Fool's Gold
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verse 1:
D
I’m not your video game
G
I’m sick of always being
Em
played And the minute
that you call it’s like
G
I’m up for anything
D
Well I’m a scratched CD
G
Broken burnt out batteries
Em
Like all the other girls
G
who were here before me
Refrain 1:
Em G
Well You are fool’s gold
Em G D
You’re wicked and beautiful
Em G
Yeah You are fool’s gold
Em G D
You’re wicked and beautiful
Chorus 1:
Em G
But there’s nothing left
D
For you for you for you
Em G
Oh There’s nothing left
D A
Forget about the time
Em
we spent There’s nothing
G D
left For you for you for
Em
you Oh There’s nothing
G D
left for you
verse 2:
D
I think it’s such a joke
G
How I would trace all
your tattoos Hoping
Em
that they’d tell a
G
story I would never
hear from you Well
D
it’s not that hard
G
I put together every
Em
part Just to figure
out they never fit
G
together from the start
(Repeat Refrain 1)
Chorus 2:
Em G
But there’s nothing left
D
For you for you for you
Em G
Oh There’s nothing left
D A
Forget about the time
Em
we spent There’s nothing
G D
left For you for you for
Em
you Oh There’s nothing
G D D--
left for you
Bridge:
Em
And You step on eggshells
G D
just to hear them crack
Em
You poke my nerves like
G D
they are bubble wrap
Em
And You finish every test
G
but you don’t hand them
Em
in Just to see how much
A A
I’d let you get away with
Refrain 2:
Em G
You are fool’s gold
Em G D
You’re wicked and beautiful
Chorus 3:
Em G
But I've got nothing left
D
For you for you for you
Em G
Oh There’s nothing left
D A
Forget about the time
Em
we spent There’s nothing
G D
left For you for you for
Em
you Oh There’s nothing
G D
left for you
Em
I've got nothing
G D
left for you
Em
I've got nothing
G D
left for you
How to play Fool's Gold
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.