Biography:
The Doobie Brothers are an American rock group, best known for hit singles like Black Water, China Grove, Listen to the Music, Long Train Runnin', and What a Fool Believes. They have sold over 40 million albums worldwide. The Doobie Brothers were inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020.
In 1969, singer, guitarist and songwriter Tom Johnston and drummer John Hartman formed the nucleus of what would become The Doobie Brothers. Skip Spence
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Other songs:
- Black Water
- Listen To The Music
- A Brighter Day
- Another Park Another Sunday
- Chicago
- China Grove
- Dangerous
- Dark Eyed Cajun Woman
- Dependin On You
- Dont Stop To Watch The Wheels
- Down In The Track
- Drift Away
- Eyes Of Silver
- Here To Love You
- I Cheat The Hangman
- It Keeps You Running
- Jesus Is Just Alright
- Lawdogs
- Long Train Runnin
- Minute By Minute
- My Baby
- Natural Thing
- Need A Little Taste Of Love
- Nobody
- Old Jaurez
- Ordinary Man
- Real Love
- Rockin Down The Highway
- South City Midnight Lady
- Takin It To The Streets
- Tell Me What You Want And Ill Give You What You Need
- Toulouse Street
- Turn It Loose
- Ukiah
- What A Fool Believes
- Wheels Of Fortune
- White Sun
- Without You
- World Gone Crazy
- Wynken Blynken And Nod
- Young Mans Game
- Youre Made That Way
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Doobie Brothers What a fool believes
Doobie Brothers version Capo 1st fret
Matt Bianco version is in B Major so tune down the
guitar one half step lower
G6sus4 320010
Fmaj7 003210
Fmaj7/G 303210
Am/F# xx4555
Am7 002013
A7sus4 002030
Gsus4 320010
Cmaj7 032000
F#m7b5 XX4210 or 202210
Bb7sus 113141
Riff: Bass tones:
C-Bb-A-G#
[Intro]
N.C.
G6sus4 (1x) G7 (1x) Fmaj7 (2x) C (2x) Am7 (2x)
N.C.
Fmaj7 (2x) Fmaj7/G (2x) Am7 (2x) Am/F# (2x)
[Verse]
G6sus4 G7 Fmaj7 C Am7
He came from somewhere back in her long ago
Fmaj7 Fmaj7/G Am7 Am/F#
The sentimental fool don't see
G6sus4 G7 Fmaj7
Trying hard to recreate
C Am7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7/G Am7
What had yet to be created once in her life
Am/F# G6sus4 G7 Fmaj7
She musters a smile
C Am7 Fmaj7
For his nostalgic tale
Fmaj7/G Am7 Am/F# G6sus4 G7
Never coming near what he wanted to say
Fmaj7 C Am7
Only to realize
Fmaj7 Fmaj7/G Am7
It never really was
[Chorus]
Am7 A7sus4 G7sus4 G
She had a place in his life
Am7 A7sus4 G7sus4 G
He never made her think twice
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
As he rises to her apology
A7 Dm7 G7 Am7
Anybody else would surely know
F#m7b5
He's watching her go
Fm7 Bb7sus
But what a fool believes he sees
Bb7 Cm7
No wise man has the power to reason away Riff
Fm7 Bb7sus
What seems to be
Bb7 Cm7
Is always better than nothing Riff
And nothing at all keeps sending him
[Verse]
G6sus4 G7 Fmaj7 C Am7 Fmaj7
Somewhere back in her long ago
Fmaj7/G Am7 Am/F# G6sus4 G7
Where he can still believe there's a place in her life
Fmaj7 C Am7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7/G Am7
Someday, somewhere, she will return
[Chorus]
Am7 A7sus4 G7sus4 G
She had a place in his life
Am7 A7sus4 G7sus4 G
He never made her think twice
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
As he rises to her apology
A7 Dm7 G7 Am7
Anybody else would surely know
F#m7b5
He's watching her go
Fm7 Bb7sus
But what a fool believes he sees
Bb7 Cm7
No wise man has the power to reason away Riff
Fm7 Bb7sus
What seems to be
Bb7 Cm7
Is always better than nothing
And nothing at all Riff and repeat
Doobie Brothers version Capo 1st fret
Matt Bianco version is in B Major so tune down the
guitar one half step lower
G6sus4 320010
Fmaj7 003210
Fmaj7/G 303210
Am/F# xx4555
Am7 002013
A7sus4 002030
Gsus4 320010
Cmaj7 032000
F#m7b5 XX4210 or 202210
Bb7sus 113141
Riff: Bass tones:
C-Bb-A-G#
[Intro]
N.C.
G6sus4 (1x) G7 (1x) Fmaj7 (2x) C (2x) Am7 (2x)
N.C.
Fmaj7 (2x) Fmaj7/G (2x) Am7 (2x) Am/F# (2x)
[Verse]
G6sus4 G7 Fmaj7 C Am7
He came from somewhere back in her long ago
Fmaj7 Fmaj7/G Am7 Am/F#
The sentimental fool don't see
G6sus4 G7 Fmaj7
Trying hard to recreate
C Am7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7/G Am7
What had yet to be created once in her life
Am/F# G6sus4 G7 Fmaj7
She musters a smile
C Am7 Fmaj7
For his nostalgic tale
Fmaj7/G Am7 Am/F# G6sus4 G7
Never coming near what he wanted to say
Fmaj7 C Am7
Only to realize
Fmaj7 Fmaj7/G Am7
It never really was
[Chorus]
Am7 A7sus4 G7sus4 G
She had a place in his life
Am7 A7sus4 G7sus4 G
He never made her think twice
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
As he rises to her apology
A7 Dm7 G7 Am7
Anybody else would surely know
F#m7b5
He's watching her go
Fm7 Bb7sus
But what a fool believes he sees
Bb7 Cm7
No wise man has the power to reason away Riff
Fm7 Bb7sus
What seems to be
Bb7 Cm7
Is always better than nothing Riff
And nothing at all keeps sending him
[Verse]
G6sus4 G7 Fmaj7 C Am7 Fmaj7
Somewhere back in her long ago
Fmaj7/G Am7 Am/F# G6sus4 G7
Where he can still believe there's a place in her life
Fmaj7 C Am7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7/G Am7
Someday, somewhere, she will return
[Chorus]
Am7 A7sus4 G7sus4 G
She had a place in his life
Am7 A7sus4 G7sus4 G
He never made her think twice
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
As he rises to her apology
A7 Dm7 G7 Am7
Anybody else would surely know
F#m7b5
He's watching her go
Fm7 Bb7sus
But what a fool believes he sees
Bb7 Cm7
No wise man has the power to reason away Riff
Fm7 Bb7sus
What seems to be
Bb7 Cm7
Is always better than nothing
And nothing at all Riff and repeat
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