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Fools Errand

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Am/C: X32210
C6:   302210
C/G:  332010
[Intro]
Am/C
[Verse 1]
Am/CI   kAm7new yAm/Cou fiAm7ne  
Am/Csight Am7dream Am/Cof  mAm7ine 
But Am/CI   kAm7now Am/Cmy  eAm7yes C/Gthey've Bbof - C/Gten Alied
And I Dmove Alike Dblood, Alike Dfire Aand Dflood
DesC6pite you
[Verse 2]
Am/CBlind Am7love Am/Ccouldn't Am7win 
As the Am/Cfacts Am7all Am/Ccame Am7in  
But Am/CI   kAm7now Am/CI'll aAm7gain C/Gchase Bbaf - C/Gter Awind
What Dhave AI Dgot Aif Dnot Aa Dthought?
C6I knew, oh I knew
FI knew
[Chorus]
   DmIt was a fool's Em7errand        C/G  
Cmaj9Waiting for  Ama sign
   GI can't   Fleave until the C/Gsight comes to Fmind
A Dmfool's    Gerrand         C6  
[Verse 3]
Am/CLife Am7will Am/Cre - Am7peat
Am/CVi - Am7sion Am/CI    Am7see 
The Am/Cmouth Am7and Am/Cthe tAm7eeth, C/Gthat's Bbfine C/Gwith Ame
What Dhave AI Dgot Aif Dnot Aa Dthought?
C6I knew, oh I knew
FI knew
[Chorus]
   DmIt was a fool's Em7errand        C/G  
Cmaj9Waiting for  Ama sign
   GI can't   Fleave until the C/Gsight comes to Fmind
    DmA fool's      Em7errand        C/G  
But Cmaj9I can maAmke it through
  GI was Fthin and I C/Gsaw life in Fyou
A Dmfool's    Em7errand

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Fools Errand

by Fleet Foxes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am/C

Am7

C/G

Em7

Cmaj9

Am/C: X32210

C6: 302210

C/G: 332010

[Intro]

Am/C

[Verse 1]

Am/C Am7 Am/C Am7

I knew you fine

Am/C Am7 Am/C Am7

sight dream of mine

Am/C Am7 Am/C Am7 C/G Bb C/G A

But I know my eyes they've of - ten lied

D A D A D A D

And I move like blood, like fire and flood

Despite you

[Verse 2]

Am/C Am7 Am/C Am7

Blind love couldn't win

Am/C Am7 Am/C Am7

As the facts all came in

Am/C Am7 Am/C Am7 C/G Bb C/G A

But I know I'll again chase af - ter wind

D A D A D A D

What have I got if not a thought?

I knew, oh I knew

I knew

[Chorus]

Dm Em7 C/G

It was a fool's errand

Cmaj9 Am

Waiting for a sign

G F C/G F

I can't leave until the sight comes to mind

Dm G C6

A fool's errand

[Verse 3]

Am/C Am7 Am/C Am7

Life will re - peat

Am/C Am7 Am/C Am7

Vi - sion I see

Am/C Am7 Am/C Am7 C/G Bb C/G A

The mouth and the teeth, that's fine with me

D A D A D A D

What have I got if not a thought?

I knew, oh I knew

I knew

[Chorus]

Dm Em7 C/G

It was a fool's errand

Cmaj9 Am

Waiting for a sign

G F C/G F

I can't leave until the sight comes to mind

Dm Em7 C/G

A fool's errand

Cmaj9 Am

But I can make it through

G F C/G F

I was thin and I saw life in you

Dm Em7

A fool's errand

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