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[Intro]
A    G    D    A    G    D
[Verse]
AI was falling off to Gsleep
DI was drawn into a Adream
AAnd the lady there would Gweep
D'till it turned into a Astream
AAnd she let me touch her Gheart
DAnd listen to her Asing
AAnd she watched me fall Gapart
DLike a man who would be Eking
E  G A   E   G A
[Chorus]
EIce cold Gwater, Arunning through her Gveins
EFool's gold and Gmirrors, Areflecting Gnothing
EBright lady Gliar, Abitter to the Gtaste
EFoolish Gdesire, Aleft Gno Dtrail Ato tErace
[Solo]
A   G   D    A   G   D    A   G   D
ASo I say her name Gagain
DI know she knows my Acall
AAnd I feel the dGream begin
DLike a shadow on the Awall
AShe's a shaGdowD  A  
AShe's a shaGdow, DShe's a Ashadow
AShe's a Gshadow, DShe's a Ashadow
AShe's a DshadowE  G  A  E  G  A  
[Chorus]
EIce cold Gwater, Arunning through her Gveins
EFool's gold and Gmirrors, Areflecting Gnothing
EBright lady Gliar, Abitter to the Gtaste
EFoolish Gdesire, Aleft Gno DtrailA  E  
EIce cold Gwater, Arunning through her Gveins
EFool's gold and Gmirrors, Areflecting Gnothing
EBright lady Gliar, Abitter to the Gtaste
EFoolish Gdesire, Aleft Gno Etrail Ato trace
A  G  D  A  G  D

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Fools Gold

by The Ozark Mountain Daredevils

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

A G D A G D

[Verse]

A G

I was falling off to sleep

D A

I was drawn into a dream

A G

And the lady there would weep

D A

'till it turned into a stream

A G

And she let me touch her heart

D A

And listen to her sing

A G

And she watched me fall apart

D E

Like a man who would be king

E G A E G A

[Chorus]

E G A G

Ice cold water, running through her veins

E G A G

Fool's gold and mirrors, reflecting nothing

E G A G

Bright lady liar, bitter to the taste

E G A G D A E

Foolish desire, left no trail to trace

[Solo]

A G D A G D A G D

A G

So I say her name again

D A

I know she knows my call

A G

And I feel the dream begin

D A

Like a shadow on the wall

A G D A

She's a shadow

A G D A

She's a shadow, She's a shadow

A G D A

She's a shadow, She's a shadow

A D E G A E G A

She's a shadow

[Chorus]

E G A G

Ice cold water, running through her veins

E G A G

Fool's gold and mirrors, reflecting nothing

E G A G

Bright lady liar, bitter to the taste

E G A G D A E

Foolish desire, left no trail

E G A G

Ice cold water, running through her veins

E G A G

Fool's gold and mirrors, reflecting nothing

E G A G

Bright lady liar, bitter to the taste

E G A G E A

Foolish desire, left no trail to trace

A G D A G D

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