Fools Complaint Acoustic chords by Suzanne Vega

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Title: Fool's Complaint
Album: Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles
Artist: Suzanne Vega
Method: Strumming
Tempo: Moderato

* The second set of chords on the right are played by Gerry Leonard.
* Arpeggiate the last chord in the outro.
* Link to the live acoustic performance:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPvzj82ZxJo

Chords:
G      320033
G/B    x20033
Csus2  x30033
Am     x02210 or 57755x
Asus2  x02200
C      x32010 or 8-10-10-9-8-x
D      x00232 or 10-12-12-11-10-x
B7     x21201 or 79787x
F      133211 or x3321x

Intro:
G G/B Csus2 G x3

Verse:
N.C.                     G         G/B Csus2 G
How I hate the Queen of Pentacles
                     Am      Asus2  Am  Asus2
Sitting on her golden throne
                C        F
In her domestic tyranny
                            G     G/B Csus2 G
All roads lead back to her alone

Verse 2:
N.C.                                 G     G/B Csus2 G
The whole wide world is a great big drain
                     Am   Asus2  Am
And the vortex is her heart
    Asus2
Her moods and wants and
C                 F
Wishes and whims
                            G      G/B Csus2 G
All take precedence on this chart

Chorus:
N.C.
But what do I know
              C         D         B7
My card’s the fool, the fool, the fool
                    C
That merry rootless man,
                    Am
With air beneath my footstep
                    F
And providence as my plan
               G      G/B Csus2 G
Providence as my plan

Verse 3:
N.C.                    G          G/B Csus2 G
Oh it’s such expensive innocence
                  Am   Asus2  Am
Never knowing any cost
    Asus2             C       F
She throws around her finery
                            G     G/B Csus2 G
For us to fetch when it gets lost

Solo:
Csus2 G Csus2 x2
Am C F G Csus2 G

Chorus:
N.C.
But what do I know
              C         D         B7
My card’s the fool, the fool, the fool
                   C
That merry rootless man,
                   Am
With air beneath my footstep
    N.C.           F
And providence as my plan
               G
Providence as my plan

Chorus:
N.C.
But what do I know
              C         D         B7
My card’s the fool, the fool, the fool
                   C
That merry rootless man,
                   Am
With air beneath my footstep
    N.C.           F
And providence as my plan
               G
Providence as my plan

Outro:
G/B Csus2 G x3