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Verse:
  A    A    D    ESAome people say that I threw my brain F#away
That I'm illDogical and I doEn't have much to AsayD  E  
ASome people say that it's foolish to bF#elieve
In what we cDannot seEe, so we're deceiveAd
Prechor:
DAll thBat I can F#do is liDsten to you
DAll that Byou can bF#e is out therEe, you'll see
Chorus:
DEvery single time that I eBxplain to you my reasons why
F#You turn away, you close your eyes, and then Ayou cut me down to size
D E
Verse:
  A    A    D     E  ASome people say that I threw my vote aF#way
The moment DI decided Eto live life this AwayD  E  
ASome people say that it's foolish to F#believe
In what we canDnot sEee, so we're deceivAed
DI'm not here to mEake you all aF#gree
DBut have you truly studied Ethis historicaAlly?
Prechor:
DAll thBat I can F#do is liDsten to you
DAll that Byou can bF#e is out therEe, you'll see
pickscrape
Chorus:
DEvery single time that I eBxplain to you my reasons why
F#You turn away, you close your eyes, and then Ayou cut me down to size
DEvery single time that I eBxplain to you my reasons why
You F#turn away, you close your mind
Your hAeart's just not prepared to find some Dmeaning, some mEeaning
Bridge:
Just F#wait, Eand listen to that voDice
It caAlls so EquieF#tly, for Eyou to make a cDhoice
What will it bF#e?E  D  E  
What will iF#t beE?D  E  
Chorus:
DEvery single time that I eBxplain to you my reasons why
F#You turn away, you close your eyes, and then Ayou cut me down to size
DEvery single time that I eBxplain to you my reasons why
You F#turn away, you close your mind
Your hAeart's just not prepared to find some Dmeaning, some mEeaning
outro:   A    A    D    E  A  

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Foolish

by MxPx

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Verse:

A A D E A F#

Some people say that I threw my brain away

D E A D E

That I'm illogical and I don't have much to say

A F#

Some people say that it's foolish to believe

D E A

In what we cannot see, so we're deceived

Prechor:

D B F# D

All that I can do is listen to you

D B F# E

All that you can be is out there, you'll see

Chorus:

D B

Every single time that I explain to you my reasons why

F# A

You turn away, you close your eyes, and then you cut me down to size

D E

Verse:

A A D E A F#

Some people say that I threw my vote away

D E A D E

The moment I decided to live life this way

A F#

Some people say that it's foolish to believe

D E A

In what we cannot see, so we're deceived

D E F#

I'm not here to make you all agree

D E A

But have you truly studied this historically?

Prechor:

D B F# D

All that I can do is listen to you

D B F# E

All that you can be is out there, you'll see

pickscrape

Chorus:

D B

Every single time that I explain to you my reasons why

F# A

You turn away, you close your eyes, and then you cut me down to size

D B

Every single time that I explain to you my reasons why

You turn away, you close your mind

A D E

Your heart's just not prepared to find some meaning, some meaning

Bridge:

F# E D

Just wait, and listen to that voice

A E F# E D

It calls so quietly, for you to make a choice

F# E D E

What will it be?

F# E D E

What will it be?

Chorus:

D B

Every single time that I explain to you my reasons why

F# A

You turn away, you close your eyes, and then you cut me down to size

D B

Every single time that I explain to you my reasons why

You turn away, you close your mind

A D E

Your heart's just not prepared to find some meaning, some meaning

A A D E A

outro:

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