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For A Fool by The Shins
For A Fool
Capo III
Intro
C Dm - Am G Bb G
C Dm - Am G F G
Am C F
Young and bright, but now just a dim light
C G
Off in the distance
Am C F
A falling stone, following the path
C G
Of least resistance
F C
If I still fight
F C
It's just that I'm
F C G
Afraid I'll slide under that spell again
F G
C Dm - Am
Taken for a fool
G Bb G C Dm - Am
Yes I was because I was a fool
G F G
C Dm - Am
Tell me what you'd do,
G Bb G C Dm - Am
I lost my way and she took me to school
G F G
Am C F
So many times caught up in my head at night
C G
With a leash and a label
Am C F
If I can learn anything from this then I'd be like
C G
The fox in the fable oh I
F C
If I still fight
F C
It's just that I'm
F C G
Afraid I'll slide under that spell again
Dm G
The way we used to carry on
Dm G
is stuck in my head like a terrible song
F G
C Dm - Am
Taken for a fool
G Bb G C Dm - Am
Yes I was and I was a fool
G F G
C Dm - Am
Following their rules
G Bb G C Dm - Am
Guess I was a very honest tool
G F G
C Dm - Am G Bb G
C Dm - Am G F G
C Dm - Am
Taken for a fool
G Bb G C Dm - Am
Yes I was because I was a fool
G F G
End on
F G C
The first team, each line has a Bb instead of an F. Took me an embarrassingly long
time to work this out, I knew it wasn't an F, but had no fitting substitute. I've
updated the tab accordingly.
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version 2
Capo 1st
D Em Bm A C - A
D Em Bm A G - A
Bm D
Young and bright
G
But now just a dim light
D A
off in the distance.
Bm D
A fallen stone
G
Following the path
D A
of least resistance.
G D
If I still fight
G D
It's just that I'm
G D A
afraid I'll slide under that spell again.
G - A
D Em Bm A
Taken for a fool,
C A D
Yes I was because I was a fool.
Em Bm A G - A
D Em Bm A
Tell me what you'd do,
C A D
Lost my way when she took me to school.
Em Bm A G - A
Bm D
So many times
G
Caught up in my head at night
D A
with a leash and a label.
Bm D
If I could learn
G
Anything from this then I'd be like
D A
The fox in the fable all right
G D
If I still fight,
G D
It's just that I'm
G D A
afraid I'll slide under that spell again.
Em A
The way we used to carry on
Em A
Is stuck in my head like a terrible song.
G - A
D Em Bm A
Taken for a fool,
C A D
Yes I was and I was a fool.
Em Bm A G A
D Em Bm A C A
D Em Bm A G A
D Em Bm A
Following the rules
C A D
Guess I wasn't very honest too.
Em Bm A G - A
D Em Bm A
Taken for a fool,
C A D
Yes I was because I was a fool.
Em Bm A G - A - D
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version 3
Capo 3 [all notes and chords relative to capo (except for bridge)]
Standard Tuning
Listen for rhythm
Intro:
e------------------3-1-1-0-------------------3-1-1-0------------|
B------------1-0---3-3-3-1-------------------3-3-3-1------------|
G--------0-----------------------------2-0----------------------|
D-2-0-0-2------------------2-0-0-2------------------------------|
A----3------------------------3---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------3-----------------------------|
Verse:
e---------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----1---------------------------------------------------------|
G----0-----0----------------------------------------------------|
D-0h2------2----------------------------------------------------|
A---------3-----------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre Chorus:
F G
e---------0--------------0-0----------0--------1---3------------|
B--1--1--3-3-1----1--1--3-3----1--1--3-3-1-0---1---3------------|
G-2--2-2---------2--2-2-------2--2-2-----------2---0------------|
D----------------------------------------------3---0------------|
A----------------------------------------------3---2------------|
E----------------------------------------------1---3------------|
Chorus: (Listen for timing)
C Dm Am G Bb G C
e-0---1---0---3---1---3---0--------------------3-1-0------------|
B-1---3---1---3---3---3---1--------------1-0---3-3-1------------|
G-0---2---2---0---3---0---0----------0--------------------------|
D-2---0---2---0---3---0---2---2-0-0-2---------------------------|
A-3---x---0---2---1---2---3------3------------------------------|
E-0---x---0---3---x---3---0-------------------------------------|
C Dm Am G Bb G C
e-0---1---0---3---1---3---0--------------------3-1-0------------|
B-1---3---1---3---3---3---1--------------------3-3-1------------|
G-0---2---2---0---3---0---0-------------2-0---------------------|
D-2---0---2---0---3---0---2---2-0-0-2---------------------------|
A-3---x---0---2---1---2---3------3------------------------------|
E-0---x---0---3---x---3---0----------3--------------------------|
Verse 2:
e---------------------------------------------------------------|
B--1----1-------------------------------------------------------|
G-0----0--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------2------------------------------------------------------|
A---------3-----------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre Chorus 2:
Dm
e---------0--------------0-0----------0--------1----------------|
B--1--1--3-3-1----1--1--3-3----1--1--3-3-1-0---3----------------|
G-2--2-2---------2--2-2-------2--2-2-----------2----------------|
D----------------------------------------------0----------------|
A----------------------------------------------x----------------|
E----------------------------------------------x----------------|
Bridge (NOT RELATIVE TO CAPO):
e-13---15^16^15--13----------13---------------------------------|
B--------------16--------16-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------13--15-----------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
e-13---15^16^15-13-------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------16-15-----13--------15---------------------------|
G-----------------------------12---------15------------------------|
D-------------------------13----15---13-----12---------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2: (Listen for timing)
C Dm Am G Bb G C
e-0---1---0---3---1---3---0--------------------3-1-0------------|
B-1---3---1---3---3---3---1--------------1-0---3-3-1------------|
G-0---2---2---0---3---0---0----------0--------------------------|
D-2---0---2---0---3---0---2---2-0-0-2---------------------------|
A-3---x---0---2---1---2---3------3------------------------------|
E-0---x---0---3---x---3---0-------------------------------------|
C Dm Am G Bb G C
e-0---1---0---3---1---3---0--------------------3-1-0------------|
B-1---3---1---3---3---3---1--------------------3-3-1------------|
G-0---2---2---0---3---0---0-------------2-0---------------------|
D-2---0---2---0---3---0---2---2-0-0-2---------------------------|
A-3---x---0---2---1---2---3------3------------------------------|
E-0---x---0---3---x---3---0----------3--------------------------|
Solo:
e-3---3s5s3---0-1-3------------0----------------------3-3-0-----|
B-3---3s5s3--------3---5^-3-1-3-1---------------------3-1-1-----|
G--------------------------------0--------------2-0-------------|
D------------------------------------2-0-0-2--------------------|
A---------------------------------------3-----------------------|
E-------------------------------------------3-------------------|
Last Chorus:
C Dm Am G Bb G C C
e-0---1---0---3---1---3---0-----------------------0-1---3-1-0---------|
B-1---3---1---3---3---3---1--------------1-0---1-3------3-3-1---------|
G-0---2---2---0---3---0---0----------0----------------------0---------|
D-2---0---2---0---3---0---2---2-0-0-2-----------------------2---------|
A-3---x---0---2---1---2---3------3------------------------------------|
E-0---x---0---3---x---3---0-------------------------------------------|
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