Intro:

A
F#m


Verse 1:

A
You'll never have to hear the word "no"
                                       
If you keep all your friends on the payroll
F#m
The non-disclosure pages signed

Your secret's safe between those lines
A
The scaffolding will cheer and console you

But remember what your mother told you
F#m
That good help is so hard to find

For people that are so refined


Bm
You're trying to turn into the skid
                         D   E
In this never-ending grid



Chorus:

          F#m   E    D    A
There's a long, slow fade
     F#m E    D    A
To a darkened stage
      F#m  E   D    A
And I hear you say
        F#m        E   D   A
"Only a fool gives it away"
       Bm
Only a fool would give
       D         
Only a fool gives it away


A


Verse 2:

A
You said you wanna stake out your claim
                                       
High above the city from where you came
F#m
Don't you know the air's so thin?

It starves the brain of oxygen
A
I know it's such a dangerous place

For there are more ascensions than there is space
F#m
Angels causing accidents

The camera phones'll document


Bm
But if I start to levitate

Pull me down with all your weight


D    E



Chorus:

          F#m   E    D    A
There's a long, slow fade
     F#m E    D    A
To a darkened stage
      F#m  E   D    A
And I hear you say
        F#m        E   D   A
"Only a fool gives it away"
       Bm
Only a fool would give
       D         
Only a fool gives it away



Solo:

A    F#m
A    F#m


Pre-Chorus:

Bm
You're trying to turn into the skid
                         F#m
In this never-ending grid
Bm
But you should know it's not ideal
                           
All those hands upon the wheel

D   E



Chorus:

          F#m   E    D    A
There's a long, slow fade
     F#m E    D    A
To a darkened stage
      F#m  E   D    A
And I hear you say
        F#m        E   D   A
"Only a fool gives it away"
          F#m   E    D    A
There's a long, slow fade
     F#m E    D    A
To a darkened stage
      F#m  E   D    A
And I hear you say
        F#m        E   D   A
"Only a fool gives it away"
       Bm
Only a fool would give
       D
Only a fool would give
       Bm
Only a fool would give
       D      
Only a fool gives this away