The Fool chords by Elvis Presley

The Fool - Elvis Presley
Composer : Lee Hazlewood
From the album Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 years old)

Recorded in 1970. The original version was recorded by Sanford Clark in 1959.



Intro Riff - also played in song with minor variation

h= hammer on

                  e|---3--6--3--6--3----------------|
                  B|---3--5--3--5--3----------------|
                  G|----------------2h=4--0---------|
                  D|-------------------------2--0---|
                  A|--------------------------------|
                  E|3------------------------------3|

Intro:

G

#1:
G                      C7                 D7
Gather round me buddy, raise your glasses high
D7  C7                 G
And drink to a fool, a crazy fool
G            D7       G
Who told his baby goodbye
G                                 C7               D7
Too late he found he loved her so much he wants to die
D7 C7                    G
So drink to a fool, mm a crazy fool
G            D7       G
Who told his baby goodbye


Bridge:
G  D                       G
He needs her, he needs her so
G  D       Am7            D7
He wonders why he let her go

#2
G
She's found, she's found, she's found
G                 C7           D7
A new love buddy, he's a lucky guy
D7 C7                  G
So drink to a fool, a crazy fool
G            D7       G
Who told his baby goodbye

Bridge:
   D                       G
He needs her, he needs her so
   D       Am7            D7
He wonders why he let her go

#3
G
She's found, she's found, she's found
G                 C7           D7
A new love buddy, he's a lucky guy
D7 C7                  G
So drink to a fool, a crazy fool
G            D7       G
Who told his baby goodbye

Outro:
G            D7       G
Who told his baby goodbye
G
Goodbye
G