The Fool's Paradise chords by Tex Ritter
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Intro 1
(G major) (D major) (A major) (D major)
Verse 1
As I write (D major) this letter to (A major) you (D major) darlin' (A major)
I can't (G major) hold the teardrops from my (D major) eyes
For at sundown I will lay a- (G major) dyin'
At the door (A major) of the Fool's Para (D major) dise
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Verse 2
Rode into (D major) this cattle town this mornin' (A major)
Left my (G major) burro to check the market price (D major)
And I walked into the nearest (G major) barroom
They call (A major) it the Fool's Paradise
(D major)
Verse 3
There the crowd was gay and
(A major) girls (D major) were (A major) dancin'
And the men (G major) were playin' cards and (D major) dice
So I stepped up to the bar to join (G major) them
What a grand (A major) place this Fool's Para (D major) dise
Verse 4
It was (B minor) then I showed to them your picture (F sharp major)
I passed it around once or twice (B minor) (D major)
Then a man (G major) insulted your (D major) sweet honour
At the bar (A major) of the Fool's Paradise
(D major) (A major) (D major)
Verse 5
So I slapped his face (A major) and I told him,
I says
"You eat them word (G major) s Mister,
or draw, (D major) that's my ad (G major) vice"
And (D major) he said,
"Well, somebody might get hurt inside
But I'll be glad to meet you
in the street at (G major) sundown
At sun (A major) down in front of
the Fool's Paradise"
(D major)
Verse 6
So goodbye my darlin', may God bless (A major) you
I (G major) go to make this sacrifice (D major)
And if ever you visit old (G major) Dodge City
Remem (A major) ber the Fool's Paradise
(D major)
The Fool's Paradise
Tex Ritter
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