The Fool - Elvis Presley
Composer : Lee Hazlewood
From the album Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 years old)
Recorded in 1970. The original version was recorded by Sanford Clark in 1959.
Intro Riff - also played in song with minor variation
h= hammer on
e|---3--6--3--6--3----------------|
B|---3--5--3--5--3----------------|
G|----------------2h=4--0---------|
D|-------------------------2--0---|
A|--------------------------------|
E|3------------------------------3|
Intro:
G
#1:
G C7 D7
Gather round me buddy, raise your glasses high
D7 C7 G
And drink to a fool, a crazy fool
G D7 G
Who told his baby goodbye
G C7 D7
Too late he found he loved her so much he wants to die
D7 C7 G
So drink to a fool, mm a crazy fool
G D7 G
Who told his baby goodbye
Bridge:
G D G
He needs her, he needs her so
G D Am7 D7
He wonders why he let her go
#2
G
She's found, she's found, she's found
G C7 D7
A new love buddy, he's a lucky guy
D7 C7 G
So drink to a fool, a crazy fool
G D7 G
Who told his baby goodbye
Bridge:
D G
He needs her, he needs her so
D Am7 D7
He wonders why he let her go
#3
G
She's found, she's found, she's found
G C7 D7
A new love buddy, he's a lucky guy
D7 C7 G
So drink to a fool, a crazy fool
G D7 G
Who told his baby goodbye
Outro:
G D7 G
Who told his baby goodbye
G
Goodbye
G
Goodbye (fade)
