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Fooling Yourself by Tommy Shaw

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Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Fooling Yourself
Styx/Tommy Shaw/ShawBlades

Intro:

e|-10-----------------------------10-------------------------|
BB|-10-------10-12--10-------------10-------10-12----10-------|
G+G|-11-11-12-11-11--11-12-11-------11-11-12-11-11-12----12-11-|
D MajorD|--0-0---0-0---0--0---0----12-----0--0--0--0--0--0-0-----12-| repeat
A augmentedA|--0--------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|----------------------|


e|---5-3--------------------------|
BB|---5-3----5-5-3-----------------|
G+G|---6-4----6-6-4----6-4----------|
D MajorD|----------7-7-5----7-5---7-7-5--|
A augmentedA|-------------------7-5---7-7-5--|
E MajorE|-3-----3--------3------3-5-5-3--|

e|-10----------------------------------10-------------------------|
BB|-10-------10-12--10----------3-5-----10-------10-12----10-------|
G+G|-11-11-12-11-11--11-12-11----0-0-----11-11-12-11-11-12----12-11-|
D MajorD|--0-0---0-0---0--0---0----12-0-0------0--0--0--0--0--0-0-----12-|
A augmentedA|--0--------------------------2-4--------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-14--12------------14-12-------------------------------|
G+G|-14--12--14-14-12--14-12-------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------14-14-12--14-12-14-14-12----------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------12-12-10----------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-2-3-5-7-5-3---2-----|-2-3-5-7-5-3---2-----|--3---------------------------|
BB|-3-3-5-7-5-3---3-3-5-|-3-3-5-8-5-3---3-3-5-|--3---------------2-----------|
G+G|-2-4-6-7-6-4---2-0-0-|-2-4-6-7-6-4---2-0-0-|--0-(4 beats d u)-0-(4 beats)-|
D MajorD|-------------------0|------------------0-0-|--0---------------2-----------| repeat
A augmentedA|-----------------2-4---|---------------2-4-|--2---------------0-----------|
E MajorE|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|

e|-10-----------------------------10-------------------------|
BB|-10-------10-12--10-------------10-------10-12----10-------|
G+G|-11-11-12-11-11--11-12-11-------11-11-12-11-11-12----12-11-|
D MajorD|--0-0---0-0---0--0---0----12-----0--0--0--0--0--0-0-----12-| repeat
A augmentedA|--0--------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|----------------------|

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e|---5-3--------------------------|
BB|---5-3----5-5-3-----------------|
G+G|---6-4----6-6-4----6-4----------|
D MajorD|----------7-7-5----7-5---7-7-5--| repeat and slow to last G+G
A augmentedA|-------------------7-5---7-7-5--|
E MajorE|-3-----3--------3------3-5-5-3--|

e|-2--2-2-0-3---|-0--0-0--0-2----0|-----15-14------|
BB|-3--3-3-1-3---|-1--1-1--1-3----3|----------15-10~| (This line on 3rd and 4th)
G+G|-2--2-2-0-4---|-0--0-0--0-2----2|----------------|
D MajorD|-0--0-0-0-5---|-0--0-0--0-0----0| 3x (on 2nd time "Relax, take it easy)
A augmentedA|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|--------------|-----------------|----------------|

e|-2--2-2-0-3---|-7--0--2-|
BB|-3--3-3-1-3---|-8--1--3-|
G+G|-2--2-2-0-4---|-7--0--3-|
D MajorD|-0--0-0-0-5---|-0--0--0-|
A augmentedA|--------------|---------|
E MajorE|--------------|---------|

Verse 1:

e|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2-----0-0---0--0--0-|
BB|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3-----1-1---1--1--1-|
G+G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2-----0-0---0--0--0-|
D MajorD|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0-0--0-----0-0---0--0--0-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|
[ D MajorD               C/DC/D
You see the world through your cynical eyes,


e|0-0--0---2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2-2-----0-0---0--0--0-3-3-3-3-3-|
BB|1-1--1---3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3-3-----1-1---1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G+G|0-0--0---2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2-2-----0-0---0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D MajorD|0-0--0---0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0-0-----0-0---0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
 C/DC/D     D MajorD             C/DC/D addg
You're a troubled young man, I can tell.


e|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---0-0---0--0--0-|
BB|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3---1-1---1--1--1-|
G+G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---0-0---0--0--0-|
D MajorD|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0---0-0---0--0--0-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
  D MajorD            C/DC/D
You've got it all in the palm of your hand,


e|0-0--0---------------------------------6--6--6------8--8--8--8--8|
BB|1-1--1--3--3-3--3-------5---5-5--------6--6--6------8--8--8--8--8|
G+G|0-0--0--3--3-3--3-------5---5-5--------7--7--7------9--9--9--9--9|
D MajorD|0-0--0--3--3-3--3-------5---5-5--------8--8--8-----10-10-10-10-10|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     Bb majorBb       C majorC       Bb majorBb      C majorC
But your hand's wet with sweat and your head needs a rest.  And you're

