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Poor Little Fool Chords by Ricky Nelson

Poor Little Fool chords by Ricky Nelson (Ver. 3)

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard tuning
Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Poor Little Fool
Ricky Nelson

Intro  C Am F G  C Am F G7

  C             Am
I used to play around with hearts
     F              G
that hastened at my call
    C               Am
But when I met that little girl
  F                 G
I knew that I would fall
            C
Poor little fool
   Am    F6
oh yeah
        G7      C
I was a fool uh huh
        Am
(Uh huh Poor little fool
F               G
I was a fool oh yeah)

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    C                 Am
She played around and teased me
         F              G
with her carefree devil eyes
      C                 Am
She`d hold me close and kiss me
        F                  G
but her heart was full of lies
            C
Poor little fool
   Am    F6
oh yeah
         G7     C
I was a fool uh huh
        Am
(Uh huh Poor little fool
F               G
I was a fool oh yeah)

    C               Am
She told me how she cared for me
    F               G
and that we`d never part
    C               Am
And so for the very first time
  F            G
I gave away my heart
            C
Poor little fool
   Am   F6
oh yeah
        G7      C
I was a fool uh huh
        Am
(Uh huh Poor little fool
F               G
I was a fool oh yeah)

    C                Am
The next day she was gone and I
F                  G
knew she`d lied to me
    C              Am
She left me with a broken heart
    F            G7
and won her victory
            C
Poor little fool
   Am    F6
oh yeah
        G7      C
I was a fool uh huh
        Am
(Uh huh Poor little fool
F               G
I was a fool oh yeah)

         C                     Am
Well I`d played this game with other hearts
      F                 G
but I never thought I`d see
    C                Am
The day when someone else would play
       F                 G
love`s foolish game with me
             C
Poor little fool
   Am   F6
oh yeah
        G7      C
I was a fool uh huh
        Am
(Uh huh Poor little fool
F               G
I was a fool oh yeah)

             C
Poor little fool
   Am    F6
oh yeah
        G7      C
I was a fool uh huh
        F                 C
(Uh huh Poor little fool.....)

Last updated: September 17, 2025

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