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A Fool There Was

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[Intro]
 F   Cmaj7x4
 F   Em   Dm   Cx3
[Verse]
  FA Emfoo-oDmol there waCs
  FA Emfoo-oDmol there waCs
FDecision after decEmision, I
DmSpite myseClf because
FIf ever a Emfool there was
DmWhat a fool there Cwas
[Chorus]
F#mYou can't put tG#mhat on C#mme
F#mYou can't put tG#mhat on C#mme
F#mI know what you G#msaid about C#mme
F#mAnd I G#mmostly aC#mgree
F#mBut you can't pG#mut that C#mon meC  
[Verse]
  FA Emfoo-oDmol there waCs
  FA Emfoo-oDmol there waCs
FIncision after incEmision, I
Spite myself because
FIf ever a Emfool there was
DmWhat a fool there Cwas
[Chorus]
But you F#mcan't put G#mthat on C#mme
You F#mmustn't put G#mthat one oC#mn me, no
I knF#mow what you G#msay about C#mme, oh
F#mAnd I G#mmostly aC#mgree
But you F#mcan't put G#mthat on C#mmeC  G  
[Middle]
And Call your tastes and prEeferences
They're mA7easured out in Moscow miles, aDmnd the
WGolf prints in the sCnow
Led us off the stGraight and narrow
CAnd croEoked smiles are frA7om one too many
Sad goodbDmyes
No lGonger say hellCo, hello hellGo, ooh
 C   E   A7   A7   Dm   G   C   Gx3
[Outro]
 F   Cmaj7x4

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A Fool There Was

by Peter Doherty & The Puta Madres

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

F#m

G#m

C#m

[Intro]

F Cmaj7

F Em Dm C

[Verse]

F Em Dm C

A foo-ool there was

F Em Dm C

A foo-ool there was

F Em

Decision after decision, I

Dm C

Spite myself because

F Em

If ever a fool there was

Dm C

What a fool there was

[Chorus]

F#m G#m C#m

You can't put that on me

F#m G#m C#m

You can't put that on me

F#m G#m C#m

I know what you said about me

F#m G#m C#m

And I mostly agree

F#m G#m C#m C

But you can't put that on me

[Verse]

F Em Dm C

A foo-ool there was

F Em Dm C

A foo-ool there was

F Em

Incision after incision, I

Spite myself because

F Em

If ever a fool there was

Dm C

What a fool there was

[Chorus]

F#m G#m C#m

But you can't put that on me

F#m G#m C#m

You mustn't put that one on me, no

F#m G#m C#m

I know what you say about me, oh

F#m G#m C#m

And I mostly agree

F#m G#m C#m C G

But you can't put that on me

[Middle]

C E

And all your tastes and preferences

A7 Dm

They're measured out in Moscow miles, and the

G C

Wolf prints in the snow

Led us off the straight and narrow

C E A7

And crooked smiles are from one too many

Sad goodbyes

G C G

No longer say hello, hello hello, ooh

C E A7 A7 Dm G C G

[Outro]

F Cmaj7

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