Foolish Chords

KeyB CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays432

Foolish by Superchunk is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B, A and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
B
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro 
B (2x) A E 
B (1x) A E (It would be nice to breathe) 

verse 1 
 B 
It would be nice to breathe 
                          A                       E 
It would be be nice to leave sometimes 
 B 
Nail the windows shut 
Leave on the heat 
 A                 E 
We have bowls to burn up and back 
B 
It would be nice to breathe 
                      A                         E 
It would be nice to leave sometimes 

Break  
B, A, E 

verse 2 
 B 
I remember miami beach 
            A        E 
I remember you under the umbrella 
B 
I remember D.C. 
   A            E 
I remember you with your bicycles 
B 
It would be nice to leave 
                     A                     E 
It would be nice to breathe sometimes 
 B 
It would be nice to leave 
                        A                            E 
It would be nice to briiiing it all back 

 
 B 
Unfold the map again and drive 
A 
Take 40 
E 
Take 95 
B 
It'd be nice to leave 
                  A                      E 
It'd be nice to breathe sometimes 
B 
I remember our lies 
                 A                     E 
I remember the liquor i helped you buy 

Break  
B, A, E (x2) 
B 
I remember no lights 
                 A                     E 
I remember you with your glasses off 
B 
I remember tv 
                     A              E 
I remember the couch sucking me in 
B 
I remember D.C. 
            A                    E 
I remember wanting you to laugh again 
 B 
I remember how foolish I was 
A              E 
I remember how foolish I was (Repeat 1x) 

Break  
B, A, E 
B 
It would be nice to breathe 
                    A               E 
It would be nice to leave sometimes    (Repeat 1x) 

Outro 
B, A, E (x4) 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante