Fool Chords by Trees

Tempo:
137.35 bpm
Chords used:

Am

Em

C

G

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Trees - Fool chords
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[C] [Am] [G]
[Em]
[Am] [Em]
[Am] [Em]
[Am] [Em]
[Am] [Em]
[Am] [Em]
[Am] We are not [Em]
superstitious men, [Am] we would prefer [G]
coincidence,
[Am] To be thought to [Em] be the cause of [G] even tiny [Am] incidents.
[C]
[Am] [Em] [Am]
But on Sunday the master's fool, took off his cap, his belt, [G] his shoes,
[C] Saying he would [Em] go to school, and he would be a good boy.
[G] To learn the ways of [Am] other
[Em] men.
[Am]
[Em] Oswald [B] the Smith has not returned, [Am] to see which [G] way the world has turned.
[B]
[Em] [C] [G]
[Am] [Em]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [Em]
[Am] [Em]
[Am] [C] [Em]
[Am] [Em]
[Am] [C] [Em]
[Am] [Em]
[Am] [Em]
[A] [Em] [C]
[Em] [Am]
[Em] [Am]
[Em] [Am]
[Em] [Am]
[Em] [Am]
Close the shutters [Em] and bar the door, cover your [C] eyes the [Bm] fool has come.
[Em] Bide us ears and feed us straw, [Am] to see the setting of the sun.
[Em]
[C] And if [Em] Lucy was not too old, [Am] she would have died to see [G] him go.
[Am] So mad then when she was cold, [G] put out the fire to keep [Am] him [Em] warm.
[Am]
[Em]
Oswald [G] the Smith has not returned, to [C] see which way [G] the world has turned.
[Am] Oswald [G] the Smith has not returned, to [C] see which way the world [Am] has turned.
[C] [Am] [C]
[Em] [C]
[B] [Am]
[Em] [C] [Em]
[Bm] [C]
[Em] [Am]
[Em] [Am] [Em]
[Am] [G]
[Am]
[C] [Em]
[A] [Am]
[Em]
[A]
[Am] [C] [G] [A]
[Em] [C] [Am]
[Em] [Am]
[Em] [A]
[G] [C] [Am]
[Em] [Am]
[Em] [Am]
We are not [G] pessimistic men, [A] but should the fool find [G] means and ways,
[A]
We have sounds for sightless eye, [Em] burnt at the stake on [Am]
Saturdays.
[Em] [C] Oswald the Smith has not
[Em] returned, [Am] to see [G] which way the world has turned.
[Am] [G] [A] [G]
[Am] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[Am] [Em] [Am]
[Em] [Am]
[C] [Am]
[G] [C] [Am]
[Em]
Key:  
Am
2311
Em
121
C
3211
G
2131
A
1231
Am
2311
Em
121
C
3211
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To start learning Trees - Fool chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Em, Am and Em. A strategic approach would be to train at 68 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 137. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Major in mind.

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[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] We are not _ [Em]
superstitious men, [Am] we would prefer _ [G]
coincidence,
_ _ [Am] To be thought to [Em] be the cause of [G] even tiny [Am] incidents.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _
But on Sunday the master's fool, _ took off his cap, his belt, [G] his shoes, _
[C] Saying he would [Em] go to school, and he would be a good boy. _
[G] To learn the ways of [Am] other _ _ _
[Em] men.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ Oswald [B] the Smith has not returned, [Am] to see which [G] way the world has turned.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am]
Close the shutters [Em] and bar the door, _ cover your [C] eyes the [Bm] fool has come. _
[Em] Bide us ears and feed us straw, [Am] to see the setting of the _ sun.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] And if [Em] Lucy was not too old, [Am] she would have died to see [G] him go.
_ [Am] So mad then when she was cold, [G] put out the fire to keep [Am] him _ _ [Em] warm.
_ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
Oswald [G] the Smith has not returned, to [C] see which way [G] the world has turned.
[Am] Oswald [G] the Smith has not returned, to [C] see which way the world [Am] has _ turned. _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Am]
We are not [G] pessimistic men, [A] but should the fool find [G] means and ways,
_ [A] _
We have sounds for sightless eye, [Em] burnt at the stake on [Am] _ _ _ _
Saturdays. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [C] _ _ Oswald the Smith has not _
[Em] returned, [Am] to see [G] which way the world has turned.
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song, written by Chris Rea, finds its place within the On the Shore album.

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