Fool's Lullaby

Bonnie Tyler

RockMedium for beginners5 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
Capo on 2nd fret
              Fool's Lullaby:Bonnie Tyler. 
Top of the charts in Europe in 1992. 
Album - Angel Heart - '92. 
 
   (Orig. key E...) 
 
#1. 
D 
Baby when I lost you, my heart stood still. 
    Em 
Oh, baby when I kissed you gave me such a thrill. 
G    A                        D    A 
Ooh, whoaa..I'm far away from home. 
    D 
Oh, baby, when I touched you felt a shiver on my skin. 
Em 
Baby, oh, I love you, this love's not a sin. 
G    A                         D 
Ooh, whoaaa..I'm far away from home.. 
       Em                   A    A7 
I'm so alone..far away from home. 
 
           D                           A 
Oh, it's a fool's lullaby..oh, I never meant to make you cry. 
G                                D                 A 
We can make a better life..don't make my blue eyes lie. 
            D                                 A 
Oh, it's a fool's lullaby..I gave you all the best years  
 
of my life. 
G                             D                A   Em A 
Baby, take another chance and give it one more try. 
 
#2. 
    D 
Oh, baby, if you call me, I'll be there. 
Em 
Whatever happens baby, we just won't care. 
G    A                        D    A 
Ooh, whoaa..I'm far away from home. 
    D 
Oh, baby, take my heart..let's heal the pain. 
Em 
Take me in your arms, make love again.. 
G    A                        D 
Ooh, whoaa..I'm far away from home. 
       Em                   A 
I'm so alone..far away from home. 
 
           D                           A 
Oh, it's a fool's lullaby..oh, I never meant to make you cry. 
G                                D                 A 
We can make a better life..don't make my blue eyes lie. 
            D                                 A 
Oh, it's a fool's lullaby..I gave you all the best years  
 
of my life. 
G                             D                A   Em A 
Baby, take another chance and give it one more try. 
 
OUTRO: 
          D                           A 
Oh, it's a fool's lullaby..oh, I never meant to make you cry. 
G                                D                 A 
We can make a better life..don't make my blue eyes lie. 
 
 
A nineties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Chord set

D · Em · G · A · A7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.