First line      Second line      Third/fourth lines + Chorus
E|-----------| -----------      ---------------------------
 E    02210x     A    57765x      A    57765x
 G#m  46644x     C#m  x4665x      E    02210x     
 Bm   x2443x     D    xx0232      F#m  24422x
 Dm   x57765     Dm   x57765      D5   x577xx
(F#)  2xxxxx*                     A2   x02220
(C#)  x4xxxx*

* single note walk-up


[Verse 1]
E        (F#)    G#m   Bm       (C#)      Dm
Sharks follow my trail -- and it won't be long
A                         C#m                D                   Dm
  They've fallen for the oldest trick in the book, it never goes wrong, oh oh
A                      E
Mask and snorkel and a bottle of ketchup
         F#m                               D5
Oh those desperate old shark fins start to circle me in anger


[Chorus 1]
      A                           E       
Oh be clever not beautiful, oh be clever not beautiful
        F#m                                 D5     E         A2
If your goal is plain survival well then be clever not beautiful


[Verse 2]
E         (F#)     G#m   Bm             (C#)     Dm
Poets lock up your words -- your tongues are all tied
A                    C#m           D                       Dm
  But let it read in every history book that the poets all tried to
A                     E
Lull us with lilting, songs of a struggle
   F#m                              D5
To mountain up an ocean that we were something more than animals


[Chorus 2]
   A                        E       
Be clever not beautiful, be clever not beautiful
        F#m                                 D5     E         C#m 
If your goal is plain survival well then be clever not beautiful


[Bridge]
              D5                       F#m
Not like your face, as you roam in the garden
           C#m                 D5
Not as the earthworms gather beneath your feet
    F#m          E       D5   E
You give it all away for free
      F#m            E               D5
As we sun our winter bellies in your spring


[Interlude]
E   G#m  Bm  Dm
A   C#m  D   Dm


[Chorus 3]
       A                        E
Ooh be clever not beautiful, be clever not beautiful
        F#m                                 D5 
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                                 D5      
If your goal is plain survival well then be clever 
E         A  Ab  F#m  E
Not beautiful
   D5     E         A2   
Be clever not beautiful