Fitz and The Tantrums - Fools Gold: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Fools Gold" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

     F    G              Am     C
Oh, maybe I just wasn't good enough
     F        G         Am         C
To blow your mind, you know I've tried
      F      G                   Am         C
Them silver lines they cut like blades of glass
     F           G         Am       C
Not worth the blood we've shed for love

So give it up, stop beating
Hearts have gone cold
Had enough repeating
It's all been done before

Give it up, start beating
Hearts have gone cold
Hey now
When we gonna wake up

Chorus:
     F           G          Am              C
But fools gold shines like diamonds in our eyes
   F              G            Am          C
Thought we had a million, but baby we got nothing
     F           G          Am             C
But fools gold shines like words that make us cry
 F               G        Am           C
We just keep on digging, find us something better
         F        G         Am
For the next time, next time
      C                   F          G       Am C
Something better for the next time, next time

So maybe I was just not strong enough
To tow the line, make true the lies
The fortune found now it's all locked away
We've lost the key, hard to believe

So give it up, start beating
Hearts have gone cold
Had enough repeating
It's all been done before

Give it up, start beating
Hearts have gone cold
Hey now
When we gonna wake up

Chorus

    G                  Am        C F
Oh baby I just wasn't good enough
       G                  Am          C
Cause baby I just wasn't strong enough

Chorus:
But fools gold shines like diamonds in her eyes
Thought we had a million
But baby we got nothing
Fools gold shines like words that make us cry
We just keep on digging
Find us something better

But fools gold shines like diamonds in her eyes
Thought we had a million
But baby we got nothing
Fools gold shines like words that make us cry
We just keep on digging
Find us something better for the next time,
next time

Something better for the next time, next time
Something better for the next time, next time
Something better for the next time, next time


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Fools Gold" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Fools Gold" by Fitz and The Tantrums.