Certain Kind Of Fool
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Certain Kind Of Fool (Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey & Don Henley)
From "DESPERADO". 1973.
[INTRO] Dsus4 D- Dsus4 D Asus4 A Asus4 A(2 times)
He wDsus4as a poor Dboy, Dsus4raised in a Dsmall famiAsus4lyA Asus4
He Akind of had Dsus4a cravDing Dsus4for something no Done else could Asus4seeA Asus4
TAhey said that he wDsus4as craDzy, Dsus4the kind that no lDady shoAsus4uld meetA Asus4
AHe ran off to Dsus4the ciDty, Dsus4and wandered arDound in the Asus4streetA Asus4 A
He waDsus4nts to E5dance, E A/E E E5oh Eyeah!
A/EHe wants tEo sE5ing, E A/E E E5oh Eyeah!
A/EHe wants Gto see the lights aflashing, aDnd listen to the thundeAsus4ringA
He saw it in a Dsus4win___Ddow, Dsus4a mark of a Dnew kind of Asus4manA Asus4
AHe kind of likDsus4ed the feelDing, Dsus4so shiny Dsmooth in his Asus4handA Asus4
AHe took it to tChe couGntry, aCnd practised for Gdays without DrestA
And then one day Dsus4he felt Dit, Dsus4he knew he could Dstand with the Asus4bestA Asus4 A
They got E5respect, E A/E E E5oh Eyeah!
A/EHe wants thEe saE5me, E A/E E E5oh Eyeah!
A/EAnd it's Ga certain kind of fool who likes tDo hear the sound of his own Asus4nameA
[Guitar solo]
e|-------------------|--Bm---------------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------------10<12~|
G|----------7--9--7--|--9<11<(9)-9<11<(9)-7--------|
D|---(4)/9-----------|-----------------------------|
A|-------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------------------|
E~ ~
e|---------------------------|--------------------|------------------7-|
B|~~~~-10<12<(10)-10<12<(10)-|-10<12<(10)-7-------|----------------7---|
G|---------------------------|--------------9-7---|-----7--------------|
D|---------------------------|------------------9-|-9---------9<11-----|
A|---------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Bm~ E
e|--------------------|-----10-10-12-12<14---12-10|10h12--12--12-10-12-12-|
B|-10p7---------------|-/12-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|------9-7--------7--|---------------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------9-9-------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
e|--12\----------G---|-------------------------|--D----------------------A--|
B|------------8--8--|--------8-8--------------|-------7-7-7--------------|
G|--------/9--------|-10<12-------10<12-10<12-|-9<11--------9<11<(9)-7p9-|
D|------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
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e|---------------------|-------------------------|
B|--9\7--7\5--5\3--3\2-|--2----------------------|
G|--9\7--7\6--6\4--4\2-|--2----------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------------|
A poster on a Dsus4store DfrontDsus4, a picture of Da wanted Asus4manA Asus4
HAe had a reDsus4putatiDonDsus4, spreading like Dfire through the Asus4landA
It wasn't for the CmonGey, at Cleast it didn't Gstart that DwayA
It wasn't for the Dsus4runniDng, Dsus4but now he's running eDv'rAsus4yday.A7
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| ~ Vibrato
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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Certain Kind Of Fool
by Eagles
Chords in this song · guitar
Dsus4
D
Asus4
A
E5
E
A/E
G
C
Bm
A7
Certain Kind Of Fool (Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey & Don Henley)
From "DESPERADO". 1973.
Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Asus4 A Asus4 A
[INTRO] - (2 times)
Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Asus4 A Asus4
He was a poor boy, raised in a small family
A Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Asus4 A Asus4
He kind of had a craving for something no one else could see
A Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Asus4 A Asus4
They said that he was crazy, the kind that no lady should meet
A Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Asus4 A Asus4 A
He ran off to the city, and wandered around in the street
Dsus4 E5 E A/E E E5 E
He wants to dance, oh yeah!
A/E E E5 E A/E E E5 E
He wants to sing, oh yeah!
A/E G D Asus4 A
He wants to see the lights aflashing, and listen to the thundering
Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Asus4 A Asus4
He saw it in a win___dow, a mark of a new kind of man
A Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Asus4 A Asus4
He kind of liked the feeling, so shiny smooth in his hand
A C G C G D A
He took it to the country, and practised for days without rest
Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Asus4 A Asus4 A
And then one day he felt it, he knew he could stand with the best
E5 E A/E E E5 E
They got respect, oh yeah!
A/E E E5 E A/E E E5 E
He wants the same, oh yeah!
A/E G D Asus4 A
And it's a certain kind of fool who likes to hear the sound of his own name
[Guitar solo]
Bm
e|-------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------------10<12~|
G|----------7--9--7--|--9<11<(9)-9<11<(9)-7--------|
D|---(4)/9-----------|-----------------------------|
A|-------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------------------|
E
~ ~
e|---------------------------|--------------------|------------------7-|
B|~~~~-10<12<(10)-10<12<(10)-|-10<12<(10)-7-------|----------------7---|
G|---------------------------|--------------9-7---|-----7--------------|
D|---------------------------|------------------9-|-9---------9<11-----|
A|---------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Bm E
~
e|--------------------|-----10-10-12-12<14---12-10|10h12--12--12-10-12-12-|
B|-10p7---------------|-/12-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|------9-7--------7--|---------------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------9-9-------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
G D A
e|--12\-------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------8--8--|--------8-8--------------|-------7-7-7--------------|
G|--------/9--------|-10<12-------10<12-10<12-|-9<11--------9<11<(9)-7p9-|
D|------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|---------------------|-------------------------|
B|--9\7--7\5--5\3--3\2-|--2----------------------|
G|--9\7--7\6--6\4--4\2-|--2----------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------------|
Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Asus4 A Asus4
A poster on a store front, a picture of a wanted man
A Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Asus4 A
He had a reputation, spreading like fire through the land
C G C G D A
It wasn't for the money, at least it didn't start that way
Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Asus4 A7
It wasn't for the running, but now he's running ev'ryday.
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| ~ Vibrato
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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