Intro
[F7] [Bb7] [Eb7] [Bb7]
Verse 1
[Eb7] [Bb7] [Eb7]
My mother told me, my father said it too
[Ab7] [Ebm7] [Abm7] [Db7]
He said, "Son, fate's gonna catch right up with you
[Eb7] [D7#9]
If you keep on drinking and gambling
[Db7] [Cm7] [Bmaj7] [Bb7] [Eb7] [Bb7]
Stayin' out all night, you're just living in a fool's paradise"
Verse 2
[Eb] [Bb7] [Eb7]
My mother told me, my father said it right
[Ab7] [Ebm7] [Abm7] [Db7]
He said, "Son, you're gonna drop right out of sight
[Eb7] [D7#9]
If you keep on drinking and gambling
[Db7] [Cm7] [Bmaj7] [Bb7] [Eb7]
Stayin' out all night, you're just living in a fool's paradise"
Chorus
[G]
I have learned my lesson
[C7] [G7] [C7] [E7]
Unlike some fools I've met
[F7] [C7] [Fm]
Things I've seen in this ole world
[F] [B7] [Bb7]
I'm not likely to forget
Verse 3
[Eb] [Bb7] [Eb7]
My mother told me, she sat right down and cried
[Ab7] [Ebm7] [Abm7] [Db7]
She said, "Son, you're just committing suicide
[Eb7] [D7#9]
If you keep on drinking and gambling
[Db7] [Cm7] [Bmaj7] [Bb7] [Eb7]
Stayin' out all night, you're just living in a fool's paradise"
Solo
Chorus
[G]
I have learned my lesson
[C7] [G7] [C7] [E7]
Unlike some fools I've met
[F7] [C7] [Fm]
Things I've seen in this ole world
[F] [B7] [Bb7]
I'm not likely to forget
Solo
Verse 4
[Eb] [Bb7] [Eb7]
My mother told me, she sat right down and cried
[Ab7] [Ebm7] [Abm7] [Db7]
She said, "Son, you're just committing suicide
[Eb7] [D7#9]
If you keep on drinking and gambling
[Db7] [Cm7] [Bmaj7] [Bb7] [Eb7] [Cm7]
Stayin' out all night, you're just living in a fool's paradise"
Outro
[Cm7] [B7] [Bb7] [Eb7] [Cm7]
You're just living in a fool's paradise
[Cm7] [B7] [Bb7] [Eb7]
You're just living in a fool's paradise
