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[Verse 1]
     D                         A
As I write this letter, to you darlin'
        G                        D
I can't hold, the teardrops from my eyes
                D7           G
For at sundown, I will lay-a-dyin'
       A            A7         D
At the door, of the Fool's Paradise

[Verse 2]
                                 A
Rode into this cattle town, this mornin'
        G                         D
Left my herd, to check the market price
               D7              G
And I walked into, the nearest bar room
     A              A7         D
They called it: The Fool's Paradise

[Verse 3]
                                       A
There the crowd was gay and girls were dancin'
        G                           D
And the men, were playin' cards and dice
                               G
So I stepped up to the bar, to join them
       A                 A7         D
What a grand place, this Fool's Paradise

[Verse 4]
       Bm                          F#
It was then, I showed to them your picture
                            Bm     D
I passed it around, once or twice
       G                          D
Then a man insulted, your sweet honor
       A           A7         D
At the bar, of the Fool's Paradise

(parlando)

[Bridge]
D
So I slapped his face and I told him
A                                     G
I say's you eat them words Mister, or draw, that's my advice
              D
And he said: "Well, somebody might get hurt inside"
                   D7                              G
"But I'll be glad, to meet you in the street at sundown"
       A                     A7         D
"At sundown, in front of the Fool's Paradise

[Verse 5]
                               A
So goodbye my darlin', may God bless you
  G                     D
I go, to make this sacrifice
                D7               G
And if ever you visit, old Dodge City
  A           A7         D
Remember, the Fool's Paradise