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[Intro]
G     C   G
[Verse]
Well, baby, what ya trying to D7proveEm  
By Bbbeing aAmloneD  
And Gno one can get through to D7youEm  
Is there A7anyone Dhome?
[Chorus]
So, Cdon't D7say that it's Glove you lEmackedC  
I paid the D7price and now we're Gpaying the tEmaxC  
I gave it D7all, I gBmot nothing bEack
Only a Amfool gives a Gheart Dlike GthatC  G  C  G  
[Verse]
Well, I said that you never gave D7enoughEm  
And I Bbknow that it's trAmueD  
I Gsee now that you never gave it D7upEm  
So you'd have A7nothing to Dlose
[Chorus]
So, Cdon't D7say that it's Glove you lEmackedC  
I paid the D7price and now we're Gpaying the tEmaxC  
I gave it D7all, I gBmot nothing bEack
Only a Amfool gives a Gheart Dlike CthatG  C  G  Bm  
[Bridge]
I know that I neCed youBm  
And that made you EscaredF#m7  
If I'd known how to reGach you
But I'm Cgiving up, it's Dtoo late to care
[Verse]
Well, GI guess that it's really over D7nowEm  
This is Bbwhere I beAmlongD  
And Gbaby, you know it's kind of funny D7howEm  
All the A7tears made me Dstrong
[Chorus]
CDon't D7say that it's Glove you lEmackedC  
I paid the D7price and now we're Gpaying the tEmaxC  
I gave it D7all, I gBmot nothing bEack
Only a Amfool gives a Dheart like Emthat
Only a Amfool gives a Gheart Dlike Gthat
[Outro]
C   G   C   G

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Only A Fool

by Karla Bonoff

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m7

[Intro]

G C G

[Verse]

D7 Em

Well, baby, what ya trying to prove

Bb Am D

By being alone

G D7 Em

And no one can get through to you

A7 D

Is there anyone home?

[Chorus]

C D7 G Em C

So, don't say that it's love you lacked

D7 G Em C

I paid the price and now we're paying the tax

D7 Bm E

I gave it all, I got nothing back

Am G D G C G C G

Only a fool gives a heart like that

[Verse]

D7 Em

Well, I said that you never gave enough

Bb Am D

And I know that it's true

G D7 Em

I see now that you never gave it up

A7 D

So you'd have nothing to lose

[Chorus]

C D7 G Em C

So, don't say that it's love you lacked

D7 G Em C

I paid the price and now we're paying the tax

D7 Bm E

I gave it all, I got nothing back

Am G D C G C G Bm

Only a fool gives a heart like that

[Bridge]

C Bm

I know that I need you

E F#m7

And that made you scared

If I'd known how to reach you

C D

But I'm giving up, it's too late to care

[Verse]

G D7 Em

Well, I guess that it's really over now

Bb Am D

This is where I belong

G D7 Em

And baby, you know it's kind of funny how

A7 D

All the tears made me strong

[Chorus]

C D7 G Em C

Don't say that it's love you lacked

D7 G Em C

I paid the price and now we're paying the tax

D7 Bm E

I gave it all, I got nothing back

Am D Em

Only a fool gives a heart like that

Am G D G

Only a fool gives a heart like that

[Outro]

C G C G

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