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FOOLS OVERTURE
Intro slowly
|    Eb      F/Eb|   Eb     F/Eb|      Dm|Gm(Bb)    Bb7|
|    Eb      F/Eb|   Eb     F/Eb|      Dm|Gm(Bb)    Bb7|
| Abmaj7      Ab6|   Ab     Ab-5|  
|           Gm7|         Cm7|     Gm7|      Cm7|
|           Gm7|          Eb|  F7sus  
|    Eb      F/Eb|   Eb     F/Eb|      Dm|Gm(Bb)    Bb7|
|    Eb      F/Eb|   Eb     F/Eb|      Dm|Gm(Bb)    Bb7|
| Abmaj7      Ab6|   Ab     Ab-5|x5
x5
              ------    ---------|
N.C Ebass riff-2--2-    ---------|
              ------ X4 -5-5-5-5-| repeat
              --0---0   ---------|  all x4
-----------------------------|
----------------------3-3-3-3|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------| x 3
-----------------------------|
 C/Bb    Bb    C/Bb    C   Dm   C   Bb   Am   Bm7Amx2
  G    F  Fmaj7aahE7sus4  Am  G  Am  Em  F  Em7  
AmHistory recalls how Dm/Agreat the fall can be
Called the man a fool stripped him of his
    G7everybody's sleeping the Cmaj7boats put
pride everyone was laughing up until the
out to sea  bForne on the wings of tiBm7b5me
day he died oh tho' the wound went deep
it seemed the G6answers were so easy to
still he's calling us out of  our
fAm7ind  too lDm7ate the prophets G7cry the
sleep my friends we're not alone he
island's sCmaj7inking let's take to the sBbky 2.
waits in silence to lead us all home
  Dmso tell Dm6me that you find it hard
grDm7ow well I Dm6know I know I Dmknow
and you tell Dm6me that you've many seeds
to Dm7sow  well I Dm6know I Bbknow I knCow
G  F6  Bb  C  Eb  F  Eb  Ab
[SOUND EFFECTS OF GONG: WIND: HYMN SINGING: BLAKES JER'M]
EBASS RIFF OPEN 6TH STRING AND E ON 4TH STRING
Can you hear what I'm saying can you see
so you found your solution what will be
                           Dbass
the parts that I'm playing holy man,
your last contribution live it up
rocker man come on queenie jokerman
rip it up why so lazy      give it out
spiderman blue eyed  meanie 1.
dish it out
2. let's go crazy yeah.
(REPEAT EBASS RIFF) till fade

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Fools Overture

by Supertramp

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/Eb

Bb7

Abmaj7

Ab6

Ab-5

Gm7

Cm7

F7sus

C/Bb

Bm7

Fmaj7

E7sus4

Em7

Dm/A

FOOLS OVERTURE

Intro slowly

Eb F/Eb Eb F/Eb Dm Bb Bb7

| | | |Gm() |

Eb F/Eb Eb F/Eb Dm Bb Bb7

| | | |Gm() |

Abmaj7 Ab6 Ab Ab-5

| | |

Gm7 Cm7 Gm7 Cm7

| | | | |

Gm7 Eb F7sus

| | |

Eb F/Eb Eb F/Eb Dm Bb Bb7

| | | |Gm() |

Eb F/Eb Eb F/Eb Dm Bb Bb7

| | | |Gm() |

Abmaj7 Ab6 Ab Ab-5

| | |x5

------ ---------|

N.C Ebass riff-2--2- ---------|

------ X4 -5-5-5-5-| repeat

--0---0 ---------| all x4

-----------------------------|

----------------------3-3-3-3|

-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------| x 3

-----------------------------|

C/Bb Bb C/Bb C Dm C Bb Am Bm7

Amx2

G F Fmaj7 E7sus4 Am G Am Em F Em7

aah

Am Dm/A

History recalls how great the fall can be

Called the man a fool stripped him of his

G7 Cmaj7

everybody's sleeping the boats put

pride everyone was laughing up until the

F Bm7b5

out to sea borne on the wings of time

day he died oh tho' the wound went deep

it seemed the answers were so easy to

still he's calling us out of our

Am7 Dm7 G7

find too late the prophets cry the

sleep my friends we're not alone he

Cmaj7 Bb

island's sinking let's take to the sky 2.

waits in silence to lead us all home

Dm Dm6

so tell me that you find it hard

Dm7 Dm6 Dm

grow well I know I know I know

Dm6

and you tell me that you've many seeds

Dm7 Dm6 Bb C

to sow well I know I know I know

G F6 Bb C Eb F Eb Ab

[SOUND EFFECTS OF GONG: WIND: HYMN SINGING: BLAKES JER'M]

EBASS RIFF OPEN 6TH STRING AND E ON 4TH STRING

Can you hear what I'm saying can you see

so you found your solution what will be

Dbass

the parts that I'm playing holy man,

your last contribution live it up

rocker man come on queenie jokerman

rip it up why so lazy give it out

spiderman blue eyed meanie 1.

dish it out

2. let's go crazy yeah.

(REPEAT EBASS RIFF) till fade

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