Chords for Robben Ford Fools Paradise
Tempo:
175.75 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Ebm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab]
[Eb]
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[Eb] My mother told me, [Bbm] [Gb]
my [Eb]
father [Bb] said it too, he said [Ab] son,
[Eb]
[Abm] fate's gonna catch right up [Ebm] with you, [B]
[D] you keep [Eb] on
[D] drinking and gambling, [B]
staying [Cm] out all [Ab] night,
[Bbm]
you're just [Cm] living in a fool's [Db] paradise.
[D] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] My mother told me, [Bbm] [Bb]
[Db] [Bbm]
my father said it right, [Am] he said [Ab] son,
[Gb]
[Abm] you're gonna drop right out of [Eb] sight, [B]
[D] if you keep [Eb] on
drinking [Bb] and gambling, [B]
[Cm] staying out all [Ab] night,
[B]
you're just [Ab] living in a fool's [Eb] paradise.
I
[Fm] [G]
[D] [G]
[Dm] [G] have learned my lesson, [Gm]
[Db] [C]
[G] unlike some fools I've [C] met,
[G]
[C] [A]
and the [Bb] things I've seen in this [Gm] old world,
[Cm] [F]
[Cm] I'm not likely
[Eb] [Abm] to forget.
[Bm] [Cm]
[Gb]
[Gm] [Eb]
[C] My mother told me, [Bbm]
[Gb] [Eb]
sat right [Bb] down and cried, [A] she said [Ab] son,
[Gb]
[Eb]
[Ab] [E]
you're gonna [B] commit suicide, [D] if you [Eb] keep on
drinking [D] and gambling, [Ebm]
staying [Cm] out all [Ab] night,
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you're [Cm] just living in a [Db] fool's [Eb] paradise.
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I have learned [Bb] my lesson, [G]
[C] [G]
[B] [Bb]
[G] unlike some [Bb] fools I've [F] met,
[Gm]
and
[Dm]
the [C] things I've seen in this old world,
[Bm]
[Fm]
I'm not likely [Bm] to
[Bb] forget.
[Eb] My mother told me,
[A] [Bb]
sat right down and cried, she [Am] said son,
[Ab]
[Eb] [Gb]
[Abm] you're just committing suicide, [Ebm]
[D] if [Eb] you keep on
drinking [D] and gambling, [Db]
[C] staying out all night,
[B]
you're [Bb] just living in a fool's paradise.
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[Dbm] [Ab]
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You're just living in a [Dbm] fool's [Eb] paradise.
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You're just living in a fool's [Eb] paradise.
[E] [Ebm]
[Eb]
[Bbm]
[Eb] My mother told me, [Bbm] [Gb]
my [Eb]
father [Bb] said it too, he said [Ab] son,
[Eb]
[Abm] fate's gonna catch right up [Ebm] with you, [B]
[D] you keep [Eb] on
[D] drinking and gambling, [B]
staying [Cm] out all [Ab] night,
[Bbm]
you're just [Cm] living in a fool's [Db] paradise.
[D] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] My mother told me, [Bbm] [Bb]
[Db] [Bbm]
my father said it right, [Am] he said [Ab] son,
[Gb]
[Abm] you're gonna drop right out of [Eb] sight, [B]
[D] if you keep [Eb] on
drinking [Bb] and gambling, [B]
[Cm] staying out all [Ab] night,
[B]
you're just [Ab] living in a fool's [Eb] paradise.
I
[Fm] [G]
[D] [G]
[Dm] [G] have learned my lesson, [Gm]
[Db] [C]
[G] unlike some fools I've [C] met,
[G]
[C] [A]
and the [Bb] things I've seen in this [Gm] old world,
[Cm] [F]
[Cm] I'm not likely
[Eb] [Abm] to forget.
[Bm] [Cm]
[Gb]
[Gm] [Eb]
[C] My mother told me, [Bbm]
[Gb] [Eb]
sat right [Bb] down and cried, [A] she said [Ab] son,
[Gb]
[Eb]
[Ab] [E]
you're gonna [B] commit suicide, [D] if you [Eb] keep on
drinking [D] and gambling, [Ebm]
staying [Cm] out all [Ab] night,
[Dbm]
you're [Cm] just living in a [Db] fool's [Eb] paradise.
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I have learned [Bb] my lesson, [G]
[C] [G]
[B] [Bb]
[G] unlike some [Bb] fools I've [F] met,
[Gm]
and
[Dm]
the [C] things I've seen in this old world,
[Bm]
[Fm]
I'm not likely [Bm] to
[Bb] forget.