Chorus:

e|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---2-2--2--3--7-7-7-3-3-3--0|
BB|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3---3-3--3--3--8-8-8-3-3-3--1|
G+G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---2-2--2--4--7-7-7-4-4-4--0|
D MajorD|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0---0-0--0--5--------5-5-5--0|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------3|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
  D MajorD                    G+G
 fooling yourself if you don't believe it.


e|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---2-2--2--3--7-7-7-3-3-3--0|
BB|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3---3-3--3--3--8-8-8-3-3-3--1|
G+G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---2-2--2--4--7-7-7-4-4-4--0|
D MajorD|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0---0-0--0--5--------5-5-5--0|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------3|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
    D/AD/A               G/AG/A
You're kidding yourself if you don't believe it.


Verse2:

e|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2-----0-0---0--0--0-|
BB|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3-----1-1---1--1--1-|
G+G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2-----0-0---0--0--0-|
D MajorD|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0-0--0-----0-0---0--0--0-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD            C/DC/D
Why must you be such an angry young man?


e|0-0--0---2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2-2-----0-0---0--0--0-3-3-3-3-3-|
BB|1-1--1---3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3-3-----1-1---1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G+G|0-0--0---2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2-2-----0-0---0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D MajorD|0-0--0---0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0-0-----0-0---0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
     D MajorD              C/DC/D
When your future looks quite bright to me.

e|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---0-0---0--0--0-|
BB|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3---1-1---1--1--1-|
G+G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---0-0---0--0--0-|
D MajorD|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0---0-0---0--0--0-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD              C/DC/D
And how can there be such a sinister plan,


e|0-0--0---------------------------------6--6--6------8--8--8--8--8|
BB|1-1--1--3--3-3--3-------5---5-5--------6--6--6------8--8--8--8--8|
G+G|0-0--0--3--3-3--3-------5---5-5--------7--7--7------9--9--9--9--9|
D MajorD|0-0--0--3--3-3--3-------5---5-5--------8--8--8-----10-10-10-10-10|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
      Bb majorBb     C/Bb     Bb majorBb
that could hide such a lamb, such a caring young man?   And you're

Chorus:

e|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---2-2--2--3--7-7-7-3-3-3--0|
BB|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3---3-3--3--3--8-8-8-3-3-3--1|
G+G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---2-2--2--4--7-7-7-4-4-4--0|
D MajorD|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0---0-0--0--5--------5-5-5--0|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------3|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
D/AD/A                    G/AG/A
 fooling yourself if you don't believe it.


e|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---2-2--2--3--7-7-7-3-3-3--0|
BB|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3---3-3--3--3--8-8-8-3-3-3--1|
G+G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---2-2--2--4--7-7-7-4-4-4--0|
D MajorD|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0---0-0--0--5--------5-5-5--0|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------3|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
    D/AD/A               G/AG/A
You're kidding yourself if you don't believe it.


Break:
e|-2--2-2--2-3--0--2--2--------2-2--2--3-2-0-2-3--2-2-3--3|
BB|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3--------3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--1|
G+G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2--------2-2--2--2-2-2-3-4--2-2-0--0|
D MajorD|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--------0-0--0--0-0-0-0-5--0-0-0--2|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------2--3|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------3---|
  D MajorD    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD  Dsus2Dsus2  DG C majorC
Get up, get back on your feet. You're the one they can't beat, and you know it.


e|-2--2-2--2-3--0--2--2--------2-2--2--3-2-0-2-3--2-2-3--3|
BB|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3--------3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--1|
G+G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2--------2-2--2--2-2-2-3-4--2-2-0--0|
D MajorD|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--------0-0--0--0-0-0-0-5--0-0-0--2|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------2--3|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------3---|
  D MajorD    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD  Dsus2Dsus2  DG C majorC
Come on, let's see  what you've got. Just take your best shot and don't blow it.


e|-7-----5---3--3--0--3----------6---8-------------------|
BB|-8-----7---5--3--1--3---3--5---6---8-------------------|
G+G|-7-----7---5--4--0--4---3--5---7---9-------------------|
D MajorD|-------0------5--0--5---3--5---8--10-------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G D MajorD C majorC G+G C..G Bb..C
  Wo  Wo  Wo Wo Wo Wo  Wo Wo Wo Wo

