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"Fool Yourself" (Fred Tackett)
[Verse 1]
GLook out D/F#child your bound to Emchange,
You can't ever D/F#stay the GsameD  G  D  G  
Cause if you keep on singin' the D/F#same old lines
You're going to Emlook around babe and D/F#find your friends out of GtownD  G  D  G  
Watch out D/F#girl the words your Emsayin' don't really D/F#fit the playG  D  G  D  G  
Somebody else you might D/F#talk to now knows Emwhat you sayin' D/F#what you mean
They don't Ghelp your styleD  G  D  G  
[Chorus]
You mighGt say you ain't got a hold on your-selfD  
GYou might say you always try your bestD  
GYou might say you only need a restD  
GYou might say you can only fool your-selfD  
GI said fool your-Dself
GI said fool your-selfD  
[Verse 2]
GDon't beD/F#lieve the words you readEm  
They're written on tD/F#he streGetD  G  D  G  
GAnd every time you know you play theD/F#ir game
They'll knEmock you down and take youD/F#r pride awayG  D  G  D  G  
GSee how D/F#bad you need to Emcry
But no matter hoD/F#w you trGyD  G  D  G  
GIt's the same old story once agaD/F#in
You always have numbEmer one D/F#who calls you Gfriend
DI caGll yDou fGriend
[Chorus]
You mighGt say you ain't got a hold on your-selfD  
GYou might say you always try your bestD  
GYou might say you only need a restD  
GYou might say you can only fool your-selfD  
GI said fool your-Dself
GI said fool your-selfD  

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Fool Yourself

by Little Feat

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D/F#

"Fool Yourself" (Fred Tackett)

[Verse 1]

G D/F# Em

Look out child your bound to change,

D/F# G D G D G

You can't ever stay the same

D/F#

Cause if you keep on singin' the same old lines

Em D/F# G D G D G

You're going to look around babe and find your friends out of town

D/F# Em D/F# G D G D G

Watch out girl the words your sayin' don't really fit the play

D/F# Em D/F#

Somebody else you might talk to now knows what you sayin' what you mean

G D G D G

They don't help your style

[Chorus]

G D

You might say you ain't got a hold on your-self

G D

You might say you always try your best

G D

You might say you only need a rest

G D

You might say you can only fool your-self

G D

I said fool your-self

G D

I said fool your-self

[Verse 2]

G D/F# Em

Don't believe the words you read

D/F# G D G D G

They're written on the street

G D/F#

And every time you know you play their game

Em D/F# G D G D G

They'll knock you down and take your pride away

G D/F# Em

See how bad you need to cry

D/F# G D G D G

But no matter how you try

G D/F#

It's the same old story once again

Em D/F# G

You always have number one who calls you friend

D G D G

I call you friend

[Chorus]

G D

You might say you ain't got a hold on your-self

G D

You might say you always try your best

G D

You might say you only need a rest

G D

You might say you can only fool your-self

G D

I said fool your-self

G D

I said fool your-self

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