[Eb] My mother told me,
[A] [Bb]
sat right down and cried, she [Am] said son,
[Ab]
[Eb] [Gb]
[Abm] you're just committing suicide, [Ebm]
[D] if [Eb] you keep on
drinking [D] and gambling, [Db]
[C] staying out all night,
[B]
you're [Bb] just living in a fool's paradise.
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[Dbm] [Ab]
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You're just living in a [Dbm] fool's [Eb] paradise.
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You're just living in a fool's [Eb] paradise.
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_ _ [Eb] My mother told me, [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
my [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ father [Bb] said it too, he said [Ab] son, _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] fate's gonna catch right up [Ebm] with you, _ [B] _ _
_ [D] you keep [Eb] on
_ _ _ [D] drinking and gambling, _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ staying [Cm] out all [Ab] night,
_ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ you're just [Cm] living in a fool's [Db] paradise.
[D] _ [Eb] _ _
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_ _ [Eb] My mother told me, [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
my father said it right, [Am] he said [Ab] son, _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] you're gonna drop right out of [Eb] sight, _ _ [B] _ _
[D] if you keep [Eb] on
_ _ drinking [Bb] and gambling, _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] staying out all [Ab] night,
_ [B] _ _ _
_ you're just [Ab] living in a fool's [Eb] paradise. _
I _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] have learned my lesson, _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] unlike some fools I've [C] met, _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ and the [Bb] things I've seen in this [Gm] old world, _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Cm] I'm not likely _ _
[Eb] _ [Abm] to _ _ _ _ forget.
[Bm] _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[C] My mother told me, [Bbm] _ _
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_ sat right [Bb] down and cried, [A] she said [Ab] son,
_ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [E] _ _
you're gonna _ [B] commit suicide, [D] _ if you [Eb] keep on
_ drinking [D] and gambling, _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ staying [Cm] out all [Ab] night,
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _
_ you're [Cm] just living in a [Db] fool's [Eb] paradise. _ _
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_ _ I have learned [Bb] my lesson, _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
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_ _ [G] unlike some [Bb] fools I've [F] met,
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and _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
the [C] things I've seen in this old world,
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_ _ [Fm] _ _ _
I'm not likely _ _ _ _ [Bm] to _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ forget.
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_ [Eb] My mother told me, _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bb]
sat right down and cried, she [Am] said son,
[Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] you're just committing _ suicide, [Ebm] _ _ _
[D] _ if [Eb] you keep on
_ drinking [D] and gambling, _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [C] staying out all night,
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ you're [Bb] just living in a fool's paradise.
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_ _ _ You're just living in a [Dbm] fool's [Eb] paradise. _
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_ _ You're just living _ in a _ fool's [Eb] paradise. _ _
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_ _ [Eb] My mother told me, [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
my [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ father [Bb] said it too, he said [Ab] son, _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] fate's gonna catch right up [Ebm] with you, _ [B] _ _
_ [D] you keep [Eb] on
_ _ _ [D] drinking and gambling, _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ staying [Cm] out all [Ab] night,
_ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ you're just [Cm] living in a fool's [Db] paradise.
[D] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] My mother told me, [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
my father said it right, [Am] he said [Ab] son, _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] you're gonna drop right out of [Eb] sight, _ _ [B] _ _
[D] if you keep [Eb] on
_ _ drinking [Bb] and gambling, _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] staying out all [Ab] night,
_ [B] _ _ _
_ you're just [Ab] living in a fool's [Eb] paradise. _
I _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] have learned my lesson, _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] unlike some fools I've [C] met, _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ and the [Bb] things I've seen in this [Gm] old world, _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Cm] I'm not likely _ _
[Eb] _ [Abm] to _ _ _ _ forget.
[Bm] _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[C] My mother told me, [Bbm] _ _
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_ sat right [Bb] down and cried, [A] she said [Ab] son,
_ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [E] _ _
you're gonna _ [B] commit suicide, [D] _ if you [Eb] keep on
_ drinking [D] and gambling, _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ staying [Cm] out all [Ab] night,
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _
_ you're [Cm] just living in a [Db] fool's [Eb] paradise. _ _
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_ _ I have learned [Bb] my lesson, _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [G] unlike some [Bb] fools I've [F] met,
_ [Gm] _
and _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
the [C] things I've seen in this old world,
_ [Bm] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _
I'm not likely _ _ _ _ [Bm] to _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ forget.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] My mother told me, _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bb]
sat right down and cried, she [Am] said son,
[Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] you're just committing _ suicide, [Ebm] _ _ _
[D] _ if [Eb] you keep on
_ drinking [D] and gambling, _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [C] staying out all night,
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ you're [Bb] just living in a fool's paradise.
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_ _ _ You're just living in a [Dbm] fool's [Eb] paradise. _
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_ _ You're just living _ in a _ fool's [Eb] paradise. _ _
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