What a Fool Believes — The Doobie Brothers
Chords and lyrics for What a Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers (key of Am, capo 1).
Intro
[G] [Am] [Em] [Am]
Verse 1
[G]He came from somewhere back in her long ago.
[Em]The sentimental fool don't see [Am]
[G]Tryin' hard to recreate what had yet to be created
[Em]Once in her life she musters a smile [Am]
[G]For his nostalgic tale [Am]
[Em]Never coming near what he wanted to say [Am]
[G]Only to realize [Am]
[Em]It never really was [Am]
Verse 2
[Am]She had a place in his life [G]
[Am]He never made her think twice [G]
[Am]As she rises to her apology
[G]Anybody else would surely know [Am]
[G]He's watching her go
Chorus
[F]But what a fool believes [Bb]he sees
[Eb]No wise man has the power [Cm]to reason away
[Fm]What seems [Bb]to be
[Eb]Is always better than nothing
[Cm]And nothing at all keeps sending him...
Verse 3
[G]Somewhere back in her long ago [Am]
[Em]Where he can still believe there's a place in her life [Am]
[G]Someday, somewhere, [Am]she will return [Em] [Am]
Verse 4
[Am]She had a place in his life [G]
[Am]He never made her think twice [G]
[Am]As she rises to her apology
[G]Anybody else would surely know [Am]
[G]He's watching her go
Chorus
[F]But what a fool believes [Bb]he sees
[Eb]No wise man has the power [Cm]to reason away
[Fm]What seems [Bb]to be
[Eb]Is always better than nothing
[Cm]And nothing at all
Chorus
[F]But what a fool believes [Bb]he sees
[Eb]No wise man has the power [Cm]to reason away
[Fm]What seems [Bb]to be
[Eb]Is always better than nothing
[Cm]And nothing at all