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Foolish Love

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Single Strum in the intro
[Intro]
DI don't want to F#mhold you and Gfeel so Dhelpless
DI don't want to F#msmell you and Glose my Dsenses
And Gmsmile in slow Dmotion
With Aeyes in Dlove
I Gtwist Alike a cDorkscrew
The GmsweetAness Drising
I Gdrink from the Abottle, CweeC/Bping
AWhy won't you Dlast?
AaugWhy can't you Dlast?
Em F#m
[Verse 1]
So I will Dwalk Gwithout Dcare
GBeat my Dsnare
GLook like a Dman who means Abusiness
DGo to all the Gposhest Dplaces
With their faGmiliar Dfaces
GTerminate Dall signs of Aweakness
[Chorus]
Oh, Dall Gfor the Dsake
DAll Gfor the Dsake
Of a EmfooF#mlish DloveA  
[Verse 2]
I will Dtake my Gcoffee Dblack
GNever Dsnack
GHang with the Dwolves who are Asheepish
DFlow through the Gveins of Dtown
GAlways Dfrown
GMe and my Dmistress, the Aprincess
[Chorus]
Oh, Dall Gfor the Dsake
DAll Gfor the Dsake
Of a EmfooF#mlish Dlove
AYeah, yeahEm  F#m  D  A  
[Verse 2]
So the Dday GNoah's Dark Gfloats down Dpark
My Geyes will be Dsimply glazed Aover
Or better Dyet GI'll wear Dshades on Gsunless Ddays
And when the Gsun's out, I'll Dstay in and Aslumber
[Chorus]
Oh, Dall Gfor the Dsake
DAll Gfor the Dsake
Of a EmfooF#mlish Dlove
GFor the Dsake
DAll Gfor the Dsake
Of a EmfooF#mlish DloveA  
[Outro]
DI don't want to hold you and Gfeel so Dhelpless
DI don't want to smell you and Glose my Dsenses
And Gmsmile in slow Dmotion
With Aeyes in Dlove

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Foolish Love

by Rufus Wainwright

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C/B

Aaug

Single Strum in the intro

[Intro]

D F#m G D

I don't want to hold you and feel so helpless

D F#m G D

I don't want to smell you and lose my senses

Gm D

And smile in slow motion

A D

With eyes in love

G A D

I twist like a corkscrew

Gm A D

The sweetness rising

G A C C/B

I drink from the bottle, weeping

A D

Why won't you last?

Aaug D

Why can't you last?

Em F#m

[Verse 1]

D G D

So I will walk without care

G D

Beat my snare

G D A

Look like a man who means business

D G D

Go to all the poshest places

G D

With their familiar faces

G D A

Terminate all signs of weakness

[Chorus]

D G D

Oh, all for the sake

D G D

All for the sake

Em F#m D A

Of a foolish love

[Verse 2]

D G D

I will take my coffee black

G D

Never snack

G D A

Hang with the wolves who are sheepish

D G D

Flow through the veins of town

G D

Always frown

G D A

Me and my mistress, the princess

[Chorus]

D G D

Oh, all for the sake

D G D

All for the sake

Em F#m D

Of a foolish love

A Em F#m D A

Yeah, yeah

[Verse 2]

D G D G D

So the day Noah's ark floats down park

G D A

My eyes will be simply glazed over

D G D G D

Or better yet I'll wear shades on sunless days

G D A

And when the sun's out, I'll stay in and slumber

[Chorus]

D G D

Oh, all for the sake

D G D

All for the sake

Em F#m D

Of a foolish love

G D

For the sake

D G D

All for the sake

Em F#m D A

Of a foolish love

[Outro]

D G D

I don't want to hold you and feel so helpless

D G D

I don't want to smell you and lose my senses

Gm D

And smile in slow motion

A D

With eyes in love

About Foolish Love Chords by Rufus Wainwright

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What key is "Foolish Love" in?

The chords for "Foolish Love" show the original chord names (including D, F#m, G, Gm, A, C). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.