Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) — Styx
Chords and lyrics for Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) by Styx (key of Cm).
Verse 1
Fooling Yourself:Styx.
#29 in 1978.
#1.
[D]You see the world through your [C/D]cynical eyes,
You're a [D]troubled young man, I can [C/D]tell.
[D]You've got it all in the [C/D]palm of your hand,
But your [Bb]hand's wet with [C/Bb]sweat and your [Bb]head needs a [C/Bb]rest.
[D/A]And you're fooling yourself if you don't [G/A]believe it.
You're [D/A]kidding yourself if you don't [G/A]believe it.
#2.
[D]Why must you be such an [C/D]angry young man?
When your [D]future looks quite bright to [C/D]me.
[D]And how can there be such a [C/D]sinister plan,
that could [Bb]hide such a [C/Bb]lamb, such a [Bb]caring young man?
And you're [D/A]fooling yourself if you don't [G/A]believe it.
You're [D/A]killing yourself if you don't [G/A]believe it.
#3.
Get [D]up, get [Eb/D]back [D]on [C/D]your [D]feet.
You're the [C/D]one [D]they [Eb/D]can't [D]beat, [C/D]and [D]you [C]know it.
Come [D]on, let's [Eb/D]see [D]what [C/D]you've [D]got.
Just [C/D]take [D]your [Eb/D]best [D]shot [C/D]and [D]don't [C]blow it.
[G] [Bb] [C] [Gm7] [C..G.]
#4.
And you're [D/A]fooling yourself if you don't [G/A]believe it.
You're [D/A]killing yourself if you don't [G/A]believe it.
Get [D]up, get [Eb/D]back [D]on [C/D]your [D]feet.
You're the [C/D]one [D]they [Eb/D]can't [D]beat, [C/D]and [D]you [C]know it.
Come [D]on, let's [Eb/D]see [D]what [C/D]you've [D]got.
Just [C/D]take [D]your [Eb/D]best [D]shot [C/D]and [D]don't [C]blow it.
[G] [Bb] [C] [Gm7] [C..G.]
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
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