Tuning: E A D G B E

FOOLS As recorded by Deep Purple (From the 1971 Album FIREBALL) [Intro] G#5 B5 G#5 B5 G#5 B5 E5 C#5 B5 C#5 G#5 B5 E5 C#5 B5 G#5 F#5 G#5 B5 G#5 F#5 E5 C#5 G#5 B5

^A/BI'm ^Bmcrying ^A/B ^Bm ^A/B ^Bm ^A/B ^Bm ^BmI'm ^A/B ^BM ^F/B ^A/B ^Bm ^A/Bdy - ^Bming ^A/B ^Bm E/B B E/B B A/B Bm A/B Bm A/B Bm A/B Bm

[Verse 1]

^BmI ^D ^Ecan see^D ^E what^D's ^Bmwrong with me ^D ^E ^DIt's ^Ain ^Bmmy head ^BmI ^D ^Emcan see^D ^E w^Dhat's ^Bmgonna be ^DAs ^EI lie in ^Dmy ^Abed ^Bm ^BmMan^D ^Eis not^D ^E ^Dmy ^Bmbrotherhood ^DAah, ^EI am of ^Dthe ^Adead ^G# ^A ^Bb ^B ^C ^C# ^D

[Chorus]

I ^Bmdied as I ^Elived as I ^Aloved and was ^Bmborn ^DOn some ^A/C#distant hill ^E The ^Bmreasons to ^Ehide were the rea^Asons I ^Bmcried ^DFools pass ^A/C#laughing still ^E

[Verse 2]

^EThere can be ^Bmbad blood^D ^E in all^D ^BmI can see ^D ^E ^DIt's ^Ain ^Bmmy brain ^BmYou^D ^Emdon't know ^D ^E ^Dthe ^Bmpain I feel ^DAs ^EmI must live ^Da-^Again ^Bm ^BmRocks^D ^Eand stones^D ^E ^Dcan't ^Bmbruise my soul but^D T^Eears will leave ^Da ^Astain^G# ^A ^Bb ^B ^C ^C# ^D

[Chorus]

N.C.

They ^Bmsmile to them^Eselves as they ^Alay down my ^Bmhead ^DOn some ^A/C#distant hill ^E The ^Bmblind and the ^Echild sweep a tear^A from their ^Bmeye ^DFools smile ^A/C#as they kill ^E

[Instrumental Break] E Em D Bm A B Em A Em [Verse 3]

^EmI got my ^Bmown way^D ^E to go^D and ^Bmnow I want ^D ^E ^DTo ^Atake ^Bmyour mind I^D ^Embelieve^D ^E ^Dthat ^Bmyou could see ^DThe ^Eblood between ^Dthe ^Alines ^Bm ^BmI ^D ^Ebelieve^D ^E ^Dthat ^Bmyou could be ^D ^E A bet^Dter ^Akind ^G# ^A ^Bb ^B ^C ^C# ^D

[Chorus]

^BmPlease lead the ^Eway so the ^Aunborn can ^Bmplay ^DOn some ^A/C#greener hill ^E ^BmLaugh as the ^Eflames eat their burn^Aing re^Bmmains ^DFools die ^A/C#laughing still ^E

[Outro] E F G D A

Deep Purple - Fools