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Chris Rea - Fool If You Think It’s Over Chords

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ChordsAm, D, Bm, Em, Am7, G, E7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

AmAdyingDflame,BmYou’refree Emagain
Am7WhocouldDlove,GAnddothattoyou
Am7AlldressedinDblack,BmHewon’tbeEmcomingback.
Am7SaveyourDtears,E7You’vegotyearsandE7years.
Am7ThepainsofDseventeen’s,Bmunreal,they’reEmonlydreams
Am7SaveyourDcrying,FortheE7dayE7
Am7Fool,ifyouthinkit’sDover,G‘cosyousaidgoodEmbye.
Am7Fool,ifyouthinkit’sDover,I’lltellyouE7why,E7
Am7NewborneyesalwaysDcrywithpain,
attheGfirstlookatthemorningEmsun
Am7Fool,ifyouthinkit’sDover,It’sjustbeE7gun,E7
AmMissteenageDdream,BmSuchatragicEmscene
Am7HeknockedyourDcrown,GAndranaway
Am7FirstwoundofDpride,BmAndhowyouEmcriedandcried
Am7ButsaveyourDtears,E7You’vegotyearsandE7years.
Am7Fool,ifyouthinkit’sDover,G‘cosyousaidgoodEmbye.
Am7Fool,ifyouthinkit’sDover,I’lltellyouE7why,E7
Am7HeknockedyourDcrown,Gandranaway
Am7I’llbuyyourDfirstgoodwine,GWe’llhaveaEmrealgoodtime
Am7SaveyourDcrying,fortheE7dayE7
Am7Fool,ifyouthinkit’sDover,G‘cosyousaidgoodEmbye.
Am7Fool,ifyouthinkit’sDover,I’lltellyouE7why,E7
Am7NewborneyesalwaysDcrywithpain,
attheGfirstlookatthemorningEmsun
Am7Fool,ifyouthinkit’sDover,it’sjust E7begun,E7
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ArtistChris Rea
AlbumWhatever Happened to Benny Santini?
GenresRock
Year1978
KeyAm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Fool If You Think It's Over on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Chris Rea - Fool If You Think It's Over on guitar requires 7 chords and 11 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Fool If You Think It's Over uses these transitions most often: Am7 → D (21), Em → Am7 (11), and D → E7 (9). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Am - D chord transition.

1. Am → D chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from Am to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

Am to D

2. D → Bm chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram

Switching from D to Bm:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

D to Bm

3. Bm → Em chord transition

Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

Switching from Bm to Em:

  1. While playing Bm, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your middle finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 4 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

Bm to Em

4. Em → Am7 chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar Am7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-1-0Guitar Am7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from Em to Am7:

  1. While playing Em, lift your ring finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 11 times.

Em to Am7

5. Am7 → D chord transition

Here's how to move from Am7 to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 21 times.

6. D → G chord transition

To move from D to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

7. G → Am7 chord transition

Here's how to move from G to Am7:

  1. While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

8. D → E7 chord transition

Switching from D to E7:

  1. While playing D, lift your ring finger from B string fret 3.
  2. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

9. E7 → Am7 chord transition

Here's how to move from E7 to Am7:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

10. G → Em chord transition

Switching from G to Em:

  1. While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

11. E7 → Am chord transition

To move from E7 to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

Fool If You Think It's Over chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Fool If You Think It's Over.

  • Fool If You Think It's Over includes 79 chord transitions, 11 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Fool If You Think It's Over contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Fool If You Think It's Over connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → Bm: 5%
    After Am7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D7 (16%), D (16%), and G (11%).
    • Am7 → D: 16%
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