Chain Of Fools Chords

KeyCm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays650

Chain Of Fools by Aretha Franklin is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Cm. It uses the chords Cm7 and Cm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro:  Cm7 

Cm             Cm7                  
Chain, chain, chain    (Chain, chain, chain) 
Cm7                Cm 
Chain, chain, chain    (Chain, chain, chain) 
Cm             Cm7             
Chain, chain, chain    (Chain, chain, chain) 
Cm7       Cm 
Chain of fools 

Cm7 
For five long years, I thought you were my man 
Cm7 
But I found out, (yeah), I'm just a link in your chain 
Cm7 
You got me where you want me 
Cm7 
I ain't nothing but your fool 
Cm7 
You treated me mean, (ohh), you treated me cruel 

Cm             Cm7       
Chain, chain, chain,   (Chain, chain, chain) 
Cm7       Cm 
Chain of fools 


Cm7 
Every chain, has got a weak link 
Cm7 
I might be weak (child), but I'll give you strength 
(No music) 
You tell me to leave you alone   (oop, oop, oop, oop) 
(No music) 
My father said, Come on home     (oop, oop, oop, oop) 
(No music) 
My doctor said, Take it easy     (oop, oop, oop, oop) 
(No music) 
Oh, but your lovin? is much too strong  (oop, oop, oop, oop) 
Cm7 
I'm added to your 

Cm             Cm7                  
Chain, chain, chain   (Chain, chain, chain) 
Cm7                Cm 
Chain, chain, chain   (Chain, chain, chain) 
Cm             Cm7             
Chain, chain, chain   (Chain, chain, chain) 
Cm7       Cm 
Chain of fools  

Cm7 
One of these mornings, the chain is gonna break 
Cm7 
But up until then, I'm gonna take all I can take (Oh yeah) 

Cm             Cm7                  
Chain, chain, chain   (Chain, chain, chain) 
Cm7                Cm 
Chain, chain, chain   (Chain, chain, chain) 
Cm             Cm7             
Chain, chain, chain   (Chain, chain, chain) 
Cm7       Cm 
Chain of fools 

Cm             Cm7 
Chain, chain, chain    
Cm7                Cm 
Chain, chain, chain   
Cm             Cm7             
Chain, chain, chain    
Cm7       Cm 
Chain of fools  
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

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

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante