Chords for michael card--God's own fool
Tempo:
111.85 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
F
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [C] [G] [Am] [G]
[C]
It seems I've imagined [G] him all of [C] my life [F] as the wisest of all of [G] mankind.
[F] But if God's [C] holy wisdom [G] is foolish [Am] to [Em] men, he must have [G] seemed out [C] of his mind.
[C]
[F] Even [C] his family [G] said he [C] was mad, [F] and the priests [C] said he demons [G] to blame.
[F] But God [C] in the form of [G] this angry [Am] young [Em] man could [F] not have [G] seemed [C] perfectly sane.
[Dm]
[F] We in [C] our [G] foolishness thought we [C] were [G] wise.
He played [Am] the fool [G] and he opened [F] our [G] eyes.
[C] We in our weakness [G] believed we [C] were [G] strong.
He [Am] became helpless [G] to show [C] we were wrong.
[F] So [C] if I [G]
[C] don't fool, [F] only [C] the foolish [G] can tell.
[F] To [C] be the [G]
[Am] unbelievable, [G] [F] come be a [G] fool [C] as well.
[F] [C] [G]
[Am] [G] [F] [G] [C]
So come lose your life [G] for a [C] carpenter's son, [F] for a [C] madman who died [G] for a dream.
[F] And you'll have [C] the faith his [G] first followers [Am] [G] had, and [F] you'll feel [G] the weight [C] of the beam.
[F] So surrender [C] the hunger [G] to say you [C] must know, [F] have the courage [C] to say I [G] believe.
[F] For the power [C] of paradox [G] opens [Am] your [C] eyes, and blinds [G] those who say they [C] can see.
[C] [F] We in [C] our [G] foolishness thought we [C] were [G] wise.
He played [Am] the fool [G] and he [F] opened our [G] eyes.
[C] We in our weakness [G] believed we [C] were strong.
[G] He [Am] became [G] helpless to show [C] we were wrong.
[F] So [C] if I [G] don't fool, [C] [F] only [C] the foolish [G] can tell.
[F] To be [C] the
[G] [Am] unbelievable, [G] [F] come be a [G] fool [C] as well.
[C] [F] So [C] if I [G] don't fool, [C] [F] only [C] the foolish [G] can tell.
[F] To be [C] the
[G] [Am] unbelievable, [G] [C] come be a [G] fool [C] as well.
[F] [C] [G] [Am] [G] [B] [F] [G]
[C]
[C]
It seems I've imagined [G] him all of [C] my life [F] as the wisest of all of [G] mankind.
[F] But if God's [C] holy wisdom [G] is foolish [Am] to [Em] men, he must have [G] seemed out [C] of his mind.
[C]
[F] Even [C] his family [G] said he [C] was mad, [F] and the priests [C] said he demons [G] to blame.
[F] But God [C] in the form of [G] this angry [Am] young [Em] man could [F] not have [G] seemed [C] perfectly sane.
[Dm]
[F] We in [C] our [G] foolishness thought we [C] were [G] wise.
He played [Am] the fool [G] and he opened [F] our [G] eyes.
[C] We in our weakness [G] believed we [C] were [G] strong.
He [Am] became helpless [G] to show [C] we were wrong.
[F] So [C] if I [G]
[C] don't fool, [F] only [C] the foolish [G] can tell.
[F] To [C] be the [G]
[Am] unbelievable, [G] [F] come be a [G] fool [C] as well.
[F] [C] [G]
[Am] [G] [F] [G] [C]
So come lose your life [G] for a [C] carpenter's son, [F] for a [C] madman who died [G] for a dream.
[F] And you'll have [C] the faith his [G] first followers [Am] [G] had, and [F] you'll feel [G] the weight [C] of the beam.
[F] So surrender [C] the hunger [G] to say you [C] must know, [F] have the courage [C] to say I [G] believe.
[F] For the power [C] of paradox [G] opens [Am] your [C] eyes, and blinds [G] those who say they [C] can see.
[C] [F] We in [C] our [G] foolishness thought we [C] were [G] wise.
He played [Am] the fool [G] and he [F] opened our [G] eyes.
[C] We in our weakness [G] believed we [C] were strong.
[G] He [Am] became [G] helpless to show [C] we were wrong.
[F] So [C] if I [G] don't fool, [C] [F] only [C] the foolish [G] can tell.
[F] To be [C] the
[G] [Am] unbelievable, [G] [F] come be a [G] fool [C] as well.
[C] [F] So [C] if I [G] don't fool, [C] [F] only [C] the foolish [G] can tell.
[F] To be [C] the
[G] [Am] unbelievable, [G] [C] come be a [G] fool [C] as well.
