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Foolish Beat


"Foolish Beat" is a song by American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson. The song was written, produced, and performed by Gibson herself. It was released as a single in 1988 and became Gibson's only song to reach the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making her the youngest artist to write, produce, and perform a number-one single at the age of 17. The song is a power ballad with a memorable melody and heartfelt lyrics, exploring themes of heartbreak and the vulnerability of love. It is performed in the original key of A? major.

Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson

f# f# f# c c e
There was a time when
f# f# c c e e d d d Broken hearts and broken dreams
d e d e
Were over
f# f# f# c c e
There was a place where
f# f# f# c e
All you could do was
e d d d d e e
Wish on a four - leaf clover

g f# f# c c e
But now is a new time
f# f# c c e
There is a new place
e f f g g f e
Where dreams just can't come true
e f f f g f e d e
It started the day when I left you

f# f# f# f# b c b b b c c b
I could never love again the way that I loved you
f# f# f# f# b c b b b b c b f#
I could never cry again like I did when I left you
e g e g g g a
And when we said goodbye

e e g e b a
Oh , the look in your eyes
a a b c b a g e e d e d e
Just left me beside myself without your heart
e e a e e e d d c b c b
I could never love again now that we're apart

f# f# f# c e
When I was sorry
f# f# f# c e e d d
It was too late to turn around
d e g# e
And tell you so
f# f# f# c e
There was no reason
f# f# f# c e
There was no reason
e d d d e g# e e
Just a foolish beat of my heart

f# f# f# f# b c b b b c c b
I could never love again the way that I loved you
f# f# f# f# b c b b b b c b f#
I could never cry again like I did when I left you
e g e g g g a
And when we said goodbye
e e g e b a
Oh , the look in your eyes
a a b c b a g e e d e d e
Just left me beside myself without your heart
e e a e e e d d c b c b
I could never love again now that we're apart

b a e e e d c c c d e
Oh , can't you see I'm not fooling nobody?
g d d d b a g a c a a
Don't you see the tears are falling down my face?
e e e d c d
Since you went away
c a a g c c a g
Break my heart , you slipped away
g g g g a b b
Didn't know I was wrong
a a a a a a a a b
Never meant to hurt you now you're gone

e e Ia b c c b a
I could never love again
a b c b a
Now that we're apart
a b c b a
Now that we're apart ,
e e a b c c b a
I could never love again
d c b f# f#
Now that we're apart