Ryan Adams – Fools Gold (Guitar)

Capo 1
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I was dumbfounded that this wasn't already on here ?!? This song is bootleg from the outtakes on the Gold album. So tragic it never made onto the album... such a great song. Like so many of his best songs, never to see the light of day. I did it from ear, so suggestions are welcome. Standard Tuning/Capo 1st fret Intro: Bm A G x5 Bm
Bm         A               G
She wore a dress that Mara Lisa had sewn 

Bm       A         G 
And everybody just laughed 

Bm            A            G
The boys were suited up on Mexican rose 

Bm                 A             G
They spilled their wine on their pants 

Bm        A             G
A distant cousin of her brother had come 

Bm          A               G
He tore the sheets from her bed 

Bm           A             G
She felt the poison of the barreling sun 

Bm           A             G
She felt the weight of his hands 

Bm     D                A            G
Fool's gold can buy you anything you want 

Bm     A            G          Quick A
Fool's gold, fool's gold 
Bm A G x2
Bm         A            G 
Her sister Hattie had a ship 

Bm     A           G
But it had no sail 

Bm          A              G
Her husband hit her and he split her lip 

Bm           A              G 
He said he'd kill her if he thought she would tell 

Bm               A            G 
The streets were empty on the 4th of July 

Bm        A             G
The fires burned in the sticks 

Bm             A                G
The bells were ringing from the church of the saints 

A
Made of Mexican brick 

Bm     D                A            G  
Fool's gold can buy you anything you want 

Bm     A            G        
Fool's gold, fool's gold   

      Bm 
Fools Gold  
Bm A G x4 (over solo)
Bm               A                G
They watched her walk in from the roof of their house 

Bm        A          G
She had a gun in her purse 

Bm   A               G
Mara Lisa could have left on a train  

Bm         A              G
She wasn't sure which was worse 

Bm          A             G
Her brother Daniel knew a guy in the stretch 

Bm          A             G
He had some horses and a grudge 

Bm        A            G
The other option was a Mexican jail 

A
And a crooked judge 

Bm     D                A            G  
Fool's gold can buy you anything you want 

Bm     A            G        Quick A
Fool's gold, fool's gold 

Bm     D                A            G  
Fool's gold can buy you anything you want 

Bm     A            G        
Fool's gold, fool's gold   

      Bm 
Fools Gold
Bm A G x4 (over solo)
Bm          A             G  
They cast a shadow on the dusted remains 

Bm         A               G
The broken bottles cut the earth 

Bm        A              G        
She saw a rifle sticking out of the brush 

Bm              A            G
She grabbed the gun from her purse 

Bm   A              G             
Mara Lisa threw the sacks in the car 

Bm          A            G 
The bullets cut into the breeze 

Bm     A                G         
Fool's gold can buy you Mexican jewels 

A
But it can't buy the police 

Bm     D                A            G  
Fool's gold can buy you anything you want 

Bm     A            G        Quick A
Fool's gold, fool's gold 

Bm     D                A            G  
Fool's gold can buy you anything you want 

Bm     A            G        
Fool's gold, fool's gold   

      Bm 
Fools Gold  
Outro: Bm A G (fade out over solo)