Tabs
Fool for the City
by Foghat
From the album Foghat Live
(1977)
Peverett - Knee Trembler Music - ASCAP
Lonesome Dave Peverett - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Roger Earl - Drums
Rod Price - Lead Guitar, Vocals
Craig MacGregor-Bass,Vocals
Percussion: Dan Craig, Dave Lang, Nick Jameson
Applause: Audience
Standard Tuning
My version of Fool for the City Live
tabbed by-Nick
[Intro] Ladies and Gentlemen, Please Welcome Foghat
E MajorE C majorC A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
E|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|---999----5555----222---777----9----| (2x)
D MajorD|---999----5555----222---777----9----|
A augmentedA|---777----3333----000---555----7----|
E MajorE|---000------------------------------|
(Verse) (2X) (2X)
E MajorE E MajorE
Goin' to the city E MajorE|-----| Got you on my mind E MajorE|-----|
BB|-----| BB|-----|
G+G|-999-| G+G|-999-|
D MajorD|-999-| D MajorD|-999-|
A augmentedA|-777-| A augmentedA|-777-|
E MajorE|-000-| E MajorE|-000-|
(2X) A/EA/E E MajorE
E MajorE E MajorE
Country sure is pretty E MajorE|-----| I'll leave it all behind E MajorE|--------------|
BB|-----| BB|-10-10-10-----|
G+G|-999-| G+G|--9--9--9--9--|
D MajorD|-999-| D MajorD|-11-11-11--9--|
A augmentedA|-777-| A augmentedA|-----------7--|
E MajorE|-000-| E MajorE|-----------0--|
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G Bsus4Bsus4 BB
This is my decision, I'm comin' home to stay this time cause
(Chorus)
E MajorE CCCC A augmentedA DD E MajorE
I'm a fool for the city I'm a Fool for the city
E MajorE CCCC A augmentedA DD E MajorE
Fool for the city I'm a Fool for the city
E MajorE|-------------------------------|
BB|-----12------------------------|
G+G|-11b----11----9h11p9~--999-999-|
D MajorD|-----------11----------999-999-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------777-777-|
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E MajorE|------------------------------------------|
BB|-----12--------------------------10-10----|
G+G|-11b----11----9h11p9-----9h11-9~--9--9--9-|
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E MajorE EEE EEE EEE EEE
Breathin' all the clean air Sittin' in the sun
E MajorE EEE EEE A/EA/E A/E A/EA/E E MajorE
When I get my train fare I get up and run
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G Bsus4Bsus4 BB
I'm ready for the city Air pollution here I come cause
(Chorus)
E MajorE CCCC A augmentedA DD E MajorE
I'm a fool for the city I'm a Fool for the city
E MajorE CCCC A augmentedA DD E MajorE
Fool for the city I'm a Fool for the city
(Bridge)
BB A augmentedAAAA BB
I'm like a fish out of water I'm just a man in a hole
E MajorE|-0--------|
BB|---4-0----|
G+G|-------4~-|
D MajorD|----------|
A augmentedA|----------|
E MajorE|----------|
BB E MajorE
The city lights turn my blues in to gold
BB A augmentedAAAA BB
I ain't no country boy I'm just a homesick man
E MajorE|-0--------|
BB|---4-0----|
G+G|-------4~-|
D MajorD|----------|
A augmentedA|----------|
E MajorE|----------|
BB E MajorE
I'm gonna hit the grit just as fast as I can
I.m tired of laying back and hanging around
1 1/2b
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BB|-15b---15h17h15----15------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------16----16-14-12--14-14--12h14-12----12----|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------14----14-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
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I'm gonna catch that train, Wooh, and I'll be city bound Yeah,,,,,
(Solo-Rod Price)
E MajorE
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E MajorE
E|-----------------------|---------------------|--------|
BB|-----12----------------|----------10-12-12br-|--------|
G+G|-11b----11b--9h11p9----|-9-11-11b------------|-9-9-9~-|
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A augmentedA|-----------------------|---------------------|--------|
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E MajorE D MajorD
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BB|-5---7---8--10--|10b-12b--13b--15b-|-15b-15b-15b-|
G+G|-7b--9b-10b-12b-|------------------|-------------|
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A augmentedA|----------------|------------------|-------------|
E MajorE|----------------|------------------|-------------|
A augmentedA G+G
E MajorE|-12--12--12--|-12--12--12--12--12--|----15-17-15h17p15-|
BB|-15b-15b-15b-|-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-|-17----------------|
G+G|-------------|---------------------|-------------------|
D MajorD|-------------|---------------------|-------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------|---------------------|-------------------|
E MajorE|-------------|---------------------|-------------------|
BB
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BB|-17----------|-------17----|-------17----|-------17----|
G+G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
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E MajorE
E|-17p15---15-|-17-17b-17-17-15-17-|-15h17p15----15--------|
BB|------17----|--------------------|----------17-----17-15~|
G+G|------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
D MajorD|------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
E MajorE|------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
C majorC A augmentedA
E MajorE|-------------------|----------|------------------------|
BB|-15-15-17-15h17p15-|----15----|------------------------|
G+G|-------------------|-16----16-|-12-14~-14--12-14p12----|
D MajorD|-------------------|----------|---------------------14-|
A augmentedA|-------------------|----------|------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------|----------|------------------------|
D MajorD E MajorE
E|----------|-------------|-------------|---------------------------|
BB|----------|-------------|-------------|-15h17-17-17--17-15--17-19-|
G+G|-12-------|-------------|-------------|---------------------------|
D MajorD|----14p12-|-------12----|-7-----------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------|-12h14----14-|----12-------|---------------------------|
E MajorE|----------|-------------|-------15-12-|---------------------------|
C majorC A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
E|-----------------|--22b-22-22b-22-22b-22-22-|22-22b--22-22b~|
BB|-20-19-20--22-20-|--------------------------|---------------|
G+G|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|
BB A augmentedAAAA BB
I ain't no country boy I'm just a homesick man
E MajorE|-0--------|
BB|---4-0----|
G+G|-------4~-|
