...NEW BIOGRAPHY... by Van Morrison
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*from 'Back On Top' (1999)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Eb)
Intro:
C Am, F G (x2)
Verse 1:
C
See you've got,
Am
The new bi-ography,
F
Where did they,
G
Get the info from?
C
Same as before;
Am
Some so-called friends,
F G
Who claim to have,
G
Known me then.
Verse 2:
C
How come they've got,
Am
Such good memories,
F
When I can't even,
G
Re-member last week?
C
Got to queston where,
Am
They're coming from,
F
What knowledge of me,
G
Is it that they speak.
Bridge 1:
C
So far away,
Am
Way back when,
F
The people that claim,
G
To have known me then.
Chorus 1:
C
They're not,
On my wavelength,
And it's,
Am
Such a shame,
F
That they have to,
G
Play the name game.
C
The fame game,
Am
Oh the name game,
Lord it's a,
F
Cryin' shame,
Lord tell me;
G
What's to blame?
Verse 3:
C
Reinvented all,
Am
The stories they know,
F
Give them all,
G
A different slant.
C
What is it that,
They're really,
Am
Looking for?
F
Just a hobby,
G
On the internet.
Bridge 2:
C
So far away,
Am
Way back when,
F
The people that claim,
G
To have known me then.
Chorus 2:
C
They're not,
On my wavelength,
And it's,
Am
Such a shame,
F
That they have to,
G
Play the name game.
C
The fame game,
Am
Oh the name game,
Lord it's a,
F
Cryin' shame,
Lord tell me;
G
What's to blame?
Sax Solo:
C Am, F G (x2)
Break:
Am
If they didn't,
Really know me,
Way back,
How can they,
F
Know me now,
G
In any respect?
Am
It's a pity,
They don't,
Feel the pain,
F
That they should,
Pay the price,
G
To play,
To play...
Chorus 3:
C
The fame game,
Am
Oh the name game,
Lord it's a,
F
Cryin' shame,
Lord tell me;
G
What's to blame?
Chorus 4:
C
They're not,
On my wavelength,
And it's,
Am
Such a shame,
F
That they have to,
G
Play, have to play...
C
The fame game,
Am
Oh the name game,
Lord it's a,
F
Cryin' shame,
Please tell me,
G
Who's to blame?
They keep on playin'...
C
The fame game,
Am
Oh the name game,
F
It's a cryin' shame,
Please tell me,
G
Who's to blame?
They keep on playin'...
C
The fame game,
Am
Lord the name game,
F
It's a cryin' shame,
Please tell me,
G
Who's to blame?
They keep on playin'...
C
The fame game,
Am
Oh the name game,
It's such,
F
A cryin' shame,
Please tell me,
G
Who's to blame?
Keep on,
Keep on playin'...
Outro:
C Am, F G
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C Am F G
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
