by:  The Tom Russell Band
written by:  Tom Russell / Carl Brouse

(capo 3rd fret)

A5                                G5
I was always running scared it's true
A5                            D5
I was always running back to you
B5
Running never takes you home
G5
You're running wild and all alone
    D5                A5
And lost you pay the cost

A5                               G5
You held my heart right in your hand
A5                         D5
You always seemed to understand
B5
I played it right I played it wrong
G5
I played around with love too long
D5                             A5
Love's a game that anyone can lose


Chorus:
E5
Love breaks the rules
B5
A kind man turns cruel
D5                              A5
What begins a dream will end a lie
E5           A5           D5     E5  A5  D5
Love makes a fool of the wise

A5                                G5
Old friends don't seem to hang around
A5                               D5
They whisper that she's leaving town
B5
They say that I was cruel
G5
They say I played the perfect fool
D5                                     A5
A fool that never learned the ways of love


Repeat Chorus Twice

E5           A5           D5      E5  A5  D5  (end)
Love makes a fool of the wise


From the album Road to Bayamon 1989 Rounder Records
Transcribed by:  Greg Yuriy