The Pretenders – You Cant Hurt A Fool Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

The Pretenders – You Cant Hurt A Fool Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsFGmAmBbCDmG#mC#F#A#mBD#m

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[Intro]
F  Gm  Am  Gm
F  Gm  Am  Gm

[Verse 1]
F            Gm       Am          Gm
 See how she enters a room like a diva
F                       Gm   
 If you said she was damaged 
         Bb          C
  I wouldn't believe you
Dm             C        Bb        C
 Laughing and joking a real superstar

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[Chorus]
                     F           
Oh, you can't hurt a fool,  well, 
            Am
don't even try
      Gm            
Cause genuine fools,  
                     C
 don't play by the rules
        F            Am   
And she won't reconsider,
         Gm       C
 Whoo, oh-oh-oh-oh
                 F
You can't hurt a fool

[Verse 2]
F                Gm     
 The first thing betrays, 
   Am          Gm
 a fool is a tongue
F               Gm        
 Slipping and tripping and
 Bb       C
  coming undone
   Dm             C   
 Something is missing, 
        Bb            C
 something it ain't right

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[Chorus]
                     F    
Oh, you can't hurt a fool, 
                   Am
 well, don't even try
      Gm             
Cause genuine fools, 
                    C
  don't play by the rules
        F            Am  
And she won't reconsider, 
          Gm       C
Whoo, oh-oh-oh-oh
                 F
You can't hurt a fool

[Bridge]
       Bb                  Am
And a fool never gives it away
      Bb                 
And a fool don't believe
           Am   G#m
 what you’ll say
 Gm                      C
Fool never puts up with wrong
       Gm                
She's living a dream and 
           C     C#
singing her song

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[Verse 3]
F#            G#m  A#m       G#m
  Look at her now she's center stage
F#                G#m    
  Too old to know better, 
      B           C#
  too young for her age
D#m               C#      
  Mixed up as a litter of 
  B        C#
  dangerous breeds,  Oh Ooh

[Chorus]
                     F#         
Oh, you can't hurt a fool, well,
           A#m
 don't even try
             G#m    
Cause genuine fools, 
            C#
don't play by the rules
         F#            A#m
And she won't reconsider,

           G#m   C#             F#
Ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh   Can't hurt a fool
           G#m   C#             F#
Ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh   Can't hurt a fool
           G#m   C#             F#
Ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh   Can't hurt a fool

How to play You Cant Hurt A Fool: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of You Cant Hurt A Fool by The Pretenders on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

You Cant Hurt A Fool by The Pretenders is built around F major (one flat: B♭), with 12 chords in all: F, Gm, Am, Bb, C, Dm, G#m, C#, F#, A#m, B and D#m.

Listen for F – Gm – Am – Gm (I – ii – iii – ii in F major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – reh – mi – reh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes E, F#m, Abm, A, B, C#m, Gm, C, F, Am (42% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
A#m chord on guitar (x13321)
A♯mA♯ C♯ E♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
D#m chord on guitar (x68876)
D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯

You Cant Hurt A Fool chords: questions

What key is You Cant Hurt A Fool in?

You Cant Hurt A Fool by The Pretenders is centred on F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in You Cant Hurt A Fool?

You Cant Hurt A Fool uses 12 chords: F, Gm, Am, Bb, C, Dm, G#m, C#, F#, A#m, B, D#m.

What is the chord progression of You Cant Hurt A Fool?

The main progression is F – Gm – Am – Gm (I – ii – iii – ii).

Is You Cant Hurt A Fool easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes E, F#m, Abm, A, B, C#m, Gm, C, F, Am (42% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo).

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