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[Verse 1]
D A
As I write this letter, to you darlin'
G D
I can't hold, the teardrops from my eyes
D7 G
For at sundown, I will lay-a-dyin'
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At the door, of the Fool's Paradise
[Verse 2]
A
Rode into this cattle town, this mornin'
G D
Left my herd, to check the market price
D7 G
And I walked into, the nearest bar room
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They called it: The Fool's Paradise
[Verse 3]
A
There the crowd was gay and girls were dancin'
G D
And the men, were playin' cards and dice
G
So I stepped up to the bar, to join them
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What a grand place, this Fool's Paradise
[Verse 4]
Bm F#
It was then, I showed to them your picture
Bm D
I passed it around, once or twice
G D
Then a man insulted, your sweet honor
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At the bar, of the Fool's Paradise
(parlando)
[Bridge]
D
So I slapped his face and I told him
A G
I say's you eat them words Mister, or draw, that's my advice
D
And he said: "Well, somebody might get hurt inside"
D7 G
"But I'll be glad, to meet you in the street at sundown"
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"At sundown, in front of the Fool's Paradise
[Verse 5]
A
So goodbye my darlin', may God bless you
G D
I go, to make this sacrifice
D7 G
And if ever you visit, old Dodge City
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Remember, the Fool's Paradise
