Only A Fool chords by Karla Bonoff

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G+G   C majorC  G+G

Verse:
               D7D7   E minorEm
Well, baby, what ya trying to prove
  Bb majorBb   A minorAm  D MajorD
By being alone
  G+G             D7D7  E minorEm
And no one can get through to you
     A7A7   D MajorD
Is there anyone home?

Chorus:
  C majorC   D7D7      G+G     E minorEm   C majorC
So, don't say that it's love you lacked
      D7D7         G+G      E minorEm C majorC
I paid the price and now we're paying the tax
     D7D7   B minorBm     E MajorE
I gave it all, I got nothing back
    A minorAm      G+G  D MajorD   G+G   C majorC G+G  C majorC  G+G
Only a fool gives a heart like that

Verse:
                 D7D7   E minorEm
Well, I said that you never gave enough
   Bb majorBb        A minorAm  D MajorD
And I know that it's true
 G+G               D7D7  E minorEm
I see now that you never gave it up
       A7A7     D MajorD
So you'd have nothing to lose

Chorus:
  C majorC   D7D7      G+G     E minorEm   C majorC
So, don't say that it's love you lacked
      D7D7         G+G      E minorEm C majorC
I paid the price and now we're paying the tax
     D7D7   B minorBm     E MajorE
I gave it all, I got nothing back
    A minorAm      G+G  D MajorD   C majorC   G+G  C majorC  G+G  B minorBm
Only a fool gives a heart like that

Bridge:
        C majorC    B minorBm
I know that I need you
         E MajorE    F#m7F#m7
And that made you scared
           G+G
If I'd known how to reach you
    C majorC        D MajorD
But I'm giving up, it's too late to care

Verse:
   G+G               D7D7  E minorEm
Well, I guess that it's really over now
    Bb majorBb    A minorAm  D MajorD
This is where I belong
  G+G                 D7D7  E minorEm
And baby, you know it's kind of funny how
    A7A7      D MajorD
All the tears made me strong

Chorus:
C majorC   D7D7      G+G     E minorEm   C majorC
Don't say that it's love you lacked
      D7D7         G+G      E minorEm C majorC
I paid the price and now we're paying the tax
     D7D7   B minorBm     E MajorE
I gave it all, I got nothing back
    A minorAm      D MajorD     E minorEm
Only a fool gives a heart like that
    A minorAm      G+G  D MajorD   G+G
Only a fool gives a heart like that

Outro:
C majorC  G+G  C majorC  G+G