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Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around And Fell In Love Chords

Chord reference D, F#m, C, G, Em, A7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↓↑

[D] [F#m] [C] [G] [D] [F#m] [C] [G] I [D]must’ve been through about a [F#m]million girls I’d [C]love ’em and I’d leave ’em a[G]lone [D]I didn’t care how much they [F#m]cried, no sir [C]Their tears left me cold as a [G]stone

But then I [D]fooled around and fell in [F#m]love I [C]fooled around and fell in [G]love I [D]fooled around and fell in [F#m]love I [C]fooled around and fell in [G]love

It used to [D]be when I’d see a [F#m]girl that I liked I’d get out my [C]book and write down her [G]name But when the [D]grass got a little greener on the [F#m]other side [C]I’d just tear out that [G]page

But then I [D]fooled around and fell in [F#m]love I [C]fooled around and fell in [G]love, since I met you baby I [D]fooled around and fell in [F#m]love I [C]fooled around and fell in [G]love

[A]Ooo [G]ooh [Em]Aaa [A7]aah [Em]Aaa [A7]aah

[D]Free, on my own, [F#m]that’s the way I used to be [C]But since I met you baby, [G]love’s got a hold on me [D]Oh, it’s got a hold on me [F#m]now, [C]I can’t let [G]go of you baby [D] [F#m]I can’t stop lovin’ you [C]now, [G]yeah

‘Cause I [D]fooled around, fooled around, [F#m]fooled around Fooled around, [C]fooled around, fooled around, [G]fell in love [D]Fooled around, fooled around, [F#m]yes I did Fooled around, [C]fooled around, fooled around, [G]fell in love

Artist Elvin Bishop
Album Struttin' My Stuff
Genres Rock, Soft Rock
Year 1975
Key D

How to Play Fooled Around And Fell In Love on Guitar?

Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around And Fell In Love can be played in the key of D using the D, F#m, C, G, Em, A7 chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Fooled Around And Fell In Love with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.