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Maggie Reilly - Only A Fool
CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO:  C   F   G   F   C    G(2x)
Listen, don't turn aDway now
CYou know there's a Ffirst time for these Gfeelings
Speak to me, show me the Dway now
CAre my hopes all Fempty dreams, or Dmmust we say Ggoodbye
Couldn't beClieve my heart could be Gbroken
Didn't you Cknow my deFfenses were Gdown
Now all those Emwords we left unAmspoken
Turned my Fwhole world upside Gdown
Couldn't you Csee it in the beGginning
Wasn't it Cobvious Fright from the Gstart
Only a Emfool believes he's Amwinning
When he's Flost his ace of Ghearts
Only a Cfool
      F G F C G
Please, don't walk aDway now
CWhy do you Fhurt me with your Gsilence
I can't understand this game you are Dplaying
CLately it's been Fon my mind I Dmhad to let you Gknow
Couldn't beClieve my heart could be Gbroken
Didn't you Cknow my deFfenses were Gdown
Now all those Emwords we left unAmspoken
Turned my Fwhole world upside Gdown
Couldn't you Csee it in the beGginning
Wasn't it Cobvious Fright from the Gstart
Only a Emfool believes he's Amwinning
When he's Flost his ace of Ghearts
Only a Cfool
       F   G   F   C     G(2x)
Couldn't beClieve my heart could be Gbroken
Didn't you Cknow my deFfenses were Gdown
Now all those Emwords we left unAmspoken
Turned my Fwhole world upside Gdown
Couldn't you Csee it in the beGginning
Wasn't it Cobvious Fright from the Gstart
Only a Emfool believes he's Amwinning
When he's Flost his ace of Ghearts
       (## start fade midway through this verse ##)
Couldn't beClieve my heart could be Gbroken
Didn't you Cknow my deFfenses were Gdown
Now all those Emwords we left unAmspoken
Turned my Fwhole world upside Gdown
Couldn't you Csee it in the beGginning
Wasn't it Cobvious Fright from the Gstart
Only a Emfool believes he's Amwinning
When he's Flost his ace of Ghearts

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Only A Fool

by Maggie Reilly

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Maggie Reilly - Only A Fool

CAPO: 4th Fret

C F G F C G

INTRO: (2x)

Listen, don't turn away now

C F G

You know there's a first time for these feelings

Speak to me, show me the way now

C F Dm G

Are my hopes all empty dreams, or must we say goodbye

C G

Couldn't believe my heart could be broken

C F G

Didn't you know my defenses were down

Em Am

Now all those words we left unspoken

F G

Turned my whole world upside down

C G

Couldn't you see it in the beginning

C F G

Wasn't it obvious right from the start

Em Am

Only a fool believes he's winning

F G

When he's lost his ace of hearts

Only a fool

F G F C G

Please, don't walk away now

C F G

Why do you hurt me with your silence

I can't understand this game you are playing

C F Dm G

Lately it's been on my mind I had to let you know

C G

Couldn't believe my heart could be broken

C F G

Didn't you know my defenses were down

Em Am

Now all those words we left unspoken

F G

Turned my whole world upside down

C G

Couldn't you see it in the beginning

C F G

Wasn't it obvious right from the start

Em Am

Only a fool believes he's winning

F G

When he's lost his ace of hearts

Only a fool

F G F C G

(2x)

C G

Couldn't believe my heart could be broken

C F G

Didn't you know my defenses were down

Em Am

Now all those words we left unspoken

F G

Turned my whole world upside down

C G

Couldn't you see it in the beginning

C F G

Wasn't it obvious right from the start

Em Am

Only a fool believes he's winning

F G

When he's lost his ace of hearts

(## start fade midway through this verse ##)

C G

Couldn't believe my heart could be broken

C F G

Didn't you know my defenses were down

Em Am

Now all those words we left unspoken

F G

Turned my whole world upside down

C G

Couldn't you see it in the beginning

C F G

Wasn't it obvious right from the start

Em Am

Only a fool believes he's winning

F G

When he's lost his ace of hearts

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