Glorious Fool chords by
John Martyn
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Key: A major

Intro 1

Verse 1
A A 
 
Out of the west come a curious fool
E E 
 
He tried to impress me with his furious cool
D D 
 
He lied from the start
A A 
 
I knew just what he was trying.

Verse 2
A A 
 
He lied to his mother
And lied to the rest
E E 
 
He lied to his brother
D D 
 
Who loved him the best
A A 
 
Am Am 
 
I believe he lies to my children.

Verse 3
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
E E 
 
Ah, half the lies he tells  you,
A A 
 
they're not true
Am Am 
 
A A 
 
I say that half the lies he tells
you, they're not true
Am Am 
 
I know half the lies he tells you,
A A 
 
they're not true
They never could be
Am Am 
 
A A 
 
Half the lies he tells

Verse 4
you, they're not true.
A A 
 
You may come to the white house
E E 
 
You walk through the white door
D D 
 
You come to the corridor
of power
Am Am 
 
You might slip on the white house floor.
A A 
 
You come to

Verse 5
the wrong,
E E 
 
to to the wrong floor
D D 
 
You come and see the wrong
people
A A 
 
You knocked on the wrong door

Verse 6
A A 
 
Watching a person
Watching a thief
E E 
 
Watching a lover
Watching a leaf
D D 
 
You could watch what you want,
when you will

Verse 7

You can't watch a liar.

You lied to your friend

You lied to you now

Some lies, somehow

Verse 8
I believe he lies to my children.
A A 
 
Am Am 
 
Oh, half the lies
C C 
 
he tells you, they're not true
Am Am 
 
I know half the lies he tells
A A 
 
you, they're not true
Am Am 
 
They never could be
A A 
 
Half the lies he tells  you,
they're not true.
Am Am 
 
They never ever will be
Half the lies he tells you, they're not true

Verse 9
A A 
 
You may come to the white house
You walk through the white
door
You might step on the
corridor of power
Am Am 
 
You might slip on the white
house floor.
A A 
 
You come to the wrong, du du the wrong floor

Verse 10
A A 
 
You come and see the wrong
people
You knocked on the wrong door

Verse 11

Out of the west came a curious fool In

tent to impress me with his furious cool

He lied from the start

I knew just what he was trying to do.

Verse 12
He lied to his mother
He lied to the rest
E E 
 
He lied to the lovers
D D 
 
Who loved him the best
A A 
 
Am Am 
 
Bm Bm 
 
I believe he lies to my  children.

Verse 13
A A 
 
Am Am 
 
E E 
 
Oh, half the lies he tells  you,
A A 
 
they're not true
Am Am 
 
Believe it that half the lies he tells you,
A A 
 
they're not true
Am Am 
 
Esus4 Esus4 
 
Half the lies he tells        you,
A A 
 
they're not true.
E E 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
E E 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Am Am 
 
They never could be
C C 
 
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
Am Am 
 
A A 
 
Half the lies he tells
you, they're not true
Am Am 
 
A A 
 
Half the lies he tells you, they're not true
Am Am 
 
I say half the lies he tells you,
A A 
 
Am Am 
 
they're not true
C C 
 
B B 
 
A A 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
B B 
 
Half the lies he tells  you,
A A 
 
C C 
 
Bm Bm 
 
B B 
 
A A 
 
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
they're not true
A A

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