You Little Fool Chords by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
Johnny's first girl in the world is not supposed to have a boyfriend, but she's never wanted at [Am]
all.
[C] Other [G] girls are allowed to [C] wear their makeup, she sneaks out her lipstick by her hand.
[D] She [Am] surrounds his name with [G] hearts and flowers, notes on her telephone [E] throughout.
[G]
And, [C] out with the card in his [G]
hand, he [D] drew on a [G] string,
[C] the words of [Em] love and an [D] invitation [Em]
ring.
[D] You, little [Bm] fool, little fool, little fool, [G] little fool.
I suppose [Bm] that you're [C] going to stay up [D] night.
You, [C]
little fool, little fool, little fool.
[G] Don't look at [D] me that [Em] way, you know [G] it isn't right.
[D] You, [Bm] little fool, little fool, little fool, [G] little fool.
You,
[Em] little fool, little fool, little fool, little fool.
[D] You,
[C] little fool, little fool, little fool, [E] little fool.
They say [Am] no use is good [F#m] news.
[E] The little [C#m] girl [A] wants [F#m] information.
[A] Mother [G] just gives her some [E] pills to [C#m] choose.
[F] And says go [A#] and use your [C] pills.
[D]
[F#m] [G] Johnny's first girl in the world says, just look what I got her.
She sits beside [Bm] him on the [Am] shoes.
With [C] his [G] arm around her neck, snowball [C] in one hand and the other for imitation [D] jewels.
She fingers [G] a string of hearts and imitation [Em] buttons.
You [G]
never [C] know it, imitation life is not [G] a bad thing.
[Em]
Looking for an [F#m] imitation [Em] of love.
[D] You,
[Bm] little fool, [G] little fool, little fool.
I suppose [D] that you're [C] going to [G] stay up [D] night.
You,
[Bm] [G] little fool, little fool, little fool.
Don't look at [D] me that [Em] way, you know [D] it isn't right.
You, [Bm] little fool, little fool, little fool, little fool.
[G] You,
[Em] little fool, little fool, little fool, little fool.
[D] You, [C] little [Em] fool, little [D] fool, little fool.
[Bm] [G] [Em]
[D]
[C]
[D] [Bm]
[G] [Em]
[D]
[C] [Em]
Johnny's first girl in the world is not supposed to have a boyfriend, but she's never wanted at [Am]
all.
[C] Other [G] girls are allowed to [C] wear their makeup, she sneaks out her lipstick by her hand.
[D] She [Am] surrounds his name with [G] hearts and flowers, notes on her telephone [E] throughout.
[G]
And, [C] out with the card in his [G]
hand, he [D] drew on a [G] string,
[C] the words of [Em] love and an [D] invitation [Em]
ring.
[D] You, little [Bm] fool, little fool, little fool, [G] little fool.
I suppose [Bm] that you're [C] going to stay up [D] night.
You, [C]
little fool, little fool, little fool.
[G] Don't look at [D] me that [Em] way, you know [G] it isn't right.
[D] You, [Bm] little fool, little fool, little fool, [G] little fool.
You,
[Em] little fool, little fool, little fool, little fool.
[D] You,
[C] little fool, little fool, little fool, [E] little fool.
They say [Am] no use is good [F#m] news.
[E] The little [C#m] girl [A] wants [F#m] information.
[A] Mother [G] just gives her some [E] pills to [C#m] choose.
[F] And says go [A#] and use your [C] pills.
[D]
[F#m] [G] Johnny's first girl in the world says, just look what I got her.
She sits beside [Bm] him on the [Am] shoes.
With [C] his [G] arm around her neck, snowball [C] in one hand and the other for imitation [D] jewels.
She fingers [G] a string of hearts and imitation [Em] buttons.
You [G]
never [C] know it, imitation life is not [G] a bad thing.
[Em]
Looking for an [F#m] imitation [Em] of love.
[D] You,
[Bm] little fool, [G] little fool, little fool.
I suppose [D] that you're [C] going to [G] stay up [D] night.
You,
[Bm] [G] little fool, little fool, little fool.
Don't look at [D] me that [Em] way, you know [D] it isn't right.
You, [Bm] little fool, little fool, little fool, little fool.
[G] You,
[Em] little fool, little fool, little fool, little fool.
[D] You, [C] little [Em] fool, little [D] fool, little fool.
[Bm] [G] [Em]
[D]
[C]
[D] [Bm]
[G] [Em]
[D]
[C] [Em]
Key:
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D
C
Em
Bm
G
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C
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Johnny's first girl in the world is not supposed to have a boyfriend, but she's never wanted at [Am]
all.
