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[Verse 1]
C/EI've D/F#spent Gfive years in prison and you seldom even visit but you Cdo
You Gtell me you don't care, the lipstick that you wear tells me Cyou do
The Gpapers you wont sign, the empty dotted line, they're the Creason you wont say we're through
Cause Gdeep inside you're mine, if you dig you're gonna find that Call I did I did for you
CWait and see I'm holdin' on for Gyou
Be Cfive more years and I'll take you somewhere Gnew
And if you change your heart and G7find another
I will Cbend these bars to get to C#m7b5you my lover
It takes a Gfool to do but a Dfool I am for CyouG  C/G  G  
[Verse 2]
A Gfool you called it rightly, prison suits you nicely, yes it'Cs true
It's Gnot the ring I care for, it's just to have you there for mCe, it's true
They Gcaught you stealin' jewelry, thought that you could fool me
you Cthought you fooled me last time too
ThGree repeat offenses, ten years on your sentence I'll Csee you when a decade's through
CFine by me but I'm holdin' out for Gyou
CFive years here and I'm bound for somewhere Gnew
And if I steal away and they should G7catch me runnin'
I would Csorely hope that you would C#m7b5be there gunnin'
It takes a Gfool to do but a Dfool I am for CyouG  C/G  G  
[Instrumental]
G  C  G  C (boom-chuck on root and fifth)
[Verse 3]
Five Gyears left on my sentence and I felt I'd served my penance so I Ctunneled my way through the wall
You Gshowed up lookin' dirty, I said "You're five years early, it's dCinner time, you should have called."
My Gchariot's a Pinto, ignore the broken window and Cthen the pistol, baby doll.
"You Gmust be crazy, prison's made you lazy cause a Cpistol cant do nothin' at all."
CTake my hand I'm still in love with Gyou
With Cfive years there and I'll take you somewhere Gnew
And if we burn the bridge over G7troubled water
I would Csteal the change it takes to C#m7b5call your father(mother)
It takes a Gfool to do but a Dfool I am for CyouG  C/G  G  
It takes a Gfool to do but a Dfool I am for CyouG  C/G  G  D/F#  G  

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The Fool I Am

by Michael Claytor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

D/F#

C#m7b5

C/G

[Verse 1]

C/E D/F# G C

I've spent five years in prison and you seldom even visit but you do

G C

You tell me you don't care, the lipstick that you wear tells me you do

G C

The papers you wont sign, the empty dotted line, they're the reason you wont say we're through

G C

Cause deep inside you're mine, if you dig you're gonna find that all I did I did for you

C G

Wait and see I'm holdin' on for you

C G

Be five more years and I'll take you somewhere new

And if you change your heart and find another

C C#m7b5

I will bend these bars to get to you my lover

G D C G C/G G

It takes a fool to do but a fool I am for you

[Verse 2]

G C

A fool you called it rightly, prison suits you nicely, yes it's true

G C

It's not the ring I care for, it's just to have you there for me, it's true

They caught you stealin' jewelry, thought that you could fool me

you thought you fooled me last time too

G C

Three repeat offenses, ten years on your sentence I'll see you when a decade's through

C G

Fine by me but I'm holdin' out for you

C G

Five years here and I'm bound for somewhere new

And if I steal away and they should catch me runnin'

C C#m7b5

I would sorely hope that you would be there gunnin'

G D C G C/G G

It takes a fool to do but a fool I am for you

[Instrumental]

G C G C (boom-chuck on root and fifth)

[Verse 3]

G C

Five years left on my sentence and I felt I'd served my penance so I tunneled my way through the wall

G C

You showed up lookin' dirty, I said "You're five years early, it's dinner time, you should have called."

G C

My chariot's a Pinto, ignore the broken window and then the pistol, baby doll.

G C

"You must be crazy, prison's made you lazy cause a pistol cant do nothin' at all."

C G

Take my hand I'm still in love with you

C G

With five years there and I'll take you somewhere new

And if we burn the bridge over troubled water

C C#m7b5

I would steal the change it takes to call your father(mother)

G D C G C/G G

It takes a fool to do but a fool I am for you

G D C G C/G G D/F# G

It takes a fool to do but a fool I am for you

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