Before I'm Fool Enough Chords

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Before I'm Fool Enough by Crystal Gayle is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D7 and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G                   C        G 
I'm going away babe I cannot stay 

                                D7 
It's gonna hurt for a long long time 

              G        C                 G 
But I've been with you and I've been without you 

    C       G            D7           G 
And neither way gives me any peace of mind 


                   C         G 
I may leave in the wee small hours 

                        C            G 
I'm not brave enough to kiss you goodbye 

    Em                          G 
But once I get the nerve up I'm going 

                          D7               G 
Before I'm fool enough to give it one more try 


                       C                  G 
Much more than halfway I've tried it your way 

                               D7 
But you don't see me the way I do 

                 G       C             G 
You really don't want me you want your daydreams 

       C       G     D7            G 
Simple love is all I ever promised you 
  

                   C         G 
I may leave in the wee small hours 

                        C            G 
I'm not brave enough to kiss you goodbye 

    Em                          G 
But once I get the nerve up I'm going 

                          D7               G 
Before I'm fool enough to give it one more try 


Em                          G 
Once I get the nerve up I'm going 

                          D7               G 
Before I'm fool enough to give it one more try 
    	

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