[F] [C] [G] [Am] [G] [B] [F] [G]
[C]
Key:
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C
F
Am
Em
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F
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
It seems I've imagined [G] him all of [C] my life [F] as the wisest of all of [G] mankind. _ _
[F] But if God's [C] holy wisdom [G] is foolish [Am] to [Em] men, he must have [G] seemed out [C] of his mind.
[C] _
[F] Even [C] his family [G] said he [C] was mad, [F] and the priests [C] said he demons [G] to blame. _
[F] But God [C] in the form of [G] this angry [Am] young [Em] man could [F] not have [G] seemed [C] perfectly sane.
[Dm] _
[F] We in [C] our [G] foolishness thought we [C] were [G] wise.
He played [Am] the fool [G] and he opened [F] our [G] eyes.
[C] We in our weakness [G] believed we [C] were [G] strong.
He [Am] became helpless [G] to show [C] we were wrong.
[F] So [C] if I [G] _
[C] don't fool, [F] only [C] the foolish [G] can tell.
[F] To [C] be the _ [G] _
[Am] unbelievable, [G] _ [F] come be a [G] fool [C] as well.
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ So come lose your life [G] for a [C] carpenter's son, [F] for a [C] madman who died [G] for a dream.
_ [F] And you'll have [C] the faith his [G] first followers [Am] [G] had, and [F] you'll feel [G] the weight [C] of the beam.
_ [F] So surrender [C] the hunger [G] to say you [C] must know, [F] have the courage [C] to say I [G] believe.
_ [F] For the power [C] of paradox [G] opens [Am] your [C] eyes, and blinds [G] those who say they [C] can see.
[C] _ [F] We in [C] our [G] foolishness thought we [C] were [G] wise.
He played [Am] the fool [G] and he [F] opened our [G] eyes.
[C] We in our weakness [G] believed we [C] were strong.
[G] He [Am] became [G] helpless to show [C] we were wrong.
_ _ [F] So [C] if I [G] don't fool, [C] _ _ [F] only [C] the foolish [G] can tell.
_ [F] To be [C] the _
[G] _ [Am] unbelievable, [G] _ [F] come be a [G] fool [C] as well.
_ [C] _ [F] So [C] if I [G] don't fool, [C] _ _ [F] only [C] the foolish [G] can tell.
_ [F] To be [C] the _
[G] _ [Am] unbelievable, [G] _ [C] come be a [G] fool [C] as well.
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ [B] _ [F] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
It seems I've imagined [G] him all of [C] my life [F] as the wisest of all of [G] mankind. _ _
[F] But if God's [C] holy wisdom [G] is foolish [Am] to [Em] men, he must have [G] seemed out [C] of his mind.
[C] _
[F] Even [C] his family [G] said he [C] was mad, [F] and the priests [C] said he demons [G] to blame. _
[F] But God [C] in the form of [G] this angry [Am] young [Em] man could [F] not have [G] seemed [C] perfectly sane.
[Dm] _
[F] We in [C] our [G] foolishness thought we [C] were [G] wise.
He played [Am] the fool [G] and he opened [F] our [G] eyes.
[C] We in our weakness [G] believed we [C] were [G] strong.
He [Am] became helpless [G] to show [C] we were wrong.
[F] So [C] if I [G] _
[C] don't fool, [F] only [C] the foolish [G] can tell.
[F] To [C] be the _ [G] _
[Am] unbelievable, [G] _ [F] come be a [G] fool [C] as well.
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ So come lose your life [G] for a [C] carpenter's son, [F] for a [C] madman who died [G] for a dream.
_ [F] And you'll have [C] the faith his [G] first followers [Am] [G] had, and [F] you'll feel [G] the weight [C] of the beam.
_ [F] So surrender [C] the hunger [G] to say you [C] must know, [F] have the courage [C] to say I [G] believe.
_ [F] For the power [C] of paradox [G] opens [Am] your [C] eyes, and blinds [G] those who say they [C] can see.
[C] _ [F] We in [C] our [G] foolishness thought we [C] were [G] wise.
He played [Am] the fool [G] and he [F] opened our [G] eyes.
[C] We in our weakness [G] believed we [C] were strong.
[G] He [Am] became [G] helpless to show [C] we were wrong.
_ _ [F] So [C] if I [G] don't fool, [C] _ _ [F] only [C] the foolish [G] can tell.
_ [F] To be [C] the _
[G] _ [Am] unbelievable, [G] _ [F] come be a [G] fool [C] as well.
_ [C] _ [F] So [C] if I [G] don't fool, [C] _ _ [F] only [C] the foolish [G] can tell.
_ [F] To be [C] the _
[G] _ [Am] unbelievable, [G] _ [C] come be a [G] fool [C] as well.
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ [B] _ [F] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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