It Takes A Fool Chords

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It Takes A Fool by John Mayer is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em, C, G/F#, A, D and Am. 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        Em 
It takes a fool to love you 
           C        G 
It takes a fool to love you 
   G/F#    Em        A 
It takes a fool to love you 
     C            D        G 
And I'm just the fool for you 

G                   Em 
I really did it to myself I guess 
G                          Em 
I saw you standing in that cocktail dress 
G 
Oh, call the press 
            C 
And say my life is a mess 
           D    C          G 
Because I must confess to you 


           G        Em 
It takes a fool to love you 
           C        G 
It takes a fool to love you 
   G/F#    Em        A 
It takes a fool to love you 
     C            D        G 
And I'm just the fool for you 

Am       D	          G 
Fool me once, it's shame on you 
Am    D           G 
But twice, it's shame on me 
Am           D            G     G/F# Em 
But fool me baby for the rest of my life 
             Am                       D 
And I'll be happy as a broken man can be 

           G        Em 
It takes a fool to love you 
           C        G 
It takes a fool to love you 
   G/F#    Em        A 
It takes a fool to love you 
     C            D        G 
And I'm just the fool for you 

 C            D        G 
I'm just the fool for you 
 C            D        G 
I'm just the fool for you 
    	

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