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A Day In The Life Of A Fool

Carly Simon

RockMedium for beginners10 chords

How to play it

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

Am×○○
E7○○○○
Dm7Diagram coming soon
G7○○○
A7×○○○
C7×○
G○○○
F7Diagram coming soon
Bm7Diagram coming soon
E○○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Introdução: Am Bm5-/7  E7/9- Am9 Am  Bm5-/7  E7/9-  
 
   Am             Bm5-/7  E7/9- Am9 Am   Bm5-/7  E7/9-  
A day in the life           of a fool,  
  Am              Dm7         G7      C7M   Em5-/7  A7/9-  
A sad       and a long      lonely day 
            Dm7           G7  
I walk the avenue  
             C7M         F7M  
And hope I'll run into  
            Bm5-/7          E7/9-  
The welcome sight of you 
         Am9  Am   Bm5-/7  E7  
Coming my way  
   Am            Bm5-/7  E7/9-     Am9 Am   Bm5-/7  E7  
I stop      just across from your door  
    Em5-/7           A7/9- C7/9-      Dm9 Dm7             
But you're     never home      anymore  
                         Bm5-/7      E7/9-              
So back in my room 
                 Am   Am/G  F#m5-/7  F7  
And there in the gloom 
   Bm7/E  E7                    Am  
I cry              tears of goodbye 
Interlude: Am Bm5-/7  E7/9-  Am9 Am Bm5-/7 E7 Em5-/7 A7/9- C7/9- Dm9 Dm7             
                         Bm5-/7      E7/9-              
So back in my room 
                 Am   Am/G  F#m5-/7  F7  
And there in the gloom 
   Bm7/E  E7                    Am  
I cry              tears of goodbye

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Chord set

Am · E7 · Dm7 · G7 · A7 · C7 · G · F7 · Bm7 · E

Practice tip

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