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Fools
Written by Johnny Duncan
Recorded by Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius
Album: One Man, One Woman
[Intro]x4 bars
C
CFools never learn, you play with fire
You're Ggonna get Cburned
CYou and I are fools, we play with love
Oh, we're Ggonna get Cburned.
FFools, Gthat's what Cwe are
FFools, Gwe've gone Ctoo far, AmI kGnow
But then Clove, you come to me, your eyes on fire
You're Gtempting Cme
CLove knows no bounds, beggar or King
It'll Gbring you Cdown
FFools Gfinds out Csome how
FFools, Gwe get Amstung Cnow AmI kCnow
But then Clove, this I know fool I may be
I Gcan't let Cgo
CLove, this I know fool I may be
I Gcan't let Cgo
CFools, fools, fools repeat to fade

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Fools

by Jim Ed Brown

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Fools

Written by Johnny Duncan

Recorded by Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius

Album: One Man, One Woman

[Intro]x4 bars

Fools never learn, you play with fire

G C

You're gonna get burned

You and I are fools, we play with love

G C

Oh, we're gonna get burned.

F G C

Fools, that's what we are

F G C Am G

Fools, we've gone too far, I know

But then love, you come to me, your eyes on fire

G C

You're tempting me

Love knows no bounds, beggar or King

G C

It'll bring you down

F G C

Fools finds out some how

F G Am C Am C

Fools, we get stung now I know

But then love, this I know fool I may be

G C

I can't let go

Love, this I know fool I may be

G C

I can't let go

Fools, fools, fools repeat to fade

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