Chords for Ry Cooder - Married Man's A Fool

Tempo:
77.725 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

C#m

A

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ry Cooder - Married Man's A Fool chords
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[E] Had a friend Louie Brown.
He was a [A] deacon just as wise as he [E] could be
Now you realize he [C#m] can read the good book back [B] from Revelation down to Genesee
[E] No last Sunday morning.
He was over to the [A] church, [B] but he wants to [E] take a mustang
And he looks out [C#m] upon the whole [F#] congregation the good book [B] in his hand
Now [E]
he casts his [A] eye upon you
Many looks over that [B] a man corner all the sisters come at the shop
[E]
[B] [E]
[B] Now [E] you read the good [G#] book chapter 21 [A#] every man [B] woman got to [E] have a little fun
I'll read on [G#] on chapter 22 [E] sin to let that woman make a fool out of you
Now you read the little first chapter 23 two time [Am] you brothers like your double [E] calls me
I'll read on back over chapter 10 shame me one [F#] time you got [B] trouble again Cause [E] a
Cause a married man is [C#m] fooled to think that his wife [B] would love [E] nobody else [C#m] but him
[F#m] I mean [E] love nobody else but him
[E] [Em] [B] [E]
[A] [B] [A]
[E] [A] [C#] [Em]
[E] [C#] You
[C#m] [B] [E]
[B] [E] Oh
She's stayed by you all of your [B] life.
Dressed as everybody's left.
[E] Now you read on [G#] over to the 25th page.
[E] Married women's all as hard as ever gave.
Great kind of [G#] cap, cap of 26.
[A] Backhoe slammin' you [E] got the line you just picked.
Read [G#] on out, cap of [A] 28.
Get that back [E] sliding out through your back gate.
I believe I close this cap of [Am] 29.
How [A#] long did that [B] say?
How long?
Cut that.
[E] Man's a [C#] fool, think that [G#m] was wise.
[B] Love [E] nobody else [C#m] but you.
[F#m] I mean, [B] love nobody [C#m] else [D#] but you.
[E] [C#m] [B] [E] [C#m] [B]
[E] [A]
[E] [C#m] [B] [E]
[C#m] [F#m] [B] [A] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
G#
134211114
E
2311
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
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To learn Ry Cooder - Married Mans A Fool chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - A, E, A, B, E and C#m of chords. A strategic approach would be to train at 38 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 78. With F Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[E] Had a friend Louie Brown.
He was a [A] deacon just as wise as he [E] could be
Now you realize he [C#m] can read the good book back [B] from Revelation down to Genesee
[E] No last Sunday morning.
He was over to the [A] church, [B] but he wants to [E] take a mustang
And he looks out [C#m] upon the whole [F#] congregation the good book [B] in his hand
Now [E] _ _
he casts his [A] eye upon you
Many looks over that [B] a man corner all the sisters come at the shop
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] Now _ [E] you read the good [G#] book chapter 21 [A#] every man [B] woman got to [E] have a little fun
I'll read on [G#] on chapter 22 [E] sin to let that woman make a fool out of you
Now you read the little first chapter 23 two time [Am] you brothers like your double [E] calls me
I'll read on back over chapter 10 shame me one [F#] time you got [B] trouble again Cause [E] a
Cause a married man is [C#m] fooled to think that his wife [B] would love [E] nobody else [C#m] but him
[F#m] I mean [E] love nobody else but him
[E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [B] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#] _ [Em] _
[E] [C#] You
[C#m] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] Oh
She's stayed by you all of your [B] life.
Dressed as everybody's left.
[E] Now you read on [G#] over to the 25th page.
[E] Married women's all as hard as ever gave.
Great kind of [G#] cap, cap of 26.
[A] Backhoe slammin' you [E] got the line you just picked.
Read [G#] on out, cap of [A] 28.
Get that back [E] sliding out through your back gate.
I believe I close this cap of [Am] 29.
How [A#] long did that [B] say?
How long?
Cut that.
[E] Man's a [C#] fool, think that [G#m] was wise.
[B] Love [E] nobody else [C#m] but you.
[F#m] I mean, [B] love nobody [C#m] else [D#] but you.
[E] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
[C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

The album Paradise And Lunch includes this song, written by Ryland Cooder.

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