Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: E minorEm
“Caravan of Fools”
by John Prine
Live on Tiny Desk Concerts (from NPR’s All Songs Considered)
E minorEm A minorAm
E minorEm B7B7
E minorEm
Verse:
E minorEm
The dark and distant drumming
A minorAm
The pounding of the hooves
E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm
The silence of everything that moves
E minorEm
Late at night you’ll see them
A minorAm
Decked out in shiny jewels
E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm
The coming of the caravan of fools
Verse:
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Like the wings of a dove
A minorAm
The waiter's white glove
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Seems to shimmer by the light of the pool
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Some dog-blinding winter
A minorAm
When you can't stand to lose
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You're running with the caravan of fools
Chorus:
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The caravan of fools
A minorAm
The caravan of fools
E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm
You’re running with the caravan of fools
Instrumental:
E minorEm A minorAm
E minorEm B7B7
E minorEm
Verse:
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Love and devotion
A minorAm
Deep as any ocean
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Don't play by anybody's rules
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With your carousel of horses
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And your unforeseen forces
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You're running with the caravan of fools
Chorus:
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The caravan of fools
A minorAm
The caravan of fools
E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm
You’re running with the caravan of fools
Instrumental:
E minorEm A minorAm
E minorEm B7B7
E minorEm