• Song:

    These Foolish Things

  • Artist:

    Brian Ferry

  • Album:

    Slave to Love: The Best...

Artist: Bryan Ferry
Song: These foolish things
Tabbed by:DJ

Tuning:Standard

NB: I have included a couple of verses that don't appear 
in the single version of this song

D6 (xx04xx@1)                          C9 (x3233x@1)  D (xx0232@1)                           Bm (x24432@1)   Oh, will you never let me be?      Oh, will you never set me free?
E7 (020130@1)                A7 (x02020@1)     D7 (xx0212@1)                G (320003@1)   The ties that bound us,      are still a - round us,
C9 (x3233x@1)                 F (133211@1)            E7 (020130@1)   There's no es - cape that I can see,

Em7(b5) A7
e|-----------0-----0---|
B|-----------3-----2---|
G|-----------0-----0---|
D|-----------0-----2---|
A|---4---3---1-----0---|
E|---------------------|

Am7 (x02010@1)                 D7 (xx0212@1)             Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)   And still those little things re - main,
Bm7 (x20202@1)                 E7 (020130@1)      Em7   Em7(B5)  A7Sus4  A7 (x02020@1)   That bring me happiness, or pain!

D (xx0232@1)           Bm (x24432@1)               Em7       A7 (x02020@1)  A cigar - ette that bears a lipstick's traces,
D (xx0232@1)             Bm (x24432@1)        Em7           A7 (x02020@1)  An airline ticket to ro-------mantic places, 
D (xx0232@1)              D7 (xx0212@1)      G (320003@1)           G (320003@1)  G/F# (320002@1)Em (022000@1)       Em7        A7 (x02020@1)     
   And still my heart has wings, these fool - ish things re - mind me of you,    
D (xx0232@1)            Bm (x24432@1)        Em7        A7 (x02020@1)  A tinkling piano in the next a - partment,
D (xx0232@1)                 Bm (x24432@1)                Em7          A7 (x02020@1)  Those stumbling words that told you...   what my heart meant, 
D (xx0232@1)                D7 (xx0212@1)    G (320003@1)          G (320003@1)  G/F# (320002@1) Em (022000@1)       A7 (x02020@1)       D (xx0232@1)  A fairgrounds painted swings, these fool - ish things re - mind me of you!

G (320003@1)           Em (022000@1)          G (320003@1)             Gm9 (3132xx@1) Gm(b9)  Gm7
   You came,      you saw,     you conquered me,
D6 (xx04xx@1)            Cdim (2312xx@1)          Gm7(type2)              A (x02220@1)   A7 (x02020@1)  When you did that to me, I, somehow, knew that this had to be!

D (xx0232@1)              Bm (x24432@1)              Em7           A7 (x02020@1)  The winds of March that make my...  heart a dancer,
D (xx0232@1)           Bm (x24432@1)                Em7            A7 (x02020@1)  A tele - phone that rings, but...  who's to answer? 
D (xx0232@1)             D7 (xx0212@1)          G (320003@1)          G (320003@1)  G/F# (320002@1) Em (022000@1)      Em7        A7 (x02020@1)  Oh, how the ghost of you clings, these fool - ish things re - mind me of you,
D (xx0232@1)           Bm (x24432@1)             Em7        A7 (x02020@1)  Gardenia perfume lingering...   on a pillow,
D (xx0232@1)                   Bm (x24432@1)       Em7          A7 (x02020@1)  Wild strawberries only seven...  francs a kilo, 
D (xx0232@1)              D7 (xx0212@1)       G (320003@1)         G (320003@1)  G/F# (320002@1) Em (022000@1)      Em7        A7 (x02020@1)  And still my heart has wings, these fool - ish things re - mind me of you,
D (xx0232@1)              Bm (x24432@1)           Em7        A7 (x02020@1)  The park at evening when the bell has sounded,
D (xx0232@1)              Bm (x24432@1)                Em7             A7 (x02020@1)  The 'Ile de France' with all the...   girls a - round it,
D (xx0232@1)            D7 (xx0212@1)     G (320003@1)          G (320003@1)  G/F# (320002@1) Em (022000@1)       A7 (x02020@1)       D (xx0232@1)  The beauty that is Spring, these fool - ish things re - mind me of you!



