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"Poor little Fool"
By Ricky Nelson - 1958
Transcribed by Gary Wahlgren
Redondo Beach, CA
Note: This was Ricky's first number one single
I worked this out off his "All My Best" CD
Silver Eagle Records 1986
Play in G, capo at 4th fret
Intro: G Em Am D7
G Em Am D7
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Verse 1
G Em
I used to play around ...
Am D7
Hasten to ....
G Em
When I met that ...
Am D7
I knew that I ...
Chorus:
G Em
Poor ...
Am D7 G
I was a fool, ...
(Uh huh, poor little fool,I was ...
Verse 2
She played around and ....
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3
She told me that she ....
Repeat Chorus
Verse 4
Next day she was gone ...
Repeat Chorus
Verse 5
I played this game with ....
Repeat Chorus
Other versions of this song
- Poor Little Fool (Ver2) (Chords)
- Poor Little Fool (Ver3) (Chords)
Song History
Last Updated: April 24, 2021