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Fortunate Fool

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[Verse 1]
BShe's got it all G#mfigured outB  G#m  
BShe knows what everG#mything's aboutB  G#m  
BAnd when anyG#mbody
doubC#mts her or sings songF#s without C#mherF#  
N.C.                    B    G#m    B  G#m  
w' she's just so    mmmm
[Verse 2]
BShe knows the worlG#md is just her stagBeG#m  
Band so she'll neveG#mr misbehaveB  G#m  
Bshe gives thanG#mks for what they gave C#mher man they practF#ically made C#mherF#  
into a    BmmmmG#m  B  G#m  
[Pre-chorus 1]
B' she'Es the one that stumbles when she talks about
the seveF#n foreign films that she's checked out, such a 
[Chorus]
Bfortunate fool      G#m   F#shEe's just too 
Bgood to be true     G#m   F#shEe's such a 
Bfortunate fool      G#m   F#shEe's just so
BmmmmG#m  G  
[Interlude]
B G#m B G#m
B G#m B G#m
[Verse 3]
BShe's got it all G#mfigured outB  G#m  
BShe knows what everG#mything's aboutB  G#m  
BAnd when anyG#mbody
doubC#mts her or sings songF#s without C#mherF#  
N.C.                    B    G#m    B  G#m  
w' she's just so    mmmm
[Pre-chorus 2]
B' she'Es the one that stumbles when she talks about
       F#N.C.
so maybe we shouldn't talk about such a
[Chorus]
Bfortunate foG#mol      F#   Eshe's just too 
Bgood to be tG#mrue     F#   Eshe's such a 
Bfortunate foG#mol      F#   Eshe's just so
BmmmmG#m  G  
Final chord sounds like B7 ?
btw my take on the little bit at the beginning/end is:
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------9-----------|
D|-----------9-----------|
A|----5/11------11--9----|
E|-----------------------|

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Fortunate Fool

by Jack Johnson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G#m

C#m

[Verse 1]

B G#m B G#m

She's got it all figured out

B G#m B G#m

She knows what everything's about

B G#m

And when anybody

C#m F# C#m F#

doubts her or sings songs without her

B G#m B G#m

N.C.

w' she's just so mmmm

[Verse 2]

B G#m B G#m

She knows the world is just her stage

B G#m B G#m

and so she'll never misbehave

B G#m C#m F# C#m F#

she gives thanks for what they gave her man they practically made her

B G#m B G#m

into a mmmm

[Pre-chorus 1]

B' she's the one that stumbles when she talks about

the seven foreign films that she's checked out, such a

[Chorus]

B G#m F# E

fortunate fool she's just too

B G#m F# E

good to be true she's such a

B G#m F# E

fortunate fool she's just so

B G#m G

mmmm

[Interlude]

B G#m B G#m

[Verse 3]

B G#m B G#m

She's got it all figured out

B G#m B G#m

She knows what everything's about

B G#m

And when anybody

C#m F# C#m F#

doubts her or sings songs without her

B G#m B G#m

N.C.

w' she's just so mmmm

[Pre-chorus 2]

B' she's the one that stumbles when she talks about

N.C.

so maybe we shouldn't talk about such a

[Chorus]

B G#m F# E

fortunate fool she's just too

B G#m F# E

good to be true she's such a

B G#m F# E

fortunate fool she's just so

B G#m G

mmmm

Final chord sounds like B7 ?

btw my take on the little bit at the beginning/end is:

e|-----------------------|

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

G|-----------9-----------|

D|-----------9-----------|

A|----5/11------11--9----|

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

About Fortunate Fool Chords by Jack Johnson

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What key is "Fortunate Fool" in?

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