Words of a Fool chords by Barry Gibb and Jason Isbell

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Verse 1
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 (G major)  (F major)  (C major)  (D major)  (G major) I gaze in your
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eyes  (C major) now  (G major) 
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But you're not in  (C major) sight  (F major)  (C major) 
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Just a picture of someone  (G major) 
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I lie with each  (D major) night
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Long may love  (G major) live here
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You fill up my  (C major) home  (F major)  (C major) 
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And though you're not with  (G major) me now  (D major) 
I won't be alone
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 (G major)  (C major)  (G major) 

Verse 2
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Now wisdom is  (C major) fine
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But the heart leads the  (G major) way  (C major)  (G major) 
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And nothing can change  (C major) my  (G major) memory  (E minor) 
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Like a  (A major) wise man I patiently  (D major) wait

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Verse 3

No matter how long

Human nature is cruel

But all hope is gone

If you don't act on

The words of a fool

Verse 4

Now times may be tough

But we must survive

And I'd rather be dead with you

Than go on alive

Verse 5

That's my one obsession

My Christian belief

For he who has loved and lost

Then loved he shall be

Verse 6

Now wisdom is fine

But the heart leads the way

And nothing can change my memories

Like a wise man I patiently wait

Verse 7
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No matter how  (C major) long
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Human nature is  (E minor) cruel
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But  (C major) all hope is  (G major) gone
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If you don't  (D major) act on
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The words of a  (G major) fool  (F major)  (C major)  (D major)  (G major) 