Lucy Dacus – Fools Gold (Ukulele)

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[Intro] Bb [Verse 1]
              F            Gm       F
I drank the dregs of the champagne alone

Bb          G       C             Eb
Warm, flat, coppery coins down my throat

    F               Gm F  Eb
I'm saving up for a rainy day

    F                         Bb
And I plan to spend it in one place
[Verse 2]
            F        Gm           F
I threw the party so I could stay put

Bb              G             C         Eb
You brought the bottle like a promise I forgot

  Gm                   C         Eb
A new year begins, it ushers us in

    F                  Eb      Bb
The knot in my gut is coming with
[Chorus]
                Gm
He'll blame the alcohol

                     Eb
And you'll blame the full moon

                 Bb
She'll blame the fall of man

                   F
And I'll blame the part of you

               C
That can't let up on the reigns

                     Eb
You've got life in a chokehold

             F
You say that it's all the same

               Eb     Bb
All glittering fool's gold
[Verse 3]
             F          Gm    F
I can't tell how big my heart is

      Bb       Gm         C        Eb
Let's open the door, see how many fit

     Gm                        F  C   Eb
Like drunks in a bathtub, keep piling in

        F                         Eb Bb
Now I'm locking the door till the morning
[Chorus]
                Gm
He'll blame the alcohol

                     Eb
And you'll blame the full moon

                 Bb
She'll blame the fall of man

                   F       Dm
And I'll blame the evening news

    F            Gm
For giving us doomsday

                  Eb
And dropping the ball

             Bb
Building our fear

                 F
Like bricks in a wall

                Gm
He'll blame his mom and dad

                   Eb
And you'll say you understand

                 Bb
She'll blame the wrath of God

              F      Dm
And I come up empty-handed

F              Gm
Every time he cries out

                 Eb
You'll blame the altitude

             Bb
She'll blame society

                F
And I blame the part of you

               C
That can't let up on the reigns

                     Eb
You've got life in a chokehold

             F
You say that it's all the same

               Eb     Bb
All glittering fool's gold