 - notes: Chord diagramA augmentedA b, Chord diagramBB b, Chord diagramD MajorD b, Chord diagramFF

Chord diagramBB b m 7 minus b 3 : notes: Chord diagramA augmentedA b, Chord diagramBB b, Chord diagramFF

Chord diagramFF 7 - notes: A, C, Chord diagramE MajorE b, Chord diagramFF

Chord diagramC majorC minor 6 minus the 5th - notes: A, C, Chord diagramE MajorE b

Chord diagramC majorC - notes: C, E, Chord diagramG+G

Note: for guitar you might want to substitute the

Chord diagramBB b minor chord for the Chord diagramBB b m 7 minus the b 3.

Chord diagramC majorC minor 6 minus the 5th - x 0 1 2 1 x or x 6 7 5 x x

of

the guitar chords.

Note: In the "tell me who I am.." parts you may want
to

substitute the Chord diagramBB b m 7 or Chord diagramBB b m for the Chord diagramBB b m 7 minus

the b 3 chord

and substitute the Chord diagramC majorC # chord for the Chord diagramA augmentedA b note.

Any questions, comments, criticisms, or improvements?

Please e-mail me at [email protected]

Thanks,

Jason

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