Ordinary Fool Chords by The Carpenters

Tempo:
62.775 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

F

Bb

Dm

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ordinary Fool chords
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[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
Only a [F] fool, [Eb] like fools before [Dm] me, I always think with my heart.
[Eb]
Only a [F] fool, [Eb] that same old story, [Dm] Seems I was born for the part.
[Eb] It's a lesson to be learned, [Ebm] And a page I should have [Bb] turned.
I shouldn't [F] cry, but I [G] do.
[Eb] Like an ordinary fool, When his ordinary dreams fall [F] through.
[Eb] How [Bb] [F]
[Eb]
many [F] [Eb] times have I [Dm] mistaken, Good looks and laughs for bad news?
[Eb] And how many [F] [Eb] times have I mistaken, [Dm] Good looks and laughs for the blues?
[Eb] When a road I've walked [Ebm] before, Ends alone at my front door.
[Bb] I shouldn't [F] cry, but I [G] do.
[Eb] Like an ordinary fool, When his [Cm] ordinary [Bb] dreams fall through.
[Eb] [F] [Eb]
[Dm] [Dm]
[Gm] [F] [Eb] When
[F] [Dm]
[Eb] a road I've walked before, [Ebm] Ends alone at my front door.
[F] I shouldn't cry, but I do.
[G]
[Eb] Like an ordinary fool, When his ordinary [Cm] dreams fall [F] through.
[Bb] [F] [Eb] [Bb] [Ebm]
[Bb]
[N]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
Ebm
13421116
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
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To learn The Carpenters - Ordinary Fool chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Dm, Eb, F, Eb, Bb and F. Kick off your practice at a gentle 31 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 63 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Bb Major.

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[F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
Only a [F] fool, [Eb] like fools before [Dm] me, I always think with my heart.
_ _ [Eb] _
Only a [F] fool, [Eb] that same old story, [Dm] Seems I was born for the part.
[Eb] It's a lesson to be learned, [Ebm] And a page I should have [Bb] turned.
I shouldn't [F] cry, but I [G] do.
[Eb] Like an ordinary fool, When his ordinary dreams fall [F] through.
_ [Eb] How _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
many [F] [Eb] times have I [Dm] mistaken, Good looks and laughs for bad news?
_ [Eb] _ And how many [F] [Eb] times have I mistaken, [Dm] _ Good looks and laughs for the blues?
_ [Eb] When a road I've walked [Ebm] before, Ends alone at my front door.
[Bb] _ I shouldn't [F] cry, but I [G] do.
_ [Eb] Like an ordinary fool, When his [Cm] ordinary [Bb] dreams fall through.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [F] [Eb] When _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] a road I've walked before, [Ebm] Ends alone at my front door.
[F] _ I shouldn't cry, but I do.
[G] _
[Eb] Like an ordinary fool, When his ordinary [Cm] dreams fall [F] through.
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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