The Black Crowes
Song Title: Only A Fool
TBC Original? Yes
Written By: Chris and Rich Robinson
Recording Session: Band, By Your Side
Record: Band (released as "Lost Crowes"), By Your Side
Live Debut: 06/24/1997
Shows: 47 times played live
Related Song: Baby
Notes: This song evolved during the Band Sessions. Part of a song called Baby evolved
Only A Fool. There are three studio versions: A Band version, the BYS album cut, and the
B-side edition.
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The above information was taken from www.crowesbase.com
Tuning: DGDGBD (Open G)
Intro:D------------------------------------------------------------|B--8---8-8--8----6---6-6--6--------1---------------1---------|G--7h9-7-7--9----5h7-5-5--7------------0--0------------0--0--| x2D------------------------------0h2-------------0h2-----------|G------------------------------------0---------------0-------|D------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------|B-----3----------|G--/4---4\2p0----|D-------------0--|G----------------|D----------------|
First Verse:D---------------------------------|B-----5--5-x-5--6----5--5-x-5--6--|G-----5--5-x-5--5----5--5-x-5--5--|D-----5--5-x-5--7----5--5-x-5--7--|G--5--------------5---------------|D---------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|B--0-----------------------------------------|G--0--------0h2p0---0---0-0h2p0---0h2p0------|D--0----0h2-------2-------------2-------2-0--|G--0------------------0----------------------|D--------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|B-----5--5-x-5--6----5--5-x-5--6--|G-----5--5-x-5--5----5--5-x-5--5--|D-----5--5-x-5--7----5--5-x-5--7--|G--5--------------5---------------|D---------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|B--0--------12-----------10------8-----|G--0--------------------------------0--|D--0----/12----12----\10----10\9-------|G--0-----------------------------------|D--------------------------------------|
Second Verse:D---------------------------------|B-----5--5-x-5--6----5--5-x-5--6--|G-----5--5-x-5--5----5--5-x-5--5--|D-----5--5-x-5--7----5--5-x-5--7--|G--5--------------5---------------|D---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|B--0-----------------------------3------------|G--0--------0-0----0h2p0---0--/4---4\2p0------|D--0----0h2--------------2---------------2-0--|G---------------------------------------------|D---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|B-----5--5-x-5--6----5--5-x-5--6--|G-----5--5-x-5--5----5--5-x-5--5--|D-----5--5-x-5--7----5--5-x-5--7--|G--5--------------5---------------|D---------------------------------|
D-------------------------------|B--0----------1----------0------|G--0--------0--------------0----|D--0----0h2------2p0------------|G--0------------------0------0--|D-------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus:D-------------------------------------------------------|B-----0----------------------------------------------0--|G--------0----------------------0----------------0-0-0--|D----------------------------------0-----------0-0-0-0--|G--5---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4--------4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|D--3---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2--------2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D---------------------------------------------------|B----7--7-8-7-8-7---7--7-8-7-8-7---7-7-7-8-7-8-8-8--|G----7--7-7-7-7-7---7--7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-9-7-9-9-9--|D----7--7-9-7-9-7---7--7-9-7-9-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|G--7--------------7--------------7------------------|D---------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|B--8/-9---9--9--9--9--9\8-7---7--|G--9/11--11-11-11-11-11\9-7---7--|D-------------------------7-9-7--|G--------------------------------|D--------------------------------|
Chorus:D------------------------------|B--0------1/3\1----------5--5--|G--0----0-2/4\2-0----0---5--5--| x4D--0----0-------0----2p0-5--5--|G--0----0-2/4\2-0----0---5--5--|D------------------------------|
Solo Rhythm:D----------------------------------------------------------------|B--6-------8----6----8----1-------8----3----1--1--1-1-1-1--1--1--|G--5-------0----5----7----0-------0----0----0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--|D--7----/9------7----9----2----/9------3----2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2--|G--0------------0----0----0------------0----0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--|D----------------------------------------------------------------|
