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Fool for the City  Foghat

(Live)
Fool for the City
by Foghat
From the album Foghat Live
Peverett - Kne[(1977)]e Trembler Music - ASCAP
Lonesome Dave Peverett - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Roger Earl - Drums
Rod Price - Lead Guitar, Vocals
Craig MacGregor-Bass,Vocals
Percussion: Dan Craig, Dave Lang, Nick Jameson
Applause: Audience
Standard Tuning
My version of Fool for the City Live
(Intro) Ladies and Gentlemen, Please Welcome Foghat
[E] [C] [A] [D] [E]  
 
 E|------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------|
 G|---999----5555----222---777----9----| (2x)
 D|---999----5555----222---777----9----|
 A|---777----3333----000---555----7----|
 E|---000------------------------------|

(Verse) (2X) (2X)
[E] [E]  
 
 Goin' to the city E|-----| Got you on my mind E|-----|
 B|-----| B|-----|

G|-999-| G|-999-|
D|-999-| D|-999-|
A|-777-| A|-777-|
E|-000-| E|-000-|
(2X) A/E E
[E] [E]  
 
 Country sure is pretty E|-----| I'll leave it all behind E|--------------|
 B|-----| B|-10-10-10-----|
 G|-999-| G|--9--9--9--9--|
 D|-999-| D|-11-11-11--9--|
 A|-777-| A|-----------7--|
 E|-000-| E|-----------0--| 

T[D]his is my decision,[A] I'm com[G]in' home to stay this time[Bsus4] [B] cause
(Chorus)
I'm a f[E]ool for the city [CCCC] I'm a Fo[A]ol for the city[DD] [E]
F[E]ool for the city [CCCC] I'm a Fo[A]ol for the city[DD] [E]
 
 E|-------------------------------|
 B|-----12------------------------|
 G|-11b----11----9h11p9~--999-999-|
 D|-----------11----------999-999-|
 A|-----------------------777-777-|
 E|-------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------|
 B|-----12--------------------------10-10----|
 G|-11b----11----9h11p9-----9h11-9~--9--9--9-|
 D|-----------11---------11---------11-11--9-|
 A|----------------------------------------7-|
 E|------------------------------------------|

Br[E]eathin' all the clean ai[EEE]r [EEE] Sittin' in the sun[EEE] [EEE]
Wh[E]en I get my train fare [EEE] [EEE] I get up and run[A/E] [A/E] [A/E] [E]
I[D]'m ready for the city [A] Air p[G]ollution here I come [Bsus4] [B] cause
(Chorus)
I'm a f[E]ool for the city [CCCC] I'm a F[A]ool for the city[DD] [E]
F[E]ool for the city [CCCC] I'm a Fo[A]ol for the city[DD] [E]
(Bridge)
I'm l[B]ike a fish out of water [AAAA] I'm[B] just a man in a hole
 
 E|-0--------|
 B|---4-0----|
 G|-------4~-|
 D|----------|
 A|----------|
 E|----------|

The[B] city lights turn my blues in to gol[E]d
I ai[B]n't no country boy [AAAA] I'm [B]just a homesick man
 
 E|-0--------|
 B|---4-0----|
 G|-------4~-|
 D|----------|
 A|----------|
 E|----------|

I'm g[B]onna hit the grit just as fast as I can[E]
I.m tired of laying back and hanging around
[1] [1/2b]  
 
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-15b---15h17h15----15------------------------------------|
 G|----------------16----16-14-12--14-14--12h14-12----12----|
 D|------------------------------------------------14----14-|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|

I'm gonna catch that train, Wooh, and I'll be city bound Yeah,,,,,
(Solo-Rod Price)
[E]  
 
 E|-------------------|---------------|---------------------|
 B|-------------------|---------------|---------------------|
 G|-------------------|---------------|----------------9-11-|
 D|-7b-7b~-7--7b-7-7b-|-7-7br5--------|------------\11------|
 A|-------------------|--------7----7-|--7--77--7-----------|
 E|-------------------|----------0----|---------------------|

[E]  
 
 E|-----------------------|---------------------|--------|
 B|-----12----------------|----------10-12-12br-|--------|
 G|-11b----11b--9h11p9----|-9-11-11b------------|-9-9-9~-|
 D|--------------------11-|---------------------|--------|
 A|-----------------------|---------------------|--------|
 E|-----------------------|---------------------|--------|

[E] [D]  
 
