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Fortunate Fool

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Fortunate Fool by Jack Johnson
B                G#m         B     G#m
   She's got it all figured out
B                  G#m           B     G#m
   She knows what everything's about
B           G#m
   And when anybody 
    C#m                 F#        C#m      F#
  doubts her or sings songs without her
                     B    G#m  B  G#m
  w' she's just so    mmmm
B                 G#m               B      G#m
  She knows the world is just her stage
B                 G#m        B     G#m
   and so she'll never misbehave
B             G#m                  C#m              F#         C#m    F#
   she gives thanks for what they gave her man they practically made her
           B    G#m   B   G#m
  into a    mmmm    
    E
  B' she's the one that stumbles when she talks about
    F#
  the seven foreign films that she's checked out, such a 
B              G#m  F# E
  fortunate fool       she's just too
B              G#m  F# E
  good to be true      she's such a 
B              G#m  F# E
  fortunate fool       she's just so
B     G#m  G
    mmmm
B    G#m  B   G#m
               -verse break
B                G#m         B     G#m
  She's got it all figured out 
B                G#m         B     G#m
  She knows what everything's about
B           G#m
  And when anybody 
B     G#m  C#m  F#  C#m  F#
                          -without lyrics                
   C#m                 F#        C#m      F#
  doubts her or sings songs about her
                     B    G#m  B  G#m
  w' she's just so    mmmm
    E
  B' she's the one that stumbles when she talks about it
    F#
    so maybe we shouldn't talk about such a
B              G#m  F# E
  fortunate fool       she's just too
B              G#m  F# E
  good to be true      she's such a 
B              G#m  F# E
  fortunate fool       she's just so
           B
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Fortunate Fool chords and lyrics

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Fortunate Fool by Jack Johnson
B     G#m     B    G#m -verse break
B      G#m     C#m     F#    C#m     F# -without lyrics                
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Fortunate Fool Chords by Jack Johnson

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The chords for "Fortunate Fool" show the original chord names (including B, G#m, C#m, F#, E, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.