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-Fools Life-
-Dr. Dog-
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C Bb F F7 D G    G F C
If I Ctold you all my secrets, they'd be Bblies
Oh and If FI die a F7happy man
It's cause I Dfinally learned to die
I've lived Gfools li-fe, I've lived a fools life
Riff:
e|--66666666666--|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Now I'm dyin'... 
N.C. Strum Muted Strings(Piano May Be Hitting A High Note Repeatedly)
Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah!
Point me to that door, I'd walk back in (right back in)
I may have come here by mistake
But I'll take what I can take
I've lived fools li-fe, I've lived a fools life, baby
Riff
Now I'm dyin'... 
CWould you sell the darkness sAbome light
It's like Gsellin Fdark to Clight
Have I ever done anything right? Ab(Go on and tell me)
I Ghaven't Fgot the Cright
And do you mind if we come aAblong
I Gwouldn't Fmind at Call
Would you please sing that song you just suAbng
GWild, FWild CLife (Life Life Life Life)
CLife is just some living with a Bbname
Oh and have I Fdone so many F7things
You'd have Ddone it if you were me
I've lived Gfools li-fe, I've lived a fools life
Riff
Now I'm dyin'... 
N.C. Strum Muted Strings
Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah!
-Pyscidelic Piano Trip-
I'm dyin'
I'm dyin'
I'm dyin'
I'm DEAD!

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Fools Life

by Dr. Dog

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

-Fools Life-

-Dr. Dog-

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C Bb F F7 D G G F C

C Bb

If I told you all my secrets, they'd be lies

F F7

Oh and If I die a happy man

It's cause I finally learned to die

I've lived fools li-fe, I've lived a fools life

Riff:

e|--66666666666--|

B|---------------|

G|---------------|

D|---------------|

A|---------------|

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

Now I'm dyin'...

N.C. Strum Muted Strings(Piano May Be Hitting A High Note Repeatedly)

Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah!

Point me to that door, I'd walk back in (right back in)

I may have come here by mistake

But I'll take what I can take

I've lived fools li-fe, I've lived a fools life, baby

Riff

Now I'm dyin'...

C Ab

Would you sell the darkness some light

G F C

It's like sellin dark to light

Have I ever done anything right? (Go on and tell me)

G F C

I haven't got the right

And do you mind if we come along

G F C

I wouldn't mind at all

Would you please sing that song you just sung

G F C

Wild, Wild Life (Life Life Life Life)

C Bb

Life is just some living with a name

F F7

Oh and have I done so many things

You'd have done it if you were me

I've lived fools li-fe, I've lived a fools life

Riff

Now I'm dyin'...

N.C. Strum Muted Strings

Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah!

-Pyscidelic Piano Trip-

I'm dyin'

I'm DEAD!

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