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Sentimental Fool

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Dminor

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1/20

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 20Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

* always strum once
[Intro]
A    B    A    B    A    B
A5    B5    A5    B5
A5    B5    A5    B5
    A5      B5          A5    B5  B5* B5* B5* B5* A5* E5* A5*        A5  
  A                   (this bass line runs all through the intro)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------5------------------------------------|
G|6----6------6----------------------------------|
D|7---7---------7--------------------------------|
A|7--7------------7------------------------------|
E|5-----------------0--5-1-0-1-0----0--5-1-0-1-0-|     
A5    B5    A5    B5
A5    B5    A5    B5
A5    B5    A5    B5
A5    B5    A5    B5
[Verse]
   AmSurely you cannot be leading me onBm?
Well if that's so, oh, Amnever again will I love
  GHow could I
BeClieve again?
How can I Dbdimhold on?
[Bridge]
FSentimental fool
 BbKnowing the fate is cruel
  FYou ought to forget CitC/G  
FYes, I know it's true
 BbI've seen what love can do
  GBut I don't regCret itC/G  
FOh you silly thing
 BbCan't you see what's happening?
  FYou're better withCout itC/G  
FNo, that's not the case
 BbIf you were into my place
  GThen you wouldn't douCbt itC/G  
FSentimental fool
 BbWho broke the golden rule?
  FYou couldn't resiCst itC/G  
FThough it's all in vain
 BbI'd do it all again
 GJust to relive one mCinuteC/G  
[Instrumental]
  F(Aoohohoh! Bb- Faoohohoh!C)C/G  
  F(Aoohohoh!Bb)G  C  C/G  
[Interlude]
Cm    Eb    F    G
Cm    Eb    F    G
[Chorus]
  CmA woman in Eblove
Can make you feel Fgood
You'll know what you're Gliving for
 CmShe'll give you so Ebmuch
And keep you in Ftouch
With all that's worth Gliving for
 CmOh once she gets Ebin
Through thick and through Fthin
She'll show you what Gliving's for
The rhythm of Cmlove
The rhythm of Eblove
It must go Fon
          G* N.C.
Can't stop
  CmThe beat of your Ebheart
Is like a Fdrum
        G*
Will it stop?

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Sentimental Fool

by Roxy Music

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dbdim

C/G

* always strum once

[Intro]

A B A B A B

A5 B5 A5 B5

A5 B5 A5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 A5 E5 A5 A5

* * * * * * *

A (this bass line runs all through the intro)

e|-----------------------------------------------|

B|----------5------------------------------------|

G|6----6------6----------------------------------|

D|7---7---------7--------------------------------|

A|7--7------------7------------------------------|

E|5-----------------0--5-1-0-1-0----0--5-1-0-1-0-|

A5 B5 A5 B5

[Verse]

Am Bm

Surely you cannot be leading me on?

Well if that's so, oh, never again will I love

How could I

Believe again?

Dbdim

How can I hold on?

[Bridge]

Sentimental fool

Knowing the fate is cruel

F C C/G

You ought to forget it

Yes, I know it's true

I've seen what love can do

G C C/G

But I don't regret it

Oh you silly thing

Can't you see what's happening?

F C C/G

You're better without it

No, that's not the case

If you were into my place

G C C/G

Then you wouldn't doubt it

Sentimental fool

Who broke the golden rule?

F C C/G

You couldn't resist it

Though it's all in vain

I'd do it all again

G C C/G

Just to relive one minute

[Instrumental]

F Bb F C C/G

(Aoohohoh! - aoohohoh!)

F Bb G C C/G

(Aoohohoh!)

[Interlude]

Cm Eb F G

[Chorus]

Cm Eb

A woman in love

Can make you feel good

You'll know what you're living for

Cm Eb

She'll give you so much

And keep you in touch

With all that's worth living for

Cm Eb

Oh once she gets in

Through thick and through thin

She'll show you what living's for

The rhythm of love

It must go on

G* N.C.

Can't stop

Cm Eb

The beat of your heart

Is like a drum

Will it stop?

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