Statue Of A Fool Chords
Statue Of A Fool by Ricky Van Shelton is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, B, Bb, A, Ab, F, G, Am, Em, C#dim, Dm7, C#, D7, G7, F#, Em7, Am7/G and C/G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
C B Bb A Ab Bb C F G (Bar Chords)
C Am Em C
Somewhere there should be, for all the world to see
F G C C#dim Dm7 G
a statue of a fool made of stone
C Am Em C C#
the image of a man who let love slip through his hands
D7 G G7
and then let him stand there all alo o o ne
C Am Em C
and there on his face, a gold tear should be placed
F G C C#dim Dm7 G
to honor the million tears he's cried
C Am
and the hurt in his eyes should show
Em C C#
so everyone would know
D7 G G7
that concealed, is a broken heart insi i i de
C Am F G G F# F
So build me a statue, and oh h h build it high
G C C B Bb A Ab (bar chords)
so that all can see
Ab C Em7 Am Am7/G
then inscribe, the worlds greatest fool
F G Ab Bb C/G
and name it after me e e e e, After Me