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[Intro]
Am G D
[Verse 1]
Some early Am7morn,  D7a fool is Gborn
   BmA E7fool is Am7born,  D7for aren't we G7all
 CAnd he believes his C7spoon is of GgoldG7  
 CAnd he believes he'll C7never grow Gtired or G7old
   Am7What a lovely Amworld is before his GeyEm7esA7  
[Chorus]
But little by D7little
A Dfool grows Gwise
[Verse 2]
As time goes Am7by,   D7he learns to Gcry
  BmHe E7learns to Am7cry,  D7for don't we G7all
 COne day his dreams get C7caught in the GrainG7  
 COne day he's taught the C7meaning of Gtears and G7pain
   Am7Soon he learns the Amloveliest lips tell GliEm7esA7  
[Chorus]
And little by D7little
A Dfool grows Gwise
[Bridge]
 BSuppose he C#mlaughs at dreams   F#7and skies of Bblue
And captures C#mall the world   F#7fools sometimes B7do
  EmWhat good's the world that he F#7calls his Bmown
What good's the B7world if he E7walks AmaloneD  
[Verse 3]
 GThat's how he Am7learns,  D7for what he Gyearns
  BmHe E7yearns for Am7love,  D7for don't we Gall
 CBut love is not a C7frivolous GwaltzG7  
 CAnd when he learns to C7love love with Gall its G7faults
   Am7Then he knows the Ammeaning of comproGmiEm7seA7  
[Outro]
So little by D7little
A Dfool grows Gwise

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A Fool Grows Wise

by The Ink Spots

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Em7

C#m

F#7

[Intro]

Am G D

[Verse 1]

Am7 D7 G

Some early morn, a fool is born

Bm E7 Am7 D7 G7

A fool is born, for aren't we all

C C7 G G7

And he believes his spoon is of gold

C C7 G G7

And he believes he'll never grow tired or old

Am7 Am G Em7 A7

What a lovely world is before his eyes

[Chorus]

But little by little

D G

A fool grows wise

[Verse 2]

Am7 D7 G

As time goes by, he learns to cry

Bm E7 Am7 D7 G7

He learns to cry, for don't we all

C C7 G G7

One day his dreams get caught in the rain

C C7 G G7

One day he's taught the meaning of tears and pain

Am7 Am G Em7 A7

Soon he learns the loveliest lips tell lies

[Chorus]

And little by little

D G

A fool grows wise

[Bridge]

B C#m F#7 B

Suppose he laughs at dreams and skies of blue

C#m F#7 B7

And captures all the world fools sometimes do

Em F#7 Bm

What good's the world that he calls his own

B7 E7 Am D

What good's the world if he walks alone

[Verse 3]

G Am7 D7 G

That's how he learns, for what he yearns

Bm E7 Am7 D7 G

He yearns for love, for don't we all

C C7 G G7

But love is not a frivolous waltz

C C7 G G7

And when he learns to love love with all its faults

Am7 Am G Em7 A7

Then he knows the meaning of compromise

[Outro]

So little by little

D G

A fool grows wise

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