The Fool Chords

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The Fool by Sanford Clark is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			The Fool:Sanford Clark. 
#7 in 1956. 

#1. 
G 
Gather, round me, buddies.. 
C                  D 
Hold, your glasses high.. 
    G 
And drink, to a fool, a crazy fool, 
    D                   G 
who told, his baby, goodbye. 

#2. 
G 
Too late, he's found, he loves her. 
   C                 D 
So much, he wants to die. 
    G 
But drink, to a fool, a crazy fool, 
    D                   G 
who told, his baby, goodbye. 

Chorus: 
   D                       G 
He needs her, he needs her so. 
   D         C              D 
He wonders.. why he let her go-oh-oh-oh. 

#3. 
G 
She's found, a new love, buddy.. 
C            D 
He's a lucky guy. 
   G 
So drink to the fool..cause I'm that fool, 
    D                  G 
who told, my baby, goodbye. 

Chorus: 
   D                       G 
He needs her, he needs her so. 
   D         C              D 
He wonders.. why he let her go-oh-oh-oh-oh. 

#4. 
G 
She's found, a new love, buddy.. 
C            D 
He's a lucky guy. 
   G           
So drink, to a fool, cause I'm that fool, 
    D                  G 
who told, my baby, goodbye.. 
    D                 G 
who told my baby, goodbye... 


A fifties smash from Kraziekhat. 
    	

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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100 BPM Andante