Fools Rush In

Words & Music by Johnny Mercer & Rube Bloom
Recorded by Brook Benton, 1963


 Dm7          G                      CM7     Am
Fools rush in   where angels fear to tread,

    Am7          Dm7           G7
And so I come to you, my love, 

                   C      Am7
My heart above my head;

   F6        Dm7     G7       C      C/B    Am7
Though I see     the danger there,

    Am7/G    Dm7-5         Am7      D7       Dm7   G
If there's a chance for me,    then I don't care.



FM7           G                      CM7    Am
Fools rush in   where wise men never go,

     AM7            Dm7          G
But wise men never fall in love, 

                   Bm7-5     E7
So how are they to know?

  Dm7      Dm7-5            C      C/B  Am7
When we met,      I felt my life begin,

  Am7/G             Dm7          G
So o - pen up your heart and let

      Dm7       C   Dm7-5   G#7    G 
This fool rush in.

Last time:

  Am7/G            Dm7            G                 
So o - pen up your heart and let

     Dm7       C   Fdim(III)  C alt
This fool rush in.

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