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[Intro]
  C    F    G    F    C    Gx2
[Verse]
Listen, don't turn aDway now
CYou know there's a Ffirst time for these Gfeelings
Speak to me, show me the Dway now
CAre my hopes all Fempty dreams, or Dmmust we say Ggoodbye
[Pre-Chorus]
Couldn't beClieve my heart could be Gbroken
Didn't you Cknow my deFfences were Gdown
Now all those Emwords we left unAmspoken
Turned my Fwhole world upside Gdown
[Chorus]
Couldn't you Csee it in the beGginning
Wasn't it Cobvious Fright from the Gstart
Only a Emfool believes he's Amwinning
When he's Flost his ace of Ghearts
Only a Cfool
[Instrumental]
F  G  F  C  G
[Verse]
Please, don't walk aDway now
CWhy do you Fhurt me with your Gsilence
I can't understand this game you are Dplaying
CLately it's been Fon my mind I Dmhad to let you Gknow
[Pre-Chorus]
Couldn't beClieve my heart could be Gbroken
Didn't you Cknow my deFfences were Gdown
Now all those Emwords we left unAmspoken
Turned my Fwhole world upside Gdown
[Chorus]
Couldn't you Csee it in the beGginning
Wasn't it Cobvious Fright from the Gstart
Only a Emfool believes he's Amwinning
When he's Flost his ace of Ghearts
Only a Cfool
[Instrumental]
  F    G    F    C    Gx2
[Pre-Chorus]
Couldn't beClieve my heart could be Gbroken
Didn't you Cknow my deFfenses were Gdown
Now all those Emwords we left unAmspoken
Turned my Fwhole world upside Gdown
[Chorus]
Couldn't you Csee it in the beGginning
Wasn't it Cobvious Fright from the Gstart
Only a Emfool believes he's Amwinning
When he's Flost his ace of Ghearts
[Pre-Chorus]
Couldn't beClieve my heart could be Gbroken
Didn't you Cknow my deFfences were Gdown
Now all those Emwords we left unAmspoken
Turned my Fwhole world upside Gdown
[Chorus]
Couldn't you Csee it in the beGginning
Wasn't it Cobvious Fright from the Gstart
Only a Emfool believes he's Amwinning
When he's Flost his ace of Ghearts

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Only A Fool

by Maura O'Connell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F G F C G

[Verse]

Listen, don't turn away now

C F G

You know there's a first time for these feelings

Speak to me, show me the way now

C F Dm G

Are my hopes all empty dreams, or must we say goodbye

[Pre-Chorus]

C G

Couldn't believe my heart could be broken

C F G

Didn't you know my defences were down

Em Am

Now all those words we left unspoken

F G

Turned my whole world upside down

[Chorus]

C G

Couldn't you see it in the beginning

C F G

Wasn't it obvious right from the start

Em Am

Only a fool believes he's winning

F G

When he's lost his ace of hearts

Only a fool

[Instrumental]

F G F C G

[Verse]

Please, don't walk away now

C F G

Why do you hurt me with your silence

I can't understand this game you are playing

C F Dm G

Lately it's been on my mind I had to let you know

[Pre-Chorus]

C G

Couldn't believe my heart could be broken

C F G

Didn't you know my defences were down

Em Am

Now all those words we left unspoken

F G

Turned my whole world upside down

[Chorus]

C G

Couldn't you see it in the beginning

C F G

Wasn't it obvious right from the start

Em Am

Only a fool believes he's winning

F G

When he's lost his ace of hearts

Only a fool

[Instrumental]

F G F C G

[Pre-Chorus]

C G

Couldn't believe my heart could be broken

C F G

Didn't you know my defenses were down

Em Am

Now all those words we left unspoken

F G

Turned my whole world upside down

[Chorus]

C G

Couldn't you see it in the beginning

C F G

Wasn't it obvious right from the start

Em Am

Only a fool believes he's winning

F G

When he's lost his ace of hearts

[Pre-Chorus]

C G

Couldn't believe my heart could be broken

C F G

Didn't you know my defences were down

Em Am

Now all those words we left unspoken

F G

Turned my whole world upside down

[Chorus]

C G

Couldn't you see it in the beginning

C F G

Wasn't it obvious right from the start

Em Am

Only a fool believes he's winning

F G

When he's lost his ace of hearts

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