Poor litle fool Chords

KeyG Capo4st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays405

Poor litle fool by Ricky Nelson is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords G, Em, Am and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			"Intro:   Play in G,          G  Em  Am  D7  (2x) 
 
 
  
   G                            Em 
I used to play around with hearts 
Am                  D7 
Hasten to my call, 
     G                    Em 
When I met that little girl, 
   Am                     D7 
I knew that I would fall 
 
 
Chorus: 
 
                  G       Em 
Poor little fool, Oh yea, 
Am       D7   G 
I was a fool, Uh huh 
      Em   Am                                 G 
(Uh huh, poor little fool,I was a fool, oh yea)    Em   Am   D7 
 
 
G                                        Em 
She played around and teased me, 
Am                            D7 
With a carefree devil eye 
G                                    Em 
She pulled me close and kissed me, 
Am                            D7 
But her heart was full of lies 
 
 
Repeat Chorus 
 
 
G                                    Em 
She told me that she cared for me, 
Am                              D7 
And that we'd never part 
G                         Em 
So for the very first time, 
Am                     D7 
I gave away my heart 
 
 
 
 
Repeat Chorus 
 
G                     Em 
Next day she was gone and I, 
Am                    D7 
Knew she lied to me 
     G                    Em 
She left me with a broken heart, 
Am                D7 
Won her victory 
 
 
Repeat Chorus 
 
 
G                                           Em 
I played this game with other hearts, 
Am                                D7 
But I never thought I d see 
G                                                  Em 
The day when someone else would   play 
Am                                D7 
love s foolish game with me 
 
 
Repeat Chorus 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante