Gary Moore - Cant fool the blues
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Tuning: E A D G B E
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Can’t Fool the Blues – BBM
(Moore/Bruce/Hanrahan)
Around the Next Dream [1994]
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Tabbed by: varannion
Email: dm_hughes1@hotmail.com
Tuning: standard
Intro
| E | Em7 E | Em7 E |
| Em7 E | Em7 E |
Verse 1
You can fool theEm7 landlord so you don’t have to pay the rent Em7
You can fool theEm7 World and become the President Em7
You can fool all Em7the people some of the time Em7
Em7 E
You can make a million dollars and cry, “I don’t have a lousy dime”
Chorus
But youA can’t fool the blues
No you Ecan’t fool the blues
When you’reB making all the rules, itA’s so hard to lose
E B7#9 E
But you can’t fool the blues, oh no
Verse 2
You can fool theEm7 Romans into a lending you an ear Em7
Write a story inEm7 the papers believing every smear Em7
You can fool theEm7 rich by driving in a wreck Em7
Em7 E
You can get up someone’s nose every time you bounce a cheque
Chorus
But youA can’t fool the blues
No you Ecan’t fool the blues
YouB can’t fool the blues, it juAst laughs at each lie
E B7
You can’t fool the blues, oh no
Play it for me!
Guitar solo 1
| E | E | E |
| E | E | E |
| E | E | A |
| A | E | E |
| B | A | E |
| B |
Verse 3
You can Em7fool your brother into lending you his car Em7
Rub up Em7the waitress for some cocktails at the bar Em7
You can talk somEm7e bimbo into taking you home Em7
Em7 E
You can fool the wife into thinking you’re alone
Chorus
But youA can’t fool the blues
No you Ecan’t fool the blues
Well, theB blues chews you up aAnd spits you right out
E B7#9
You can’t fool the blues, oh no
C’mon!
Guitar solo 2
| E | E | E |
| E | A | A |
| E | E | B |
| A | E | B |
| E | E | E |
| E | A | A |
| E | E | B |
| A | E | B |
| E | E | E |
| E | A | A |
| E | E | B |
| A | E | B |
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer-on
p pull-off
mu mute
pb pre-bend
co cut off
pr partial release
bss bend slightly sharp
~~ vibrato
ah artificial harmonic
=============================================================================== 24 March 2010