I Was A Fool

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I Was A Fool:Roy Orbison.
Recorded at SUN Records in 1956/'57.
E
INTRO:
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#1.
E Dbm E Dbm
I don't lose my blues when I pretend you're
B
with me.
B Bm E
Though I make believe I'm still alone.
E Dbm E Dbm B
When I think of you, my empty arms remind me,
A B E
that my one true love has gone.
CHORUS:
A E
I was a fool, that's why I cried over you.
A B E Dbm E
I was a fool, I only wanted you.
#2.
A E B E B Abm
When I smile so gay, everybody knows, that
B
I've lost my love.
E
But that's the way it goes.
B E Dbm E B
When I think of you, my empty arms remind me,
A B E
that my one true love has gone.
CHORUS:
A E
I was a fool, that's why I cried over you.
A B E
I was a fool, I only wanted you.
OUTRO:
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A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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I Was A Fool:Roy Orbison.
Recorded at SUN Records in 1956/'57.
INTRO: E
#1.
CHORUS:
#2.
CHORUS:
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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