G (320003@1)           Em (022000@1)            G (320003@1)              Gm9 (3132xx@1) Gm(b9)  Gm7
   I know...      that this...     was bound to be,
D6 (xx04xx@1)                  Cdim (2312xx@1)         Gm7(type2)             A (x02220@1)   A7 (x02020@1)  These things have haunted me, for you've entirely en - chanted me!

D (xx0232@1)              Bm (x24432@1)              Em7          A7 (x02020@1)  The sigh of midnight trains in...   empty stations,
D (xx0232@1)                 Bm (x24432@1)               Em7         A7 (x02020@1)  Silk stockings thrown aside, dance...   invi - tations, 
D (xx0232@1)             D7 (xx0212@1)          G (320003@1)          G (320003@1)  G/F# (320002@1) Em (022000@1)       Em7        A7 (x02020@1)  Oh, how the ghost of you clings, these fool - ish things re - mind me of you,
D (xx0232@1)               Bm (x24432@1)              Em7        A7 (x02020@1)  First daffo - dils, and long ex-----cited cables,
D (xx0232@1)              Bm (x24432@1)            Em7          A7 (x02020@1)  And candle - light on little...   corner tables,
D (xx0232@1)              D7 (xx0212@1)       G (320003@1)         G (320003@1)  G/F# (320002@1) Em (022000@1)       Em7        A7 (x02020@1)  And still my heart has wings, these fool - ish things re - mind me of you,
D (xx0232@1)              Bm (x24432@1)            Em7      A7 (x02020@1)  The smile of Garbo, when the scent of roses,
D (xx0232@1)               Bm (x24432@1)          Em7       A7 (x02020@1)  The waiters whistling as the last bar closes, 
D (xx0232@1)              D7 (xx0212@1)         G (320003@1)          G (320003@1) G/F# (320002@1) Em (022000@1)       A7 (x02020@1)       D (xx0232@1)  The song that...  Crosby sings, these fool - ish things re - mind me of you!



G (320003@1)              Em (022000@1)            G (320003@1)             Gm9 (3132xx@1) Gm(b9)  Gm7
   How strange,      how sweet,     to find you still,
D6 (xx04xx@1)                Cdim (2312xx@1)           Gm7(type2)            A (x02220@1)    A7 (x02020@1)  These things are dear to me, that seem to bring you so near to me!

D (xx0232@1)                 Bm (x24432@1)                Em7        A7 (x02020@1)  The scent of smouldering leaves, the wail of steamers,
D (xx0232@1)            Bm (x24432@1)                 Em7              A7 (x02020@1)  Two lovers, on the street, who...    walk like dreamers, 
D (xx0232@1)             D7 (xx0212@1)          G (320003@1)          
   Oh, how the ghost of you clings, 
        G (320003@1)  G/f#   Em (022000@1)      Em7       A7These (x02020@1)fool - ish things re - mind me of you, just you!

D (xx0232@1) Bm (x24432@1) Em7  A7 (x02020@1)   D (xx0232@1) Bm (x24432@1) Em7  A7 (x02020@1)Ah, ah,  ah,  ah!    Ah, ah,  ah,  ah!  (repeat, end on D)

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Chords relative to capo:

D6 (xx04xx@1)      =  xx0202
C9 (x3233x@1)      =  x32330
D (xx0232@1)       =  xx0232
Bm (x24432@1)      =  x24432
E7 (020130@1)      =  022130
A7Sus4    =  x02030
A7 (x02020@1)      =  x02020
D7 (xx0212@1)      =  xx0212
G (320003@1)       =  320033
F (133211@1)       =  133211
Em7(b5)   =  x10030
Am7 (x02010@1)     =  x02213
Gmaj7     =  320002
Bm7 (x20202@1)     =  x24232
Em7       =  022030
Gm9 (3132xx@1)     =  xx3335
Gm(b9)    =  xx3334
Gm7       =  xx3333
Cdim (2312xx@1)    =  xx1212
Gm7(type2)=  353333
A (x02220@1)       =  x02220
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