Only A Fool Would Say That Chords by Steely Dan
Tempo:
130.35 bpm
Chords used:
C
Dm
F
Am
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm]
[C]
[F] [Dm] [G]
[C] A world [Dm] become one, silent and sun, only [C] a fool would say that.
A boy [Dm] with a plan, a natural man, wearing [C] a white Stetson hat.
[Am] And had [F] that gun be gone, [G] there's no one [F] to fire upon.
If he's holding it high, he's telling a lie.
[Am] I heard [F] it was [Dm] you, talking [Am] about a world [C] where all [D] is free.
It just [F] couldn't be, and only [C] a fool would say that.
The man [Dm] in the street, dragging his feet, don't [Am] want to [C] hear the bad news.
[Dm] Imagine your face, there [C] in his place, [Dm] [C] standing inside his brown shoes.
[Am] You do [F] his nine to [G] five, drag yourself [F] from half the line.
And there on the screen, a man with a [Am] dream.
I heard [F] it was [Dm] you, [F]
[Am] talking about a world [C] where all [D] is free.
It just [F] couldn't be, and [C] only a fool would say [Am] that.
[Bm] [E] Anybody on the street [Am] has [Dm] murder [G] in [F] his eyes.
[G] You [F] feel no [Am] pain, and [D] you're younger than [Dm] you realize.
[C]
[Dm] Only a fool would say that.
[Am] Only a fool.
[C] [Dm]
[Am]
[G] [Dm]
[C]
I heard it [Dm] was you, [Am] talking about a world [C] where all [D] is free.
It [F] just couldn't be, and [C] only a fool would say that.
[F] Only a fool [Dm] would say that.
[Am] Only a fool would say that.
[C]
[C]
[F] [Dm] [G]
[C] A world [Dm] become one, silent and sun, only [C] a fool would say that.
A boy [Dm] with a plan, a natural man, wearing [C] a white Stetson hat.
[Am] And had [F] that gun be gone, [G] there's no one [F] to fire upon.
If he's holding it high, he's telling a lie.
[Am] I heard [F] it was [Dm] you, talking [Am] about a world [C] where all [D] is free.
It just [F] couldn't be, and only [C] a fool would say that.
The man [Dm] in the street, dragging his feet, don't [Am] want to [C] hear the bad news.
[Dm] Imagine your face, there [C] in his place, [Dm] [C] standing inside his brown shoes.
[Am] You do [F] his nine to [G] five, drag yourself [F] from half the line.
And there on the screen, a man with a [Am] dream.
I heard [F] it was [Dm] you, [F]
[Am] talking about a world [C] where all [D] is free.
It just [F] couldn't be, and [C] only a fool would say [Am] that.
[Bm] [E] Anybody on the street [Am] has [Dm] murder [G] in [F] his eyes.
[G] You [F] feel no [Am] pain, and [D] you're younger than [Dm] you realize.
[C]
[Dm] Only a fool would say that.
[Am] Only a fool.
[C] [Dm]
[Am]
[G] [Dm]
[C]
I heard it [Dm] was you, [Am] talking about a world [C] where all [D] is free.
It [F] just couldn't be, and [C] only a fool would say that.
[F] Only a fool [Dm] would say that.
[Am] Only a fool would say that.
[C]
Key:
C
Dm
F
Am
G
C
Dm
F
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ A world [Dm] become one, silent and sun, only [C] a fool would say that.
A boy [Dm] with a plan, a natural man, wearing [C] a white Stetson hat. _ _
_ [Am] _ And had [F] that gun be gone, [G] there's no one [F] to fire upon.
If he's holding it high, he's telling a lie.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ I heard [F] it was [Dm] you, _ _ _ _ talking [Am] about a world _ [C] where all [D] is free.
It just [F] couldn't be, and only [C] a fool would say that. _
The man [Dm] in the street, _ dragging his feet, don't [Am] want to [C] hear the bad news. _
[Dm] Imagine your face, there [C] in his place, [Dm] [C] standing inside his brown shoes. _ _
_ [Am] _ _ You do [F] his nine to [G] five, drag yourself [F] from half the line.
And there on the screen, a man with a [Am] dream. _ _ _ _ _
I heard [F] it was [Dm] you, _ _ _ [F] _
[Am] talking about a world _ [C] where all [D] is free.
It just [F] couldn't be, and [C] only a fool would say [Am] that. _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] Anybody on the street [Am] has [Dm] murder [G] in [F] his _ eyes.
[G] You _ [F] feel no [Am] pain, and [D] you're younger than [Dm] you realize.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] Only a fool would say that. _ _
[Am] Only a fool. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
I heard it [Dm] was you, _ _ _ [Am] talking about a world [C] where all [D] is free.
It [F] just couldn't be, and [C] only a fool would say that. _
[F] Only a fool [Dm] would say that. _
[Am] Only a fool would say that.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ A world [Dm] become one, silent and sun, only [C] a fool would say that.
A boy [Dm] with a plan, a natural man, wearing [C] a white Stetson hat. _ _
_ [Am] _ And had [F] that gun be gone, [G] there's no one [F] to fire upon.
If he's holding it high, he's telling a lie.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ I heard [F] it was [Dm] you, _ _ _ _ talking [Am] about a world _ [C] where all [D] is free.
It just [F] couldn't be, and only [C] a fool would say that. _
The man [Dm] in the street, _ dragging his feet, don't [Am] want to [C] hear the bad news. _
[Dm] Imagine your face, there [C] in his place, [Dm] [C] standing inside his brown shoes. _ _
_ [Am] _ _ You do [F] his nine to [G] five, drag yourself [F] from half the line.
And there on the screen, a man with a [Am] dream. _ _ _ _ _
I heard [F] it was [Dm] you, _ _ _ [F] _
[Am] talking about a world _ [C] where all [D] is free.
It just [F] couldn't be, and [C] only a fool would say [Am] that. _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] Anybody on the street [Am] has [Dm] murder [G] in [F] his _ eyes.
[G] You _ [F] feel no [Am] pain, and [D] you're younger than [Dm] you realize.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] Only a fool would say that. _ _
[Am] Only a fool. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
I heard it [Dm] was you, _ _ _ [Am] talking about a world [C] where all [D] is free.
It [F] just couldn't be, and [C] only a fool would say that. _
[F] Only a fool [Dm] would say that. _
[Am] Only a fool would say that.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _