Only A Fool chords by Karla Bonoff

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G     C   G

Verse:
                              D7     Em
Well, baby, what ya trying to prove
   Bb     Am    D
By being alone
    G                         D7   Em
And no one can get through to you
         A7     D
Is there anyone home?

Chorus:
    C     D7            G         Em     C
So, don't say that it's love you lacked
           D7                  G           Em  C
I paid the price and now we're paying the tax
          D7      Bm          E
I gave it all, I got nothing back
       Am           G    D     G     C  G    C    G
Only a fool gives a heart like that

Verse:
                                 D7      Em
Well, I said that you never gave enough
      Bb               Am   D
And I know that it's true
  G                              D7   Em
I see now that you never gave it up
              A7         D
So you'd have nothing to lose

Chorus:
    C     D7            G         Em     C
So, don't say that it's love you lacked
           D7                  G           Em  C
I paid the price and now we're paying the tax
          D7      Bm          E
I gave it all, I got nothing back
       Am           G    D     C      G    C    G   Bm
Only a fool gives a heart like that

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

Verse:
      G                             D7    Em
Well, I guess that it's really over now
        Bb        Am    D
This is where I belong
    G                                 D7    Em
And baby, you know it's kind of funny how
        A7            D
All the tears made me strong

Chorus:
C     D7            G         Em     C
Don't say that it's love you lacked
           D7                  G           Em  C
I paid the price and now we're paying the tax
          D7      Bm          E
I gave it all, I got nothing back
       Am           D          Em
Only a fool gives a heart like that
       Am           G    D     G
Only a fool gives a heart like that

Outro:
C   G   C   G