Fool's Paradise Chords

KeyC Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays637

Fool's Paradise by Aaron Watson is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords B, F#m, E, D7, C#m and F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			 
 
B                             
I've got this Caribbean queen 
Rubbin' in my coconut sunscreen 
You'd think you'd be the last thing on my mind 
I've got a beautiful ocean view 
Ten thousand miles from you 
So Why couldn't I leave this broken heart behind 
		   F#m                 
Oh The sunshine is dancin' on the water 
	E			B    
Pretty girls couldn't get any hotter 
	   F#m          
If I keep tellin' myself 
     E                     B   
I'm havin' the time of my life 
		 F#m			E 
Maybe it'll come true and I won't miss you 
	D7           B       
Welcome to a fool's paradise
Well I keep on tellin' me 
There's other fish in the sea 
But your memory keeps reminding me I'm wrong 
There's a party 'bout every night 
And I should be out doin' it up right 
Instead of watchin' re-runs of Gilligan's Island all alone (all night long) 
 
 
(Chorus) 
 
Oh the moonlight is dancin' on the water 
Pretty girls couldn't get any hotter 
If I keep tellin' myself 
I'm havin' the time of my life 
Maybe it'll come true and I won't miss you 
Welcome to a fool's paradise 
 
E					         B  
This time next week I'll be headed to Texas On a big jet airplane 
                                                       C#m 
Oh when I get home you know this broken heart is gonna hit  
          F#m 
me like a hurricane 
		   F#m                 
Oh The sunshine is dancin' on the water 
	E			B    
Pretty girls couldn't get any hotter 
	   F#m          
If I keep tellin' myself 
     E                     B   
I'm havin' the time of my life 
		 F#m			E 
Maybe it'll come true and I won't miss you 
	D7           B       
Welcome to a fool's paradise
 
 
(Play "B" alternating root notes; B & F#) 
Also there is no D7 in the chorus, I just throw it in for grins.
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante