More Fool Me


Written by Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford
From the Genesis album: Selling England By The Pound, 1973

 Key: B-flat major, Time: 4/4 (3/8 + 3/8 + 2/8)

Intro: {Acoustic guitars only; Tempo: 74}
~~~~~~
|Eb/Bb    |     Eb  |Eb/Bb                  |
            Uh,__    lalala, la,__ la, la,__
|Dsus4  D      |Cm7   |      |F/C   ||
 La,__  la,___


Verse 1: (0:23-) {Tempo: 70}
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|Bb        |
 Here am I
|Gm/Bb                  |Dm
      Who while away the mornings
            |7/8    |4/4
Since you've gone
|Cm             |Gm/Bb     |
 Too long have I lay alone
|Cm7                          |F/C
 Not knowing which way to turn.____


Verse 2:
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   ||Bb             |
And  there you are
|Gm/Bb               |Dm 
      Quite sure that you were right, 
    |3/8    |4/4
ummm ____
|Cm               |Gm/Bb    
 Knowing full well________
        |Cm7                       |F/C
That I'd be the first one to go down.____


Chorus 1: (1:15-) {mf, faster, tempo: 83}
~~~~~~~~~
   ||Eb/Bb                   |Bb
And  you'd be the one who was laughing
  |Ab/Bb                                  |Eb
Ex-cept when things weren't going your way____
            |                         |Gm7       |
And then the lady would say that she'd had enough
|Cm7                     F |      
 Wandering around on her own____


Verse 3: (1:39-)
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   ||Bb          |
The  day you left
|Gm/Bb                           |Dm          
      Well I think you knew you'd not be back, 
    |5/8    |4/4
ummm ______
|Cm                       |Gm/Bb
    Well at least it would seem that way
           |Dsus4              |D   
Because you never said good-bye._____
   |Bb                    |Gm/Bb
But when it comes round to you and me
   |Eb                           |Bb
I'm sure it will work out al-right.____


Chorus 2: (2:20-)
~~~~~~~~~
   ||Eb/Bb                   |Bb
And  you'd be the one who was laughing
   |Ab/Bb                           |Eb
And giving me something I don't need_____
                |                   |Gm7          |
And you know I'd always hold you and keep you warm
|Dsus4          |D
 Oh! more fool me_____


Coda: (2:42-) {rit.}
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       ||Bb                    |Gm/Bb
Ah, but  when it comes round to you and me
 |Ebmaj7            |Gm7                   |Gm6
I ask myself do I really believe in your love

{Tempo rubato}
            |Gm7                      Bb   |      ||
And yes, I'm sure it will work out al-right_____


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