McCartney: 'Fool on the Hill' was mine and I think I was writing about someone like Maharishi. His detractors called him a fool. Because of his giggle he wasn't taken too seriously.
The Fool on the Hill - Magical Mystery Tour EP
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C F
Day after day alone on a hill the
C F
man with the fool grin is keeping perfectly still, But
Dm G7 C Am
nobody wants to know him, they can see that he's justa fool and
Dm G7
he never gives an answer.
Dm7 Cm Ab Cm Ab
But the fool on the hill sees the sun going down and the
Bb Cm C
eyes in his head see the world spinning round
Well on the way head in a cloud, the
man of thousand voices talking perfectly loud, But
nobody ever hears him, or the sound he appears to make and
he never seems to notice.
CHORUS
Day after day alone on a hill the
man with the foolish grin is keeping perfectly still, And
nobody seems to like him, they can tell what he wants to do and
he never shows his feelings.
CHORUS
Day after day alone on a hill the
man with the foolish grin is keeping perfectly still.
He never listens to them he knows that they're fools
________Theydon't like him.
CHORUS
C Am C
C F C
e|----------------|------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
B|----------------|------------------|---------0---1----1---1--|-1--0---------|
G|----------------|-----0--2-2-------|-0--2--------------------|---------0----|
D|-2--2--2---2--2-|-3-------------3--|-2-----------------------|--------------|
A|----------------|------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
E|----------------|------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
Day af-ter day a-lone on a hill the man with the fool-ish grin is keep-ing
Well on the way head in a cloud the man of a thou-sand voic-es talk-ing
Day af-ter day a-lone on a hill the man with the fool-ish grin is keep-ing
Day af-ter day a-lone on a hill the man with the fool-ish grin is keep-ing
F Dm G7 C
e|--------------------|-------------------0----------------|-----------------|
B|----3----3--3-------|----3--3--3-----1-------3-----------|----1----1----1--|
G|-2----------------0-|-2--------------------------2----0--|-2-------------2-|
D|-3------------------|-3-----------------3----------------|-2---------------|
A|--------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------|
Per-fect-ly still But no-bod-y wants to know him they can see that he's just a
Per-fect-ly loud, But no-bod-y ev - er hears him or the sound he app-ears to
Per-fect-ly still And no-body seems to like him they can tell what he wants to
Per-fect-ly still He nev-er list-ens to them he knows that they're the
Am Dm G7 Dm7 Cm Ab Cm
e|-------|----------------------0-----------|-------------------------------|
B|-1-----|----3--1--3-----1--3-------1------|-1-----------------------------|
G|---2-0-|-2-----------------------------2--|---0-1------0---------0--------|
D|-2-----|-3-----------------3-------3------|-1------3--------3-------------|
A|-------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
fool and he never gives an answer. But the fool on the hill sees the
make and he never seems to notice.
Do and he never shows his feelings.
Fools _______ They don't like him. Ab Bb
Cm C
e|---------------------|------------------------|------------------|----------|
B|---------------------|----------------------1-|-3-----4---3----1-|-1-1-1-1--|
G|-1--0----------0---1-|-3----1--0---1----3-----|------------------|--0-0-0-0-|
D|-1----3---3----------|-3----------------------|-1----------------|-2--------|
A|---------------------|------------------------|------------------|----------|
E|---------------------|------------------------|------------------|----------|
sun going down and the eyes in his head see the world spinning round
After 4th verse only
C Am C
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|
B|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-1--------|
G|---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|---0---0---0---0-|----------|
D|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2--------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|
B Bend
R Release
/ slide up
\ slide down
H hammer-on
P pull-off
~ vibrato
+ harmonic
x Mute note
. - play note like a dot in standard notation
^ - ties two notes together
(. Pause
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Day after day alone on a hill the
C F
man with the fool grin is keeping perfectly still, But
Dm G7 C Am
nobody wants to know him, they can see that he's justa fool and
Dm G7
he never gives an answer.
