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Who But A Fool (Let^Òs A Thief Into Paradise)
O^ÒByrne / Snow
as recorded by Bonnie Raitt on the album Nine Lives 1986
C/G G C/G G
measure of 8ths | v - v - v - v - |
d f g a c
D-
Paradise
|D- |
I got a boy who loves me
Bb
In his life
|Bb
He puts no one else above me
|C D
It^Òs paradise
|G- Bb |
With ev^Òrything I ever wanted
C D
Paradise
|Bb F C /
It^Òs just like love should be
|D-
Now you^Òre a thief
|D-
Now ev^Òrybody I know knows it
|Bb
You^Òre indiscreet
|Bb |
Anybody on the street knows
C D
That you cheat
|G- Bb |
The damage that you^Òre doin doesn^Òt
C D |
Cross your mind
Bb G- Bb A7 |
Steal your heart just like a thief
G- / /^G- A- |G- |
Who but a fool lets a thief into paradise
D- / / C/D | D- / / / |
Tell me tell me tell me who
G- / /^G- A- |G- |
Who but a fool lets a thief into paradise
A- A7 |
Tell me Tell me
D- |D- |
Who but a fool lets a thief into paradise
Who but a fool lets a thief into paradise
Who but a fool lets a thief into paradise
You got me
Thinkin I want what you^Òre givin
You got me
Wonderin what I^Òm missin
I can^Òt see
It^Òs the same old fascination
What a deadly game
That send ^Ñem all right to your flame
Chorus
| = bar line; / = play same as previous chord
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/^/ = split the beat (ex.: /^G7 )
transcribed by OtMan (Otto Marten / marten@sky)
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