Fool (If you think it’s over) (1978)    (video)    (midi)

 

    Dm - G - Em - Am      - Dm - G - C

 

   Dm              G       - Em                      Am

1.     A dying flame,          you’re free again,

Dm                 G     - C

    who could love          and do that to you ?

Dm                       G      - Em                     Am

    All dressed in black,          he won’t be coming back,

Dm                 G      - Em                                     A7

    save your tears,          you’ve got years and years.

Dm                     G                - Em                          Am

    The pains of seventeens,           unreal, they’re only dreams,

Dm                 G                  Em    - A7

    save your crying for the day.

 

 Dm                            G      - C                                  Am

Fool, if you think it’s over,        ‘cause you said goodbye,

Dm                           G                      Em    - A7

fool, if you think it’s over, I’ll tell you why.

 Dm                                G

New born eyes always cry with pain,

           C                                    Am

at the first look at the morning sun,

Dm                           G                      Em     - A7

fool, if you think it’s over, it’s just begun.

 

   Dm                         G       - Em                        Am

2.     Miss teenage dream,          such a tragic scene,

Dm                             G      - C

    he knocked your crown          and ran away.

Dm                         G    - Em                        Am

    First wound of pride,          but how you cried and cried,

Dm                       G      - Em                                    A7

    but save your tears,         you’ve got years and years.

 

+  Dm - G - Em - Am      - Dm - G - Em - A7

 

   Dm                    G                    - Em                     Am

+       I’ll buy you first good wine,         we’ll have a real good time,

Dm                  G                 Em   - A7

    save your crying for the day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Dm                            G      - C                                  Am

Fool, if you think it’s over,        ‘cause you said goodbye,

Dm                           G                      Em    - A7

fool, if you think it’s over, I’ll tell you why.

 Dm                                G

New born eyes always cry with pain,

           C                                    Am

at the first look at the morning sun,

Dm                           G                      Em     - A7

fool, if you think it’s over, it’s just begun.

 

      Dm                               G

+  New born eyes always cry with pain,

                C                                   Am

    at the first look at the morning sun,

     Dm                           G                      Em     - A7

    fool, if you think it’s over, it’s just begun.

     Dm                            G      - C - Am

    Fool, if you think it’s over ....

 

 

(orig. = capo 2nd)    (Chris Rea)