Dm7 Cm Ab Cm Ab
But the fool on the hill sees the sun going down and the
Bb Cm C
eyes in his head see the world spinning round
Well on the way head in a cloud, the
man of thousand voices talking perfectly loud, But
nobody ever hears him, or the sound he appears to make and
he never seems to notice.
CHORUS
Day after day alone on a hill the
man with the foolish grin is keeping perfectly still, And
nobody seems to like him, they can tell what he wants to do and
he never shows his feelings.
CHORUS
Day after day alone on a hill the
man with the foolish grin is keeping perfectly still.
He never listens to them he knows that they're fools
________Theydon't like him.
CHORUS
C Am C
C F C
e|----------------|------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
B|----------------|------------------|---------0---1----1---1--|-1--0---------|
G|----------------|-----0--2-2-------|-0--2--------------------|---------0----|
D|-2--2--2---2--2-|-3-------------3--|-2-----------------------|--------------|
A|----------------|------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
E|----------------|------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
Day af-ter day a-lone on a hill the man with the fool-ish grin is keep-ing
Well on the way head in a cloud the man of a thou-sand voic-es talk-ing
Day af-ter day a-lone on a hill the man with the fool-ish grin is keep-ing
Day af-ter day a-lone on a hill the man with the fool-ish grin is keep-ing
F Dm G7 C
e|--------------------|-------------------0----------------|-----------------|
B|----3----3--3-------|----3--3--3-----1-------3-----------|----1----1----1--|
G|-2----------------0-|-2--------------------------2----0--|-2-------------2-|
D|-3------------------|-3-----------------3----------------|-2---------------|
A|--------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------|
Per-fect-ly still But no-bod-y wants to know him they can see that he's just a
Per-fect-ly loud, But no-bod-y ev - er hears him or the sound he app-ears to
Per-fect-ly still And no-body seems to like him they can tell what he wants to
Per-fect-ly still He nev-er list-ens to them he knows that they're the
Am Dm G7 Dm7 Cm Ab Cm
e|-------|----------------------0-----------|-------------------------------|
B|-1-----|----3--1--3-----1--3-------1------|-1-----------------------------|
G|---2-0-|-2-----------------------------2--|---0-1------0---------0--------|
D|-2-----|-3-----------------3-------3------|-1------3--------3-------------|
A|-------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
fool and he never gives an answer. But the fool on the hill sees the
make and he never seems to notice.
Do and he never shows his feelings.
Fools _______ They don't like him. Ab Bb
Cm C
e|---------------------|------------------------|------------------|----------|
B|---------------------|----------------------1-|-3-----4---3----1-|-1-1-1-1--|
G|-1--0----------0---1-|-3----1--0---1----3-----|------------------|--0-0-0-0-|
D|-1----3---3----------|-3----------------------|-1----------------|-2--------|
A|---------------------|------------------------|------------------|----------|
E|---------------------|------------------------|------------------|----------|
sun going down and the eyes in his head see the world spinning round
After 4th verse only
C Am C
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|
B|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-1--------|
G|---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|---0---0---0---0-|----------|
D|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2--------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|
B Bend
R Release
/ slide up
\ slide down
H hammer-on
P pull-off
~ vibrato
+ harmonic
x Mute note
. - play note like a dot in standard notation
^ - ties two notes together
(. Pause
Is this tab inaccurate?
**THIS AND ALL TABS ON BeatlesTabsAndLyrics.com ARE MEANT SOLELY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WHICH INCLUDES PRIVATE STUDY, SCHOLARSHIP, OR RESEARCH. ALL AND ANY LYRICAL AND/OR MUSICAL CONTENT IS THE AUTHOR'S INTERPRETATION OF THE SONG AND DOES NOT VIOLATE PUBLISHER COPYRIGHTS, ALL CREDIT IS DUE TO THE RESPECTIVE OWNERS AND/OR CREATORS OF THE SONG **
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