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]
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[E]
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[E] [D]
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[A] [G]
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[B]
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[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]
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[A] [D] [E]
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[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]
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[E]
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[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]
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[C] [A]
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D E (1-1/2b's)
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(1-1/2b's-7x) A E
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[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]
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[E] [C] [A]
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[D] [E]
E|-------------------| B|-------------------|
G|--14b-14br-14br-14~|
D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------|
end--EEEE AA D
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