I'll Be Your Fool Chords

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I'll Be Your Fool by Joe Ely is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D/F#, G, Abdim7, D, Em7, G5, A, D7 and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D
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D/F#    G   Abdim7   D        (walkup: D  Em7  D   G) 
  I'll       be   your      fool. 
     G5                                  D 
I'll be your lovin' loser, I'll be your ridicule. 
      G5                                                 D 
I'll be the one you make fun of when all your plans fall through. 
                 A                        D 
Because you sure need a fool. 


D/F#    G   Abdim7   D        (walkup: D  Em7  D   G) 
I'm      not         alone. 
       G5                                               D 
I've seen the one's you run to. I've known the ones you've known. 
      G5                                                 D 
I've seen the ones you come to when you leave your happy home. 
      A            D 
No, I'm not alone. 


D/F#    G   Abdim7   D        (walkup: D  Em7  D   G) 
All     fools   must    fall.  
     G5                                  D 
Some of them get up again and some are made to crawl. 
      G5                                                 D 
Some of them hang on a limb. Some sit on your wall. 
      A                     D     D7 
But all fools must fall. 

    
            G5                D                            Bm                 
But before I fall, I'll run right down your narrow hall. 
          A                                      D      D7 
And warn your other gentlemen. 
             G5                D                            Bm 
Yeah, before I fall, I'll stand up on your garden wall. 
    G5      Abdim7    A 
Faithful      'til       then. 


D/F#    G   Abdim7   D        (walkup: D  Em7  D   G) 
  I'll      be    your     fool. 
    G5                                D 
I'll be your lovin' loser. I be your ridicule. 
    G5                                                  D 
I'll be the one you make fun of when all your plans fall through. 
                A                        D 
Because you sure need a fool. 


(outro): 
            A                        D      (walkup  D/F#  G5  Abdim7  A) 
Yeah, you sure need a fool. 
  A                       (D     G     Abdim7     D)        
You sure need a fool. 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante