Calexico - Fortune Teller Chords & Tabs

Calexico – “Fortune Teller”
From the record ‘Algiers’

Tabs by Tim Prizer (tim_prizer@yahoo.com)
My apologies for any chords incorrectly named.  Suggestions/corrections welcome!


CAPO IV

Chords used (from 6th to 1st string):
[Fmaj]: 1-3-0-x-x-x
[Am]: x-0-2-2-1-0
[G]: 3-2-0-0-0-3
[C/G]: 3-3-2-0-1-0
[F/C]: x-3-3-2-1-0


INTRO
[Fmaj] [Am] [G] [Am]
[Fmaj] [G] [C/G]
[Fmaj] [Am] [G] [Am]
[F/C] [C/G] [G] [C/G]

[Am] I was just standing [G] turning [C/G] around
[Am] That’s when they caught me [G] heading [Fmaj] down
[Am] Keep on going [G] don’t look [C/G] away
[F/C] That’s what they [C/G] tell me, that’s [G] what they [C/G] say

CHORUS (sing “Ooooo” over first three lines of chords)
[Fmaj] [Am] [G] [Am]
[Fmaj] [G] [C/G]
[Fmaj] [Am] [G] [Am]
[F/C] That’s what they [C/G] tell me, [G] that’s what they [C/G] say

[Am] You’re a pretty thought [G] I [C/G] suppose
[Am] And I’m just trying to hold up [G] as I [Fmaj] go
[Am] And one day I swear I’ll [G] spread my [C/G] wings
[F/C] I’m on my [C/G] way to [G] finer [C/G] things
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/calexico/fortune_teller_crd_ver_3.html ]
CHORUS (sing “Ooooo” over first three lines of chords)
[Fmaj] [Am] [G] [Am]
[Fmaj] [G] [C/G]
[Fmaj] [Am] [G] [Am]
[F/C] I’m on my [C/G] way to [G] finer [C/G] things

[Am] It wasn’t just me [G] playing those [C/G] games
[Am] Still it’s my own fault [G] just the [Fmaj] same
[Am] I opened [G] up, I [Fmaj] let you [C/G] in
[F/C] Now these [C/G] crystal fields are [G] wearing [C/G] thin

CHORUS (sing “Ooooo” over first three lines of chords)
[Fmaj] [Am] [G] [Am]
[Fmaj] [G] [C/G]
[Fmaj] [Am] [G] [Am]
[F/C] I opened [C/G] up I [G] let you [C/G] in

[Am] I’m walking with a [G] fortune [C/G] teller
[Am] I can see my [G] own way [Fmaj] home
[Am] But I don’t like this dark [G] road any[C/G]more
[F/C] And I don’t [G/C] want to be [G] alone for [C/G] long

CHORUS (sing “Ooooo” over first three lines of chords)
[Fmaj] [Am] [G] [Am]
[Fmaj] [G] [C/G]
[Fmaj] [Am] [G] [Am]
[F/C] And I don’t [G/C] want to be [G] alone for [C/G] long
[F/C] I don’t want to [G/C] be on this [G] dark road [C/G] alone