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CIt's a big house on a hilltop
Fine Fcarpets on the Cfloor
Expensive polished marble
Are the D7steps up to the G7door
Vines Care climbing up to the roof top
As if there's Fsomething they'd like to Chide
People call it the Fool's Castle
And I'm the fool G7that lives Cinside
The Fgirl is gone that warmed the Ccastle
Now it's dark the flame has G7died
It's a Cbig house on a hilltop
Without Flove and without Cpride
People call it the Fool's Castle
And I'm the fool G7that lives Cinside
She used to live here I thought she was lucky 
She had what Fmost girls only Cdream of
I gave her diamonds silk and satin 
I gave her D7everything but G7love
And with my Cgiving I gave her nothing 
She wanted Fonly to be by my Cside
Yes they call it the Fool's Castle
And I'm the fool G7that lives Cinside
The Fgirl is gone that warmed the Ccastle 
Now it's dark the flame has G7died
It's a Cbig house on a hilltop
Without Flove and without Cpride
People call it the Fool's Castle 
And I'm the fool G7that lives Cinside

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Fools Castle

by Merle Haggard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

It's a big house on a hilltop

F C

Fine carpets on the floor

Expensive polished marble

D7 G7

Are the steps up to the door

Vines are climbing up to the roof top

F C

As if there's something they'd like to hide

People call it the Fool's Castle

G7 C

And I'm the fool that lives inside

F C

The girl is gone that warmed the castle

Now it's dark the flame has died

It's a big house on a hilltop

F C

Without love and without pride

People call it the Fool's Castle

G7 C

And I'm the fool that lives inside

She used to live here I thought she was lucky

F C

She had what most girls only dream of

I gave her diamonds silk and satin

D7 G7

I gave her everything but love

And with my giving I gave her nothing

F C

She wanted only to be by my side

Yes they call it the Fool's Castle

G7 C

And I'm the fool that lives inside

F C

The girl is gone that warmed the castle

Now it's dark the flame has died

It's a big house on a hilltop

F C

Without love and without pride

People call it the Fool's Castle

G7 C

And I'm the fool that lives inside

About Fools Castle Chords by Merle Haggard

Learn how to play Fools Castle by Merle Haggard with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Fools Castle chords”, “Fools Castle guitar chords”, or “Merle Haggard Fools Castle chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Fools Castle chords and for experienced players who want accurate Fools Castle lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, F, D7, G7.

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Is "Fools Castle" easy to play on guitar?

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What key is "Fools Castle" in?

The chords for "Fools Castle" show the original chord names (including C, F, D7, G7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.