Key: G
G
G7
C7
G7
I often think off -- the life I live
F7
Bb7
And it's a wonder that I ain't dead
C7
B7
Drinking and gambling
E7
Am7
And staying out all night
D7
G7
C
G7
Living in a fool's paradise
G7
C7
G7
My mother told me -- my father told me too
F7
Bb7
"Someday my child --- fate will catch up to you
C7
B7
Drinking and gambling
E7
Am7
And staying out all night
D7
G7
C
Living in a fool's paradise"
E7
Bm7
E7
Bm7
I though I had learned my lesson
A7
Like all fools I have met
D7
But there are things I've learned in this world
G7
G
G7
I'll remember to my dying day
G7
C7
G7
My father told me -- my mother said it right
F7
Bb7
Said "My child, you are ruining your life
C7
B7
Drinking and gambling
E7
Am7
And staying out all night
D7
G7
C
G7
Living in a fool's paradise"
Interlude
C
G7
C
G7
F7
Bb7
C7
B7
E7
Am7
D7
G7
C
G7
C
G7
C
G7
F7
Bb7
C7
B7
E7
Am7
D7
G7
C
E7
Bm7
E7
Bm7
Well I though I had learned my lesson
A7
Like all fools I have met
D7
But I've learned, that there are things in this world
G7
G
G7
I'll remember to my dying day
Outro
C
G7
C7
G7
My father told me -- my mother said it right
F7
Bb7
Said "My child, you are ruining your life
C7
B7
Drinking and gambling
E7
Am7
And staying out all night
D7
G7
C
A7
Living in a fool's paradise"
D7
G7
C
Living in a fool's paradise