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Fool Killer Chords

Music by: Gene Pitney
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[Intro 1]
[Em][Bsus4][B]

[Verse 1]
[Em]Once there was a
boy who left the bed [B]he slept in
[Em]And he ran away 'cause he
felt life was [B]cruel[Em]
[B]A kil[Em]ler of foo[Cm]ls was walking
close be[Am]hind him
The boy was afraid that
[Em]he'd be thought a fool
[E]Oh [Em]the fool

[Verse 2]
[C]killer is a giant[F] they say
He [C]chops down a fool and he
[F]goes [G]on his way[C], yea[F]h
Better runaway [Em]boy was
[F]a runaway b[Em]oy
Very [F]much [G]like you

[Interlude 1]
[G][Em][Am]
[Em][G][Em][B][A][Em]

[Verse 3]
So, he claimed the hills and roamed
the wood[G]s and v[B]alleys
[Em]Just get up and go became his golden [B]rule
A [Em]killer of [Cm]fools was walking
in the [Am]shadows
The boy was afraid [Em]that he'd be

[Interlude 2]
thought a fool
[F#m][B]

[Verse 4]
[F#m]Then there came a day a man
and woman [C#]found him
[F#m]Lovingly they smiled and
then they called him [G]son
No more did he [Dm]fear that wicked old fool [Bm]killer
I know that it's true be[F#m]cause I was
the one
[F#sus4][F#m][F#sus4]

[Verse 5]
[F#]Oh t[F#m]he foo[D]l killer is a gian[G]t they say
He [D]chops down a fool and
he [G]goes [A]on his way[D][G]
Well who was [F#m]the fool tell
[G]me the boy in [F#m]his bed
Or [G]the boy who [A]used to [Em]roam
[A][Bsus4][B][Bm]

[Verse 6]
[G]
Runaway [F#m]boy li[G]sten, runaway bo[F#m]y better [G]go
[A]on [F#m]home[A]

[Outro 1]
[F#m][B][F#m][C#][F#m]
[B]
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