Only a Fool Would Say That — Steely Dan
Chords and lyrics for Only a Fool Would Say That by Steely Dan (key of C).
Intro
[Dm] [C] [Dm7] [C]
Verse 1
A world become one [F]of [Dm]salads and son, only a fool [C]would say that.
A boy with a plan, [Dm]a natural man wearing a white [C]stetson hat.
Chorus
[Am][C][Am]Unhand that gun [F]be gone, there's [G]no one to [Dm/A]fire [Am]up on.
If he's [Dm]holding it high, he's telling a lie.
Verse 2
[Am]I heard it was you [Dm]talking about a [Am7]world where [C/G]all is free.
[D/F#]It just couldn't [F]be and only a fool [C]would say that.
Verse 3
The man in the street [F]dragging [Dm]his feet don't want to hear [C]the bad news.
Imagine your face [Dm7]there in his [G/D]place standing [Csus4]inside [C]his brown shoes.
Chorus
You [Am]do his nine [F]to five, [Em/B]drag [G]yourself home half [F]a lie.
And there on the screen, a man with a green.
Verse 4
[Am]I [D]heard it was you talking [Am7]about a world where all [C/G]is [D/F#]free.
It just couldn't be [F]and only [C]a fool would say that.
Bridge
[Bm7]Anybody on [E]the street has [Am]murder in [Gmaj7]his eyes.
[Fmaj7]You feel [G]no [F]pain [Am]and you're younger than [D]you realize.
Outro
[Gsus2] [Cmaj7]
Only [F/C]a fool [Dm]would say that.
Only [Am7]a fool.
[Dm] [C] [Am] [G] [Dm] [Am7/C] [C]
I heard it was you [Dm]talking about [Am7]a world where [C/G]all is [D/F#]free.
It just couldn't [F]be and only a [Am7/C]fool would [C]say that.
Only a fool [F]would [Dm]say that.
Only a fool [Am]would say that.
[Fmaj7] [C]
Only a fool would say that.