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Fooling Myself

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Going between G and Em, pluck the 6th string (thickest string) with finger on second fret.
e  ---G3----------Em0----------G3----------Em0----------
B  ---0----------0----------0----------0----------
G  ---0----------0----------0----------0----------
D  ---0----------2----------0----------2----------
A  ---2----------2----------2----------2----------
E  ---3-------2--0-------2--3-------2--0----------
Chorus Chord Shapes:
F#m7    X  9  11 9  10 X
B7      7  9  7  8  7  X
Em7     X  7  9  7  8  7
A7      X  0  2  0  2  0
G       3  2  0  0  0  X      
B7      X  2  1  2  0  X 
Em7     0  1  0  0  0  X  
A7      X  0  2  0  2  0
[Intro]
G[VerEmse 1]G  Em  
GIt took a lot to introEmduce myself
GI had to put my heart up Emon the shelf
I didn't Cknow that it could be so GhardEm  
G[VerEmse 2]
GThat night I got home, I was Emall alone
GAnd left to wonder about the Emgreat unknown
Oh, was it Clove or was I fooling mysGelfEm  
[CHORUS]
And I F#m7hope that B7time doesn't Em7pass us A7by
Or am I fooling myGself
fooling myB7self,
fooling myEm7selfA7  
[Verse 3]
GSo I tried not to Emgive into Gthe silly games but I'm sEmtuck to you
And I Chope that your words are GtrueEm  
GHere I am, I'm waiting Emfull of fear
Cus' I Cknow that love comes and GdisappearsEm  
[CHORUS]
And I F#m7hope that B7time doesn't Em7pass us A7by
Or am I fooling myGself
fooling myB7self,
fooling myEm7selfA7  
[Outro]
And I F#m7hope that B7time doesn't Em7pass us A7by

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Fooling Myself

by Dana Williams

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m7

Em7

Going between G and Em, pluck the 6th string (thickest string) with finger on second fret.

G Em G Em

e ---3----------0----------3----------0----------

B ---0----------0----------0----------0----------

G ---0----------0----------0----------0----------

D ---0----------2----------0----------2----------

A ---2----------2----------2----------2----------

E ---3-------2--0-------2--3-------2--0----------

Chorus Chord Shapes:

F#m7 X 9 11 9 10 X

B7 7 9 7 8 7 X

Em7 X 7 9 7 8 7

A7 X 0 2 0 2 0

G 3 2 0 0 0 X

B7 X 2 1 2 0 X

Em7 0 1 0 0 0 X

A7 X 0 2 0 2 0

[Intro]

G Em G Em

[Verse 1]

G Em

It took a lot to introduce myself

G Em

I had to put my heart up on the shelf

C G Em

I didn't know that it could be so hard

G Em

[Verse 2]

G Em

That night I got home, I was all alone

G Em

And left to wonder about the great unknown

C G Em

Oh, was it love or was I fooling myself

[CHORUS]

F#m7 B7 Em7 A7

And I hope that time doesn't pass us by

Or am I fooling myself

fooling myself,

Em7 A7

fooling myself

[Verse 3]

G Em G Em

So I tried not to give into the silly games but I'm stuck to you

C G Em

And I hope that your words are true

G Em

Here I am, I'm waiting full of fear

C G Em

Cus' I know that love comes and disappears

[CHORUS]

F#m7 B7 Em7 A7

And I hope that time doesn't pass us by

Or am I fooling myself

fooling myself,

Em7 A7

fooling myself

[Outro]

F#m7 B7 Em7 A7

And I hope that time doesn't pass us by

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