Cant Fool The Blues

                                  Can’t Fool the Blues – BBM
                                    (Moore/Bruce/Hanrahan)
                                 Around the Next Dream [1994]

Tabbed by: varannion
Tuning: standard
Intro
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Verse 1
                Em7      [E]                           Em7      [E]
You can fool the landlord so you don’t have to pay the rent
                Em7         [E]            Em7      [E]
You can fool the World and become the President
                 Em7      [E]           Em7      [E]
You can fool all the people some of the time
                  Em7             [E]
You can make a million dollars and cry, “I don’t have a lousy dime”
Chorus
       [A]
But you can’t fool the blues
       [E]
No you can’t fool the blues
           [B]                        [A]
When you’re making all the rules, it’s so hard to lose
       [E]                           B7#9      [E]
But you can’t fool the blues, oh no
Verse 2
                Em7   [E]                     Em7      [E]
You can fool the Romans into a lending you an ear
                Em7      [E]                Em7      [E]
Write a story in the papers believing every smear
                Em7   [E]             Em7      [E]
You can fool the rich by driving in a wreck
                   Em7       [E]
You can get up someone’s nose every time you bounce a cheque
Chorus
       [A]
But you can’t fool the blues
       [E]
No you can’t fool the blues
   [B]                           [A]
You can’t fool the blues, it just laughs at each lie
   [E]                           B7
You can’t fool the blues, oh no
Play it for me!
Guitar solo 1
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Verse 3
        Em7             [E]                    Em7      [E]
You can fool your brother into lending you his car
       Em7        [E]                     Em7      [E]
Rub up the waitress for some cocktails at the bar
                Em7   [E]               Em7      [E]
You can talk some bimbo into taking you home
             Em7    [E]
You can fool the wife into thinking you’re alone
Chorus
       [A]
But you can’t fool the blues
       [E]
No you can’t fool the blues
         [B]                    [A]
Well, the blues chews you up and spits you right out
   [E]                           B7#9
You can’t fool the blues, oh no
C’mon!
Guitar solo 2
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/    slide up
\    slide down
h    hammer-on
p    pull-off
mu   mute
pb   pre-bend
co   cut off
pr   partial release
bss  bend slightly sharp
~~   vibrato
ah   artificial harmonic