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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 16:04:06 PDT
From: Joe Hankin
Subject: s/steely_dan/only_a_fool_would_say_that.crd
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Orginally chorded and submitted to OLGA by:
Chords by XAVIER!!! [LEROY777@MINDSPRING.COM]
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Only A Fool Would Say That
By Steely Dan (Becker/Fagen)
Off the album "Can't Buy a Thrill"
Transcribed by Joe Hankin (wetzil@hotmail.com)
Intro: Dm7 C/C6 2x
N.C. Dm7
A world become one of salads and sun
C/C6
Only a fool would say that
Dm7
A boy with a plan; a natural man
C/C6
Wearin' a white Stetson hat
Am F
Unhand that gun begone
Em7 Dm7
There's no one to fire upon
Dm7 Am
If he's holding it high, he's telling a lie
(Chorus:)
Dm7
I heard it was you
Am Am/G D/F#
Talkin' 'bout a world where all is free
F
It just couldn't be
C C6
And only a fool would say that
Dm7
The man in the street, draggin' his feet
C/C6
Don't wanna hear the bad news
Dm7
Imagine your face there in his place
C/C6
Standin' inside his brown shoes
Am F
You do his nine to five,
Em7 Dm7
Drag yourself home half-alive
Dm7 Am
And there on the screen, a man with a dream
(Chorus)
E7sus4 E7 Am Am/G Am/F Am/E
Anybody on the street has murder in his eyes
Dm E Am D F C/C6
You'll feel no pain, and you're younger than you realize
Dm7
Only a fool would say that
Am Am/G Am/F Am/E Dm7
Only a foooooooooooooooooool
(Guitar Solo: Dm7 Am7 Em7 Dm7 C6)
Dm7
I heard it was you
Am Am/G D/F#
Talkin' 'bout a world where all is free
F
It just couldn't be
C C6
And only a fool would say that
Dm7
Only a fool would say that
F C6
Only a fool would say that
Chord shapes:
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
Dm7: xx0211 C: 332010 C6: 330210 N.C.: xxxxxx Am: x02210
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
F: 133211 Em7: 022030 Am/G: 302210 D/F#: 200232 Am/F: 1022x0
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
Am/E: 002210 E7sus4: 020200 E7: 020100 E: 022100 D: xx0232
As you can see, it's really straightforward and has simple chord
changes. And questions, comments or corrections, e-mail me at
wetzil@hotmail.com. I don't think I left out any chord shapes (they're
pretty simple anyway), but email me with questions.
Joe Hankin
wetzil@hotmail.com