What A Fool Believes
View chords used in this chart
Capo on the 1st fret
Intro -
Am7 F7 C7 Dm7 G7 Am7 ( G# )
Am7 F7 C7 Dm7 G7 Am7 ( G# )
Verse -
He came from
Am7 F7 C7
somewhere back in her long ago
Dm7 G7 Am7 ( G# )
The sentimental fool don't see
Am7 F7 C7
Trying hard to recreate what had yet to be created
Dm7 G7 Am7 ( G# )
once in her life.
Am7 F7 C7
She musters a smile for his nostalgic tale
Dm7 G7 Am7 ( G# )
Never coming near what he wanted to
Am7 F7 C7
say. Only to realize
Dm7 G7 Am7
Tt never really was
Pre Chorus -
Am7 G7
She had a place in his life
Am7 G7
He never made her think twice
Dm7 G7 C7
As he rises to her apology
Dm7 G7 Am7
Anybody else would surely know
Am7 F#7
He's watching her go
[Refrão]
Fm7 Bb
But what a fool believes he sees
Bb Cm7 Cm7
No wise man has the power to reason away
Fm7 Bb
What seems to be
Bb Cm7
Is always better than nothing
Cm7 ( B )
And nothing at all keeps sending him
Verse -
Am7 F7 C7
Somewhere back in her long ago
Dm7 G7 Am7 ( G# )
Where he can still believe there's a place in her
Am7 F7 C7 Dm7 G7 Am7
life, Someday, somewhere, she will return
Pre Chorus -
Am7 G7
She had a place in his life
Am7 G7
He never made her think twice
Dm7 G7 C7
As he rises to her apology
Dm7 G7 Am7
Anybody else would surely know
Am7 F#7
He's watching her go
[Refrão]
Fm7 Bb
But what a fool believes he sees
Bb Cm7 Cm7
No wise man has the power to reason away
Fm7 Bb
What seems to be
Bb Cm7
Is always better than nothing
Cm7 ( B )
And nothing at all keeps sending him
[Refrão](repeat) -
Fm7 Bb
But what a fool believes he sees
Bb Cm7 Cm7
No wise man has the power to reason away
Fm7 Bb
What seems to be
Bb Cm7
Is always better than nothing
Cm7 ( B )
And nothing at all keeps sending him
How to play What A Fool Believes
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am7. 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.