For A Fool Chords by The Shins

Tempo:
110.2 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

Cm

Ab

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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For A Fool chords
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[F] [Cm]
[Bb] [Db] [Bb]
[Eb] [Fm] [Cm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] Young and [Eb] bright, but now just a dim light Off in [Bb] the [Cm] distance, a [Eb] fallen stone
Following [Ab] the path [Eb] of [Bb] least [Ab] resistance If I [Cm] still fight, [Eb]
[Ab] it's just [Eb] that I'm
[Ab] Afraid I'll [Eb] slide under [Bb] that spell again
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] Taken for [Fm] a fool
[Cm]
[Bb] Yes, [Db] I was [Bb] because [Eb] I was a fool [F] [Cm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] Tell me what [Fm] you do
[Cm]
[Bb] I lost [Db] my way [Bb] and she [Eb] took me to school [F] So [Cm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] many [Eb] times, caught up in my head at night
With a leash [Bb] and a label [Cm] If I can [Eb] learn anything from [Ab] this
Then I'd be like [Eb] the fox [Bb] in the [Ab] fable of rhyme
If I [Eb] still fight,
[Ab] it's just [Eb] that I'm [Ab] Afraid [Eb] I'll slide under [Bb] that spell again
[Fm] The way we used [G] to carry [Bb] on Is
[Fm] stuck in my head like a [Bb]
terrible song
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] Taken for [Fm] a fool
[Cm]
[Bb] Yes, [Db] I [Bb] was and [Eb] I was a fool
[F] [Cm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] Following [Fm] their [Cm]
[Bb] rules [Db] Yes, I [Bb] was a [Eb] very honest fool
[F] [Cm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [F] [Cm]
[Bb] [Db] [Bb]
[Eb] [F] [Cm]
[Bb]
[Eb] Taken for [Fm] a fool
[Cm]
[Bb] [Db] Yes, I [Bb] was because [Eb] I was a fool
[F] [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Ebm]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
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To jam and learn The Shins - For A Fool chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: F, Cm, Bb, Eb, Fm, Bb, Ab, Eb and Ab. Ease into the song by practicing at 55 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 110 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Eb Major.

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_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ Young and [Eb] bright, but now just a dim light _ Off in [Bb] the [Cm] distance, a [Eb] fallen stone
_ Following [Ab] the path _ [Eb] of [Bb] least [Ab] resistance If I [Cm] still fight, [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ it's just [Eb] that I'm _ _
[Ab] _ _ Afraid I'll [Eb] slide under [Bb] that spell again
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ Taken for [Fm] a fool
[Cm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ Yes, [Db] I was [Bb] because [Eb] I was a fool _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] Tell me what [Fm] you do
_ [Cm] _ _
[Bb] _ I lost [Db] my way [Bb] and she [Eb] took me to school [F] So _ [Cm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ many [Eb] times, caught up in my head at night
With a leash [Bb] and a label [Cm] _ If I can [Eb] learn anything from [Ab] this
Then I'd be like [Eb] the fox [Bb] in the [Ab] fable of rhyme
If I [Eb] still fight, _
[Ab] _ it's just [Eb] that _ I'm [Ab] _ _ Afraid [Eb] I'll slide under [Bb] that spell again _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ The way we used [G] to carry [Bb] _ _ on Is _ _
[Fm] _ _ stuck in my head like a [Bb]
terrible song
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ Taken for [Fm] a fool
[Cm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ Yes, [Db] I [Bb] was and [Eb] I was a fool
_ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ Following [Fm] their _ [Cm] _
[Bb] rules _ _ [Db] Yes, I [Bb] was a [Eb] very honest fool
_ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ Taken for [Fm] a fool
[Cm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Db] Yes, I [Bb] was because [Eb] I was a fool
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _