• Song:

    What A Fool Believes

  • Artist:

    Doobie Brothers

  • Album:

    The Doobie Brothers Far...

What A Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers

Capo I

Intro  G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)Em (022000@1)Am (x02210@1)G (320003@1)                AmHe (x02210@1)came from somewhere back in her long ago.
Em (022000@1)                   Am (x02210@1)     The sentimental fool don't see
        G (320003@1)                       AmTryin' (x02210@1)hard to recreate  what had yet to be created
Em (022000@1)             Am (x02210@1)                G (320003@1)   once in her life  she musters a smile
           Am (x02210@1)          Em (022000@1)                Am (x02210@1)                  GFor (320003@1)his nostalgic tale        Never coming near what he wanted to say
            Am (x02210@1)   Em (022000@1)                AmOnly (x02210@1)to realize        It never really was...

Am (x02210@1)                    GShe (320003@1)had a place in his life
Am (x02210@1)               GHe (320003@1)never made her think twice
        Am(hold) (x02210@1)As she rises to her apology
         G(hold)           AmAnybody (x02210@1)else would surely know
                  GHe's (320003@1)watching her go

F (133211@1)            BbBut (x1333x@1)what a fool believes     he sees
                    Eb (x43121@3)                  CmNo (x3101x@1)wise man has the power       to reason away
      Fm (133111@1)        BbWhat (x1333x@1)seems      to be
                         EbIs (x43121@3)always better than nothing
               CmAnd (x3101x@1)nothing at all keeps sending him...

G (320003@1)                    AmSomewhere (x02210@1)back in her long ago

Em (022000@1)                     Am (x02210@1)                          G (320003@1)   Where he can still believe there's a place in her life
          Am (x02210@1)     Em (022000@1)            AmSomeday, (x02210@1)somewhere,      she will return...

Am (x02210@1)                    GShe (320003@1)had a place in his life
Am (x02210@1)                     GHe (320003@1)never made her think twice
         Am(hold) (x02210@1)As she rises to her apology
         G(hold) (320003@1)         AmAnybody (x02210@1)else would surely know
                  GHe's (320003@1)watching her go

F (133211@1)            BbBut (x1333x@1)what a fool believes     he sees
                    Eb (x43121@3)                  CmNo (x3101x@1)wise man has the power       to reason away
      Fm (133111@1)        BbWhat (x1333x@1)seems      to be
                         EbIs (x43121@3)always better than nothing
               CmAnd (x3101x@1)nothing at all

F (133211@1)            BbBut (x1333x@1)what a fool believes     he sees
                    Eb (x43121@3)                  CmNo (x3101x@1)wise man has the power       to reason away
      Fm (133111@1)        BbWhat (x1333x@1)seems      to be
                         EbIs (x43121@3)always better than nothing
               CmAnd (x3101x@1)nothing at all (repeat to fade)

Eb = x11231

Keep the strumming simple.  Plain old 8th notes.  This version omits all the the walking 
bass lines and gets to the straight chords.  Any corrections/comments are welcome.

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