Chords for Steely Dan Only A Fool Would Say That on Vinyl with Lyrics in Description

Tempo:
128.85 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Am

Dm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steely Dan   Only A Fool Would Say That on Vinyl with Lyrics in Description chords
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[Dm]
[C]
[F]
[G] [C]
A world become [F] [Dm] one, from salad to sun, [C] only a fool would say that.
A [F] boy with a plan, [Dm] a natural man, [C] wearing a white Stetson hat.
[Am] And [F] had that gun be [G] gone, there's no [F] one to fire upon.
telling a [Am] lie.
100%  ➙  129BPM
F
134211111
C
3211
Am
2311
Dm
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
Am
2311
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To start learning Steely Dan - Only A Fool Would Say That chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, F, Dm, C, F, Am, F, Dm and Am in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 64 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 129 BPM. With A Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
A world become [F] [Dm] one, from salad to sun, _ [C] only a fool would say that. _
A [F] boy with a plan, [Dm] a natural man, [C] wearing a white Stetson hat. _
_ _ _ [Am] _ And [F] had that gun be [G] gone, 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 [F] street, [Dm] dragging his feet, [C] don't want to hear the bad news.
_ [Dm] Imagine your face, [C] there in his place, standing inside his brown jeans.
_ _ _ [Am] _ You do [F] his nine to five, [G] _ write yourself [F] home after life.
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 [Am] say that. _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ Anybody [E] on the street [Am] has [Dm] murder [G] in [F] his eyes.
_ [G] _ _ [F] Feel [Am] no pain, and [D] you're younger than [Dm] you _ [C] realize. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] Only a fool would [Dm] say that. _
_ [Am] Only a fool. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ 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 [Am] that. _
Only [F] a fool would [Dm] say that. _
Only [Am] a fool would say that. _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was authored by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker.

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