Bryan Ferry – These Foolish Things (Guitar)

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Song: These foolish things Artist: Bryan Ferry Lyrics: Eric Maschwitz Music: Jack Strachey Tabbed by: DJ 4th Sept 2012 PLEASE NOTE: The first tab is the single version, which commonly appears on most compilation albums. With two verses omitted, it's almost a minute shorter than Bryan's original version featured on his 'These foolish things' solo album. Scroll further down to view VERSION 2, which is tabbed as the full album version ===================================================== VERSION 1: Chart single and compilation album version. To hear the track, copy and paste this link: I would recommend using the voicings in the text column numbers below. Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the information at the bottom of the tab. D6 = xx0202 A7sus4 = x02030 G = 320003 C9 = x32330 F = 133211 G/F# = 2x0003 D = xx0232 Am7 = x02213 Em = 022000 Bm7 = x24232 Gmaj7 = 320002 Gm/D = xx0333 Bm = x24432 Em7 = 022030 Cdim7 = x3424x E7 = 022130 Gm6/A# = x10030 Bb = x13331 A7 = x02020 Gm = 355333 A = x02220 D7 = xx0212 Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks ===================================================== VERSION 1: Edited chart single and compilation album version [Intro]
D                D6           C9
    Oh, will you never let me be?

D                D6           Bm7
    Oh, will you never set me free?

E7                A7       D7               G
    The ties that bound us ...are still a - round us,

C9                  F               E7
    There's no es - cape that I can see,

Am7                 D7                 Gmaj7
    And still those little things re - main,

Bm7               E7           Em7  Gm6/A# A7sus4 A7
    That bring me happiness or pain
[Verse 1]
D            Bm7               Em7        A7
   A cigar - ette that bears a lipstick's traces,

D             Bm7           Em7         A7
   An airline ticket to ro-------mantic places,

D               D7        G
   And still my heart has wings,

Gm           E7  A7          Em7        A7
These fool - ish things re - mind me of you
[Verse 2]
D             Bm           Em7      A7
   A tinkling piano in the next a - partment,

D                  Bm                   Em7
   Those stumbling words that told you... 

        A7
What my heart meant,

D                 D7          G
   A fairground's  ...painted swings,

             G/F# Em          A7         D
These fool - ish  things re - mind me of you
[Bridge 1]
G             Em           G                Gm/D
    You came,  ...you saw, ...you conquered me,

D6               Cdim7
    When you did that to me,

   Bb                      A      A7
I, somehow, knew that this had to be
[Verse 3]
D               Bm                  Em7        A7
   The winds of March that make my...  heart a dancer,

D           Bm                     Em7         A7
   A tele - phone that rings, but...  who's to answer?

D              D7           G
   Oh, how the ghost of you clings,

             G/F#  Em          Em7        A7
These fool - ish   things re - mind me of you
[Verse 4]
D           Bm                  Em7      A7
   Gardenia perfume lingering...    on a pillow,

D                    Bm         Em7          A7
   Wild strawberries only seven...  francs a kilo,

D               D7        G
   And still my heart has wings,

             G/F# Em          A7         D
These fool - ish  things re - mind me of you
[Bridge 2]
G            Em              G               Gm/D
    I know...    that this...   was bound to be,

D6                    Cdim7
    These things have haunted me,

    Bb                   A       A7
For you've entirely en - chanted me
[Verse 5]
D             Bm                  Em7       A7
  The sigh of midnight trains in...   empty stations,

D                Bm                 Em7       A7
  Silk stockings thrown aside, dance... invi- tations

D              D7           G
   Oh, how the ghost of you clings,

             G/F# Em          Em7        A7
These fool - ish  things re - mind me of you
[Verse 6]
D               Bm             Em7      A7
   The smile of Garbo, and the scent of roses,

D              Bm               Em7      A7
   The waiters whistling as the last bar closes,

D                D7         G
   The song that...  Crosby sings,

             G/F# Em          A7         D
These fool - ish  things re - mind me of you
[Bridge 3]
G               Em             G             Gm/D
   How strange,  ...how sweet ...to find you still,

D6                   Cdim7
    These things are dear to me,

     Bb                   A       A7
That seem to bring you so near to me
[Verse 7]
D               Bm
   The scent of smouldering leaves,

    Em7     A7
The wail of steamers,

D            Bm                Em7          A7
  Two lovers on the street who... walk like dreamers,

D             D7           G
  Oh, how the ghost of you clings,

            G/F# Em         Em7        A7
These fool- ish  things re- mind me of you, just you!
[Coda - Repeats, end on D ]
  D     Bm     Em7   A7     D     Bm    Em7    A7
 (Ah--------,  ah-----!     Ah--------,  ah-----!)
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
  D    D7      G    G/F#    Em    Em7    A    A7
 (Ah------,    ah------,    ah--------,  ah-----!)
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | ===================================================== ===================================================== Song: These foolish things Artist: Bryan Ferry Lyrics: Eric Maschwitz Music: Jack Strachey Album: These foolish things Tabbed by: DJ 4th Sept 2012 VERSION 2: The original full version on Bryan's 'These foolish things' solo album, which has two additional verses. Hear the unedited version at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYUpq2dTnnY I would recommend using the voicings in the text column numbers below. Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the information at the bottom of the tab. D6 = xx0202 A7sus4 = x02030 G = 320003 C9 = x32330 F = 133211 G/F# = 2x0003 D = xx0232 Am7 = x02213 Em = 022000 Bm7 = x24232 Gmaj7 = 320002 Gm/D = xx0333 Bm = x24432 Em7 = 022030 Cdim7 = x3424x E7 = 022130 Gm6/A# = x10030 Bb = x13331 A7 = x02020 Gm = 355333 A = x02220 D7 = xx0212 Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks ===================================================== [Intro]
D                D6           C9
    Oh, will you never let me be?

