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[Verse 1]
F#I heard you Btelling your friends
Aw, he's F#harmless enC#ough
There's almost Bnothing
You could've said
That would have F#hurt me so C#much
But how to Brisk all you got
Oh, i F#forget, you C#forgot
Or you'd see that
BHarmless is one thing
I'm most F#certainly C#not
[Chorus]
It's all Bfool's gold, my F#dear
It's all G#m7fool's gold, my F#dear
It's hardly Bever like you think
It's almost F#always like you C#fear
It's all Bfool's gold,       F#it's all G#m7fool's goldB  C#  
[Verse 2]
When we were Byoung
We went dancing
To a F#band at the C#Rink
They were so Bfar out
Of tune and time
And they F#didn't even C#blink
They were the Bbest in the world
As far as F#we were conC#cerned
I heard them Btwo years on
It was F#amazing
What they'd C#learned
Twice as Bcool, twice as fast
Twice as F#loud, twice as C#long
They were at Bleast twice as good
And about F#half as much C#fun
[Chorus]
It's all Bfool's gold, my F#dear
It's all G#m7fool's gold, my F#dear
It's not so Bmuch what you know
As what you F#believe to be C#so
It's all Bfool's gold,       F#it's all G#m7fool's goldB  C#  
[Verse 3]
I was in Btraffic by a man
Reading a F#book while he C#drives
He couldn't
BStay between the lanes
He couldn't
F#Read between the C#lines
So I Bran him off the road
The first F#chance that I C#got
See, Bharmless is one thing
A little F#knowledge is C#not
[Chorus]
It's all Bfool's gold, my F#dear
It's all G#m7fool's gold, my F#dear
Oh, Bsometimes the facts
Can make the F#truth C#disappear
It's all Bfool's gold,       F#it's all G#m7fool's goldB  C#  
[Verse 4]
I think God Bhonored my oath
And He one F#day struck me C#blind
Because I Bcan't see the forest
For the F#matchsticks C#sometimes
Oh, if Bignorance is bliss
I'm the F#happiest man C#alive
I do so Bwant to believe
I'm so damn F#dumb C#sometimes
I imagine Bpolitics and love
Where F#neither C#exist
Mistake the Bhandshake
Of friendship
For the F#hate-shaking C#fist
It's like the BLost Dutchman mine
It's a F#fictional C#claim
But we've Bno other choice
Than to keep F#mining that C#vein
[Chorus]
It's all Bfool's gold, my F#dear
It's all G#m7fool's gold, my F#dear
It's hardly Bever what you think
It's almost F#always like you C#fear
It's all Bfool's gold,       F#it's all G#m7fool's goldB  C#  

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Fools Gold

by The Rainmakers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m7

[Verse 1]

F# B

I heard you telling your friends

F# C#

Aw, he's harmless enough

There's almost nothing

You could've said

F# C#

That would have hurt me so much

But how to risk all you got

F# C#

Oh, i forget, you forgot

Or you'd see that

Harmless is one thing

F# C#

I'm most certainly not

[Chorus]

B F#

It's all fool's gold, my dear

G#m7 F#

It's all fool's gold, my dear

It's hardly ever like you think

F# C#

It's almost always like you fear

B F# G#m7 B C#

It's all fool's gold, it's all fool's gold

[Verse 2]

When we were young

We went dancing

F# C#

To a band at the Rink

They were so far out

Of tune and time

F# C#

And they didn't even blink

They were the best in the world

F# C#

As far as we were concerned

I heard them two years on

It was amazing

What they'd learned

Twice as cool, twice as fast

F# C#

Twice as loud, twice as long

They were at least twice as good

F# C#

And about half as much fun

[Chorus]

B F#

It's all fool's gold, my dear

G#m7 F#

It's all fool's gold, my dear

It's not so much what you know

F# C#

As what you believe to be so

B F# G#m7 B C#

It's all fool's gold, it's all fool's gold

[Verse 3]

I was in traffic by a man

F# C#

Reading a book while he drives

He couldn't

Stay between the lanes

He couldn't

F# C#

Read between the lines

So I ran him off the road

F# C#

The first chance that I got

See, harmless is one thing

F# C#

A little knowledge is not

[Chorus]

B F#

It's all fool's gold, my dear

G#m7 F#

It's all fool's gold, my dear

Oh, sometimes the facts

F# C#

Can make the truth disappear

B F# G#m7 B C#

It's all fool's gold, it's all fool's gold

[Verse 4]

I think God honored my oath

F# C#

And He one day struck me blind

Because I can't see the forest

F# C#

For the matchsticks sometimes

Oh, if ignorance is bliss

F# C#

I'm the happiest man alive

I do so want to believe

F# C#

I'm so damn dumb sometimes

I imagine politics and love

F# C#

Where neither exist

Mistake the handshake

Of friendship

F# C#

For the hate-shaking fist

It's like the Lost Dutchman mine

F# C#

It's a fictional claim

But we've no other choice

F# C#

Than to keep mining that vein

[Chorus]

B F#

It's all fool's gold, my dear

G#m7 F#

It's all fool's gold, my dear

It's hardly ever what you think

F# C#

It's almost always like you fear

B F# G#m7 B C#

It's all fool's gold, it's all fool's gold

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