Fooling Yourself Tab by Tommy Shaw

Fooling Yourself tab by Tommy Shaw

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Fooling Yourself
Styx/Tommy Shaw/ShawBlades

Intro:

e|-10-----------------------------10-------------------------|
B|-10-------10-12--10-------------10-------10-12----10-------|
G|-11-11-12-11-11--11-12-11-------11-11-12-11-11-12----12-11-|
D|--0-0---0-0---0--0---0----12-----0--0--0--0--0--0-0-----12-| repeat
A|--0--------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|----------------------|


e|---5-3--------------------------|
B|---5-3----5-5-3-----------------|
G|---6-4----6-6-4----6-4----------|
D|----------7-7-5----7-5---7-7-5--|
A|-------------------7-5---7-7-5--|
E|-3-----3--------3------3-5-5-3--|

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e|-10----------------------------------10-------------------------|
B|-10-------10-12--10----------3-5-----10-------10-12----10-------|
G|-11-11-12-11-11--11-12-11----0-0-----11-11-12-11-11-12----12-11-|
D|--0-0---0-0---0--0---0----12-0-0------0--0--0--0--0--0-0-----12-|
A|--0--------------------------2-4--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14--12------------14-12-------------------------------|
G|-14--12--14-14-12--14-12-------------------------------|
D|---------14-14-12--14-12-14-14-12----------------------|
A|-------------------------12-12-10----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-2-3-5-7-5-3---2-----|-2-3-5-7-5-3---2-----|--3---------------------------|
B|-3-3-5-7-5-3---3-3-5-|-3-3-5-8-5-3---3-3-5-|--3---------------2-----------|
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|-------------------0|------------------0-0-|--0---------------2-----------| repeat
A|-----------------2-4---|---------------2-4-|--2---------------0-----------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|

e|-10-----------------------------10-------------------------|
B|-10-------10-12--10-------------10-------10-12----10-------|
G|-11-11-12-11-11--11-12-11-------11-11-12-11-11-12----12-11-|
D|--0-0---0-0---0--0---0----12-----0--0--0--0--0--0-0-----12-| repeat
A|--0--------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|----------------------|


e|---5-3--------------------------|
B|---5-3----5-5-3-----------------|
G|---6-4----6-6-4----6-4----------|
D|----------7-7-5----7-5---7-7-5--| repeat and slow to last G
A|-------------------7-5---7-7-5--|
E|-3-----3--------3------3-5-5-3--|

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

e|-2--2-2-0-3---|-7--0--2-|
B|-3--3-3-1-3---|-8--1--3-|
G|-2--2-2-0-4---|-7--0--3-|
D|-0--0-0-0-5---|-0--0--0-|
A|--------------|---------|
E|--------------|---------|

Verse 1:

e|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2-----0-0---0--0--0-|
B|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3-----1-1---1--1--1-|
G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2-----0-0---0--0--0-|
D|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0-0--0-----0-0---0--0--0-|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
[  D                              C/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-|
B|1-1--1---3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3-3-----1-1---1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|0-0--0---2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2-2-----0-0---0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|0-0--0---0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0-0-----0-0---0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
  C/D         D                         C/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-|
B|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3---1-1---1--1--1-|
G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---0-0---0--0--0-|
D|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0---0-0---0--0--0-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
   D                        C/D
You've got it all in the palm of your hand,


e|0-0--0---------------------------------6--6--6------8--8--8--8--8|
B|1-1--1--3--3-3--3-------5---5-5--------6--6--6------8--8--8--8--8|
G|0-0--0--3--3-3--3-------5---5-5--------7--7--7------9--9--9--9--9|
D|0-0--0--3--3-3--3-------5---5-5--------8--8--8-----10-10-10-10-10|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
          Bb              C              Bb           C
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|
B|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3---3-3--3--3--8-8-8-3-3-3--1|
G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---2-2--2--4--7-7-7-4-4-4--0|
D|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0---0-0--0--5--------5-5-5--0|
A|------------------------------------------------3|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
   D                                       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|
B|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3---3-3--3--3--8-8-8-3-3-3--1|
G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---2-2--2--4--7-7-7-4-4-4--0|
D|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0---0-0--0--5--------5-5-5--0|
A|------------------------------------------------3|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
       D/A                             G/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-|
B|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3-----1-1---1--1--1-|
G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2-----0-0---0--0--0-|
D|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0-0--0-----0-0---0--0--0-|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
D                       C/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-|
B|1-1--1---3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3-3-----1-1---1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|0-0--0---2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2-2-----0-0---0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|0-0--0---0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0-0-----0-0---0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
          D                            C/D
When your future looks quite bright to me.

