Fools Paradise Chords
by Don McLean
Fools Paradise by Don McLean is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, A and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D
1. You took me up to heaven, and then you took me in your arms,
G
I was dazzled by your beauty, blinded by your charms.
A D A D
I was lost in Fools Paradise, good and lost in a Fools Paradise.
D
2. But then you told me that you loved me,
and then I gave my heart to you.
G
But, well, I wondered if there could be any truth in love so new,
A D A D
I was lost in a Fools Paradise, good and lost in a Fools Paradise.
G
The whole world was my kingdom,
D
and your love became my crown,
E
but when I saw you then with a new romance,
G - - - - - G - - - - - A
you know, my love came tumbling down.
D
3. Well you treat kind of coolish, and you never love me enough,
G
and you think I'm being foolish because I love you so.
A D A D
I still get lost in a Fools paradise, good and lost in a Fools Paradise.
+ instrumental = verse 1, + CHORUS + repeat verse 3
A D A D
I still get lost in a Fools paradise, lost with you in a Fools Paradise.