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What Kind of Fool Am I
Words & Music by Leslie Bricusse & Anthony NewlyRecorded by Sammy Davis, Jr.,1962 (#17)
From the musical "Stop the World, I Want to Get Off"
Dm7 G7 Fdim CM7 Cdim Dm7 G7
What kind of fool am I, who never fell in love?
Em7 Edim Dm7 G7
It seems that I'm the only one that I have been thinking of.
CM7 Am7 D7
What kind of man is this? An empty shell,
Bm7 E7-9 Am7 D7 Dm Dm7 G
A lonely cell in which an empty heart must dwell.
Dm7 CM7 C9 Cdim Dm7 G7
What kind of lips are these, that lied with ev'ry kiss,
Em7 Em7-5 A7-9 Gdim A7
That whispered empty words of love, and left me alone like this?
Am Am+7 Am7 F Bb9 CM9 D7
Why can't I fall in love, like any other man,
Dm Dm+7 Dm7 Dm7-5 Fdim G C A9 Dm7
Any maybe then I'll know what kind of fool I am.
Dm7 Fdim CM7 C Cdim Dm7 G7
What kind of fool am I, who never fell in love?
Em7 A7-9 Dm7 G7
It seems that I'm the only one that I have been thinking of.
CM7 C Am7 D7
What kind of man is this? An empty shell,
Bm7 E7-9 Am7 D7 Dm9 G9
A lonely cell in which an empty heart must dwell.
Dm7 CM7 Cdim Dm7 G7
What kind of clown am I? What do I know of life?
Em7 Em7-5 A7-9 Gm6
Why can't I cast away this mask of play and live my life?
Am Am+7 Am7 F Bb9 CM9 D7
Why can't I fall in love, like any other man,
Dm Dm+7 Dm7 Dm7-5 Fdim G C A9 C9
Any maybe then I'll know what kind of fool I am.