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Patty Loveless - Born-Again Fool
CAPO: 1st Fret
INTRO:   C    F    C    G    C    F    G   C(2x)   Cadd9    C  Cadd9  
He Csits on a Fpark bench and Cstares into Gspace
Thinking Cof his bright Ffuture that has Gnow been eCrased
He once loved a Fwoman whose Clove wasn't Gtrue
Now Call that reFmains is a Gborn-again CfoolCadd9  C  Cadd9  
MisCtakes, he's made Fmany in his Cpassage of Glife
But Cshe was the Ffirst wrong he Gcouldn't make Cright
She left him no Freason, she Cleft no exGcuse
All she Cleft was the Fshell of a Gborn-again Cfool
CHORUS:
BeFlieving that her love would Cbe his salvation 
But Ffaith in her heart proved to Cbe his damGnation
ACnother false Fidol, another Cheart torn in Gtwo 
Oh, there's Cno one as Flost as a Gborn-again Cfool
INTERLUDE:   C    F    C    G    C    F    G    C    Cadd9    C  Cadd9  
Well, he Cgave all she Fasked for, she Ctook all he Ghad
She Cmade him her Fpuppet, with Gno strings atCtached
He did all she Fwanted, but Che never Gknew
She was Conly creFating a Gborn-again Cfool
CHORUS:
BeFlieving that her love would Cbe his salvation 
But Ffaith in her heart proved to Cbe his damGnation
ACnother false Fidol, another Cheart torn in Gtwo 
Oh, there's Cno one as Flost as a Gborn-again Amfool_F___C__Cadd9  C  F  G  
He Csits on a Fpark bench still Cwondering Gwhy
As the Cwhole world, unFnoticing, Gpasses him Cby 
Such a forlorn conFclusion that his Clife led him Gto
BeCtrayed and deFceived, he's a Gborn-again Cfool
OUTRO:   C    F    C    G    C    F    G  C  
       C  F  C  G  C  F  G    C

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Born-Again Fool

by Patty Loveless

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Cadd9

Patty Loveless - Born-Again Fool

CAPO: 1st Fret

C F C G C F G C Cadd9 C Cadd9

INTRO: (2x)

C F C G

He sits on a park bench and stares into space

C F G C

Thinking of his bright future that has now been erased

F C G

He once loved a woman whose love wasn't true

C F G C Cadd9 C Cadd9

Now all that remains is a born-again fool

C F C G

Mistakes, he's made many in his passage of life

C F G C

But she was the first wrong he couldn't make right

F C G

She left him no reason, she left no excuse

C F G C

All she left was the shell of a born-again fool

CHORUS:

F C

Believing that her love would be his salvation

F C G

But faith in her heart proved to be his damnation

C F C G

Another false idol, another heart torn in two

C F G C

Oh, there's no one as lost as a born-again fool

C F C G C F G C Cadd9 C Cadd9

INTERLUDE:

C F C G

Well, he gave all she asked for, she took all he had

C F G C

She made him her puppet, with no strings attached

F C G

He did all she wanted, but he never knew

C F G C

She was only creating a born-again fool

CHORUS:

F C

Believing that her love would be his salvation

F C G

But faith in her heart proved to be his damnation

C F C G

Another false idol, another heart torn in two

C F G Am F C Cadd9 C F G

Oh, there's no one as lost as a born-again fool______

C F C G

He sits on a park bench still wondering why

C F G C

As the whole world, unnoticing, passes him by

F C G

Such a forlorn conclusion that his life led him to

C F G C

Betrayed and deceived, he's a born-again fool

C F C G C F G C

OUTRO:

C F C G C F G C

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