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Fool's Overture

Supertramp
Version1
90

Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Bbx5
------ ---------|
Ebass riff-2--2- ---------|
------ X4 -5-5-5-5-| repeat
--0---0 ---------| all x4
-----------------------------|
----------------------3-3-3-3|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------| x 3
-----------------------------|
 Amx2
aah
History  recalls how great  the fall can be
 Called the man a fool stripped him of his
  everybody's  sleeping the boats  put
 pride everyone was laughing up until the
 out to sea borne  on the wings of time
 day he died oh tho' the wound went deep
 it seemed the answers  were so easy to
 still he's calling us out of our
 find  too late  the prophets cry  the
 sleep my friends we're not alone he
 island's sinking  let's take to the sky  2.
 waits in silence to lead us all home
 so tell me  that you find it hard
 grow  well I know  I know I know
 and you tell me  that you've many seeds
 to sow  well I know  I know  I know
 EBASS RIFF OPEN 6TH STRING AND E ON 4TH STRING
 Can you hear what I'm saying can you see
 so you found your solution what will be
 the parts that I'm playing holy  man,
 your last contribution live it up
 rocker man come on queenie jokerman
 rip it up why so lazy give it out
 spiderman blue eyed meanie 1.
 dish it out
 2. let's go crazy yeah.
 (REPEAT EBASS RIFF) till fade

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Readable chord sheet for Fool's Overture by Supertramp

[Eb] [F]  [Eb] [F]  [Dm]  [Gm] [Bb]  [Bb7]  [F]
[Eb] [F]  [Eb]  [Dm]  [Gm] [Bb]  [Bb]  [Bb7]
[Ab] [Bb]  [Gm]  [Cm7]  [Gm7] [Eb]  [F]  [Eb]

[Ab] [Bb7] [Ab] Bbx5
              ------    ---------|
[N.C.] Ebass riff-2--2-    ---------|
              ------ X4 -5-5-5-5-| repeat
              --0---0   ---------|  all x4
-----------------------------|
----------------------3-3-3-3|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------| x 3
-----------------------------|

[C/Bb] [Bb]  [C/Bb]  [C]  [Dm] [C] [Bb] [Am] [Bm7] Amx2

[G]  [F]  [Fmaj7]aah    [E7sus4]            [Am]               [G]                  [Am]                      [Em]                          [F]                             [Em7]

[Am]History recalls how [Dm]great the fall can be
Called the man a fool stripped him of his
    [G7]everybody's sleeping the [Cmaj7]boats put
pride everyone was laughing up until the
out to sea  b[F]orne on the wings of ti[Bm7]me
day he died oh tho' the wound went deep
it seemed the [Em7]answers were so easy to
still he's calling us out of  our
f[Am7]ind  too l[Dm7]ate the prophets [G7]cry the
sleep my friends we're not alone he
island's s[Cmaj7]inking let's take to the s[Bb]ky 2.
waits in silence to lead us all home

[Dm]  so tell [Dm6]me that you find it hard
gr[Dm7]ow well I [Dm6]know I know I [Dm]know
and you tell [Dm6]me that you've many seeds
to [Dm7]sow  well I [Dm6]know I [Bb]know I kn[C]ow
[G]  [F6]  [Bb]  [C]  [Eb]  [F]  [Eb]  [Ab]

[SOUND EFFECTS OF GONG: WIND: HYMN SINGING: BLAKES JER'M]

EBASS RIFF OPEN 6TH STRING AND E ON 4TH STRING

Can you hear what I'm saying can you see
so you found your solution what will be
the parts that I'm playing [Dbass]holy man,
your last contribution live it up

rocker man come on queenie jokerman
rip it up why so lazy      give it out

spiderman blue eyed  meanie 1.
dish it out

2. let's go crazy yeah.

(REPEAT EBASS RIFF) till fade

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