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Chris Rea - Fool If You Think It’s Over Ukulele Chords

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ChordsAm, D, Bm, Em, Am7, G, E7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

AmAdyingDflame,BmYou’refree Emagain
Am7WhocouldDlove,GAnddothattoyou
Am7AlldressedinDblack,BmHewon’tbeEmcomingback.
Am7SaveyourDtears,E7You’vegotyearsandE7years.
Am7ThepainsofDseventeen’s,Bmunreal,they’reEmonlydreams
Am7SaveyourDcrying,FortheE7dayE7
Am7Fool,ifyouthinkit’sDover,G‘cosyousaidgoodEmbye.
Am7Fool,ifyouthinkit’sDover,I’lltellyouE7why,E7
Am7NewborneyesalwaysDcrywithpain,
attheGfirstlookatthemorningEmsun
Am7Fool,ifyouthinkit’sDover,It’sjustbeE7gun,E7
AmMissteenageDdream,BmSuchatragicEmscene
Am7HeknockedyourDcrown,GAndranaway
Am7FirstwoundofDpride,BmAndhowyouEmcriedandcried
Am7ButsaveyourDtears,E7You’vegotyearsandE7years.
Am7Fool,ifyouthinkit’sDover,G‘cosyousaidgoodEmbye.
Am7Fool,ifyouthinkit’sDover,I’lltellyouE7why,E7
Am7HeknockedyourDcrown,Gandranaway
Am7I’llbuyyourDfirstgoodwine,GWe’llhaveaEmrealgoodtime
Am7SaveyourDcrying,fortheE7dayE7
Am7Fool,ifyouthinkit’sDover,G‘cosyousaidgoodEmbye.
Am7Fool,ifyouthinkit’sDover,I’lltellyouE7why,E7
Am7NewborneyesalwaysDcrywithpain,
attheGfirstlookatthemorningEmsun
Am7Fool,ifyouthinkit’sDover,it’sjust E7begun,E7
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ArtistChris Rea
AlbumWhatever Happened to Benny Santini?
GenresRock
Year1978
KeyAm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Fool If You Think It's Over on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Chris Rea - Fool If You Think It's Over on ukulele requires 7 chords and 11 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Fool If You Think It's Over uses these transitions most often: Am7 → D (21), Em → Am7 (11), and D → E7 (9). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Am - D chord transition.

1. Am → D chord transition

Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram

To move from Am to D:

  1. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

Am to D

2. D → Bm chord transition

Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram

Switching from D to Bm:

  1. While playing D, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.

D to Bm

3. Bm → Em chord transition

Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram
Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram

Here's how to move from Bm to Em:

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 4 to C string fret 4.
  3. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.

Bm to Em

4. Em → Am7 chord transition

Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele Am7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-0Ukulele Am7 chord diagram

To move from Em to Am7:

  1. While playing Em, first lift your index finger, middle finger, and ring finger.

This transition appears in the section, played 11 times.

Em to Am7

5. Am7 → D chord transition

To move from Am7 to D:

  1. Place index finger on G string fret 2.
  2. Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 21 times.

6. D → G chord transition

Switching from D to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

7. G → Am7 chord transition

To move from G to Am7:

  1. While playing G, first lift your index finger, middle finger, and ring finger.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

8. D → E7 chord transition

Switching from D to E7:

  1. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

9. E7 → Am7 chord transition

To move from E7 to Am7:

  1. While playing E7, first lift your index finger, middle finger, and ring finger.

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

10. G → Em chord transition

Switching from G to Em:

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

11. E7 → Am chord transition

Switching from E7 to Am:

  1. While playing E7, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

Fool If You Think It's Over chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Fool If You Think It's Over.

  • Fool If You Think It's Over includes 79 chord transitions, 11 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Fool If You Think It's Over contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Fool If You Think It's Over connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 28%
    • D → Bm: 5%
    After Am7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D7 (16%), D (16%), and G (11%).
    • Am7 → D: 16%
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