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THIS SONG IS IN STANDARD AND CAPO ON THE  2ND FRET
VERSE (CHORDS SAME IN EVERY VERSE JUST LISTEN FOR STRUMMING PATTERN.)
CThere something about the FM7way we fall Capart
CLike everything that mFM7atters, dCidn’t matter from the sGtart
CEveryone around FM7us played a pCart
Wrecking ball came Ccrashing through the FM7window
CStructures that we cGarry in our hFM7eart
CAnd all I ever Gasked of you
CIs just to be the FM7woman that you wCanted to
CIt’s all I eveGr asked
CJust outside the FM7city on a SCunday last July
CThe girl’s name was FM7Brandy but we cCalled her CaGroline
CNo one even FM7knew her hCistory
Said she came from sComewhere in the FM7southland
CFeels like she was Gcoming straight for FM7me
I was playing nine ball with two guys I knew from work
This junkie local starts acting like a jerk
Saw him put his hand up Brandy’s skirt
And I don’t know what happened next
In retrospect I lost my head and think I went berserk
By the time they pulled me off him I was almost coming to
Bleeding at the knuckles, she says nice to meet you
And the cops will probably be here in a flash
We hailed a cab we both got in
And watched that taxi driver slam his foot down on the gas
CHORUS (SAME CHORDS WITH EVERY CHORUS)
Must be a Cfool like FM7me to be Cwith a fool like Gyou
F5/C  (E0 A3 D3 G0 B1 e0 is how to play this weird chord)
Oh oh oh
Must be a Cfool like FM7me to be Cwith a fool like Gyou
F5/CBut I ain’t nobody’s fool
Next few months we spent a lot of time up in the room
Laughed a lot, drank a lot, yeah we tried to shoot the moon
And in the morning time she'd always disappear
I agreed, I'd never ask her questions
With the chance of an answer I don't wanna hear
One morning, she crying on the stoop outside my place
She tryin’ to hide it, there’s sadness on her face
Oh is there anything I can do?
She said perhaps if you would drop this package off
I would hate to inconvenience you
Well they say a suckers born, every sixty seconds time
I knew I shouldn't do it, but I put it from my mind
And, oh if you knew that gal of mine
You’d understand, I got no hand in making that decision
Reason got no rhyme
Must be a fool like me to be with a fool like you
Oh oh oh
Must be a fool like me to be with a fool like you
But I ain't nobody's fool
Nobody's fool no more
I knocked at the address that she gave waited for a few
Looked inside the window and I saw a kid or two
Next thing I knew a burner in my face
There's just some shit you never can erase
Both my hands were shaking as the sun began to rise
I got back to my house, she was gone I'm not surprised
You can never ground a bird that needs to fly
Oh I got into that urge to move
Thanks to you, my wrecking ball Caroline
Must be a fool like me to be with a fool like you
Oh oh oh
Must be a fool like me to be with a fool like you
Oh oh oh
Must be a fool like me to be with you
Oh oh oh
Must be a fool like me to be with you
But I ain't nobody's fool
Nobody's fool no more
No more

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Caroline The Wrecking Ball

by O.A.R.

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

FM7

F5/C

THIS SONG IS IN STANDARD AND CAPO ON THE 2ND FRET

VERSE (CHORDS SAME IN EVERY VERSE JUST LISTEN FOR STRUMMING PATTERN.)

C FM7 C

There something about the way we fall apart

C FM7 C G

Like everything that matters, didn’t matter from the start

C FM7 C

Everyone around us played a part

C FM7

Wrecking ball came crashing through the window

C G FM7

Structures that we carry in our heart

C G

And all I ever asked of you

C FM7 C

Is just to be the woman that you wanted to

C G

It’s all I ever asked

C FM7 C

Just outside the city on a Sunday last July

C FM7 C G

The girl’s name was Brandy but we called her Caroline

C FM7 C

No one even knew her history

C FM7

Said she came from somewhere in the southland

C G FM7

Feels like she was coming straight for me

I was playing nine ball with two guys I knew from work

This junkie local starts acting like a jerk

Saw him put his hand up Brandy’s skirt

And I don’t know what happened next

In retrospect I lost my head and think I went berserk

By the time they pulled me off him I was almost coming to

Bleeding at the knuckles, she says nice to meet you

And the cops will probably be here in a flash

We hailed a cab we both got in

And watched that taxi driver slam his foot down on the gas

CHORUS (SAME CHORDS WITH EVERY CHORUS)

C FM7 C G

Must be a fool like me to be with a fool like you

F5/C (E0 A3 D3 G0 B1 e0 is how to play this weird chord)

Oh oh oh

C FM7 C G

Must be a fool like me to be with a fool like you

F5/C

But I ain’t nobody’s fool

Next few months we spent a lot of time up in the room

Laughed a lot, drank a lot, yeah we tried to shoot the moon

And in the morning time she'd always disappear

I agreed, I'd never ask her questions

With the chance of an answer I don't wanna hear

One morning, she crying on the stoop outside my place

She tryin’ to hide it, there’s sadness on her face

Oh is there anything I can do?

She said perhaps if you would drop this package off

I would hate to inconvenience you

Well they say a suckers born, every sixty seconds time

I knew I shouldn't do it, but I put it from my mind

And, oh if you knew that gal of mine

You’d understand, I got no hand in making that decision

Reason got no rhyme

Must be a fool like me to be with a fool like you

Oh oh oh

Must be a fool like me to be with a fool like you

But I ain't nobody's fool

Nobody's fool no more

I knocked at the address that she gave waited for a few

Looked inside the window and I saw a kid or two

Next thing I knew a burner in my face

There's just some shit you never can erase

Both my hands were shaking as the sun began to rise

I got back to my house, she was gone I'm not surprised

You can never ground a bird that needs to fly

Oh I got into that urge to move

Thanks to you, my wrecking ball Caroline

Must be a fool like me to be with a fool like you

Oh oh oh

Must be a fool like me to be with a fool like you

Oh oh oh

Must be a fool like me to be with you

Oh oh oh

Must be a fool like me to be with you

But I ain't nobody's fool

Nobody's fool no more

No more

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