fools gold by ryan adams

i was dumbfounded that this wasn’t already on here ?!?

this song is bootleg from the outtakes on the gold album . so tragic it never made onto the album . . . such a great song . like so many of his best songs , never to see the light of day .

i did it from ear , so suggestions are welcome .

standard tuning/Capo 1st fret

intro :
Bm A G x5

Bm

Bm A G
she wore a dress that mara lisa had sewn
Bm A G
and everybody just laughed
Bm A G
the boys were suited up on mexican rose
Bm A G
they spilled their wine on their pants
Bm A G
a distant cousin of her brother had come
Bm A G
he tore the sheets from her bed
Bm A G
she felt the poison of the barreling sun
Bm A G
she felt the weight of his hands

Bm D A G
fool’s gold can buy you anything you want
Bm A G quick A
fool’s gold , fool’s gold

Bm A G x2

Bm A G
her sister hattie had a ship
Bm A G
but it had no sail
Bm A G
her husband hit her and he split her lip
Bm A G
he said he’d kill her if he thought she would tell
Bm A G
the streets were empty on the 4th of july
Bm A G
the fires burned in the sticks
Bm A G
the bells were ringing from the church of the saints
A
made of mexican brick

Bm D A G
fool’s gold can buy you anything you want
Bm A G
fool’s gold , fool’s gold
Bm
fools gold

Bm A G x4 ( over solo )

Bm A G
they watched her walk in from the roof of their house
Bm A G
she had a gun in her purse
Bm A G
mara lisa could have left on a train
Bm A G
she wasn’t sure which was worse
Bm A G
her brother daniel knew a guy in the stretch
Bm A G
he had some horses and a grudge
Bm A G
the other option was a mexican jail
A
and a crooked judge

Bm D A G
fool’s gold can buy you anything you want
Bm A G quick A
fool’s gold , fool’s gold

Bm D A G
fool’s gold can buy you anything you want
Bm A G
fool’s gold , fool’s gold
Bm
fools gold

Bm A G x4 ( over solo )

Bm A G
they cast a shadow on the dusted remains
Bm A G
the broken bottles cut the earth
Bm A G
she saw a rifle sticking out of the brush
Bm A G
she grabbed the gun from her purse
Bm A G
mara lisa threw the sacks in the car
Bm A G
the bullets cut into the breeze
Bm A G
fool’s gold can buy you mexican jewels
A
but it can’t buy the police

Bm D A G
fool’s gold can buy you anything you want
Bm A G quick A
fool’s gold , fool’s gold

Bm D A G
fool’s gold can buy you anything you want
Bm A G
fool’s gold , fool’s gold
Bm
fools gold

outro :
Bm A G ( fade out over solo )