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BEHIND THE FOOL -       Del Amitri
Intro:  
e|------------------------(8-5)---/
B|---------------5-6-5-6-5-8-6-5--/
G|---------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/
D|-----------5-7-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5/
A|-----3-5s7----------------------/
E|-3-5----------------------------/
  1   2 3 4 1     2   3   4
   C                       F          C  C/B             Am     Am/G  
e|---------/-----------------/--------------/-------(8-5)---/
B|5h6-6----/-5h6p5-----------/-------------5/6-5-6-5-8-6-5--/
G|5---5----/------7-5-----5-5/-------------5/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/
D|5h7-7----/----------5h7----/5--------5-7-5/5-5-5-5-----5-5/
A|-h8-8----/-----------------/---3-5s7------/---------------/
E|---------/-----------------/--------------/---------------/
e|F---------/G7----------/
B|6--6-5---/6--6-5----/
G|5--5---5-/4------5--/
D|7--7-----/3---------/
A|8--8-----/5---------/
E|---------/3---------/
 C-         C/B             Am              Am/G              F(G)                              
         Don't     tell her       that you     want her 
 C-         C/B             Am           Am/G           F(G)                                     
         Don't     ask her        to be     yours 
 C-         C/B             Am            Am/G                F                                 G  
         Don't     tell her       she is     everything 
Or     Dmshe might see the        Dm/Cfool behind the       G7/Bfrown 
And then the     Fheart behind the     Cfool/
/                                        F(G)                             
    Don't tell her that you     need her 
 C-          C/B              Am              Am/G         F(G)                                 
         Don't      tell her        that you     care 
 C-           C/B         Am            Am/G             F                                       G  
         Don't      ask        her to     hold you 
Or     Dmshe might see the        Dm/Cfool behind the       G7/Bfrown 
                                  F         C(C)                            
And then the     heart behind the     fool 
Break:
Behind the      Amcool, 
there's a        Am/Gdreading that 
Some -          D11/F#day she'll betray     Fyou 
Some -      E7day she will dis -      D7pose of 
                          Dm7Gadd4                                            G  
All her       photographs of         you 
 C-             C/B             Am                 Am/G           F(G)                         
         So don't     tell her        when you're     lonely 
 C-          C/B              Am                 Am/G          F(G)                             
         Don't      tell her        when you're     blue 
 C-          C/B             Am                                                      Am/G  
         Don't     tell her        she means 
   Fevery -     Gthing
 to     Cyou 
Break:
(C) -  C/B-  Am-  Am/G-  F- 
(G)           C   C/B-  Am-  Am/G-  F-                                                          G  
    to     you 
Behind the      Amcool, 
there's a       Am/Gdreading that 
Some -         D11/F#day she'll betray    Fyou 
Some -     E7day she will dis -      D7pose of 
                         Dm7Gadd4                                             G  
All her      photographs of        you 
 C-                         C/B              F(G)                         
         S´ tell her that you     need her 
 C-          C/B               Am             Am/G         F(G)                                 
         Don't      tell her        that you     care 
 C-          C/B          Am           Am/G             F                                       G  
         Don't      ask        her to     hold you 
      Dm/                                     Dm/C                             G7/B  
Or       she might see the        fool behind the       frown 
(G7/ B/                                        F                                Dm  
         she might see the     fool behind the     frown)
     Dmshe might see the        Dm/Cfool behind the        G7/Bfrown 
(G7/           B          Fmaj7                                                     Dm  
        Aaah -        aaah -      aaahhh)
Or      Dmshe might see the       Dm/Cfool behind the       G7/Bfrown 
And then the     Fheart behind the      C6fool//
      F133211
      Cx32010
    C/Bx22010
     Amx02210
   Am/G3x2210
      G320003
     Dmxx0231
   Dm/Cx30231
   G7/Bx20031
 D11/F#2x0210
     E7020130
     D7xx0212
    Dm7xx0211
Gadd4  320013
  Fmaj7133210
     C6x35555

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Behind The Fool

by Del Amitri

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am/G

C/B

Dm/C

G7/B

D11/F#

Dm7

Fmaj7

BEHIND THE FOOL - Del Amitri

Intro:

e|------------------------(8-5)---/

B|---------------5-6-5-6-5-8-6-5--/

G|---------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/

D|-----------5-7-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5/

A|-----3-5s7----------------------/

E|-3-5----------------------------/

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

C F C C Am Am/G

e|---------/-----------------/--------------/-------(8-5)---/

B|5h6-6----/-5h6p5-----------/-------------5/6-5-6-5-8-6-5--/

G|5---5----/------7-5-----5-5/-------------5/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/

D|5h7-7----/----------5h7----/5--------5-7-5/5-5-5-5-----5-5/

A|-h8-8----/-----------------/---3-5s7------/---------------/

E|---------/-----------------/--------------/---------------/

F G7

e|---------/----------/

B|6--6-5---/6--6-5----/

G|5--5---5-/4------5--/

D|7--7-----/3---------/

A|8--8-----/5---------/

E|---------/3---------/

C C/B Am Am/G F G

- ()

Don't tell her that you want her

C C/B Am Am/G F G

- ()

Don't ask her to be yours

C C/B Am Am/G F G

Don't tell her she is everything

Dm Dm/C G7/B

Or she might see the fool behind the frown

F C

And then the heart behind the fool/

F G

/ ()

Don't tell her that you need her

C C/B Am Am/G F G

- ()

Don't tell her that you care

C C/B Am Am/G F G

Don't ask her to hold you

Dm Dm/C G7/B

Or she might see the fool behind the frown

F C C

()

And then the heart behind the fool

Break:

Behind the cool,

Am/G

there's a dreading that

D11/F# F

Some - day she'll betray you

E7 D7

Some - day she will dis - pose of

Dm7 G

Gadd4

All her photographs of you

C C/B Am Am/G F G

- ()

So don't tell her when you're lonely

C C/B Am Am/G F G

- ()

Don't tell her when you're blue

C C/B Am Am/G

Don't tell her she means

F G

every - thing

to you

Break:

C C/B Am Am/G F

() - - - - -

G C C/B Am Am/G F G

() - - - -

to you

Behind the cool,

Am/G

there's a dreading that

D11/F# F

Some - day she'll betray you

E7 D7

Some - day she will dis - pose of

Dm7 G

Gadd4

All her photographs of you

C C/B F G

- ()

S´ tell her that you need her

C C/B Am Am/G F G

- ()

Don't tell her that you care

C C/B Am Am/G F G

Don't ask her to hold you

Dm Dm/C G7/B

Or she might see the fool behind the frown

B F Dm

(G7/ /

she might see the fool behind the frown)

Dm Dm/C G7/B

she might see the fool behind the frown

B Fmaj7 Dm

(G7/

Aaah - aaah - aaahhh)

Dm Dm/C G7/B

Or she might see the fool behind the frown

F C6

And then the heart behind the fool//

133211

x32010

C/B

x22010

x02210

Am/G

3x2210

320003

xx0231

Dm/C

x30231

G7/B

x20031

D11/F#

2x0210

020130

xx0212

Dm7

xx0211

Gadd4 320013

Fmaj7

133210

x35555

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