The Rolling Stones – Fool To Cry (Guitar)

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Intro and first verse: ---------------------- Basically one bar with F, then one with Bb. You can also follow this pattern beat by beat: F, Fadd9, F6, F6; Bb, Bb7M, Bb6, Bb7M x 3 1 1 1 1 x 1 3 3 3 3 x 2 2 3 2 0 x 3 3 3 3 3 x x x x x x 1(note)x x x x x
F       F (chord) Fadd9 F6
 When I come home baby

Bb Bb7M                 Bb6            Bb7M
       And I've been working all night long

F Fadd9         F6         F6             Bb7M Bb6 Bb7M
                  I put my daughter on my knee,        and she says

F Fadd9      F6 F6       Bb
       "Daddy     what's wrong?"

F             Fadd9        F6   F6
 She whispers in my ear so sweet

Bb Bb7M                  Bb6           Bb7M
       You know what she says? She says
Chorus: ------- More simple here, just one bar with C then three with Dm. But Dmadd9 also comes in some times. C, Dm, Dmadd9 3 5 0 5 6 6 5 7 7 5 7 7 3 5 5 x x x
C C C C               Dm      Dm Dm Dm
      "Daddy you're a fool to cry

         Dm Dm      Dm Dm
You're a fool to cry

       Dm       Dm     Dm   Dm
And it makes me wonder why."
Second verse: ------------- The chord pattern changes a bit. The F bar is a random mix of F (chord), Fadd9 and F6, the Bb bar goes as Bb6, Bb7M Bb6, Bb7M.
        F F       Fadd9 F
You know, I got a woman

Bb6 Bb7M                     Bb6          Bb7M
        And she lives in the poor part of town

F F F             F6
     and I go see her sometimes

Bb6 Bb7M            Bb6  Bb7M
    And we make love, so fine
F F F6 F
Bb6 Bb7M              Bb6            Bb7M
        I put my head on her shoulder

F Fadd9        F                   F
       She says, "Tell me all your troubles."

Bb6 Bb7M                  Bb6       Bb7M
        You know what she says? She says
(Chorus) "Daddy you're a fool to cry You're a fool to cry and it makes me wonder why." Fade out: --------- This is the part played before the fade-out. These chords are used: F, Fadd9, F6; Dm, Dmadd11; Bb, Bb7M, Bb6; C; Dm, Dmadd9 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 5 0 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 2 2 2 2 0 3 2 0 5 7 7 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 5 7 7 x x x x x x x x 3 5 5 x x x x x x x x x x x
F F F F              Dm      Dm Dmadd11
      Daddy you're a fool to cry

Dm                F         Fadd9 F6
Oh, I love you so much baby

F              Dm      Dm Dmadd11 Dm
Daddy you're a fool to cry

F Fadd9 F6 F              Bb      Bb7M     Bb6 Bb7M
           Daddy you're a fool to cry,
F Fadd9 F6 F
Bb Bb7M    Bb6       Bb7M
       yeah, She says,

C C C C               Dm      Dm Dm Dm
      "Daddy you're a fool to cry

         Dm      Dm Dm Dm
You're a fool to cry

       Dm       Dm     Dm   Dm
And it makes me wonder why."
Reprise: -------- This comes after the fade-out. Same chords as before, plus
A7
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         F F F F               Bb      Bb7M Bb6 Bb7M
She says,      "Daddy you're a fool to cry

F Fadd9 F F              Dm      Dm Dmadd11 Dm
          Daddy you're a fool to cry

F Fadd9 F6 F              Dm      Dm Dmadd11 Dm
           Daddy you're a fool to cry

F Fadd9 F6 F              Dm      Dm Dm Dmadd11
           Daddy you're a fool to cry

F Fadd9 F6        F                 Dm       Dm
          Even my friends say to me sometimes

    Dmadd11                 Dm
And make out like I don't understand them

F Fadd9 F6                   F
          You know what they say

Dm Dm         Dmadd11 Dm
     They say,

C C C C               Dm      Dm Dm Dm
      "Daddy you're a fool to cry

         Dm      Dm Dm Dm
You're a fool to cry

       Dm       Dm    A7  A7
And it makes me wonder    why."
Jam: ---- Finally there's the solo guitar over the instrumental part. Chords are: Dm; G7, A 1 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 x 3 x Just repeat this scheme every two bars: Dm, Dm, Dm Dm; G7, G7, A, A