Fool's Paradise
Aaron Watson
RockAdvanced for beginners5 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
BDiagram coming soon
F#mDiagram coming soon
E
D7
C#mDiagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Capo on 1st fret B I've got this Caribbean queen Rubbin' in my coconut sunscreen You'd think you'd be the last thing on my mind I've got a beautiful ocean view Ten thousand miles from you So Why couldn't I leave this broken heart behind F#m Oh The sunshine is dancin' on the water E B Pretty girls couldn't get any hotter F#m If I keep tellin' myself E B I'm havin' the time of my life F#m E Maybe it'll come true and I won't miss you D7 B Welcome to a fool's paradise Well I keep on tellin' me There's other fish in the sea But your memory keeps reminding me I'm wrong There's a party 'bout every night And I should be out doin' it up right Instead of watchin' re-runs of Gilligan's Island all alone (all night long) (Chorus) Oh the moonlight is dancin' on the water Pretty girls couldn't get any hotter If I keep tellin' myself I'm havin' the time of my life Maybe it'll come true and I won't miss you Welcome to a fool's paradise E B This time next week I'll be headed to Texas On a big jet airplane C#m Oh when I get home you know this broken heart is gonna hit F#m me like a hurricane F#m Oh The sunshine is dancin' on the water E B Pretty girls couldn't get any hotter F#m If I keep tellin' myself E B I'm havin' the time of my life F#m E Maybe it'll come true and I won't miss you D7 B Welcome to a fool's paradise (Play "B" alternating root notes; B & F#) Also there is no D7 in the chorus, I just throw it in for grins.
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Chord set
B · F#m · E · D7 · C#m
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.