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| Orginally chorded and submitted to OLGA by: |
| Chords by XAVIER!!! (LEROY777@MINDSPRING.COM) |
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| Only A Fool Would Say That |
| By Steely Dan (Becker/Fagen) |
| Off the album "Can't Buy a Thrill" |
| Transcribed by Joe Hankin (wetzil@hotmail.com) |
| Intro: Dm7 C/C6 2x |
| N.C. Dm7 |
| A world become one of salads and sun |
| C/C6 | |
| Only a | fool would say that |
| Dm7 | |
| A boy with a p | lan; a natural man |
| C/C6 | |
| Wearin' a w | hite Stetson hat |
| Am | F | |
| Unhand that g | un begone |
| Em7 | Dm7 | |
| There's no one to | fire upon |
| Dm7 | Am | |
| If he's | holding it high, he's telling a l | ie |
| (Chorus:) |
| Dm7 | |
| I heard it was | you |
| Am | Am/G | D/F# | |
| Talkin' 'bout a w | orld where | all is | free |
| F | |
| It just couldn't | be |
| C | C6 | |
| And only a fo | ol would say that |
| Dm7 | |
| The man in the s | treet, draggin' his feet |
| C/C6 | |
| Don't wanna | hear the bad news |
| Dm7 | |
| Imagine your | face there in his place |
| C/C6 | |
| Standin' in | side his brown shoes |
| Am | F | |
| You do his n | ine to five, |
| Em7 | Dm7 | |
| Drag yourself home h | alf-alive |
| Dm7 | Am | |
| And | there on the screen, a man with a dream |
| (Chorus) |
| E7sus4 | E7 | Am | Am/G | Am/F | Am/E | |
| Anybody | on the street has | murder | in his | eyes |
| Dm | E | Am | D | F | C/C6 | |
| You'll | feel | no | pain, and you're yo | unger than you r | ealize |
| Dm7 | |
| Only a | fool would say that |
| Am | Am/G | Am/F | Am/E | Dm7 | |
| Only a | foo | ooooo | ooooo | ooooo | ool |
| (Guitar Solo: Dm7 Am7 Em7 Dm7 C6) |
| Dm7 | |
| I heard it was | you |
| Am | Am/G | D/F# | |
| Talkin' 'bout a | world where | all is | free |
| F | |
| It just couldn't | be |
| C | C6 | |
| And only a f | ool would say | that |
| Dm7 | |
| Only a f | ool would say that |
| F | C6 | |
| Only a f | ool would say that |
| Chord shapes: |
| EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | |
| Dm7: | xx0211 C: | 332010 C6: | 330210 N.C.: | xxxxxx Am: | x02210 |
| EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | |
| F: | 133211 Em7: | 022030 Am/G: | 302210 D/F#: | 200232 Am/F: | 1022x0 |
| EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | |
| Am/E: | 002210 E7sus4: | 020200 E7: | 020100 E: | 022100 D: | xx0232 |
| As you can see, it's really straightforward and has simple chord |
| changes. And questions, comments or corrections, e-mail me at |
| wetzil@hotmail.com. I don't think I left out any chord shapes (they're |
| pretty simple anyway), but email me with questions. |
| Joe Hankin |
| wetzil@hotmail.com |