 E|----------------|-7---9---10---12--|-12--12--12--|
 B|-5---7---8--10--|10b-12b--13b--15b-|-15b-15b-15b-|
 G|-7b--9b-10b-12b-|------------------|-------------|
 D|----------------|------------------|-------------|
 A|----------------|------------------|-------------|
 E|----------------|------------------|-------------|

[A] [G]  
 
 E|-12--12--12--|-12--12--12--12--12--|----15-17-15h17p15-|
 B|-15b-15b-15b-|-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-|-17----------------|
 G|-------------|---------------------|-------------------|
 D|-------------|---------------------|-------------------|
 A|-------------|---------------------|-------------------|
 E|-------------|---------------------|-------------------|

[B]  
 
 E|----15-15h17-|-17p15----15-|-17p15----15-|-17p15----15-|
 B|-17----------|-------17----|-------17----|-------17----|
 G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
 D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
 A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
 E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

[E]  
 
 E|-17p15---15-|-17-17b-17-17-15-17-|-15h17p15----15--------|
 B|------17----|--------------------|----------17-----17-15~|
 G|------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
 D|------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
 A|------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
 E|------------|--------------------|-----------------------|

[C] [A]  
 
 E|-------------------|----------|------------------------|
 B|-15-15-17-15h17p15-|----15----|------------------------|
 G|-------------------|-16----16-|-12-14~-14--12-14p12----|
 D|-------------------|----------|---------------------14-|
 A|-------------------|----------|------------------------|
 E|-------------------|----------|------------------------|

[D] [E]  
 
 E|----------|-------------|-------------|---------------------------|
 B|----------|-------------|-------------|-15h17-17-17--17-15--17-19-|
 G|-12-------|-------------|-------------|---------------------------|
 D|----14p12-|-------12----|-7-----------|---------------------------|
 A|----------|-12h14----14-|----12-------|---------------------------|
 E|----------|-------------|-------15-12-|---------------------------|

[C] [A] [D] [E]  
 
 E|-----------------|--22b-22-22b-22-22b-22-22-|22-22b--22-22b~|
 B|-20-19-20--22-20-|--------------------------|---------------|
 G|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|
 D|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|
 A|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|
 E|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|

I ai[B]n't no country boy [AAAA] I'm [B]just a homesick man
 
 E|-0--------|
 B|---4-0----|
 G|-------4~-|
 D|----------|
 A|----------|
 E|----------|

I'm g[B]onna hit the grit just as fast as I can[E]
I get off of main street
[E]  
 
 E|-4---4----------|
 B|---3---3--2h3-3-|
 G|----------------|
 D|----------------|
 A|----------------|
 E|----------------|

Step into the crowd
[E]  
 
 E|--3h4-3h4-------------|
 B|----------2h3-2h3-----|
 G|----------------------|
 D|----------------------|
 A|----------------------|
 E|----------------------|

Sidewalk under my feet
[E]  
 
 E|-10---10---10---10----|
 B|----9----9----9----9--|
 G|----------------------|
 D|----------------------|
 A|----------------------|
 E|----------------------|

Traffics good and loud
[E]  
 
 E|--------4-----4---|
 B|----2h3---2h3---3-|
 G|--7---------------|
 D|------------------|
 A|------------------|
 E|------------------|

w[D]hen i see my inner city[A] child, I'll be wal[G]king on a cloud[Bsus4] [B]
(Repeat Chorus)-(Then Outro Solo)
[E] [C]  
 
 E|------12----|-----12------|---12--------1212-|
 B|------------|-------------|------------------|
 G|-9999----99-|-999----9999-|-9----99--99------|
 D|------------|-------------|------------------|
 A|------------|-------------|------------------|
 E|------------|-------------|------------------|

[A] [D] [E]  
 
 E|-----12------|----1212----1212----12----1212-|-----------------|
 B|-------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|
 G|-999----9999-|-99------99------99----99------|--:--------:/:---|
 D|-------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|
 A|-------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|
 E|-------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|

[E]  
 
 E|-12-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-17-17-17-17-|
 B|--x--x--x--x--x--x-x---x-|--x--x--x--x--x-|
 G|--9-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-14-14-14-14-|
 D|-------------------------|----------------|
 A|-------------------------|----------------|
 E|-------------------------|----------------|

[C] [A]  
 
