Fool For The Bright Lights Chords

KeyCm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays469

Fool For The Bright Lights by Climax Blues Band is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Cm. It uses the chords Cm, G, F and C7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Cm
Text
16
Speed
  			

Cm     G    Cm    G     Cm          G 
You say you love me but it can't be true.  
Cm        G         Cm    G     Cm    G     Cm  
You're in love with money babe, money don't love you. 

 
F 
You're a fool for the bright lights.  
                            C7 
You're like a moth around a flame 
              F 
Why don't you change your way of livin'. 
                                 C7 
Keep your way of lovin' just the same 
 

Cm                    G             Cm        G  
Well you can't keep a dollar 'cause you ain't got no sense. 
Cm  Cm    G  Cm      Cm   Cm   G   Cm 
You stole my money.  You spent the evidence. 

{chorus}(solo) 
Cm     G     Cm       G    Cm  
Well I can't hold out much longer. 
Cm     G     Cm      G    Cm 
You've got me losing sleep. 
Cm     G     Cm      G    Cm  
You're mind is making promises my paycheck can't keep. 

(Chorus)

              F 
Why don't you change your way of livin'. 
                                 C7 
Keep your way of lovin' just the same. 
              F 
Why don't you change your way of livin'. 
                                 C7 
Keep your way of lovin' just the same. 
Cm       G      Cm       G     Cm       G    Cm  
Well you know I love you baby, but something bothers me. 
Cm       G      Cm       G     Cm       G    Cm 
Why can't we get back to the way things used to be. 

(Chorus)

              F 
Why don't you change your way of livin'. 

Keep your way of lovin' just the same. 
              F 
Why don't you change your way of livin'. 
                                 C7 
Keep your way of lovin' just the same. 
F 
You're a fool for the bright lights (repeat 4x) 
    	

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