5. Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell in Love
Joel Gustafsson
I must've been through about a million girls
I'd love 'em, and I'd leave 'em alone
I didn't care how much they cried, no sir
Their tears left me cold as a stone
But then I fooled around and fell in love
I fooled around and fell in love
I fooled around and fell in love
Fooled around and fell in love
It used to be when I'd see a girl that I liked
I'd get out my book and write down her name
But when the grass got a little greener on the other side
I'd just tear out that page
But then I fooled around and fell in love
I fooled around and fell in love, since I met you, baby
I fooled around and fell in love
I fooled around and fell in love
♪ instrumental ♪
Free on my own, that's the way I used to be
But since I met you baby, love's got a hold on me
(Fooled around and fell in love) whoo, it's got a hold on me now, yeah
(Fooled around and fell in love) I can't let go of you, baby
(Fooled around and fell in love) I can't stop loving you now
(Fooled around and fell in love) hey, 'cause I fooled around
(Fooled around and fell in love)
I fooled around (fooled around)
I fooled around (fooled around)
I fooled around (fooled around)
(Fooled around and fell in love)
Fooled around, fooled around, yes, I did
(Fooled around) I fooled around
(Fooled around) oh, I fooled
(Fooled around and fell in love)
I fooled around, I fell in love
(Fooled around) hey-hey
(Fool around, fool around)
♪ instrumental ♪
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How to play 5. Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell in Love by Joel Gustafsson on guitar
This song is a great beginner pick because the groove is steady, the tempo sits at a comfortable pace, and the changes feel familiar once you lock into the pattern. It has a smooth, catchy feel that makes it fun to play along with and easy to keep moving through.
You can lean on the open shapes F, Am, Dm, A, and C for the easier grips, but the barre shapes A#, D#, Cm, G#, and Fm will take more hand pressure. The main change to watch is the opening move A# - F - Am - D#, since it asks you to switch between a barre shape and open shapes without losing the beat.
Start by looping just A# - F - Am - D# slowly until the hand motion feels automatic. Then add the rest of the song in small sections, keeping your changes clean before you push the tempo up to match the track.
Use the play-along above to follow each chord change in time with the music, or learn the shapes first with the chord diagrams below.
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