 E|-17-17-----------------------|--------------------------|
 B|--x--x----:/:----:/:----:/:--|--:/:---:/:----:/:----:/:-|
 G|-14-16-----------------------|--------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------|--------------------------|

[E]  
 
 D -------(Repeat this 8x )---------
 E|---------------------|-15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----|
 B|----:/:--:/:------12-|-------12-------12-------12-------12-|
 G|---------------------|--------------------|----------------|
 D|---------------------|--------------------|----------------|
 A|---------------------|--------------------|----------------|
 E|---------------------|--------------------|----------------|

[E] [C] [A]  
 
 E|-15b-----------12-------|-------------------|----------------|
 B|------12--15b-----15-12-|-------------------|----------------|
 G|------------------------|-14b-14-12---12-12-|----------------|
 D|------------------------|----------14-------|-12h14-14p12----|
 A|------------------------|-------------------|-------------14-|
 E|------------------------|-------------------|----------------|

[D] [E]  
 
 E|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
 B|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
 G|---------------|-----------------|-----00-2b--2b-|
 D|---------------|-----------------|--22-----------|
 A|-1412-10--12-12|-12p10----10-----|---------------|
 E|---------------|-------12----12~-|---------------|

[C] [A] [D] [E]  
 
 E|----------------|--------------|-----------------------|
 B|----------------|--------------|-----------------------|
 G|-2-4--2-2br0-2~-|-2-4--2/4/2p0-|-2b-2b-2b-0--2-0-2---9-|
 D|----------------|--------------|-------------------2~--|
 A|----------------|--------------|-----------------------|
 E|----------------|--------------|-----------------------|

[C] [A]  
 
 E|-------10-----10--------|-10---------|-------------10-----10|
 B|-8-10b----10b----10b-10-|----10br8---|----8-10-10b----10b---|
 G|------------------------|----------9~|--9-------------------|
 D|------------------------|------------|----------------------|
 A|------------------------|------------|----------------------|
 E|------------------------|------------|----------------------|

D E (1-1/2b's)
 
 E|-----10----------|--------|---------------:/:-:/:-|
 B|-10b----10-10br8-|--------|-15h17-17b-17b---------|
 G|-----------------|-9-9~-9-|-----------------------|
 D|-----------------|--------|-----------------------|
 A|-----------------|--------|-----------------------|
 E|-----------------|--------|-----------------------|

(1-1/2b's-7x) A E
 
 E|---------------|--------------------------|--------------|
 B|---------------|-15h17h15-----15----------|--------------|
 G|-17b-----------|----------16-----16-14-12-|-14b-12-14-12-|
 D|---------------|--------------------------|--------------|
 A|---------------|--------------------------|--------------|
 E|---------------|--------------------------|--------------|
 E|--------12--------------|--------12-----------|----12-------|
 B|-----12--------12-15h12-|-----12----15h12-----|-12----15h12-|
 G|-14b-------14b----------|-14b-------------14b-|-------------|
 D|------------------------|---------------------|-------------|
 A|------------------------|---------------------|-------------|
 E|------------------------|---------------------|-------------|

[C] [A]  
 
 E|--------12-|--------------12-|--------------12-----------|
 B|-----12----|-15h12-----12----|-15h12-----12----15h12-----|
 G|-14b-------|-------14b-------|-------14b-------------14b-|
 D|-----------|-----------------|---------------------------|
 A|-----------|-----------------|---------------------------|
 E|-----------|-----------------|---------------------------|

[A] [D]  
 
 E|----12-------|--------12-------|---------------------------|
 B|-12----15h12-|-----12----15-12-|----12---------------------|
 G|-------------|-14b-------------|14b----14br-14br-14br-14br-|
 D|-------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
 A|-------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
 E|-------------|-----------------|---------------------------|

[E] [C] [A] [D] [E]  
 
 E|-15----12------12--|-----------------|---------------------------|
 B|----15~15b--15~15b-|-----------------|---------------------------|
 G|-------------------|-----:/:---------|-:/:---------------:/:-----|
 D|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
 A|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
 E|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|

[E] [C] [A]  
 
 E|---15--------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
 B|---15-----:/:------|---:/:-----------|---------:/:---------------|
 G|---14b-------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
 D|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
 A|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
 E|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|

[D] [E]  
 
 E|-------------------|
 B|-------------------|

G|--14b-14br-14br-14~|
 
 D|-------------------|
 A|-------------------|
 E|-------------------|

end--EEEE AA D

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