Whose Fool I Want To Be Song Lyrics and Chords by Gene Watson
Whose Fool I Want To Be
Recorded by Gene Watson
Written by Gene Nelson and Paul Nelson
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Not a word is
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spoken as she's
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puttin' on her
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makeup
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smell that perfume
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and it takes
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me
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time when she wore it just for
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Knowing
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her she thinks
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I'll hang around
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here
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she gets home
She
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thinks I don't
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mind being
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alone
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finds her purse and
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fumbles for her
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keys
She doesn't know (she don't know)
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Across town there's a
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lady I've been
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seeing
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certain nights when
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all my fears is
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human
When that
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lonely one feels like using
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me
I could
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go (and go) and
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no she wouldn't
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want me once I
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had
her
I could
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sit up and wait
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for the one that
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matters
It's just a
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matter of whose
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fool I wanna
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be
But I
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love the
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one that just pulled off my
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ring
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need the one who
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doesn't mean a
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thing
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I
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don't wanna be no
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one'
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mist
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ake
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Knowing I'll be losing either
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way
The tele
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phone and
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silence waits for
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me to make that
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call
But our
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wedding picture
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hangs there on the
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wall
Looking
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down on what every fool can
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see
It's just a
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matter of whose
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fool I wanna
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be
It's just a
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matter of whose
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fool I wanna
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be
FAQ
Who sang the the song Whose Fool I Want To Be?
- The song Whose Fool I Want To Be was sang by Gene Watson.
Who is Gene Watson?
- Gary Gene Watson (born October 11, 1943) is an American country music singer. He is most famous for his 1975 hit "Love in the Hot Afternoon," his 1981 #1 hit "Fourteen Carat Mind," and his signature 1979 song "Farewell Party." Watson's long career has included five number one hits, 21 top tens, and 48 charted singles.