D                D6           Bm7
    Oh, will you never set me free?

E7                A7       D7               G
    The ties that bound us ...are still a - round us,

C9                  F               E7
    There's no es - cape that I can see,

Am7                 D7                 Gmaj7
    And still those little things re - main,

Bm7               E7           Em7  Gm6/A# A7sus4 A7
    That bring me happiness or pain
[Verse 1]
D            Bm                Em7        A7
   A cigar - ette that bears a lipstick's traces,

D             Bm            Em7         A7
   An airline ticket to ro-------mantic places,

D               D7        G
   And still my heart has wings,

             G/F# Em          Em7        A7
These fool - ish  things re - mind me of you
[Verse 2]
D             Bm           Em7      A7
   A tinkling piano in the next a - partment,

D                  Bm                   Em7
   Those stumbling words that told you... 

        A7
What my heart meant,

D                 D7          G
   A fairground's  ...painted swings,

             G/F# Em          A7         D
These fool - ish  things re - mind me of you
[Bridge 1]
G             Em           G                Gm/D
    You came,  ...you saw, ...you conquered me,

D6               Cdim7
    When you did that to me,

   Bb                      A      A7
I, somehow, knew that this had to be
[Verse 3]
D               Bm                  Em7        A7
   The winds of March that make my...  heart a dancer,

D           Bm                     Em7         A7
   A tele - phone that rings, but...  who's to answer?

D              D7           G
   Oh, how the ghost of you clings,

             G/F#  Em          Em7        A7
These fool - ish   things re - mind me of you
[Verse 4]
D           Bm                 Em7      A7
   Gardenia perfume lingering...   on a pillow,

D                    Bm         Em7          A7
   Wild strawberries only seven...  francs a kilo,

D               D7        G
   And still my heart has wings,

             G/F# Em          Em7        A7
These fool - ish  things re - mind me of you
[Verse 5]
D             Bm               Em7      A7
  The park at evening when the bell has sounded,

D             Bm                Em7          A7
  The Île-de-France with all the... girls a- round it

D            D7      G
  The beauty that is Spring,

             G/F# Em          A7         D
These fool - ish  things re - mind me of you
[Bridge 2]
G            Em              G               Gm/D
    I know...    that this...   was bound to be,

D6                    Cdim7
    These things have haunted me,

    Bb                   A       A7
For you've entirely en - chanted me
[Verse 6]
D             Bm                 Em7       A7
  The sigh of midnight trains in  ...empty stations,

D                Bm                 Em7      A7
  Silk stockings thrown aside, dance...invi- tations

D              D7           G
   Oh, how the ghost of you clings,

             G/F# Em          Em7        A7
These fool - ish  things re - mind me of you
[Verse 7]
D               Bm                  Em7      A7
   First daffo - dils, and long ex-----cited cables,

D               Bm               Em7         A7
   And candle - light on little...   corner tables,

D               D7        G
   And still my heart has wings,

             G/F# Em          Em7        A7
These fool - ish  things re - mind me of you
[Verse 8]
D               Bm             Em7      A7
   The smile of Garbo, and the scent of roses,

D               Bm              Em7      A7
   The waiters whistling as the last bar closes,

D                D7         G
   The song that...  Crosby sings,

             G/F# Em          A7         D
These fool - ish  things re - mind me of you
[Bridge 3]
G               Em             G             Gm/D
   How strange,  ...how sweet ...to find you still,

D6                   Cdim7
    These things are dear to me,

     Bb                   A       A7
That seem to bring you so near to me
[Verse 9]
D               Bm
   The scent of smouldering leaves,

    Em7     A7
The wail of steamers,

D            Bm                Em7          A7
  Two lovers on the street who... walk like dreamers,

D             D7           G
  Oh, how the ghost of you clings,

            G/F# Em         Em7        A7
These fool- ish  things re- mind me of you, just you!
[Coda - Repeats, end on D ]
  D     Bm     Em7   A7     D     Bm    Em7    A7
 (Ah--------,  ah-----!     Ah--------,  ah-----!)
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
  D    D7      G    G/F#    Em    Em7    A    A7
 (Ah------,    ah------,    ah--------,  ah-----!)
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
=====================================================

[Intro riff]
             Gm6/A# A7sus4 A7
e|-----------0------0------0---|
B|-----------3------3------2---|
G|-----------0------0------0---|
D|-----------0------2------2---|
A|---4---3---1------0------0---|
E|-----------------------------|
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