Only A Fool Would Say That Chords by Steely Dan

Tempo:
129.85 bpm
Chords used:

C

Am

Dm

F

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steely Dan -  Only A Fool Would Say That chords
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[Dm]
[C] [Am] [C]
[F]
[C] A world become [Dm] one, a salad and sun, [C] only a fool would say that.
A boy [Dm] with a plan, a natural man, [C] wearing a white Stetson hat.
[Am] And [F] had that gun be gone, [G] there's no [F] one to fire upon.
a [Am] lie.
[F] heard it was [Dm] you, [Am] talking about a world [C] where all [D] is free.
100%  ➙  130BPM
C
3211
Am
2311
Dm
2311
F
134211111
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
Dm
2311
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To learn Steely Dan - Only A Fool Would Say That chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Dm, Am, F, Am, C, Dm, G, F, Dm and C. Ease into the song by practicing at 64 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 130 BPM. Given the song's key of F Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ A world become [Dm] one, a salad and sun, [C] only a fool would say that. _
A boy [Dm] with a plan, a natural man, [C] wearing a white Stetson hat. _ _
_ _ [Am] _ And [F] had that gun be gone, [G] _ there's no [F] one to fire upon.
If he's holding it high, he's telling a [Am] lie.
I _ _ _ _ _ [F] heard it was [Dm] you, _ _ _ _ [Am] talking about a world [C] where all [D] is free.
It just [F] couldn't be, and [C] only a fool would say that.
The man in the [Dm] street, _ dragging his feet, [Am] don't want to [C] hear the bad news. _
[Dm] Imagine your face, [C] there in his place, [Dm] [C] standing inside his brown shoe. _
_ _ [Am] _ You do [F] his nine to [G] five, write yourself [F] home half a lie.
There on the screen, a man with a [Am] dream. _ _ _ _ _
I heard [F] it was [Dm] you, _ _ _ [F]
talking [Am] about a world _ [C] where all [D] is free.
It just [F] couldn't be, and only [C] a fool would say [Am] that. _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ Anybody [E] on the street [Am] has [Dm] murder [G] in [F] his eyes.
[G] You [F] feel _ [Am] no pain, [D] and 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 [F] it was [Dm] you, _ _ _ _ [Am] talking about a world _ [C] where all [D] is free.
It just [F] couldn't be, and [Am] only a fool would say that. _
Only [Dm] a fool would say that. _
Only [Am] a fool would say that.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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This song was composed by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker.

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