D MajorD|----------|
A augmentedA|----------|
E MajorE|----------|
BB E MajorE
I'm gonna hit the grit just as fast as I can
I get off of main street
E MajorE
E|-4---4----------|
BB|---3---3--2h3-3-|
G+G|----------------|
D MajorD|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|
Step into the crowd
E MajorE
E|--3h4-3h4-------------|
BB|----------2h3-2h3-----|
G+G|----------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------|
Sidewalk under my feet
E MajorE
E|-10---10---10---10----|
BB|----9----9----9----9--|
G+G|----------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------|
Traffics good and loud
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G+G|--7---------------|
D MajorD|------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------|
E MajorE|------------------|
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G Bsus4Bsus4 BB
when i see my inner city child, I'll be walking on a cloud
(Repeat Chorus)-(Then Outro Solo)
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G+G|-9999----99-|-999----9999-|-9----99--99------|
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A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
E|-----12------|----1212----1212----12----1212-|-----------------|
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G+G|-999----9999-|-99------99------99----99------|--:--------:/:---|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|
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E MajorE
E|-12-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-17-17-17-17-|
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G+G|--9-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-14-14-14-14-|
D MajorD|-------------------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|----------------|
C majorC A augmentedA
E MajorE|-17-17-----------------------|--------------------------|
BB|--x--x----:/:----:/:----:/:--|--:/:---:/:----:/:----:/:-|
G+G|-14-16-----------------------|--------------------------|
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E MajorE
D MajorD -------(Repeat this 8x)---------
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BB|----:/:--:/:------12-|-------12-------12-------12-------12-|
G+G|---------------------|--------------------|----------------|
D MajorD|---------------------|--------------------|----------------|
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E MajorE C majorC A augmentedA
E MajorE|-15b-----------12-------|-------------------|----------------|
BB|------12--15b-----15-12-|-------------------|----------------|
G+G|------------------------|-14b-14-12---12-12-|----------------|
D MajorD|------------------------|----------14-------|-12h14-14p12----|
A augmentedA|------------------------|-------------------|-------------14-|
E MajorE|------------------------|-------------------|----------------|
D MajorD E MajorE
E|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
BB|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
G+G|---------------|-----------------|-----00-2b--2b-|
D MajorD|---------------|-----------------|--22-----------|
A augmentedA|-1412-10--12-12|-12p10----10-----|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|-------12----12~-|---------------|
C majorC A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
E|----------------|--------------|-----------------------|
BB|----------------|--------------|-----------------------|
G+G|-2-4--2-2br0-2~-|-2-4--2/4/2p0-|-2b-2b-2b-0--2-0-2---9-|
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E MajorE|----------------|--------------|-----------------------|
C majorC A augmentedA
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BB|-8-10b----10b----10b-10-|----10br8---|----8-10-10b----10b---|
G+G|------------------------|----------9~|--9-------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------|------------|----------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------|------------|----------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|------------|----------------------|
D MajorD E MajorE (1-1/2b's)
E MajorE|-----10----------|--------|---------------:/:-:/:-|
BB|-10b----10-10br8-|--------|-15h17-17b-17b---------|
G+G|-----------------|-9-9~-9-|-----------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|--------|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|--------|-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|--------|-----------------------|
(1-1/2b's-7x) A augmentedA E MajorE
E|---------------|--------------------------|--------------|
BB|---------------|-15h17h15-----15----------|--------------|
G+G|-17b-----------|----------16-----16-14-12-|-14b-12-14-12-|
D MajorD|---------------|--------------------------|--------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|--------------------------|--------------|
E MajorE|---------------|--------------------------|--------------|
E MajorE|--------12--------------|--------12-----------|----12-------|
BB|-----12--------12-15h12-|-----12----15h12-----|-12----15h12-|
G+G|-14b-------14b----------|-14b-------------14b-|-------------|
D MajorD|------------------------|---------------------|-------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------|---------------------|-------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|---------------------|-------------|
C majorC A augmentedA
E MajorE|--------12-|--------------12-|--------------12-----------|
BB|-----12----|-15h12-----12----|-15h12-----12----15h12-----|
G+G|-14b-------|-------14b-------|-------14b-------------14b-|
D MajorD|-----------|-----------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------|-----------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------|-----------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA D MajorD
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A augmentedA|-------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE C majorC A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
E|-15----12------12--|-----------------|---------------------------|
BB|----15~15b--15~15b-|-----------------|---------------------------|
G+G|-------------------|-----:/:---------|-:/:---------------:/:-----|
D MajorD|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE C majorC A augmentedA
E MajorE|---15--------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
BB|---15-----:/:------|---:/:-----------|---------:/:---------------|
G+G|---14b-------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
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D MajorD E MajorE
E|-------------------|
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