Foolishness Chords by Lucinda Williams

Tempo:
113.05 bpm
Chords used:

G

Bm

B

A

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Foolishness chords
Start Jamming...
I finally got the piano on the record!
Alright!
The piano sounds great.
Yeah, the overtone's great.
The extended version.
Yeah.
Very, very good.
The dance hits.
Yeah!
[Eb] I know.
I started out [D] sitting down, then I stood up, and I saw you stand [N] up.
I was like, I stand up.
It was like the old people's songs.
It was like, sort of, well I had to make sure I wasn't tethered.
I thought, I'm going to stand up, and I'm going to knock out all the chords.
And I was like, [A] there's no way we're going to stop and do like,
some sort of tune, some sort of post-it.
It's like, no, that ain't going to happen.
The old people, the old people have their post-it.
[Eb] I was like, hey, [C] you were here to witness it.
[Bb] Yes.
[Em] Testify!
Testify!
Testify!
Testify!
God, that is so much fun.
[Bb] Yeah.
I [E] could listen to that so much.
I know, me too. [D] Psychedelta!
I could.
Right?
[Bm] Psychedelta, yeah.
Let's do it.
Psychedelta!
Let's do it.
Let's do it.
Let's do it.
[D]
[A] [Bm] [Em]
[A] Let's do it.
Let's do [E] [Bm] it.
[G] [Bm]
Let's do it.
Hypnotic.
Yeah, I'm not sure.
I don't know what to sing.
I'm not really sure on the violin.
[Em] [Bm]
All [G] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[G] [Bm] of this foolishness [G] in my life.
[B] All of this foolishness [G] in my life.
[D] Don't need it [A] when I do in my own time.
It's none [G] of your business, it's all mine.
[B] All of this foolishness [G] in my life.
[Bm]
[Em] [Bm] [E]
[G] All of you [Bm] fear mongers [G] in my life.
All of you fear mongers in my life.
You [A] can try to scare me down, but [G] I know I'll stay in my ground.
I know I'll stay in my ground.
[B]
[G] [B]
[G] [Bm] All of this foolishness.
[G] All [B] of you fear mongers.
[E] [G] [B] [Bm]
Foolishness.
[G] It's nothing [Bm] but foolishness.
[G] It's nothing [Bm] but [G] foolishness.
It's nothing [Bm] but foolishness.
[G] It's nothing [Bm] but fruitlessness.
[G] It's nothing but [Bm] fruitlessness.
[G] [Bm] It's nothing but [B] fruitlessness.
[G] [B]
[Bm] [G] [B]
[G] [Bm]
[Em] [G] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[E]
[Ab] [B]
Key:  
G
2131
Bm
13421112
B
12341112
A
1231
Em
121
G
2131
Bm
13421112
B
12341112
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To learn Lucinda Williams - Foolishness chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Bm, G and Bm. Set your pace at 56 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 113. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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I finally got the piano on the record!
Alright!
The piano sounds great.
Yeah, the overtone's great.
The extended version.
Yeah.
Very, very good.
The dance hits.
Yeah!
[Eb] I know.
I started out [D] sitting down, then I stood up, and I saw you stand [N] up.
I was like, I stand up.
It was like the old people's songs.
It was like, sort of, well I had to make sure I wasn't tethered.
I thought, I'm going to stand up, and I'm going to knock out all the chords.
And I was like, [A] there's no way we're going to stop and do like,
some sort of tune, some sort of post-it.
It's like, no, that ain't going to happen.
The old people, the old people have their post-it.
[Eb] I was like, hey, [C] you were here to witness it.
[Bb] Yes.
_ [Em] Testify!
Testify!
Testify!
Testify!
God, that is so much fun.
[Bb] Yeah.
I [E] could listen to that so much.
I know, me too. [D] Psychedelta!
I could.
Right?
[Bm] Psychedelta, yeah.
Let's do it.
Psychedelta!
Let's do it.
Let's do it.
Let's do it.
_ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] Let's do it.
Let's do [E] [Bm] it.
_ [G] _ _ [Bm]
Let's do it.
_ Hypnotic.
Yeah, I'm not sure.
I don't know what to sing.
I'm not really sure on the violin. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
All _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] of this _ foolishness [G] in my life.
[B] All of this _ foolishness [G] in my life.
[D] Don't need it [A] when I do in my own time.
It's none [G] of your business, it's all mine.
[B] All of this _ foolishness [G] in my _ life.
[Bm] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ All of you [Bm] fear mongers [G] in my life.
All of you fear mongers in my life.
You [A] can try to scare me down, but [G] I know I'll stay in my ground.
I know I'll stay in my ground.
_ [B] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Bm] All of this _ foolishness.
[G] _ _ All [B] of you fear mongers.
[E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm]
Foolishness.
[G] _ It's nothing [Bm] but _ foolishness.
[G] _ _ It's nothing [Bm] but _ [G] foolishness.
_ _ It's nothing [Bm] but _ foolishness.
[G] _ It's nothing [Bm] but _ fruitlessness.
[G] _ It's nothing but [Bm] fruitlessness.
_ [G] _ _ [Bm] It's nothing but [B] fruitlessness.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Bm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone album.

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