Chords for Rodney Crowell - Famous Last Words of a Fool (Bing Lounge)

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[C] _ _ _ [B] Well, I've made the observation in my social set, [D] _ [Ebm] a lot of my pals, well, you know, let's
face it in [N] our culture, girls, it just ain't fair.
You know, a lot of guys trade a great woman in on a new model.
It happens. _
Being a father of four daughters, I counsel them about men, _ and they know that I'm not
a very good example of one of those, and so I think they've learned through osmosis
that we can be quite fickle.
You know, supposedly the fairer gender is the fickle gender, but I don't think so.
But I have observed my older male friends going for younger women and come around and
_ complaining to me about the lack of conversation. _
[D] _ _ _ _ So with a little bit of compassion for everybody, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you know, the job of the songwriter a lot
of times is just observe and report back. _ _ _ _ _
Taking my coat, _ taking my hat, _ taking my brother away, just like that.
Turn the tables on me, hang new labels on me, wind the clock back nice and slow, _ [Bm] _ _
[D] make
me laugh till I weep, make me lonesome for you in my sleep. _
Is this love or lust?
Bottom tier or rubber crust?
We'll find out soon enough, you know. _ _ _
[Em] _ Younger woman, _ older man, _ [Bm] how can we make this work?
[Em] _ Don't you know [D] we can't?
_ Famous last words of a fool _ _ in love. _ _
[Em] Oh, I've been out of touch so long, been going at it hammer and [G] tongue.
Sure that I could build [Bm] a wall higher than a man [D] can fall.
_ _ _ Famous last words of a fool _ in love. _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
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This is not about a choice you [G] make, it's not about a chance you [D] take, looking for the
next [Bm] cheap thrill or the magic in a little blue [D] pill.
It's how do [G] you feel [D] with your hopes up high?
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[E] I [Em] might have been a handsome lad back when I didn't look so [G] mad.
This is what I find amazing, you and I could go out [D] blazing.
_ Famous last words of a fool in love. _
_ _ _ [G] Famous last words [D] of a fool. _ _ _ _ _ _
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