Tom: E
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Can’t Fool the Blues – BBM
(Moore/Bruce/Hanrahan)
Around the Next Dream [1994]
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Tabbed by: varannion
Tuning: standard
Intro
| [E] | Em7 [E] | Em7 [E] |
| Em7 [E] | Em7 [E] |
Verse 1
Em7 [E] Em7 [E]
You can fool the landlord so you don’t have to pay the rent
Em7 [E] Em7 [E]
You can fool the World and become the President
Em7 [E] Em7 [E]
You can fool all the people some of the time
Em7 [E]
You can make a million dollars and cry, “I don’t have a lousy dime”
Chorus
[A]
But you can’t fool the blues
[E]
No you can’t fool the blues
[B] [A]
When you’re making all the rules, it’s so hard to lose
[E] B7#9 [E]
But you can’t fool the blues, oh no
Verse 2
Em7 [E] Em7 [E]
You can fool the Romans into a lending you an ear
Em7 [E] Em7 [E]
Write a story in the papers believing every smear
Em7 [E] Em7 [E]
You can fool the rich by driving in a wreck
Em7 [E]
You can get up someone’s nose every time you bounce a cheque
Chorus
[A]
But you can’t fool the blues
[E]
No you can’t fool the blues
[B] [A]
You can’t fool the blues, it just laughs at each lie
[E] B7
You can’t fool the blues, oh no
Play it for me!
Guitar solo 1
| [E] | [E] | [E] |
| [E] | [E] | [E] |
| [E] | [E] | [A] |
| [A] | [E] | [E] |
| [B] | [A] | [E] |
| [B] |
Verse 3
Em7 [E] Em7 [E]
You can fool your brother into lending you his car
Em7 [E] Em7 [E]
Rub up the waitress for some cocktails at the bar
Em7 [E] Em7 [E]
You can talk some bimbo into taking you home
Em7 [E]
You can fool the wife into thinking you’re alone
Chorus
[A]
But you can’t fool the blues
[E]
No you can’t fool the blues
[B] [A]
Well, the blues chews you up and spits you right out
[E] B7#9
You can’t fool the blues, oh no
C’mon!
Guitar solo 2
| [E] | [E] | [E] |
| [E] | [A] | [A] |
| [E] | [E] | [B] |
| [A] | [E] | [B] |
| [E] | [E] | [E] |
| [E] | [A] | [A] |
| [E] | [E] | [B] |
| [A] | [E] | [B] |
| [E] | [E] | [E] |
| [E] | [A] | [A] |
| [E] | [E] | [B] |
| [A] | [E] | [B] |
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer-on
p pull-off
mu mute
pb pre-bend
co cut off
pr partial release
bss bend slightly sharp
~~ vibrato
ah artificial harmonic
