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Foolish Games

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1/62

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 62Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro] (piano arranged for guitar)
e|-Dm--------0---1---3---1---0---1---|-Bb--------0---1---3---1---0---1---|
B|-----3---------------------------|-----3---------------------------|
G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|---------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------------|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|
A|---------------------------------|-1-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   F           *                     C                                  * = change position
e|---------1---3---5---3-----------|-----------------3---------------|      from 1st to 3rd
B|-----1-------------------6-------|---------5---6-------6---5-------|
G|-----------------------------5---|-----5-----------------------5---|
D|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----|
A|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
E|-1-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
   DmYou took your Bbcoat off and stood in the Frain
You were always Ccrazy like that
   DmAnd I watched from my Bbwindow,
always felt I was Foutside looking iCn on you
   DmYou were always the mysterious one
with Bbdark eyes and careless hair
You were Ffashionably sensitive, but too Ccool to care
   DmThen you stood in my Bbdoorway, with nothing to Fsay
besides some comment Con the weather
[Pre-chorus]
   GmWell, in case you failed to notice
In Bbcase you failed to see
FThis is my heart bleeding before yoCu
This is me down on my knees
[Chorus]
BbThese foolish Cgames are FteaC/Ering me apDmart
And Bbyour thoughtless Cwords are FbreaC/Eking my Bbheart
You're breaking mDmy heart
Bb   F   C
[Verse 2]
   DmYou were always brilliant in the Bbmorning
Smoking your Fcigarettes, and tCalking over coffee
   DmYour philosophies on art, Baroque moved Bbyou,
You loved Mozart and you'd speaFk of your loved ones
As I cClumsily strummed my guitar
   DmYou'd teach me of honest things
   BbThings that were daring, things that were clean
 FThings that knew what an honest dCollar did mean
   DmSo I hid my soiled hands Bbbehind my back
FSomewhere along the line I must've goCne off track with you
[Pre-chorus]
   GmExcuse me, think I've mistaken you Bbfor somebody else
SFomebody who gave a damCn,
Somebody more like myself
[Chorus]
BbThese foolish Cgames are Ftearing me, you're C/Etearing me, you're Dmtearing me apart
And Bbyour thoughtless Cwords are FbreaC/Eking mBby heart
You're breaking mDmy heart
Bb   F   C
Dm   Dm
[Outro]
   DmYou took yBbour coat off and stood in the rFain,
you were always cCrazy like that…
   Dm     Bb     F     Cx3
Dm(fade Bbout)

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Foolish Games

by Jewel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

[Intro] (piano arranged for guitar)

Dm Bb

e|---------0---1---3---1---0---1---|---------0---1---3---1---0---1---|

B|-----3---------------------------|-----3---------------------------|

G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|---------------------------------|

D|-0-------------------------------|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|

A|---------------------------------|-1-------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

F * C * = change position

e|---------1---3---5---3-----------|-----------------3---------------| from 1st to 3rd

B|-----1-------------------6-------|---------5---6-------6---5-------|

G|-----------------------------5---|-----5-----------------------5---|

D|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----|

A|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|

E|-1-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

Dm Bb F

You took your coat off and stood in the rain

You were always crazy like that

Dm Bb

And I watched from my window,

F C

always felt I was outside looking in on you

You were always the mysterious one

with dark eyes and careless hair

F C

You were fashionably sensitive, but too cool to care

Dm Bb F

Then you stood in my doorway, with nothing to say

besides some comment on the weather

[Pre-chorus]

Well, in case you failed to notice

In case you failed to see

F C

This is my heart bleeding before you

This is me down on my knees

[Chorus]

Bb C F C/E Dm

These foolish games are tearing me apart

Bb C F C/E Bb

And your thoughtless words are breaking my heart

You're breaking my heart

Bb F C

[Verse 2]

Dm Bb

You were always brilliant in the morning

F C

Smoking your cigarettes, and talking over coffee

Dm Bb

Your philosophies on art, Baroque moved you,

You loved Mozart and you'd speak of your loved ones

As I clumsily strummed my guitar

You'd teach me of honest things

Things that were daring, things that were clean

F C

Things that knew what an honest dollar did mean

Dm Bb

So I hid my soiled hands behind my back

F C

Somewhere along the line I must've gone off track with you

[Pre-chorus]

Gm Bb

Excuse me, think I've mistaken you for somebody else

F C

Somebody who gave a damn,

Somebody more like myself

[Chorus]

Bb C F C/E Dm

These foolish games are tearing me, you're tearing me, you're tearing me apart

Bb C F C/E Bb

And your thoughtless words are breaking my heart

You're breaking my heart

Bb F C

Dm Dm

[Outro]

Dm Bb F

You took your coat off and stood in the rain,

you were always crazy like that…

Dm Bb F C

Dm Bb

(fade out)

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