Chords for The Carpenters Ordinary Fool

Tempo:
63.2 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

F

Bb

Dm

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Carpenters  Ordinary  Fool chords
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[F] [Bb]
[Eb]
Only a [F] fool, [Eb] like fools before me, [Dm] I always think with my heart.
[Eb]
Only a fool, that same old story, [Dm]
Seems I was born for the part.
[Eb] It's a lesson to be learned, And [Ebm] a page I should have turned.
[Bb]
I [F] shouldn't cry, but I do, [G] [Eb] Like an ordinary fool,
When his ordinary dreams [F] fall through.
[Eb] [F]
[Eb]
How many times have I mistaken, [Dm]
Good looks and laughs for bad news?
[Eb]
And how many times have I mistaken, [Dm]
Good looks and laughs for the blues?
[Eb] When a road I've walked before, [Ebm] Ends alone at my front door.
[Bb]
I shouldn't [F] cry, but I do, [G]
[Eb] Like an ordinary fool,
When [F] his ordinary [Bb] dreams fall through.
[Eb]
[Dm]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Dm]
[Eb] When a road I've walked before, [Ebm]
Ends alone at my front door.
[Bb] I shouldn't cry, [F] but I do, [G] [Eb] Like an ordinary fool,
[F] When his ordinary [C] dreams fall [F] through.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Ebm] [Bb]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
Ebm
13421116
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
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To learn Carpenters - (With Fade) Ordinary Fool chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Dm, Eb, F, Eb, Ebm, Bb, F, G and Eb. For best results, commence at 80 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 161. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Bb Major.

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_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ Only a [F] fool, [Eb] like fools before me, [Dm] I always think with my heart.
_ _ [Eb] _
Only a fool, that same old story, [Dm]
Seems I was born for the part.
_ [Eb] It's a lesson to be learned, And [Ebm] a page I should have turned.
[Bb]
I [F] shouldn't cry, but I do, [G] _ [Eb] Like an ordinary fool,
When his ordinary _ dreams [F] fall through.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
How many _ times have I mistaken, [Dm] _
Good looks and laughs for bad news?
_ [Eb]
And how many times have I mistaken, [Dm] _
Good looks and laughs for the blues?
[Eb] When a road I've walked before, [Ebm] Ends alone at my front door.
[Bb] _
I shouldn't [F] cry, but I do, _ [G] _
[Eb] Like an ordinary fool,
When [F] his ordinary [Bb] dreams fall through.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] When a road I've walked before, [Ebm]
Ends alone at my front door.
[Bb] _ I shouldn't cry, [F] but I do, [G] _ [Eb] Like an ordinary fool,
[F] When his ordinary [C] _ dreams fall [F] through. _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _

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