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Foolish Thing

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[Verse 1]
AmGood morEning
GWelcome to the kDingdom
AmI’ve got Emy duckGs all in a roDw
They’re exAmactly how I Elike Gthem
But nDow I’m afraFmaj7id
They’ve gone
AmGood afEternoonG  
I’m losing focDus
AmMy soldiEers are puGtting down theDir guns
And I Amthink, ‘oh Emno’,
WheGre will they Dgo?
Fmaj7Maybe all this time
Maybe all this time I’ve been wrong
[Chorus]
CFalling in lovGm7e was another foolish Fthing
That I never really needed
CBut you were the fGm7irst to change my minFd
CYou’re knocking me Gm7off of my horse and Fhere I lay
Fallen and defeated
DmI’d leavEe it all behFind
For this foG7olish thing of mine
[Verse 2]
AmThe jesEter seGnt his resiDgnation
AmAnd my tEower has crGumbled to the gDround
And as fAmar as I sEee
I would mGuch rather bDe
In Fmaj7a place you would appear
AmAs if EI needGed a distDraction
AmAs if EI wantGed an attDack
But a pAmrince in disEmtress
Needs a dGamsel to teDst
What he Fmaj7always feared
Fmaj7I couldn’t run, I couldn’t hide
Or look away, If I tried to
[Chorus]
CFalling in lovGm7e was another foolish Fthing
That I never really needed
CBut you were the fGm7irst to change my minFd
CYou’re knocking me Gm7off of my horse and Fhere I lay
Fallen and defeated
DmI’d leavEe it all behFind
For this foG7olish thing of mine
[Bridge]
EbI’ll close the doBbor
And put it to bEbed
My lonelAminess
[Instrumental]
C Gm7 F
[Chorus]
CFalling in lovGm7e was another foolish Fthing
That I never really needed
CBut you were the fGm7irst to change my minFd
CYou’re knocking me Gm7off of my horse and Fhere I lay
Fallen and defeated
DmI’d leavEe it all behFind
For this foG7olish thing of mine
[Outro]
DFaAmlliEmng Gin love
Falling in love ...

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Foolish Thing

by Darren Criss

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Fmaj7

Gm7

[Verse 1]

Am E

Good morning

G D

Welcome to the kingdom

Am E G D

I’ve got my ducks all in a row

Am E G

They’re exactly how I like them

D Fmaj7

But now I’m afraid

They’ve gone

Am E G

Good afternoon

I’m losing focus

Am E G D

My soldiers are putting down their guns

Am Em

And I think, ‘oh no’,

G D

Where will they go?

Fmaj7

Maybe all this time

Maybe all this time I’ve been wrong

[Chorus]

C Gm7 F

Falling in love was another foolish thing

That I never really needed

C Gm7 F

But you were the first to change my mind

C Gm7 F

You’re knocking me off of my horse and here I lay

Fallen and defeated

Dm E F

I’d leave it all behind

For this foolish thing of mine

[Verse 2]

Am E G D

The jester sent his resignation

Am E G D

And my tower has crumbled to the ground

Am E

And as far as I see

G D

I would much rather be

Fmaj7

In a place you would appear

Am E G D

As if I needed a distraction

Am E G D

As if I wanted an attack

Am Em

But a prince in distress

G D

Needs a damsel to test

Fmaj7

What he always feared

Fmaj7

I couldn’t run, I couldn’t hide

Or look away, If I tried to

[Chorus]

C Gm7 F

Falling in love was another foolish thing

That I never really needed

C Gm7 F

But you were the first to change my mind

C Gm7 F

You’re knocking me off of my horse and here I lay

Fallen and defeated

Dm E F

I’d leave it all behind

For this foolish thing of mine

[Bridge]

Eb Bb

I’ll close the door

And put it to bed

My loneliness

[Instrumental]

C Gm7 F

[Chorus]

C Gm7 F

Falling in love was another foolish thing

That I never really needed

C Gm7 F

But you were the first to change my mind

C Gm7 F

You’re knocking me off of my horse and here I lay

Fallen and defeated

Dm E F

I’d leave it all behind

For this foolish thing of mine

[Outro]

D Am Em G

Falling in love

Falling in love ...

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