I'm the Fool Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays497

I'm the Fool by Mark Knopfler is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Cadd9, Csus4, G, F, Am, F/A, G/B, C/G and Dm7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			C   Cadd9     8x 
 
   C     Csus4       G      F 
  I never thought I'd be the one 
G                  C 
  To be the raging bull 
          C      Csus4 G       F 
  There'd always be a  smoking gun 
G                        C     Cadd9 
  Who'd up and loose his cool 
F 
  I never thought I'd have to say 
      C               Am 
  I'm sorry my love because 
  C       F/A    G 
  I'm the fool I never    ____ 
                         |1 
  F      G               C   Cadd9     C  Cadd9   C Cadd9 
  Fool I never thought I was 
   ________ 
  |2,3 
   C   Csus4   Cadd9      C  Cadd9  C 
 
Bridge: 
F 
  I'm the know it all 
C                    G/B    C 
  Trying to mend his broken heart 
      F 
  But I  don't know who to call 
C/G                G 
  And I don't know where to start 
 
  _____ 
 | 4 
      C    C/G 
  ....was  darling 
  C       Dm7  C G/B 
  I'm the fool I never 
  F/A    G                C   Cadd9     C  Cadd9  etc 
  Fool I never  thought I was 
 

    	

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