Chords and lyrics for You Little Fool by Elvis Costello

G 

 

C 

 

G 

 

G 

Daddy’s best  

C 

girl in the world is  

D 

not supposed to have a boyfriend

C 

But she’s never  

Bm 

wanted at home

Am7 

C 

Other girls  

G 

are allowed  

Am7 

to wear their makeup

 

She sneaks  

C 

out her lipstick  

Bm 

powder and comb

D 

D 

She surrounds his name with  

G 

hearts and flowers

C 

G 

Talks on the telephone for  

C 

hours 

 

 

G 

and 

 

 

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hours

 

G 

And 

 

 

D 

two on a  

G 

string

 

The  

C 

words of love have an  

D 

imitation 

 

ring

 

D 

You 

 

 

C 

little 

 

fool

G 

I suppose  

D 

that your go

C 

ing to stay  

G 

all 

 

night

D 

You 

 

 

C 

little 

 

fool

G 

Don’t look at me  

D 

that way  

C 

you know it  

G 

isn’t 

 

right

D 

You 

 

 

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little 

 

fo

G 

ol, you little fo

D 

ol, 

 

 

C 

you little fool

 

E 

They say  

A 

no news  

A7 

is 

 

good

D 

news

 

The  

E 

little 

 

 

A 

girl wants  

A7 

inform

D 

ation

D 

Mother just  

C 

gives her  

G 

some 

 

 

E 

pills to  

A 

choose

 

And  

F 

says go and  

Bb 

use 

 

your

C 

imagination

 

G 

Daddy’s best  

C 

girl in the world  

D 

says just look what I have got

 

As she  

C 

sits beside him  

Bm 

on the high stool

Am7 

s

C 

With his arms  

G 

around her neck,  

Am7 

snowball in one hand

 

And the  

C 

other full of  

Bm7 

imitatio

D 

n 

 

jewels

 

She fingers a  

D 

string of pearls

G 

An imitation but  

C 

he’ll 

 

 

G 

never 

 

 

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know 

 

it

 

Imitation  

G 

lashes 

 

 

D 

flutter 

 

a

G 

bove

C 

Looking for an imi

D 

tation of  

Em 

love