David Bowie – Even A Fool Learns To Love (Guitar)

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Song: Even a fool learns to love Artist: David Bowie English Lyrics: David Bowie Music: Claude Francois and Jacques Revaux Tabbed by DJ 5th Jun 2015 In 1968, before he was really famous, David Bowie was employed by publishers to write an English lyric to a French pop hit called 'Comme d'habitude'. Bowie's submission was unsuccessful, and the publishers used a lyric by Paul Anka instead, his version was called 'My way'. Three years later Bowie partly based his own hit 'Life on Mars' on a similar chord sequence. More information and the first verse of Bowie's demo recording at this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/ 5cSdD53NknkB4nWXRKCWwd4/the-origins-of-my-way The demo first verse differs a bit from Bowie's typed lyrics, for the tab I've gone with what he sang on the demo. I've included two tab versions: Firstly in Claude Francois' (and Bowie's demo) key of F, and the second tab is in Frank Sinatra's recorded key of D. PLEASE NOTE: As I haven't heard the full demo, I've done my best to suggest how the chords and lyrics might have scanned. ============================================================== The demo version which Bowie overdubbed at his own home over Claude Francois's 'Comme d'habitude' recording. F = xx3211 Fsus4 = 133311 C7 = x32310 Am/E = xx2210 F/C = x33211 Am = x02210 Cm/Eb = xx1013 Fmaj7 = xx3210 Bbmaj7 = x13231 D7 = xx0212 Cm7/F = xx5343 Am7 = 575555 D7sus4 = xx0213 F7 = 131211 Gm7 = 353333 Gm = xx5333 Bb = x13331 C/Bb = x12010 Gm7/F = xx3333 Bbm6 = xx3323 Dm = xx0231 C7/E = xx2310 C = x32010 Dm7 = xx0211 Just like Bowie, sing-a-long with (or rather, over..) Claude at this link: PLndfQd4JJEus2PszOahi-MHXMXLhHGlyt Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of the page and select a star rating for my tab, many thanks =============================================================== [Verse 1]
            F             Am/E
There was a time, a happy time,

          Cm/Eb             D7
I took my heart ...to every party,

D7sus4                  Gm                     Gm7/F
        They'd point my way, "How are you to - day?"

                  C7/E             Fsus4     F
"Will you make us laugh, chase our blues a - way?"

F/C   F          Fmaj7                 Cm7/F   F7
Their funny man     ....won't let them down,

        Bb                    Bbm6
No, I'd dance and prance, and be their clown,

     F/C           C          C7     Gm/F              F
That time, a happy time, that even a fool--- learns to love
[Verse 2]
    F                     Am/E
The clown   ...turned a - round,

            Cm/Eb                   D7        D7sus4
And saw her smile,   ...oh, how she loved me,

               Gm                Gm7/F
She'd clap her hands, and beg me stay,

            C7/E               Fsus4      F
To make her laugh, to make her life gay,

    F/C       F     Fmaj7             Cm7/F    F7
Who wants the love      ...of all the world,

              Bb                  Bbm6
When here was love in the eyes of just one girl?

     F/C                C         C7     Gm/F              F
That day, that precious day, when even a fool--- learns to love
[Verse 3]
     Am  C7    F        Fmaj7             Cm7/F
But, oh, how I dreamed,       a marvelous dream,

      F7         Bb          Bbmaj7    Bb
Where all of the heavens, or so it had seemed,

     Am7             Gm7                          C
With thunderous ap - plause, looked down from a - bove,

     C/Bb         Am    Am7        Dm   Dm7
On a clown and an angel so much in love,

                  Gm7                    C
I'll stay with my dream, it takes such a dream,

    C7     Gm/F               F
And even a fool---- learns to love
[Verse 4]
     F                    Am/E
That day, ...that hateful day,

                Cm/Eb                   D7    D7sus4
The joke turned stale,  ...the game was over,

               Gm                 Gm7/F
Those spiteful words, "Oh, go a - way!

             C7/E                Fsus4       F
Who wants to play?  It's getting late now!"

