Where Fools Are Kings Chords

KeyF# Capo4st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays403

Where Fools Are Kings by Steve Wariner is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F# with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords D, G, A and Bm. 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:  (D)  (D) 
 
(D) Somewhere down the (G) line, I went so wr(D)ong 
Took my love where (G) love did not bel(D)ong 
You know, I (G) never should have str(D)ayed 
But (G) like a kid, who (D) wants his way 
I ran into the (A) night, where fools are (D) kings 
 
  Where fools are (G) kings 
  Love's the (D) loser 
  My (Bm) heart was taken (D) for a ride 
  (G) Down a street of (D) passion 
  Where (A) fools are (D) kings 
 
Well, I (D) ended up in a (G) city filled with (D) class 
Where broken hearts are (G) thrown away like (D) trash 
And though I (G) didn't know it (D) then 
You know I (G) thought I fell in (D) love again 
I walked into a (A) trap, where fools are (D) kings 
 
Repeat Chorus 
 
I (D) finally gave up (G) trying to live that (D) myth 
To straighten up the (G) mess I left her (D) with 
You know I (G) thought she'd underst(D)and 
But all I (G) found was a note by her (D) wedding band 
Said, "I left a behind a (A) fool to find a (D) king 
 
Repeat Chorus 
 
  Where (A) fools are (D) kings 
  Where (A) fools are (D) kings 
  Where (A) fools are (D) kings 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante