Ricky Van Shelton - Statue Of A Fool(3) guitar chord

STATUE of a FOOL

Ricky Van Shelton – RVS III Album (1990)

Chords are arranged according to #1, #2 is not aligned

RVS sings his on the "C" chord

The intro and bridge are all bar chords, from A to F.

Intro - A-G#-G-Gb-F G A Bm E

A F#m C#m

1. Somewhere there should be

2. And there on his face

A7

1. for all the world to see

2. whoa a tear should be placed

D E-E7 A Bm E

1. a statue of a fool made of stone

2. to honour the million tears he’s cried

A F#m

1. The image of a ma-an,

2. And the hurt in his eyes would show

C#m A7

1. Who let love slip through his hands

2. So everyone would know

B B7 E-E7

1. and there, just let him stand there all alo-ooone

2. That concealed is a broken heart insi-ii-ide

Concluding Crescendo Bridge

A F#m Bm E Bm

So build me a statue and lord build it hi-iigh,

E A

so that all can see,

A-G#-G-Gb-F

F A-C#m F#m

Then inscribe oh the wo-orld’s greatest fool

Bm C#m D E F G A

and name it aaff-ter meee-eeee, after meeee.

A Ab G Gb F Bm E(7) F#m B B7 A7 D C#m

5 4 3 2 1 2 0 2 2 2 3 2 4

5 4 3 2 1 3 0(3) 2 4 0 2 3 5

6 5 4 3 2 4 1 2 4 2 2 2 6

7 6 5 4 3 4 2 4 4 1 2 0 6

7 6 5 4 3 2 2 4 2 2 0 0 4

5 4 3 2 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 4

A great version of a Jack Greene song from a golden voice!