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Tuning: Standard
Capo: 1st Fret
Title: Foolin' Around
Artist: Usher
Album: Raymond v Raymond
Intro:  A   E   F#m   D4x
I know I vowed to never do this again but I at
Got something that you need to know
I guess this seems to be the only thing im good
You're the realest shit i never wrote
Can't hold it gotta let it go
Know, that i mean every note.
Yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), listen baby.
Verse 1
Let me stAart by saying tEhat the way I
F#mFeel for you has nDever once changed
And the gAames I played, mistEakes I made
Leave me sF#morrier than you'll ever knDow
  AWe got a prEoblem baby I can't lieF#m  
Coz Dlately I realize that I
NevAer knew that we was on the same (playing field)
KneEw that it was wrong but we (let it be)
And F#mI know you never knew when you said "I do"
ThaDt u would have to face all the (pain you feel)
Chorus
And it's Akilling me girl that you hEave to live with this
LiF#mve with the lies I tell
Live with the Dpain you feel
KAnowing the man you loEve is fooling arF#moundD  
Oh baby said it's kiAllin me girl
  ESaid I just dont undF#merstand
Why you wanna be with Dthis kind of man (ooh ho)
AWhy would you love a fool
EWith all the things I do
F#mI know its hard for you
DHard for you to live with this
Verse 2 (same chord pattern as verse 1)
Trade memories from moments
Treat love to be lonely
Guess that's just the man in me
Blame it on celebrity
When the night time feel like the right time
And then spotlight feel like the bright light
But its really just my fears
And it still don't dry your tears
When I, say she aint you
When I, really love you more
When you, say if its true
Why'd you do it for?
And I, I really don't have no excuse
I break you heart, make you cry
I just wanna say goodbye
Chorus 1x
Bridge
 CWhat I feel I don't even gotta write it
Its like poGison in my body and there's now way to deny that my hCeart
Is a time bomb
With seconds left to eGxplode
But i gotta let you know before it blows
 CThat it aint on you, it's my fault
All the goGssipy talk, behind your back when you walk
By the tiFmaj7me you will know
Before lFmaj7ong you will see
That yDmou deserve more, yDmou derserve more
DmYou derserve so much more
That what I'll ever be
Chorus to the Final part.
And it's killing me girl that you have to live with this
Live with the lies I tell
Live with the pain you feel
Knowing the man you love is foolin around
Oh baby said it's killin me girl
Said I just dont understand
Why you wanna be with this kind of man (ooh ho)
Why would you love a fool
With all the things I do
I know its hard for you
Hard for you to live with this (uh)
Live with this
Can you, live with this, girl (ohh)
I just want you know...
Got something that you need to know
You're the realest shit i never wrote
Can't hold it gotta let it go
Know, that i mean every note. (yeah)
Yeah [x5], hhmmm

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Foolin Around

by Usher

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Fmaj7

Tuning: Standard

Capo: 1st Fret

Title: Foolin' Around

Artist: Usher

Album: Raymond v Raymond

A E F#m D

Intro: 4x

I know I vowed to never do this again but I at

Got something that you need to know

I guess this seems to be the only thing im good

You're the realest shit i never wrote

Can't hold it gotta let it go

Know, that i mean every note.

Yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), listen baby.

Verse 1

A E

Let me start by saying that the way I

F#m D

Feel for you has never once changed

A E

And the games I played, mistakes I made

F#m D

Leave me sorrier than you'll ever know

A E F#m

We got a problem baby I can't lie

Coz lately I realize that I

Never knew that we was on the same (playing field)

Knew that it was wrong but we (let it be)

F#m

And I know you never knew when you said "I do"

That u would have to face all the (pain you feel)

Chorus

A E

And it's killing me girl that you have to live with this

F#m

Live with the lies I tell

Live with the pain you feel

A E F#m D

Knowing the man you love is fooling around

Oh baby said it's killin me girl

E F#m

Said I just dont understand

Why you wanna be with this kind of man (ooh ho)

Why would you love a fool

With all the things I do

F#m

I know its hard for you

Hard for you to live with this

Verse 2 (same chord pattern as verse 1)

Trade memories from moments

Treat love to be lonely

Guess that's just the man in me

Blame it on celebrity

When the night time feel like the right time

And then spotlight feel like the bright light

But its really just my fears

And it still don't dry your tears

When I, say she aint you

When I, really love you more

When you, say if its true

Why'd you do it for?

And I, I really don't have no excuse

I break you heart, make you cry

I just wanna say goodbye

Chorus 1x

Bridge

What I feel I don't even gotta write it

G C

Its like poison in my body and there's now way to deny that my heart

Is a time bomb

With seconds left to explode

But i gotta let you know before it blows

That it aint on you, it's my fault

All the gossipy talk, behind your back when you walk

Fmaj7

By the time you will know

Fmaj7

Before long you will see

Dm Dm

That you deserve more, you derserve more

You derserve so much more

That what I'll ever be

Chorus to the Final part.

And it's killing me girl that you have to live with this

Live with the lies I tell

Live with the pain you feel

Knowing the man you love is foolin around

Oh baby said it's killin me girl

Said I just dont understand

Why you wanna be with this kind of man (ooh ho)

Why would you love a fool

With all the things I do

I know its hard for you

Hard for you to live with this (uh)

Live with this

Can you, live with this, girl (ohh)

I just want you know...

Got something that you need to know

You're the realest shit i never wrote

Can't hold it gotta let it go

Know, that i mean every note. (yeah)

Yeah [x5], hhmmm

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