I’m a fool  (US 17, 1965)     (video)

 

    G - C - D - C

 

                G                C          D

1. You know where I can be found,

                        C             G                   C       D      C

    don't you know I'll be waiting by the telephone, girl.

                G             C             D         C

    While you're out running around, yeah,

           G                 C    D

    I'm sitting home all alone.

               D                     D7                               G

    I'm a fool, just a silly fool, to be in love with you !

 

+  G - C - D - C (2x)

 

             G            C        D    C          G           C           D     C

2. You can't be kind to me, girl, you always treat me bad, girl,

         G         C          D        C    G                     C            D

    but I can't let you go, I know, it would only make me sad.

              D                       D7                               G

    I'm a fool, just a silly fool, to be in love with you.

 

+  G - C - D - C (2x)

 

              C                        G    C                       D

+  You treat me just like dirt, you have all the fun !

                                     G

    I stay at home and hurt.

 

+  G - C - D - C

 

       G         C         D      C

3. Baby, I wish I knew, yeah,

             G                    C          D      C

    just how to get you off my mind, girl,

          G                           C                D          C

    to put you down and say we're through, yeah,

         G                    C        D

    I think about you all the time !

              D                      D7                                G

    I'm a fool, just a silly fool, to be in love with you.

 

+  G - D - G - D (2x)   - D ~ ~ - D7

 

+  G - C - D - C (2x)

 

       G         C         D      C

4. Baby, I wish I knew, yeah,

             G                    C          D      C

    just how to get you off my mind, girl,

          G                           C                D          C

    to put you down and say we're through, yeah,

         G                    C        D

    I think about you all the time !

              D                      D7                                G - C - D

    I'm a fool, just a silly fool, to be in love with you.

 

     C       G     - C - D

+  I’m a fool !             (4x) ….

 

    (Dino, Desi & Billy)