Yesterdays Fool
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(itnro) E D6 A11 A Cdim7 C#m
E7 A7 C#7 G7 F#7 F E7
(verse 1)
E7 A7
Driving back from God knows where
E7 A7 G#7 G7
How'd you stay so long in Bloom ing ton?
C#7 G7 F#7 F
Trying to find out what it is a bout him
(verse 2)
E7 A7
Then you find you're on your own
E7 A7 G#7 G7
Trying to find a place to hang your coat
C#7 G7 F#7 F
Can't you see that all your birds have flown away?
[Refrão] E D6 A11 A Cdim7 C#m
Yest er day's fool comes running back to you
E D6 A11 A Cdim7 C#m
Yest er day's fool is trying to play it cool
E7 A7 C#7 G7
Dropping out of school, breaking all the rules
F#7 F E7
But who is fooling who?
(verse 3)
E7 A7
Patterns never seem to change
E7 A7 G#7 G7
Same old heartache by a diffe rent name
C#7 G7 F#7 F
You start out happy but when it all falls down again
(verse 4)
E7 A7
You can come and cry to me
E7 A7 G#7 G7
But that's not the way that it's supposed to be
C#7 G7 F#7 F
Tell me, when are you gonna fina lly see?
[Refrão] E D6 A11 A Cdim7 C#m
I'm yest er day's fool running back to you
E D6 A11 A Cdim7 C#m
Yest er day's fool trying to play it cool
E7 A7 C#7 G7
Dropping out of school, breaking all the rules
F#7 F E7
But who is fooling who?
(outro)
E D6 A11 A Cdim7 C#m
Yest er day's fool comes running back to you
E D6 A11 A Cdim7 C#m
Yest er day's fool is trying to play it cool
E7 A7 C#7 G7
Dropping out of school, breaking all the rules
F#7 F E7 E7*
But who is fooling, who is fooling?
How to play Yesterdays Fool
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 E. 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.