F/C F      Fmaj7           Cm7/F    F7
My  world,     ...my funny world,

             Bb                Bbm6
Had lost its mask, and shown a broken heart,

  F/C          C          C7     Gm/F               F
A time, a sour time, when even a fool---- learns to love
[Verse 5]
     Am  C7    F       Fmaj7              Cm7/F
But, oh, how I dreamed,       a marvelous dream,

      F7         Bb          Bbmaj7    Bb
Where all of the heavens, or so it had seemed,

     Am7             Gm7                          C
With thunderous ap - plause, looked down from a - bove,

     C/Bb         Am    Am7        Dm    Dm7
On a clown and an angel so much in love,

                  Gm7                    C
I'll stay with my dream, it takes such a dream,

    C7     Gm/F               F
And even a fool---- learns to love
[Coda]
          F7              Gm7                          C
||:  With thunderous ap - plause, looked down from a - bove,

     C/Bb         Am    Am7        Dm     Dm7
On a clown and an angel so much in love,

                  Gm7                    C
I'll stay with my dream, it takes such a dream,

    C7     Gm/F               F
And even a fool---- learns to love :|| [Repeat]
=============================================================== =============================================================== Song: Even a fool learns to love Artist: David Bowie English Lyrics: David Bowie Music: Jacques Revaux & Claude Francois Tabbed by DJ 5th Jun 2015 David Bowie's demo lyrics to the tune of Frank Sinatra's version of 'My way'. CAPO: 2nd fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of D) Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo: C = x32010 Csus4 = x33010 G7 = 320001 Em/B = x22000 C/G = 332010 Em = 022000 Gm6/Bb = x10030 Cmaj7 = x32000 Fmaj7 = xx3210 A7 = x02020 Gm7/C = x33333 Em7 = 022030 A7sus4 = x02030 C7 = x32310 Dm7 = xx0211 Dm = xx0231 F = 133211 G/F = 120003 Dm/C = x30231 Fm6 = 100111 Am = x02210 G7/B = x20001 G = 320003 Am7 = x02213 Please select a star rating for this tab, many thanks ============================================================= [Intro]
   C
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[Verse 1]
            C             Em/B            Gm6/Bb         A7
There was a time, a happy time, I took my heart to every party,

A7sus4                 Dm                     Dm/C
       They'd point my way, "How are you to - day?"

                  G7/B   G7             Csus4          C
"Will you make us laugh,      chase our blues away?"

      C/G   C   Cmaj7                  Gm7/C   C7
Their funny man      ...won't let them down,

        F                     Fm6
No, I'd dance and prance, and be their clown,

     C/G           G          G7     Dm/C              C
That time, a happy time, when even a fool--- learns to love
[Verse 2]
    C                   Em/B
The clown ...turned a - round, 

            Gm6/Bb              A7      A7sus4
And saw her smile, oh, how she loved me,

               Dm                Dm/C
She'd clap her hands, and beg me stay,

            G7/B    G7              Csus4      C
To make her laugh,      to make her life gay,

    C/G       C    Cmaj7             Gm7/C    C7
Who wants the love     ...of all the world,

              F                   Fm6 
When here was love in the eyes of just one girl?

     C/G                G         G7     Dm/C              C
That day, that precious day, when even a fool--- learns to love
[Verse 3]
     Em  G7    C       Cmaj7             Gm7/C  
But, oh, how I dreamed,      a marvelous dream,

      C7         F                     Fmaj7    F
Where all of the heavens, or so it had seemed,

      Em7            Dm7                          G
With thunderous ap - plause, looked down from a - bove,

     G/F          Em       Em7        Am    Am7
On a clown and an angel,   so much in love,

                  Dm7                    G
I'll stay with my dream, it takes such a dream,

    G7     Dm/C                C
And even a fool----- learns to love
[Verse 4]
     C                 Em/B
That day, that hateful day,

                Gm6/Bb                  A7    A7us4
The joke turned stale,  ...the game was over,

               Dm                 Dm/C
Those spiteful words, "Oh, go a - way!

             G7/B    G7               Csus4       C
Who wants to play?       It's getting late now!"

C/G  C     Cmaj7            Gm7/C    C7
My   world,     ...my funny world,

             F                 Fm6
Had lost its mask, and shown a broken heart,

  C/G           G         G7     Dm/C               C
A time, a sour time, when even a fool---- learns to love
[Verse 5]
     Em   G7    C        Cmaj7              Gm7/C
But, oh,  how I dreamed,        a marvelous dream,

      C7         F                      Fmaj7    F
Where all of the heavens,  or so it had seemed,

     Em7             Dm7                          G
With thunderous ap - plause, looked down from a - bove,

     G/F          Em       Em7        Am    Am7
On a clown and an angel,   so much in love,

                  Dm7                    G
I'll stay with my dream, it takes such a dream,

    G7     Dm/C               C      Em G7
And even a fool---- learns to love
[Coda]
   C    Cmaj7    Gm7/C  C7       F    Fmaj7
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

  Fm6             C    Em/B     Am
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

     G7     Dm/C               C
 And even a fool---- learns to love