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Capo 3
[Intro]
 C   Dm-  Am   G   Bb   G  
 C   Dm-  Am   G   F   G  
[Verse 1]
AmYoung and bright, but Cnow just a dFim light
COff in the dGistance
AmA falling stone, Cfollowing the pFath
COf least resGistance
FIf I still fiCght
FIt's just that IC'm
FAfraid I'll slCide under that spGell again
F     G
[Chorus]
             C   Dm- Am  
Taken for a fool
      G       Bb         G           C   Dm- Am  
Yes I was because I was a fool
G    F   G
                C   Dm-  Am  
Tell me what you'd do,     
         G         Bb            G             C   Dm- Am  
I lost my way and she took me to school
G       F    G
[Verse 2]
AmSo many times caCught up in my hFead at night
With a leCash and a laGbel
AmIf I can learn Canything from this then FI'd be like
The foCx in the faGble oh I
FIf I still fiCght
FIt's just that IC'm
FAfraid I'll slCide under that spGell again
DmThe way we used to carry Gon
Dmis stuck in my head like a terrible sGong
F    G
[Chorus]
             C   Dm- Am  
Taken for a fool
      G     Bb       G           C   Dm- Am  
Yes I was and I was a fool
G    F   G
                C   Dm-  Am  
Following their rules    
       G        Bb      G             C   Dm- Am  
Guess I was a very honest tool
G       F    G
[Instrumental]
C Dm  Am G Bb G
C Dm  Am G F G
[Chorus]
             C   Dm- Am  
Taken for a fool
     G       Bb         G           C   Dm- Am  
Yes I was because I was a fool
G    F   G
[Outro]
F    G   C

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For A Fool

by The Shins

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 3

[Intro]

C Dm Am G Bb G

C Dm Am G F G

[Verse 1]

Am C F

Young and bright, but now just a dim light

C G

Off in the distance

Am C F

A falling stone, following the path

C G

Of least resistance

F C

If I still fight

F C

It's just that I'm

F C G

Afraid I'll slide under that spell again

F G

[Chorus]

C Dm Am

Taken for a fool

G Bb G C Dm Am

Yes I was because I was a fool

G F G

C Dm Am

Tell me what you'd do,

G Bb G C Dm Am

I lost my way and she took me to school

G F G

[Verse 2]

Am C F

So many times caught up in my head at night

C G

With a leash and a label

Am C F

If I can learn anything from this then I'd be like

C G

The fox in the fable oh I

F C

If I still fight

F C

It's just that I'm

F C G

Afraid I'll slide under that spell again

Dm G

The way we used to carry on

Dm G

is stuck in my head like a terrible song

F G

[Chorus]

C Dm Am

Taken for a fool

G Bb G C Dm Am

Yes I was and I was a fool

G F G

C Dm Am

Following their rules

G Bb G C Dm Am

Guess I was a very honest tool

G F G

[Instrumental]

C Dm Am G Bb G

C Dm Am G F G

[Chorus]

C Dm Am

Taken for a fool

G Bb G C Dm Am

Yes I was because I was a fool

G F G

[Outro]

F G C

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