Even A Fool Would Let Go

"Even A Fool Would Let Go" (Tom Snow/Kerry Chater)

Arrangement based on Gregson & Collister's from "Love Is a Strange Hotel." I suspect they picked this song up
from Levon Helm's version or the one by the Marshall Tucker Band, but there are many recordings from the late
'70s such as Dolly Parton's. Other versions make use of somereally interesting chord variations over the same 
melody. Kerry Chater did a version in the '70s where he throws in an Amin(maj7) in over "no" in the chorus. 
This chord would be x02110. It's interesting but a bit too sentimental to my ears. 

G&C play it in Bb and do some amazing harmony vocals. G works for my voice, but you'll want to 
shift it to a key that suits yours. Levon Helm's version is in E and has a nice melodic guitar solo. 
Be sure to catch the high note over the A chord in the chorus in the vocal (it's a G here). 
Making the the tension note in the melody over a borrowed chord is such a cool songwriting move! 

I mark this song as "intermediate" not because the chords are especially difficult, but the melody is
challenging. 
 


[intro]

G     C/G
G     C/G

[verse]
               G          C/G
It's funny how love goes
G      Gmaj7/F# Emin                       C      
‘Cause I        know this could never work out
              G          G/C 
But honey, my love grows
G    Gmaj7/F# Emin       D         C     G/B
Even though   there's no reason to doubt

[prechorus]

Amin           G
This can never be
Amin                 G
You keep saying it's wrong
Amin                 G
Neither one of us is free
C                    D
Still I want to hold on


[chorus]

(NC)        G                 C/G  G
When even a fool would let go
G     Gmaj7/F#  Emin                         C
Cause he        knows that there's no use in trying
C/B    Amin                  
Even a child would say no
              Amin7                   D
When he       knows that he'll end up crying
G   Gmaj7/F# Emin       A            C
Tell me      now, is it wise holdin' you,
                           G    D
When even a fool would let go?


[verse]

(NC)        G      C/G
Love has no reason
G    Gmaj7/F# Emin                 C
Like the      words in a song that don't rhyme
               G      C/G
My love has no season
G Gmaj7/F# Emin           D             C
I just     know that it's there all the time


[prechorus]

Amin               G
Maybe just you and me
Amin                      G
I can't believe that it's wrong
Amin                   G
Thinking about you and me
C                          D
Just makes me want to hold on

[chorus]

(NC)        G                 C/G  G
When even a fool would let go
G     Gmaj7/F#  Emin                         C
Cause he        knows that there's no use in trying
C/B    Amin                  
Even a child would say no
              Amin7                   D
When he       knows that he'll end up crying
G   Gmaj7/F# Emin       A            C
Tell me      now, is it wise holdin' you,
                           G    D
When even a fool would let go?

G   Gmaj7/F# Emin       A            C
Tell me      now, is it wise holdin' you,
                           G    D
When even a fool would let go?

[outro]

G  C/G
G  C/G


[chords]

G                               320003
C/G                             3x2013
Emin                            022000
Gmaj7/F#                        2x0003
C                               x32010
C/B                             x2x010
D                               xx0232
A                               x02220
G/B                             x200xx