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The Fool:Billy Crash Craddock.
 - Album - You Better Move On - on
CARTWHEEL Records in 1971.
(Sanford Clark cover, #7 in 1956.)
(Intro)
  G   Bb   Gm7   G(x3)
(Verse 1)
GGather, round me, buddies..Chold your glasses
Dhigh.
And Gdrink, to a fool, a crazy fool, who Dtold
his baby, goodGbye.
(Verse 2)
GToo late, he's found, he loves her, so Cmuch
he wants to Ddie.
But Gdrink, to a fool, a crazy fool, who Dtold
his baby, goodGbye.
(Chorus)
He Dneeds her, he needs her Gso.
He Dwonders..why he Clet her Dgo-oh-oh-oh.
(Verse 3)
GShe's found, a new love, buddy..Che's a lucky
Dguy.
So Gdrink to the fool, cause I'm that fool, who
Dtold, my baby, goodGbye.
(Interlude)
  G   Bb   Gm7   G(x3)
(Chorus)
He Dneeds her, he needs her Gso.
He Dwonders..why he Clet her Dgo-oh-oh-oh-oh.
(Verse 4)
GShe's found, a new love, buddy..Che's a lucky
Dguy.
So Gdrink to the fool, cause I'm that fool, who
Dtold, my baby, goodGbye.
(Outro)
who Dtold my baby, goodGbye..who Dtold my baby,
goodGbye..who Dtold my baby, goodGbye..(Fade.)
A fifties/seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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The Fool

by Billy Crash Craddock

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Gm7

The Fool:Billy Crash Craddock.

- Album - You Better Move On - on

CARTWHEEL Records in 1971.

(Sanford Clark cover, #7 in 1956.)

(Intro)

G Bb Gm7 G

(x3)

(Verse 1)

G C

Gather, round me, buddies..hold your glasses

high.

G D

And drink, to a fool, a crazy fool, who told

his baby, goodbye.

(Verse 2)

G C

Too late, he's found, he loves her, so much

he wants to die.

G D

But drink, to a fool, a crazy fool, who told

his baby, goodbye.

(Chorus)

D G

He needs her, he needs her so.

D C D

He wonders..why he let her go-oh-oh-oh.

(Verse 3)

G C

She's found, a new love, buddy..he's a lucky

guy.

So drink to the fool, cause I'm that fool, who

D G

told, my baby, goodbye.

(Interlude)

G Bb Gm7 G

(x3)

(Chorus)

D G

He needs her, he needs her so.

D C D

He wonders..why he let her go-oh-oh-oh-oh.

(Verse 4)

G C

She's found, a new love, buddy..he's a lucky

guy.

So drink to the fool, cause I'm that fool, who

D G

told, my baby, goodbye.

(Outro)

D G D

who told my baby, goodbye..who told my baby,

G D G

goodbye..who told my baby, goodbye..(Fade.)

A fifties/seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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