Foolish Games chords by
Jewel (Official Version)

1997Pop1.4K views

Key: Eb minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Ebm

B

Gb

Db

Verse 1
Ebm Ebm 
 
B B 
 
You took your coat off,
Gb Gb 
 
stood in the rain
Db Db 
 
You're always crazy like that
Ebm Ebm 
 
B B 
 
And I watched from my window
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Always felt I was outside looking in  on you
Ebm Ebm 
 
You're always the mysterious one with
B B 
 
Dark eyes and careless hair
Gb Gb 
 
You were fashionably sensitive
Db Db 
 
But too cool to care
Ebm Ebm 
 
B B 
 
You stood in my doorway,
Gb Gb 
 
with nothing to say
Db Db 
 
Besides some comment on the weather

Pre-chorus 1

Abm

Well, in case you failed to notice

B

In case you failed to see

Gb

This is my heart bleeding before you

Db

This is me down on my knees

Chorus 1
B B 
 
Db Db 
 
And these foolish games
Gb Gb 
 
Db/F Db/F 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
are tearing apart
B B 
 
Db Db 
 
And your thoughtless words
Gb Gb 
 
Db/F Db/F 
 
B B 
 
are breaking    my heart
Ebm Ebm 
 
B B 
 
You're breaking my    heart

Verse 2
Ebm Ebm 
 
You were always brilliant
B B 
 
in the morning
Gb Gb 
 
Smoking your cigarettes
Db Db 
 
and talking over coffee
Ebm Ebm 
 
Your philosophies on art,
B B 
 
Baroque moved you
Gb Gb 
 
You loved Mozart and you'd speak
of your loved ones
Db Db 
 
As I clumsily strummed my guitar

Pre-chorus 2

Abm

Excuse me, 'cause I've mistaken you

B

for somebody else

Gb

Somebody who gave a damn

Db

Somebody more like myself

Chorus 2

B

Db

Gb

These foolish games are tearing me

Db/F

Ebm

You're tearing me, you're tearing me apart

B

Db

And your thoughtless words

Gb

Db/F

B

are breaking my heart

Outro 1
Ebm Ebm 
 
You're breaking my    heart
B B 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
B B 
 
And you took your coat off,
Gb Gb 
 
stood in the rain
Db Db 
 
You're always crazy like that

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEbm B Gb Db Abm...

Chords

Ebm
B
Gb
Db
Abm
Db/F

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Ebm: x-6-8-8-7-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Abm: 4-6-6-4-4-4
Db/F: x-x-3-1-2-1

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Foolish Games by Jewel, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Eb minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Jewel's performance.

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