Fools Gold Chords
by Passenger
Fools Gold by Passenger is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords E, A, F#m, B and C#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: E A F#m B E
F#m B E A
Can't you show me something I've not seen before
F#m B E A E
Magic tricks and pirate ships - they just don't work no more.
F#m B E A
Given up on treasure chests that wash upon the shore
F#m B
'Cause fool's gold never seems to keep its shine.
F#m B F#m
C#m B E A
Can't you give me something I can hold in my hands
F#m B E A
Sick of gold rush promises and empty suitcase plans
F#m B E A E
I won't go back to treasure maps and digging in the sand
F#m B
For I always seem to lose whatever I find
F#m B
Yeah, I always seem to leave it all behind
E A
F#m B E A
Give me golden afternoons in May
F#m B C#m A C#m
Give me silver moons that light my way
F#m B E
And I won't ask for fool's gold anymore
A B E A B C#m A F#m B
F#m B E A
Can't you make me feel like I haven't felt for years
F#m B E A
Let me laugh like I did when I was a kid until I burst into tears
F#m B E A
And count the diamond stars and drink the water crystal clear
F#m B
And I'll be richer than any man who lives with fear
F#m B
E A E
Singing aaaaaay
A B E A
Give me golden afternoons in May
F#m B C#m A
Give me silver moons that light my way
F#m B C#m
I won't ask for fool's gold anymore.
A
F#m B C#m A
I won't ask for fool's gold anymore.
F#m B C#m
I won't ask for fool's gold anymore.
The last C#m Hold and let it fade :D