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Fool To Cry

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[Chords to be plyed with these variations]
       G320033
     C/G332010
    D/F#200232
      Em022000
 Cmaj7/G332000
    C2/G332030
     Em6042000
  Emadd4002000
[Intro]
 G   C/G   Cmaj7/G    C/G(x2)
[Verse 1]
 GWhen I come home baby       C/GAnd I've been Cmaj7/Gworking all night C/Glong
                  GI put my daughter on my knee,        C/Gand shCmaj7/Ge saysC/G  
       G"Daddy     what's wC/Grong?"Cmaj7/G  C/G  
 GShe whispers in my ear so sweet       C/GYou know what Cmaj7/Gshe says? She saysC/G  
[Chorus]
      D/F#"Daddy you're a Emfool to cry   You're Cmaj7/Ga fool to C2/Gcry
And it mEm6akes me wonder wCmaj7/Ghy."C2/G  
[Interlude] 
 G   C/G   Cmaj7/G    C/G(x2)
[Verse 2]
     GYou know, I got a woman        C/GAnd she lCmaj7/Gives in the poor pC/Gart of townG  
and I go see her sometimes     C/GAnd we make Cmaj7/Glove, so fiC/GneG  
        I put my head on her shoulder       C/GShe says, "Cmaj7/GTell me all your tC/Groubles."
        GYou know what she says? She saysC/G  Cmaj7/G  C/G  
[Chorus]
      D/F#"Daddy you're a Emfool to cry   You're Cmaj7/Ga fool to C2/Gcry
And it mEm6akes me wonder wCmaj7/Ghy."C2/G  
[Interlude]
 G   C/G   Cmaj7/G     C/G(x2)
[Verse 3]
GEven my friends say to me sometimes    C/GAnd make out like I don't understand them
   GYou know what they say? They say:C/G  
[Chorus]
      D/F#"Daddy you're a Emfool to cry   You're Cmaj7/Ga fool to C2/Gcry
And it mEm6akes me wonder..Cmaj7/G...whyyyyEm7yy."Emadd4  Cmaj7/G  C2/G  
[Solo]
Em  Emadd4 Cmaj7/G C2/G
[Outro]
EmI'm a fool baby    Emadd4ahi ahiCmaj7/G  C2/G  
EmI'm a fool baby    Emadd4ahi ahiCmaj7/G  C2/G  
EmI'm a certified Emadd4fool, nowCmaj7/G  C2/G  
EmI want to tell yEmadd4aCmaj7/G  C2/G  
EmGotta tell ya, bEmadd4abyCmaj7/G  C2/G  
EmI'm a fool babyEmadd4  Cmaj7/G  C2/G  
EmI'm a fool babyEmadd4  Cmaj7/G  C2/G  
EmCertified fool fEmadd4or ya, mama, cCmaj7/Gome onC2/G  
EmI'm a foolEmadd4  Cmaj7/G  C2/G  
EmI'm a foolEmadd4  Cmaj7/G  C2/G  
EmI'm a foolEmadd4  Cmaj7/G  C2/G  

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Fool To Cry

by The Rolling Stones

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

D/F#

Cmaj7/G

C2/G

Em6

Emadd4

Em7

[Chords to be plyed with these variations]

320033

C/G

332010

D/F#

200232

022000

Cmaj7/G

332000

C2/G

332030

Em6

042000

Emadd4

002000

[Intro]

G C/G Cmaj7/G C/G

(x2)

[Verse 1]

G C/G Cmaj7/G C/G

When I come home baby And I've been working all night long

G C/G Cmaj7/G C/G

I put my daughter on my knee, and she says

G C/G Cmaj7/G C/G

"Daddy what's wrong?"

G C/G Cmaj7/G C/G

She whispers in my ear so sweet You know what she says? She says

[Chorus]

D/F# Em Cmaj7/G C2/G

"Daddy you're a fool to cry You're a fool to cry

Em6 Cmaj7/G C2/G

And it makes me wonder why."

[Interlude]

G C/G Cmaj7/G C/G

(x2)

[Verse 2]

G C/G Cmaj7/G C/G G

You know, I got a woman And she lives in the poor part of town

C/G Cmaj7/G C/G G

and I go see her sometimes And we make love, so fine

C/G Cmaj7/G C/G

I put my head on her shoulder She says, "Tell me all your troubles."

G C/G Cmaj7/G C/G

You know what she says? She says

[Chorus]

D/F# Em Cmaj7/G C2/G

"Daddy you're a fool to cry You're a fool to cry

Em6 Cmaj7/G C2/G

And it makes me wonder why."

[Interlude]

G C/G Cmaj7/G C/G

(x2)

[Verse 3]

G C/G

Even my friends say to me sometimes And make out like I don't understand them

G C/G

You know what they say? They say:

[Chorus]

D/F# Em Cmaj7/G C2/G

"Daddy you're a fool to cry You're a fool to cry

Em6 Cmaj7/G Em7 Emadd4 Cmaj7/G C2/G

And it makes me wonder.....whyyyyyy."

[Solo]

Em Emadd4 Cmaj7/G C2/G

[Outro]

Em Emadd4 Cmaj7/G C2/G

I'm a fool baby ahi ahi

Em Emadd4 Cmaj7/G C2/G

I'm a fool baby ahi ahi

Em Emadd4 Cmaj7/G C2/G

I'm a certified fool, now

Em Emadd4 Cmaj7/G C2/G

I want to tell ya

Em Emadd4 Cmaj7/G C2/G

Gotta tell ya, baby

Em Emadd4 Cmaj7/G C2/G

I'm a fool baby

Em Emadd4 Cmaj7/G C2/G

I'm a fool baby

Em Emadd4 Cmaj7/G C2/G

Certified fool for ya, mama, come on

Em Emadd4 Cmaj7/G C2/G

I'm a fool

Em Emadd4 Cmaj7/G C2/G

I'm a fool

Em Emadd4 Cmaj7/G C2/G

I'm a fool

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