Fool For The City

Words & Music:

David Peverett (Foghat)

 

This tab is by Frank C. and comes from Foghat's own site.  The song is also fully transcribed in Guitar World.

 

INTRO:  [2x]

     E        C         A    D           E

E|--------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------|

G|---9--9-----5--5------2----7--7--7-----9----|

D|---9--9-----5--5------2----7--7--7-----9----|

A|---7--7-----3--3------0----5--5--5-----7----|

E|---0--0--------------------------------0----|

 

                   EEE EEE                    EEE EEE

 Goin' to the city         Got you on my mind

                        EEE EEE                      E/A E/A E/A  E

 Country sure is pretty        I leave it all behind

 D                        A   G                               Bsus4 B

 This is my decision, I'm comin' home to stay this time 'cause

 

CHORUS:

        E                CCC  A                    DDD  E

 I'm a fool for the city      Fool for the city

 E                 CCC A                   DDD E

 Fool for the city       Fool for the city

 

                             EEE EEE                    EEE EEE

 Breathin' all the clean air         Sittin' in the sun

                          EEE EEE                  EEE EEE

 When I get my train fare         I get up and run

 D                              A   G                  Bsus4 B

 I'm headed for the city     Air pollution here I come

 

CHORUS:

 

BRIDGE:

 B                           AAAA B

 I'm like a fish out of water      I'm just a man in a hole

 B                                        E

 The city lights turn my blues in to gold

 B                          AAAA  B

 I ain't no country boy           I'm just a homesick man

 B                                           E

 I'm gonna hit the grit just as fast as I can

[Play the following at the end of lines 1 & 3 of bridge above]

E|-------------------8--------|

B|----------------------------|

G|---10---8-------------------|

D|--------------10------------|

A|----------------------------|

E|----------------------------|

 

[INSTRUMENTAL 1 - basically just bass and drums)

[SOLO - rhythm guitar runs through verse & chorus)

 

BRIDGE 2:

 B                      AAAA  B

 I ain't no country boy         I'm just a homesick man

 B                                            E

 I'm gonna hit the grit just as fast as I can

 

[INSTRUMENTAL 2 - basically just bass and drums)

 

 D                             A           G               Bsus4 B

 When I see my inner city child I'll be walking on a cloud

 

CHORUS - REPEAT & OUT:

 

Additional chords:

     A/E        Bsus4      B       G

E|----------------7--------7-------3------------|

B|---10-----------7--------7-------3------------|

G|----9-----------9--------8-------4------------|

D|---11-----------9--------9-------5------------|

A|-------------------------9-------5------------|

E|-------------------------7-------3------------|




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