Grateful Dead – Foolish Heart (Guitar)

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A D(I) Amaj 7 I II
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   C#9(?)        F#7aug3rd       E7aug3rd           VI (some variant of Bmin)
Other than the chords in the above diagrams, all chords are regular bar chords, except for Gmaj7 and D at "unto a foolish heart" and the E7 at the instrumental part, which are regular open chords at the low end of the neck. Most of the action takes place above the fifth fret, one notable exception being that the Bmin at "never give your love..." is with the bar on the second fret, allowing easy passage into the VI chord. Go nuts. [Intro] A D(I) A D(I) A D(I) A D(I)
Bmin             D                          F#min
Carve your name, carve your name in ice and wind

Bmin           D                        A       Amaj7            D(I)   
Look to where, look to where the rivers end, or where the rivers start

   E                         F#min
Do everything within you you feel to be your part,

Bmin            VI              Gmaj7
Never give your love my friend,

               D                     A     D(I)    A     D(I) 
Unto a foolish heart, unto a foolish heart.

Bmin          D                         F#min
Dare to leap, leap from ledges high and wild,

Bmin            D                          A        Amaj7         D(I)
Learn to speak, speak with the wisdom of a child, directly to the heart

E                                   F#min
Call yourself the king of clowns or stand way back apart,

    Bmin            VI               Gmaj7
But never give your love my friend, 

               D                     A       D(I)       A       D(I)
Unto a foolish heart, unto a foolish heart.

Bmin           D                    F#min
Shun a friend, shun a brother and a friend

Bmin        D                     A        Amaj              D(I)
Never look, never look around the bend, or check the weather chart

E                         F#min
Sign the Mona Lisa with a spray can, call it art,

    Bmin            VI               Gmaj7
But never give your love, my friend,

               D                     A    A    A    A I   
Unto a foolish heart, unto a foolish heart
II III II III A foolish heart will call on you to toss your dreams away, IV V IV V Then turn around and blame you for the way you went astray
  Ab min7                               C#9
A foolish heart will cost you sleep and only make you curse, 
F#7aug3rd F# F#7 F#7aug3rd A selfish heart is trouble, but a foolish heart is worse. E7aug3rd E7 (16x)
Bmin           D                             F#min
Bite the hand, bite the hand that bakes your bread

Bmin         D                        A           Amaj7         D(I)
Dare to lead where the angels fear to tread, till you are torn apart 

E                                F#min
Stoke the fires of Paradise with coals from Hell to start

    Bmin            VI             Gmaj7
But never give your love my friend,

               D                     A     D(I)     A
Unto a foolish heart, unto a foolish heart

               D(I)     A
Unto a foolish heart,   

               D(I)     A       
Unto a foolish heart, 

               D(I)     A
Unto a foolish heart, 

               D(I)     A       
Unto a foolish heart, 

               D(I)     A       (etc.)
Unto a foolish heeaaaarrrrt.....
===================================================== Foolish Heart Words By Robert Hunter Lyrics By Jerry Garcia [Chords] Low E High E String: 6 5 4 3 2 1 A: x 0 2 2 2 0 D: x x 0 2 3 2 Bm: x x 4 4 3 2 Bm: x 2 4 4 3 2 (optional if you're good with barres) =) F#m: 2 4 4 2 2 2 (no options -- better be good with barres) ;) Bm7/A: x 0 0 2 0 2 Gmaj7: 3 2 0 0 0 1 Gmaj7: 3 x 0 0 0 1 (I've seen it this way too -- use your preference) Bsus4: x x 3 3 4 1 Bsus4: x 1 3 3 4 1 (barred, fuller version) B: x x 4 4 4 2 B: x 2 4 4 4 2 (awww... you know...) Bsus4/A: x 0 4 4 5 2 B/A: x 0 4 4 4 2 G#m: 4 6 6 4 4 4 C#m7-5: 0 4 x 0 0 0 F#7sus4: 2 4 4 4 2 2 F#7: 2 4 2 3 2 2 F#7-9: x 9 8 9 8 9 D/E: x x 2 2 3 2 [Intro] A D A D A D A D
Bm               D                             F#m  
Carve your name, carve your name in ice and    wind.
Dare to leap, leap from ledges high and wide. Shun a friend, shun a brother and a friend Bite the hand, bite the hand that bakes your bread.
Bm                D                          A  
Search for where, search for where the river end or 
Learn to speak, speak with wisdom like a child Never look, never look around the bend or Dare to leap , where the angels fear to tread
E                 D          E  
where the rivers  start.  Do everything that's in you
directly to the heart. Crown yourself the king of clowns, or check the weather chart. Sign the Mona Lisa with a 'til you are torn apart. Stoke the fires of Paradise with
F#m  
feel to be your part, but
stand way back apart, but apray can, call it art, but coals from Hell to start, but [Chorus] (play through 3 times, then go to BRIDGE before 4th verse, then go to OUTRO after playing 4th verse and through 4th chorus.)
Bm              Bm7/A          Gmaj7          D                     A  
never give your love my friend unto a foolish heart, unto a foolish heart
[Bridge]
A#   Bsus4              B              Bsus4              B  
   A foolish heart will call on you to toss your dreams a-way

      Bsus4/A        B/A               Bsus4/A       B/A  
then turn around and blame you for the way you wnt a-stray.  A

G#m                                   C#m7-5     
foolish heart will cost you sleep and often make you curse.  A

F#7sus4          F#7            F#7sus4          F#7-9   E   D/E   E  
selfish heart is trouble, but a foolish heart is worse to 4th verse  
[Outro]
D   A              D      
    Unto a foolish heart.