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These Foolish Things

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[Verse 1]
F#6A cigareD#m7tte that bears a liG#m9pstick´s trC#7aces,
F#6An airline D#m7ticket to roG#9mantic pC#7laces,
F#9And still my F#7+5heart has B6wings --
D#7These foolish tG#7hings remC#7ind me of G#m7you.C#7  
[Verse 2]
F#6A tinkliD#m7ng piano in the nexG#m9t apartmentC#7,
F#6Those stumblin´ D#m7words that told you G#9what my heart C#7meant,
A F#9fairground´s F#7+5painted swB6ings --
D#7These foolish tG#7hings remC#7ind me of G#m7you.C#7  F7  
[Bridge]
Bbm7You came,   Ebm6you sF9aw,     Bbmyou conquered Bbm7me;
DbWhen yBbm7ou did tEbm7hat to meAb9,
I kDb7new somehEdimow this hAbm7ad to bDb7e.
[Verse 3]
F#6The winds of MD#m7arch that make my G#m9heart a dC#7ancer,
F#6A telephone that D#m7rings but G#9who´s to aC#7nswer?
OhF#9, how the ghF#7+5ost of you Bmaj7clings --
TD#7hese foolish G#7things remC#7ind me of Fyou.Edim  G#m7  C#7  
[Instrumental Break]
F#6  D#m7  G#m9   C#7
F#6  D#m7  G#9  C#7
F#9  F#7+5  Bmaj7
D#7  G#7  C#7   G#m7  C#7 F7
[Bridge]
Bbm7How strange,    Ebm6how swF9eet,    Bbmto find you sBbm7till!
DbThese Bbm7things are dEbm7ear to Ab9me;
They sDb7eem to brEdiming you nAbm7ear to Db7me.
[Verse 4]
F#6The sigh of miD#m7dnight trains in G#m9empty C#7stations
F#6Silk stockings thrown aD#m7side, dance G#9in-vi-ta-C#7tions
F#9Oh, how the F#7+5ghost of you Bmaj7clings --
D#7These foolish tG#7hings rC#7emind me of Fyou.B  F#  

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These Foolish Things

by Rod Stewart

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#6

D#m7

G#m9

C#7

G#9

F#9

F#7+5

D#7

G#7

G#m7

Bbm7

Ebm6

Bbm

Ebm7

Ab9

Db7

Edim

Abm7

Bmaj7

[Verse 1]

F#6 D#m7 G#m9 C#7

A cigarette that bears a lipstick´s traces,

F#6 D#m7 G#9 C#7

An airline ticket to romantic places,

F#9 F#7+5 B6

And still my heart has wings --

D#7 G#7 C#7 G#m7 C#7

These foolish things remind me of you.

[Verse 2]

F#6 D#m7 G#m9 C#7

A tinkling piano in the next apartment,

F#6 D#m7 G#9 C#7

Those stumblin´ words that told you what my heart meant,

F#9 F#7+5 B6

A fairground´s painted swings --

D#7 G#7 C#7 G#m7 C#7 F7

These foolish things remind me of you.

[Bridge]

Bbm7 Ebm6 F9 Bbm Bbm7

You came, you saw, you conquered me;

Db Bbm7 Ebm7 Ab9

When you did that to me,

Db7 Edim Abm7 Db7

I knew somehow this had to be.

[Verse 3]

F#6 D#m7 G#m9 C#7

The winds of March that make my heart a dancer,

F#6 D#m7 G#9 C#7

A telephone that rings but who´s to answer?

F#9 F#7+5 Bmaj7

Oh, how the ghost of you clings --

D#7 G#7 C#7 F Edim G#m7 C#7

These foolish things remind me of you.

[Instrumental Break]

F#6 D#m7 G#m9 C#7

F#6 D#m7 G#9 C#7

F#9 F#7+5 Bmaj7

D#7 G#7 C#7 G#m7 C#7 F7

[Bridge]

Bbm7 Ebm6 F9 Bbm Bbm7

How strange, how sweet, to find you still!

Db Bbm7 Ebm7 Ab9

These things are dear to me;

Db7 Edim Abm7 Db7

They seem to bring you near to me.

[Verse 4]

F#6 D#m7 G#m9 C#7

The sigh of midnight trains in empty stations

F#6 D#m7 G#9 C#7

Silk stockings thrown aside, dance in-vi-ta-tions

F#9 F#7+5 Bmaj7

Oh, how the ghost of you clings --

D#7 G#7 C#7 F B F#

These foolish things remind me of you.

About These Foolish Things Chords by Rod Stewart

Learn how to play These Foolish Things by Rod Stewart with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “These Foolish Things chords”, “These Foolish Things guitar chords”, or “Rod Stewart These Foolish Things 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 These Foolish Things chords and for experienced players who want accurate These Foolish Things lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include F#6, D#m7, G#m9, C#7, A, G#9.

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What key is "These Foolish Things" in?

The chords for "These Foolish Things" show the original chord names (including F#6, D#m7, G#m9, C#7, A, G#9). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.