_ _ _ [C] Other [G] girls are allowed to [C] wear their makeup, she sneaks out her lipstick by her hand.
[D] _ She [Am] surrounds his name with [G] hearts and _ flowers, notes on her telephone [E] throughout.
_ _ [G] _
And, [C] out with the card in his [G]
hand, he [D] drew on a [G] string,
[C] the words of [Em] love and an [D] invitation [Em] _
_ ring.
_ _ [D] _ You, little [Bm] fool, little fool, little fool, [G] little fool.
I suppose [Bm] that you're [C] going to stay up [D] night.
You, _ [C] _
little fool, little fool, little fool.
_ _ _ [G] _ Don't look at [D] me that [Em] way, you know [G] it isn't right.
[D] _ You, _ [Bm] _ little fool, little fool, little fool, [G] little fool.
_ You, _ _ _
[Em] little fool, little fool, little fool, little fool.
[D] You, _
_ [C] _ little fool, _ _ little fool, _ little fool, [E] little fool.
They say [Am] no use is good [F#m] news.
[E] The little [C#m] girl [A] wants _ [F#m] information. _
[A] Mother [G] just gives her some [E] pills to [C#m] choose.
[F] And says go [A#] and use your [C] pills.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [G] Johnny's first girl in the world says, just look what I got her.
She sits beside [Bm] him on the [Am] shoes. _
With _ [C] his [G] arm around her neck, snowball [C] in one hand and the other for _ imitation [D] jewels.
She fingers [G] a string of hearts _ and imitation [Em] buttons.
You _ [G] _
never [C] know it, _ imitation life is not [G] a bad thing.
[Em]
Looking for an _ [F#m] imitation [Em] of love.
_ _ [D] You, _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ little fool, [G] little fool, little fool.
I suppose [D] that you're [C] going to [G] stay up [D] night.
You, _ _ _
[Bm] _ [G] little fool, little fool, little fool.
Don't look at [D] me that [Em] way, you know [D] it isn't right.
_ You, _ _ [Bm] little fool, little fool, little fool, little fool.
[G] You, _ _ _
[Em] little fool, little fool, little fool, little fool.
[D] You, _ _ [C] _ little [Em] fool, little [D] fool, little fool.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Johnny's first girl in the world is not supposed to have a boyfriend, but she's never wanted at [Am]
all.
_ _ _ [C] Other [G] girls are allowed to [C] wear their makeup, she sneaks out her lipstick by her hand.
[D] _ She [Am] surrounds his name with [G] hearts and _ flowers, notes on her telephone [E] throughout.
_ _ [G] _
And, [C] out with the card in his [G]
hand, he [D] drew on a [G] string,
[C] the words of [Em] love and an [D] invitation [Em] _
_ ring.
_ _ [D] _ You, little [Bm] fool, little fool, little fool, [G] little fool.
I suppose [Bm] that you're [C] going to stay up [D] night.
You, _ [C] _
little fool, little fool, little fool.
_ _ _ [G] _ Don't look at [D] me that [Em] way, you know [G] it isn't right.
[D] _ You, _ [Bm] _ little fool, little fool, little fool, [G] little fool.
_ You, _ _ _
[Em] little fool, little fool, little fool, little fool.
[D] You, _
_ [C] _ little fool, _ _ little fool, _ little fool, [E] little fool.
They say [Am] no use is good [F#m] news.
[E] The little [C#m] girl [A] wants _ [F#m] information. _
[A] Mother [G] just gives her some [E] pills to [C#m] choose.
[F] And says go [A#] and use your [C] pills.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [G] Johnny's first girl in the world says, just look what I got her.
She sits beside [Bm] him on the [Am] shoes. _
With _ [C] his [G] arm around her neck, snowball [C] in one hand and the other for _ imitation [D] jewels.
She fingers [G] a string of hearts _ and imitation [Em] buttons.
You _ [G] _
never [C] know it, _ imitation life is not [G] a bad thing.
[Em]
Looking for an _ [F#m] imitation [Em] of love.
_ _ [D] You, _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ little fool, [G] little fool, little fool.
I suppose [D] that you're [C] going to [G] stay up [D] night.
You, _ _ _
[Bm] _ [G] little fool, little fool, little fool.
Don't look at [D] me that [Em] way, you know [D] it isn't right.
_ You, _ _ [Bm] little fool, little fool, little fool, little fool.
[G] You, _ _ _
[Em] little fool, little fool, little fool, little fool.
[D] You, _ _ [C] _ little [Em] fool, little [D] fool, little fool.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
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