Gene Pitney — Foolkiller Chords

Foolkiller

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Once there was a boy who left the bed he slept in.
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And he ran away 'cause he felt life was cruel.
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A killer of fools was walking close behind him.
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The boy was afraid that he'd be thought a fool.

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Oh the foolkiller is a giant they say.
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He chops down a fool and he goes on his wa—ay—ay.
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Better runaway boy was a runaway boy.
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Very much like you.

So he climed the hills and roamed the woods and valleys.
Just get up and go became his golden rule.
A killer of fools was walking in the shadows.
The boy was afraid that he'd be thought a fool.

Then there came a day a man and woman found him.
Lovingly they smiled and then they called him son.
No more did he fear that wicked old fool killer.
I know that it's true because I was the one

Oh the foolkiller is a giant they say.
He chops down a fool and he goes on his wa—ay—ay.
Well who was the fool tell me the boy in his bed
Or the boy who used to roam

Runaway boy listen, runaway boy better go on home.



by: Jos