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Am  Em   Bb
I re-Amread silly lines That made Emsense at the time
BbPages all stained with tears and red wine
And I Amwalk through the airport and Emsee magazines
Every Bbface that I see So much younger than me
And I Amsmile to myself how I Emdon't even miss
My Bbglorious past or the lips that I've kissed
And I Amthink to myself that how Emeasy this is
BbEasy to breathe, easy to live
CAnd I wonder why I Bbtear myself in Amtwo
Over Chow to be, Bbwhat to say and what to Amdo
And I Cknow you liked me Bbbetter then
And I Amknow you liked me
Dbetter when I was a AmfoolEm  
...I was a Bbfool
...AmmmEm  
...I was a Bbfool
...AmmmEm  
AmSo EmI lBbive in these days
But I still have my old ways
'cause the future,
somehow, has yet to arrive
And I see all around me the women on time
Kids and divorces and crisis in midlife
and do I surrender and give up my dream
for a brick in the wall and
a washing machine
grow up and get real
for a kid in their teens
who won't care what I've done
where I've been, what I've seen
CAnd BbI wAmonder why I tear myself in two
over who to be, how to be and what to do
and I know you liked me better then
and I know you liked me
Dbetter when I was a AmfoolEm  
...I...was a Bbfool
...I was a AmfoolEm  
...I was a Bbfool
AmI'm EmfrBbee to a fault
I'm 45
I'm playing guitar
I'm living my life
Fly down the highway
Sun on my face
I belong to nobody
I belong to no place

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When I Was A Fool

by Concrete Blonde

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Intro

Am Em Bb

Am Em

I re-read silly lines That made sense at the time

Pages all stained with tears and red wine

Am Em

And I walk through the airport and see magazines

Every face that I see So much younger than me

Am Em

And I smile to myself how I don't even miss

My glorious past or the lips that I've kissed

Am Em

And I think to myself that how easy this is

Easy to breathe, easy to live

C Bb Am

And I wonder why I tear myself in two

C Bb Am

Over how to be, what to say and what to do

C Bb

And I know you liked me better then

And I know you liked me

D Am Em

better when I was a fool

...I was a fool

Am Em

...mm

...I was a fool

Am Em

...mm

Am Em Bb

So I live in these days

But I still have my old ways

'cause the future,

somehow, has yet to arrive

And I see all around me the women on time

Kids and divorces and crisis in midlife

and do I surrender and give up my dream

for a brick in the wall and

a washing machine

grow up and get real

for a kid in their teens

who won't care what I've done

where I've been, what I've seen

C Bb Am

And I wonder why I tear myself in two

over who to be, how to be and what to do

and I know you liked me better then

and I know you liked me

D Am Em

better when I was a fool

...I...was a fool

Am Em

...I was a fool

Am Em Bb

I'm free to a fault

I'm 45

I'm playing guitar

I'm living my life

Fly down the highway

Sun on my face

I belong to nobody

I belong to no place

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