Chords for Mose Allison | "Fool's Paradise" | Live at Jazz Showcase

[G] _ _ [C] My mama [Eb] told me, [C]
my papa said [Gm] too, [G] he [F] said son, _
[Cm] _ _ fate [Ab] is bound to get tough with you if
you [E] keep [C] on drinking [B] and gambling, [E] _
staying out [A] all night, [Ab] just _ living in [G] a [Cm] food [C] paradise. _ _
Well _ [E] _ [B] I have learned my lesson, [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
just like [Bm] [C] all fools [A] I've [Bb] met, _ [A] _ _ _ [D] [Am] some things [Abm] I've [D] [A] seen in this
old [D] world, I [G] would like [Dm] to _ _ [Gm] forget. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ My mama told [Eb] me, [C] my papa said too, he [F] said son, _ _ _ [Ab] fate is bound to get tough with you if
[Gm] you keep [C] on [B] drinking and gambling, [E] _ staying out [A] all night, [D] [Ab] just living [G] in a food [C]
paradise.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ [Eb] _ [G] _ _ _
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_ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Fm] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Db] My mama [Ab] told me, [Db] she sat right down and cried, she said [Gb] son, _ _ _ you're [A] just committing suicide
if [Db] you keep on drinking and gambling, [C] _ [F] _ staying out [Bb] all night, [A] you're just _ [Am] living [Ab] in a [Gb] food [Db] _ [G] paradise.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ You're just [A] living [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ in a [Gb] food _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] paradise. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [N] _