{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":86676,"song":"I Was A Fool To Care","artist":"James Taylor","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/86676-i-was-a-fool-to-care-chords-by-james-taylor/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/86676?type=chord","rating":4.66804,"votes":37,"content":"From: sjohnson@usa.net\r\n\r\nI Was A Fool To Care\r\n(James Taylor) 1975\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]Gmaj7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A/B[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]Gmaj7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#dim7[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em7[/ch]     [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]\r\nI was a fool to care[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#7sus4[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nI was a fool to care[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em7[/ch]     [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]\r\nI was a fool to care[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Gmaj7[/ch] [ch]F#m7[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]        [ch]A4[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nbut I don't care even if I was a fool[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]              [ch]F#7sus4[/ch]  [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nI'm still in love with you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm7[/ch]   [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]           [ch]F#m7[/ch]\r\nHad I listened to the grapevine[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em7[/ch]        [ch]A4[/ch]     [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]\r\nI might have had my doubts[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm7[/ch]       [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]    [ch]F#m7[/ch]     [ch]Bm7[/ch]     [ch]E7[/ch]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nBut I did my level best just to block them out[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A4[/ch]     [ch]A7[/ch]    [ch]D/C#[/ch]     [ch]Bm7/A[/ch]\r\n'Cause love is so unwise and love has no eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd it took a while for a fool to see[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E4[/ch]                [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nwhat his friends were on about[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI was a fool to care[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#7sus4[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nI was a fool to care[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em7[/ch]     [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]\r\nI was a fool to care[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]   [ch]F#m7[/ch]    [ch]Em7[/ch]   [ch]A4[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nbut I don't care even if I was a fool[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI'm still in love with you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nImagining your face,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Am7[/ch]       [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nit almost fills the empty space before me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]            [ch]Em7[/ch]     [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nI can see your eyes and almost hear your lovely lies[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]F#7sus4[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm7[/ch]             [ch]Gmaj7[/ch] [ch]F#m7[/ch]\r\nI wish I was an old man[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em7[/ch]       [ch]A4[/ch]         [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]\r\nand love was through with me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm7[/ch]            [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]  [ch]F#m7[/ch]  [ch]Bm7[/ch]    [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nI wish I was a baby on my mama's knee[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A4[/ch]      [ch]A7[/ch]      [ch]D/C#[/ch]     [ch]B/A[/ch]\r\nI wish I was a freight train moving down the line[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nJust keeping track of time[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nwithout all these memories[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI was a fool to care[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#7sus4[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nI was a fool to care[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em7[/ch]     [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]\r\nI was a fool to care[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]      [ch]F#m7[/ch]     [ch]Em7[/ch]      [ch]A4[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nbut I don't care even if I was a fool[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]F#7sus4[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nI'm still in love with you[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm7[/ch]    [ch]Am7[/ch]  [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]\r\nBaby, yes, I am[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]F#m7[/ch]       [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]A/B[/ch]\r\nI could have opened my eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em7[/ch]  [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]A/B[/ch]\r\nI could have seen through your lies[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em7[/ch]   [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]A/B[/ch]\r\nI could have stood for no more[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em7[/ch]    [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]F#dim7[/ch]\r\nI could have walked out the door[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em7[/ch]       [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]       [ch]F#7sus4[/ch]        [ch]F#7[/ch]       [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nBut I was a fool to care, I was a fool to care[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em7[/ch]       [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]      [ch]F#7sus4[/ch]      [ch]F#7[/ch]      [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nBut I was a fool to care, I was a fool to care[/tab]\r\n\r\nYou weren't nothing but a fool to care; just a country fool to care.\r\n\r\n(repeat and fade)","plain_text":"From: sjohnson@usa.net\n\nI Was A Fool To Care\n(James Taylor) 1975\n\n\n[Intro]\n\nEm7 Gmaj7 A A/B\nEm7 Gmaj7 A F#dim7\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\nF#7sus4 F#7\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\nYou weren't nothing but a fool to care; just a country fool to care.\n\n(repeat and fade)","chords":["A","Em7","Gmaj7","A/B","F#dim7","Dmaj7","F#7sus4","F#7","Bm7","Bm","F#m7","A4","E7","D/F#","G","A7","D/C#","Bm7/A","D","E4","C","Am7","Fmaj7","B/A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,2,2]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"Fmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,0,3,4,2,0],"frets":[1,-1,2,2,1,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,2]}}}