You Old Fool
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
D
I came home the other night as drunk as I could be
A D
I saw a horse in the stable where my horse ought to be
I said to my wife, my pretty little wife, explain this thing to me
A D
What's this horse doing here in the stable where my horse ought to be
[Chorus]
G D G D
Well, you old fool, you blind fool can't you plainly see
G D E A
It's nothing but a milk cow that my mother sent to me
D
Ah, I've traveled this wide world over, ten thousand miles or more
A D
But a saddle and a bridle on a milk cow I never did see before
G D A D
(A saddle and a bridle on a milk cow I never did see before)
[Verse 2]
D
I came home the next night so drunk I could not see
A D
And there was a hat on the hat rack where my hat ought to be
I said to my wife, my pretty little wife, explain this thing to me
A D
What's this hat doing here on the hat rack where my hat ought to be
[Chorus]
G D G D
Oh, you old fool, you blind fool can't you plainly see
G D E A
It's nothing but a chamber-pot my mother send to me
D
Ah, I've traveled this wide world over, ten thousand miles or more
A D
But a J.B Stetson chamber pot I never did see before
G D A D
(A J.B Stetson chamber pot I never did see before)
[Verse 3]
D
I came home the next night as drunk as I can be
A D
I spied some pants upon the chair where my pants ought to be
Well, I said to my wife, my pretty little wife, explain this thing to me
A D
What are these pants doing here up on the chair where my pants ought to be
[Chorus]
G D G D
Oh, you old fool, you blind fool can't you plainly see
G D E A
It's nothing but an old dish rag that my mother send to me
D
Ah, I've traveled this wide world over, ten thousand miles or more
A D
But cuffs and a zipper on a dish rag I never did see before
G D A D
(But cuffs and a zipper on a dish rag I never did see before)
[Verse 4]
D
I came home the next night as drunk as I could be
A D
And there was a head on the pillow where my head ought to be
I said to my wife, my pretty little wife, explain this thing to me
A D
What's this head doing here on the pillow case where my head ought to be
[Chorus]
G D G D
Oh, you old fool, you blind fool can't you plainly see
G D E A
It's nothing but a melon that my mother send to me
D
Ah, I've traveled this wide world over, ten thousand miles or more
A D
But a mustache on a mushmelon I never did see before
G D A D
(A mustache on a mushmelon I never did see before)
N.C. A
It's a good thing I'm not of a suspicious nature
How to play You Old Fool
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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.