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[Verse 1]
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Some early morn, a fool is born
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A fool is born, for aren't we all
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And he believes his spoon is of gold
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And he believes he'll never grow tired or old
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What a lovely world is before his eyes
[Chorus]
D7
But little by little
D G
A fool grows wise
[Verse 2]
Am7 D7 G
As time goes by, he learns to cry
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He learns to cry, for don't we all
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One day his dreams get caught in the rain
C C7 G G7
One day he's taught the meaning of tears and pain
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Soon he learns the loveliest lips tell lies
[Chorus]
D7
And little by little
D G
A fool grows wise
[Bridge]
B C#m F#7 B
Suppose he laughs at dreams and skies of blue
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And captures all the world fools sometimes do
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What good's the world that he calls his own
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What good's the world if he walks alone
[Verse 3]
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That's how he learns, for what he yearns
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He yearns for love, for don't we all
C C7 G G7
But love is not a frivolous waltz
C C7 G G7
And when he learns to love love with all its faults
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Then he knows the meaning of compromise
[Outro]
D7
So little by little
D G
A fool grows wise
