IMPRACTICAL PEOPLE WORDS & MUSIC:   Earl P. Reinhalter NOTE:   D = Dadd9(no3rd) INTRO: C - Bb - F-G (repetition) C Bb F G I. let's talk about impractical people: C Bb F G let's talk about hippies and Sixties upheaval, C Bb F G yelling "No rain! No rain!" at Woodstock, C Bb F G painting your face and smoking pot, C Bb F G grow your hair alot and being where it's at --- C Bb F G what's more impractical than that? INSTRUMENTAL: C - Bb - F-G (twice) C Bb F G II. let's talk about impractical people: C Bb F G let's talk about women threading a needle, C Bb F G sewing blouses that button in back, C Bb F G makeup and jewelry and long nails that crack, C Bb F G wearing high-heels and decorating your flat --- C Bb F G what's more impractical than that? INSTRUMENTAL: C - Bb - F-G (twice) D C G A III. let's talk about impractical people: D C G A let's talk about preachers and buildings with steeples, D C G A burning little candles and talking to the sky, D C G A wearing nun's habits in a sweltering July, D C G A and telling The All-Knowing all the latest crap --- D C G A what's more impractical than that? INSTRUMENTAL: D - C - G-A (twice) D C G A IV. let's talk about impractical people: D C G A let's talk about gay men having no children, D C G A designing your clothes and dancing on stage, D C G A keeping alive the disco age, D C G A doing your hair and decorating your flat --- D C G A what's more impractical than that? INSTRUMENTAL: D - C - G-A (twice) E D A B V. let's talk about impractical people: E D A B let's talk about me, the Stones and the Beatles. E D A B let's talk about singers and players of songs. E D A B what about painters and sculptors with bronze? E D A B and hitting a ball with a bat --- E D A B what's more impractical than that? INSTRUMENTAL: E - D - A-B (twice) E D A B VI. what about "practical" people? E D A B let's talk about yuppies and legalized evil, E D A B gathering every possession on earth --- E D A B what a way to define your self worth --- E D A B and never give anything back. E D A B what's more impractical than that? INSTRUMENTAL: E - D - A-B (4x) E D A B VII. so why have impractical people? E D A B you'd think evolution would mean their conclusion. E D A B but have you ever seen animals making art, E D A B following fashion or looking sharp? E D A B and maybe that's why they are where they're at! E D A B what's more impractical than that? INSTRUMENTAL: E - D - A-B (twice) E D A B ENDING: in the yuppie graveyard, E D A B all the tombstones are identical: E D A B "he made money and he spent it all..." E D A B "he made money and he spent it all..." E D A B "he made money and he spent it all..." E D A B "he made money and he spent it all..." (fade vocal / continue instrumental ad lib) © Copyright 1991 Earl P. Reinhalter.   All Rights Reserved.