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Fools Gold by Ryan Adams
I was dumbfounded that this wasn't already on here ?!?
This song is bootleg from the outtakes on the Gold album. 
So tragic it never made onto the album... such a great song.  
Like so many of his best songs, never to see the light of day.
I did it from ear, so suggestions are welcome. 
Standard Tuning/Capo 1st fret
Intro:
Bm     A     G
              x5
Bm
Bm         A               G
She wore a dress that Mara Lisa had sewn 
Bm       A         G
And everybody just laughed 
Bm            A            G
The boys were suited up on Mexican rose 
Bm                 A             G
They spilled their wine on their pants 
Bm        A             G
A distant cousin of her brother had come 
Bm          A               G
He tore the sheets from her bed 
Bm           A             G
She felt the poison of the barreling sun 
Bm           A             G
She felt the weight of his hands 
Bm     D                A            G
Fool's gold can buy you anything you want 
Bm   A           G               A
                           Quick 
Fool's gold, fool's gold 
Bm  A    G
          x2 
Bm         A            G
Her sister Hattie had a ship 
Bm     A           G
But it had no sail 
Bm          A              G
Her husband hit her and he split her lip 
Bm           A              G
He said he'd kill her if he thought she would tell 
Bm               A            G
The streets were empty on the 4th of July 
Bm        A             G
The fires burned in the sticks 
Bm             A                G
The bells were ringing from the church of the saints 
A
Made of Mexican brick 
Bm     D                A            G
Fool's gold can buy you anything you want 
Bm     A            G
Fool's gold, fool's gold   
      Bm
Fools Gold  
Bm    A      G  x4 (over solo) 
Bm               A                G
They watched her walk in from the roof of their house 
Bm        A          G
She had a gun in her purse 
Bm   A               G
Mara Lisa could have left on a train  
Bm         A              G
She wasn't sure which was worse 
Bm          A             G
Her brother Daniel knew a guy in the stretch 
Bm          A             G
He had some horses and a grudge 
Bm        A            G
The other option was a Mexican jail 
A
And a crooked judge 
Bm     D                A            G
Fool's gold can buy you anything you want 
Bm   A           G             A
                         Quick 
Fool's gold, fool's gold 
Bm     D                A            G
Fool's gold can buy you anything you want 
Bm     A            G
Fool's gold, fool's gold   
      Bm
Fools Gold
Bm    A      G x4 (over solo) 
Bm          A             G
They cast a shadow on the dusted remains 
Bm         A               G
The broken bottles cut the earth 
Bm        A              G
She saw a rifle sticking out of the brush 
Bm              A            G
She grabbed the gun from her purse 
Bm   A              G
Mara Lisa threw the sacks in the car 
Bm          A            G
The bullets cut into the breeze 
Bm     A                G
Fool's gold can buy you Mexican jewels 
A
But it can't buy the police 
Bm     D                A            G
Fool's gold can buy you anything you want 
Bm   A           G             A
                         Quick 
Fool's gold, fool's gold 
Bm     D                A            G
Fool's gold can buy you anything you want 
Bm     A            G
Fool's gold, fool's gold   
      Bm
Fools Gold  
Outro:
Bm       A      G   (fade out over solo)

Fools Gold chords and lyrics

Free chords for Fools Gold by Ryan Adams. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Fools Gold by Ryan Adams
I was dumbfounded that this wasn't already on here ?!?
This song is bootleg from the outtakes on the Gold album. 
So tragic it never made onto the album... such a great song.  
Like so many of his best songs, never to see the light of day.
I did it from ear, so suggestions are welcome. 
Standard Tuning/Capo 1st fret
Intro:
Bm       A      G x5
Bm
Bm    A     G x2 
Bm    A      G  x4 (over solo) 
Bm    A      G x4 (over solo) 
Outro:
Bm       A      G   (fade out over solo)

Fools Gold Chords by Ryan Adams

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The chords for "Fools Gold" show the original chord names (including Bm, A, G, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.