(D7)Love (Gmaj7)should n’t be (Em7)ser ious, or (Am7)should it?
You (D9)meet, per haps you (F#)kiss,
you (Am7)start.
I (E#dim)fan cied that (D7)I (Abdim)un (D)der (G)stood
it;
I for (A9)got
my (A)fool
ish (D7b9)heart.
Love (Gmaj7)can’t be il (Em7)log i cal, (Am7)can it?
You (D9)kiss, per haps you (F#)smile,
you (Am7)part.
It (E#dim)hap pens the (D7)way (Abdim)that (D)you (G)plan
it,
if you (A9)got
my (A)fool
ish (D7b9)heart.
Love (A9)hush
your (D7)fool
ish (G)heart.
(D9)Poor
fool ish (G)heart,
(Am7)cry ing for (D7)one who ig (G#dim)nores
you.
(A9)Poor
fool ish (D)heart,
(Em7)fly ing from (A7)one who a (D)dores
(D7b9)you.
Ah, (Gmaj7)Love used to (Em7)touch me so (Am7)light ly.
Why (D9)will my heart be (F#)tray
me (Am7)so?
I would (E#dim)dance with a (D7)new (Abdim)lov (D)er (G)night
ly,
but my (A9)fool
ish (D7)heart
says (G)no.
(D9)Poor
fool ish (G)heart,
(Am7)cry ing for (D7)one who ig (G#dim)nores
you.
(A9)Poor
fool ish (D)heart,
(Em7)fly ing from (A7)one who a (D)dores
(D7b9)you.
Ah, (Gmaj7)Love used to (Em7)touch me so (Am7)light ly.
Why (D9)will my heart be (F#)tray
me (Am7)so?
I would (E#dim)dance with a (D7)new (Abdim)lov (D)er (G)night
ly,
but my (A9)fool
ish (D7)heart
says (G)no.
(G)no.
This page shows “Foolish Heart” by Kurt Weill in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 94 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.