{Solo rhythm]
     d u
e|2------0-0---|-2---0-0--3-3--0--3--2-------------|
BB|3------1-1---|-3---1-1--3-3--1--3--3-------------|
G+G|2------0-0---|-2---0-0--4-4--0--0--2-------------| 8x
D MajorD|0------0-0---|-0---0-0-------------0-------------|
A augmentedA|-------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD CD C majorC G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
BB minor melody


e|---------------6-6-6---8-8--8------------------6-6-6--8--8--8--|
BB|-3-3-3--5-5-5--6-6-6---8-8--8---3-3-3--5-5-5---6-6-6--8--8--8--|
G+G|-3-3-3--5-5-5--7-7-7---9-9--9---3-3-3--5-5-5---6-6-6--9--9--9--|
D MajorD|-3-3-3--5-5-5--8-8-8--10-10-10--3-3-3--5-5-5---------10-10-10--|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 Bb..C Bb..C
                              Well


Chorus:

e|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---2-2--2--3--7-7-7-3-3-3--0|
BB|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3---3-3--3--3--8-8-8-3-3-3--1|
G+G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---2-2--2--4--7-7-7-4-4-4--0|
D MajorD|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0---0-0--0--5--------5-5-5--0|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------3|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
D/AD/A                    G/AG/A
 fooling yourself if you don't believe it.


e|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---2-2--2--3--7-7-7-3-3-3--0|
BB|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3---3-3--3--3--8-8-8-3-3-3--1|
G+G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---2-2--2--4--7-7-7-4-4-4--0|
D MajorD|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0---0-0--0--5--------5-5-5--0|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------3|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
    D/AD/A               G/AG/A
You're kidding yourself if you don't believe it.


Break:
e|-2--2-2--2-3--0--2--2--------2-2--2--3-2-0-2-3--2-2-3--3|
BB|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3--------3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--1|
G+G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2--------2-2--2--2-2-2-3-4--2-2-0--0|
D MajorD|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--------0-0--0--0-0-0-0-5--0-0-0--2|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------2--3|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------3---|
  D MajorD    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD  Dsus2Dsus2  DG C majorC
Get up, get back on your feet. You're the one they can't beat, and you know it.


e|-2--2-2--2-3--0--2--2--------2-2--2--3-2-0-2-3--2-2-3--3|
BB|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3--------3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--1|
G+G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2--------2-2--2--2-2-2-3-4--2-2-0--0|
D MajorD|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--------0-0--0--0-0-0-0-5--0-0-0--2|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------2--3|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------3---|
  D MajorD    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD  Dsus2Dsus2  DG C majorC
Come on, let's see  what you've got. Just take your best shot and don't blow it.


e|-7-----5---3--3--0--3----------6---8-------------------|
BB|-8-----7---5--3--1--3---3--5---6---8-------------------|
G+G|-7-----7---5--4--0--4---3--5---7---9-------------------|
D MajorD|-------0------5--0--5---3--5---8--10-------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G D MajorD C majorC G+G C..G Bb..C
  Wo  Wo  Wo Wo Wo Wo  Wo Wo Wo Wo


e|-10-----------------------------10-------------------------|
BB|-10-------10-12--10-------------10-------10-12----10-------|
G+G|-11-11-12-11-11--11-12-11-------11-11-12-11-11-12----12-11-|
D MajorD|--0-0---0-0---0--0---0----12-----0--0--0--0--0--0-0-----12-| repeat
A augmentedA|--0--------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|----------------------|


e|---5-3--------------------------|
BB|---5-3----5-5-3-----------------|
G+G|---6-4----6-6-4----6-4----------|
D MajorD|----------7-7-5----7-5---7-7-5--|
A augmentedA|-------------------7-5---7-7-5--|
E MajorE|-3-----3--------3------3-5-5-3--|

e|-2-3-5-7-5-3---2-----|-2-3-5-7-5-3---2-----|
BB|-3-3-5-7-5-3---3-3-5-|-3-3-5-8-5-3---3-3-5-|
G+G|-2-4-6-7-6-4---2-0-0-|-2-4-6-7-6-4---2-0-0-|
D MajorD|-------------------0|------------------0-0-| 16 x as strings solo plays out
A augmentedA|-----------------2-4---|---------------2-4-|
E MajorE|---------------------|---------------------|

Outro-main keyboard melody under:
e|2-----------------------------------------|
BB|3--3--3----2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-----------|
G+G|2--0--3----2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-----------|
D MajorD|0--2--3----2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-----------|
A augmentedA|---3--1--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-----------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|
DC9 Bb majorBb A augmentedA


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| d  Strum down
| u  Strum up

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