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Foolish Heart

Grateful Dead
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
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  C9(?) 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.
  CHINACAT
Carve  your name, carve  your name in ice and wind
Look  to where, look  to where the rivers end,  or where  the rivers start
 Do everything  within you you feel  to be your part,
 VI
 Never give your love my friend,
 Unto a foolish heart,  unto a foolish heart.
Dare  to leap, leap  from ledges high and wild,
Learn  to speak, speak  with the wisdom of a child,  directly  to the heart
Call  yourself the king of clowns or stand  way back apart,
   VI
 But never give your love my friend,
 Unto a foolish heart,  unto a foolish heart.
Shun  a friend, shun  a brother and a friend
Never  look, never  look around the bend,  or check  the weather chart
Sign  the Mona Lisa with a spray  can, call it art,
   VI
 But never give your love, my friend,
   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
   min7
 A foolish heart will cost you sleep and only make you curse,
  F7aug3rd [F#] [F#7] F#7aug3rd
 A selfish heart is trouble, but a foolish heart is worse.
 E7aug3rd  (16x)
Bite  the hand, bite  the hand that bakes your bread
Dare  to lead where  the angels fear to tread,  till you  are torn apart
Stoke  the fires of Paradise with coals  from Hell to start
   VI
 But never give your love my friend,
 Unto a foolish heart,  unto a foolish heart
 Unto a foolish heart,
 Unto a foolish heart,
 Unto a foolish heart,
 Unto a foolish heart,
 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
  Bm: x 2 4 4 3 2 (optional if you're good with barres) =)
  Fm: 2 4 4 2 2 2 (no options -- better be good with barres) ;)
  Gmaj7: 3 x 0 0 0 1 (I've seen it this way too -- use your preference)
  Bsus4: x 1 3 3 4 1 (barred, fuller version)
  B: x 2 4 4 4 2 (awww... you know...)
  Cm7-5: 0 4 x 0 0 0
  F7-9: x 9 8 9 8 9
  Okay... now that you've memorized that... here's the song :)
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.
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
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
feel  to be your part, but
 stand way back apart, but
 apray can, call it art, but
 coals from Hell to start, but
 (play through 3 times, then go to BRIDGE before 4th verse, then go
  to FINALE after playing 4th verse and through 4th chorus.)
never  give your  love my friend  unto a foolish  heart, unto a foolish  heart
A  foolish heart will  call on you  to toss your dreams  a-way
  /] /]
 then turn around and blame you for the way you wnt a-stray. A
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 foolish heart will cost you sleep and often make you curse. A
]
 selfish heart is trouble, but a foolish heart is worse
 FINALE:
 Unto a foolish  heart.

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Readable chord sheet for Foolish Heart by Grateful Dead

7   5           7                 6 5           8   6           9   7
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     [A]              [D](I)          [A] 7        I              II

    9   7           9   7           9   7
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    III             IV               V

    5   3           4   2             2             4   2
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   C

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.

                                CHINACAT

[A]       [D]       [A]       [D]       [A]       [D]       [A]       [D]

[Bm9]Carve your name, [D]carve your name in ice and [F#min]wind
[Bm9]Look to where, [D]look to where the rivers [A]end, or [Amaj7]where the rivers [D]start
Do [E]everything within you you [F#min]feel to be your part,
[Bm9]             VI              [Gmaj7]
Never give your love my friend,
Unto a foolish [D]heart, unto a foolish [A]heart.[D]        [A]              [D]
[Bm9]Dare to leap, [D]leap from ledges high and [F#min]wild,
[Bm9]Learn to speak, [D]speak with the wisdom of a [A]child, di[Amaj7]rectly to the [D]heart
[E]Call yourself the king of clowns or [F#min]stand way back apart,
    [Bm9]     VI               [Gmaj7]
But never give your love my friend,
Unto a foolish [D]heart, unto a foolish [A]heart.  [D]             [A]                     [D]
[Bm9]Shun a friend, [D]shun a brother and a [F#min]friend
[Bm9]Never look, [D]never look around the [A]bend, or [A]check the weather [D]chart
[E]Sign the Mona Lisa with a [F#min]spray can, call it art,
    [Bm9]     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
A selfish heart is trouble, but a foolish heart is worse.

E7aug3rd  [E7] (16x)

[Bm9]Bite the hand, [D]bite the hand that bakes your [F#min]bread
[Bm9]Dare to lead [D]where the angels fear to [A]tread, till [Amaj7]you are torn a[D]part
[E]Stoke the fires of Paradise with [F#min]coals from Hell to start
    [Bm9]     VI             [Gmaj7]
But never give your love my friend,
Unto a foolish [D]heart, unto a foolish [A]heart [D]          [A]
Unto a foolish [D]heart,   [A]
Unto a foolish [D]heart,   [A]
Unto a foolish [D]heart,   [A]
Unto a foolish [D]heart,   [A]
Unto a foolish [D]heeaaaarr[A]rrt.....

                             Foolish Heart

                         Words By Robert Hunter
                         Lyrics By Jerry Garcia

CHORDS:

    Low E <---------> High E
  String: 6 5 4 3 2 1

      Bm: x 2 4 4 3 2  (optional if you're good with barres) =)
     F
   Gmaj7: 3 x 0 0 0 1  (I've seen it this way too -- use your preference)
   Bsus4: x 1 3 3 4 1  (barred, fuller version)
       B: x 2 4 4 4 2  (awww... you know...)
  C
   F

 Okay... now that you've memorized that... here's the song :)

[A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D]

[Bm]Carve your name[D], carve your name in ice and[F#m]    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]Search for where[D], search for where the ri[A]ver 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]where the rivers[D]  start. [E] 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

(play through 3 times, then go to BRIDGE before 4th verse, then go
         to FINALE after playing 4th verse and through 4th chorus.)

[Bm]never give you[Bm7/A]r love my fri[Gmaj7]end unto a fo[D]olish heart, unto a [A]foolish heart

[Bb]   [Bsus4]A foolish heart w[B]ill call on y[Bsus4]ou to toss your d[B]reams a-way
      [[Bsus4]/[A]]      [B/A]             [[Bsus4]/[A]]     [B/A]
then turn around and blame you for the way you wnt a-stray.  A
[Abm]                                 [[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]

FINALE:

[D]  [A]  Unto a fool[D]ish heart.

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