e|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---0-0---0--0--0-|
B|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3---1-1---1--1--1-|
G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---0-0---0--0--0-|
D|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0---0-0---0--0--0-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
D                           C/D
And how can there be such a sinister plan,


e|0-0--0---------------------------------6--6--6------8--8--8--8--8|
B|1-1--1--3--3-3--3-------5---5-5--------6--6--6------8--8--8--8--8|
G|0-0--0--3--3-3--3-------5---5-5--------7--7--7------9--9--9--9--9|
D|0-0--0--3--3-3--3-------5---5-5--------8--8--8-----10-10-10-10-10|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
           Bb          C/Bb         Bb
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|
B|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3---3-3--3--3--8-8-8-3-3-3--1|
G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---2-2--2--4--7-7-7-4-4-4--0|
D|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0---0-0--0--5--------5-5-5--0|
A|------------------------------------------------3|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
D/A                                        G/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|
B|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3---3-3--3--3--8-8-8-3-3-3--1|
G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---2-2--2--4--7-7-7-4-4-4--0|
D|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0---0-0--0--5--------5-5-5--0|
A|------------------------------------------------3|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
       D/A                             G/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|
B|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3--------3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--1|
G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2--------2-2--2--2-2-2-3-4--2-2-0--0|
D|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--------0-0--0--0-0-0-0-5--0-0-0--2|
A|----------------------------------------------------2--3|
E|----------------------------------------------------3---|
    D       Dsus4  D    Dsus2    DG  C
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|
B|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3--------3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--1|
G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2--------2-2--2--2-2-2-3-4--2-2-0--0|
D|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--------0-0--0--0-0-0-0-5--0-0-0--2|
A|----------------------------------------------------2--3|
E|----------------------------------------------------3---|
    D       Dsus4  D    Dsus2    DG  C
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-------------------|
B|-8-----7---5--3--1--3---3--5---6---8-------------------|
G|-7-----7---5--4--0--4---3--5---7---9-------------------|
D|-------0------5--0--5---3--5---8--10-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
G D C 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-------------|
B|3------1-1---|-3---1-1--3-3--1--3--3-------------|
G|2------0-0---|-2---0-0--4-4--0--0--2-------------| 8x
D|0------0-0---|-0---0-0-------------0-------------|
A|-------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-------------|-----------------------------------|
D CD C G C G D
B minor melody


e|---------------6-6-6---8-8--8------------------6-6-6--8--8--8--|
B|-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|-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|-3-3-3--5-5-5--8-8-8--10-10-10--3-3-3--5-5-5---------10-10-10--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
  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|
B|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3---3-3--3--3--8-8-8-3-3-3--1|
G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---2-2--2--4--7-7-7-4-4-4--0|
D|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0---0-0--0--5--------5-5-5--0|
A|------------------------------------------------3|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
D/A                                        G/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|
B|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3---3-3--3--3--8-8-8-3-3-3--1|
G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2---2-2--2--4--7-7-7-4-4-4--0|
D|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0---0-0--0--5--------5-5-5--0|
A|------------------------------------------------3|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
       D/A                             G/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|
B|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3--------3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--1|
G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2--------2-2--2--2-2-2-3-4--2-2-0--0|
D|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--------0-0--0--0-0-0-0-5--0-0-0--2|
A|----------------------------------------------------2--3|
E|----------------------------------------------------3---|
    D       Dsus4  D    Dsus2    DG  C
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|
B|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3--------3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--1|
G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2--------2-2--2--2-2-2-3-4--2-2-0--0|
D|-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--------0-0--0--0-0-0-0-5--0-0-0--2|
A|----------------------------------------------------2--3|
E|----------------------------------------------------3---|
    D       Dsus4  D    Dsus2    DG  C
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-------------------|
B|-8-----7---5--3--1--3---3--5---6---8-------------------|
G|-7-----7---5--4--0--4---3--5---7---9-------------------|
D|-------0------5--0--5---3--5---8--10-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
G D C G C..G Bb..C
   Wo   Wo   Wo Wo Wo Wo   Wo Wo Wo Wo


e|-10-----------------------------10-------------------------|
B|-10-------10-12--10-------------10-------10-12----10-------|
G|-11-11-12-11-11--11-12-11-------11-11-12-11-11-12----12-11-|
D|--0-0---0-0---0--0---0----12-----0--0--0--0--0--0-0-----12-| repeat
A|--0--------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|----------------------|


e|---5-3--------------------------|
B|---5-3----5-5-3-----------------|
G|---6-4----6-6-4----6-4----------|
D|----------7-7-5----7-5---7-7-5--|
A|-------------------7-5---7-7-5--|
E|-3-----3--------3------3-5-5-3--|

e|-2-3-5-7-5-3---2-----|-2-3-5-7-5-3---2-----|
B|-3-3-5-7-5-3---3-3-5-|-3-3-5-8-5-3---3-3-5-|
G|-2-4-6-7-6-4---2-0-0-|-2-4-6-7-6-4---2-0-0-|
D|-------------------0|------------------0-0-| 16 x as strings solo plays out
A|-----------------2-4---|---------------2-4-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|

Outro-main keyboard melody under:
e|2-----------------------------------------|
B|3--3--3----2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-----------|
G|2--0--3----2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-----------|
D|0--2--3----2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-----------|
A|---3--1--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-----------|
E|------------------------------------------|
DC9 Bb  A



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| d   Strum down
| u   Strum up

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