C    G7    C    C

[Verse 1]
G7
  Here I sit a nobody with no one   
    G7
and being' me ain't really all that fun
G                        
Leaving' her wasn't very smart 
  G                                   G7
Admitting' I was wrong wouldn't be so hard

[Chorus]
          C 
If it was cool to be a fool 
           C7
I'd be the hippest guy around
     F
If a heartache made you famous 
       F7
I'd be known from town to town
   C 
If tears were made of pennies 
      D7
And a cold beer brought her back
   G                G#
My bank account and self-esteem 
      G
Would both be in the black
        C                         E7
If some Hollywood producer made a movie that was sad
 F                               G#
About some guy who lost the best thing he ever had
     Dm7          F    G                        C    C
Hey, I could be a star   if it was cool to be a fool

[Verse 2]
G                                   
  But we all know the way it really is
    G                                            
You don't get recognized for doin' things like this
    G
You spend a lotta time feelin' sorry for yourself
                                    G7
It doesn't really mean that much to anybody else    

[Chorus]
          C 
If it was cool to be a fool 
           C7
I'd be the hippest guy around
     F
If a heartache made you famous 
       F7
I'd be known from town to town
   C 
If tears were made of pennies 
      D7
And a cold beer brought her back
   G                G#
My bank account and self-esteem 
      G
Would both be in the black
        C                         E7
If some Hollywood producer made a movie that was sad
 F                               G#
About some guy who lost the best thing he ever had
     Dm7          F    G                        C 
Hey, I could be a star   if it was cool to be a fool

[Solo]
   C   |  C7  |  F7   |  F7  |

|  D7  |  D7  | G  G# |  G7  |

[Chorus]
          C 
If it was cool to be a fool 
           C7
I'd be the hippest guy around
     F
If a heartache made you famous 
       F7
I'd be known from town to town
   C 
If tears were made of pennies 
      D7
And a cold beer brought her back
   G                G#
My bank account and self-esteem 
      G
Would both be in the black
        C                         E7
If some Hollywood producer made a movie that was sad
 F                               G#
About some guy who lost the best thing he ever had
     Dm7          F    G                        C    C
Hey, I could be a star   if it was cool to be a fool

[Outro]
     Dm7          F    G                        C
Hey, I could be a star   if it was cool to be a fool