Only A Fool Would Say That

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Song: Only a fool would say that
Artist: Steely Dan
Composers: Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
Album: Can't buy a thrill
Tabbed by DJ 2nd Oct 2015
I would suggest using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the very bottom of the page.
Dm7 = x-5-7-5-6-5 Bm7add11 = x-2-0-2-3-0
Cmaj7 = x-3-5-4-5-3 E7 = 0-2-0-1-0-0
C6 = x-3-5-5-5-5 E7sus4 = 0-2-0-2-0-0
Am = x-x-7-5-5-5 Fmaj7 = x-8-10-9-10-8
F = x-8-10-10-10-8 F6 = x-x-3-5-3-5
Em7 = x-7-9-7-8-7 Dm7/G = 3-0-0-2-1-1
Em7 * = x-7-9-7-8-10 Am9 = 5-7-5-5-5-7
Am/G = x-x-5-5-5-5 Am7 = 5-7-5-5-5-5
D7/F# = x-x-4-5-3-5 Am7 * = 5-7-5-5-8-5
Cmaj13 = x-3-5-4-5-5
N.C. = No chords
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[Intro]
Dm7 Cmaj7 C6
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Dm7 Cmaj7 C6
N.C.
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
Dm7
N.C.
A world become one, of salads and sun,
Cmaj7 C6
Only a fool would say that,
Dm7
A boy with a plan, a natural man,
Cmaj7 C6
Wearing a white Stetson hat
[Pre-Chorus]
Am F
Unhand that gun, be gone!
Em7 Em7 Dm7
*
There's no one to fire upon,
Dm7 Am
If he's holding it high he's telling a lie-----!
[Chorus]
Am Dm7
I heard it was you,
Am Am/G D7/F#
Talking 'bout a world where all is free,
F Cmaj7 C6
It just couldn't be and only a fool would say that
[Verse 2]
Dm7
N.C.
The man in the street, dragging his feet,
Cmaj7 C6
Don't wanna hear the bad news,
Dm7
Imagine your face, there in his place,
Cmaj7 C6
Standing in - side his brown shoes
[Pre-Chorus]
Am F Fmaj7
You do his nine - to - five,
Em7 Em7 Dm7
*
Drag yourself home half-alive,
Dm7 Am
And there on a screen the man with a dream------!
[Chorus]
Am Dm7
I heard it was you,
Am Am/G D7/F#
Talking 'bout a world where all is free,
F Cmaj7 C6
It just couldn't be and only a fool would say that
[Bridge]
Bm7add11 E7 E7sus4 E7
Anybody on the street has...
Am Am/G Fmaj7 F6 Em7 Fmaj7 Am
Murder in his eyes, you feel ...no ...pain,
D7 Dm7/G Cmaj7 C6
And you're younger than you realise,
Dm7
Only a fool would say that,
Am9Am7Am7 Am7 Dm7
* ()
Only a fool-------------------------!
[Break]
Dm7 Am7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Em7 Dm7 Am7 C6
N.C.
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Chorus]
Dm7
N.C.
I heard it was you,
Am Am/G D7/F#
Talking 'bout a world where all is free,
F Cmaj7 C6
It just couldn't be and only a fool would say that
[Coda]
Dm7
Only a fool would say that,
Fmaj7 Cmaj13
Only a fool would say that
N.C.
¿Quin talamente un tonto es ciales?
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For the GUITAR chord box diagrams to match my
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Dm7 Cmaj7 C6 Am F
<4 of 36> <6 of 26> <4 of 27> <5 of 22> <15 of 16>
Em7 Am/G D7/F# Fmaj7
<16 of 49> <2 of 9> <4 of 20> <6 of 19>
Bm7add11 E7sus4 F6 Am9 Am7
<2 of 32 > <2 of 34> <3 of 28 > <6 of 16> <11 of 46 >
The tab has two inversions each of Em7 and Am7
(differentiated by an asterisk in my chord legend).
Currently there is no facility to save two
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Song: Only a fool would say that
Artist: Steely Dan
Composers: Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
Album: Can't buy a thrill
Tabbed by DJ  2nd Oct 2015
I would suggest using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the very bottom of the page.
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of
the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks
=====================================================
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[Break]
[Chorus]
[Coda]
N.C.
¿Quin talamente un tonto es ciales?
=====================================================
For the GUITAR chord box diagrams to match my
suggested choices you need to manually select the
following choice of options by clicking on the
forward/backward arrows beneath fourteen of the
diagrams. All the remaining chord boxes can be the
default first option and don't need reselecting.
As long as you are logged into your account,
the choices will be saved automatically for every
time you view the tab.
   Dm7       Cmaj7       C6         Am         F
         Em7       Am/G       D7/F#     Fmaj7
Bm7add11     E7sus4       F6         Am9        Am7
The tab has two inversions each of Em7 and Am7
(differentiated by an asterisk in my chord legend).
Currently there is no facility to save two
variations of a chord voicing, so you will have to
choose which one of them to display.

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