Fame Will Eat The Soul chords by Van Morrison

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: C majorC

“Fame Will Eat the Soul”
by Van Morrison
from the album Three Chords and the Truth

Intro:
C majorC   FF G+G
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Verse 1:
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Fame will eat the soul
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and you just can’t fake it
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fame will eat the soul
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and your heart will break
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fame will eat the soul
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till you just can’t take it
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no more

Verse 2:
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It doesn’t have no meaning
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When you’re out on the street
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Everyone you see
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Is just trying to compete
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And you’re just trying to act
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Like a normal Joe

Bridge:
A minorAm
Drink some darkness till you
A minorAm
Drink some darkness till you’re
G+G
Against the light within you
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Against the light within you
A minorAm
Drink some darkness till you
A minorAm
Drink some darkness till you’re
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Can’t get back on the right track

Verse 3:
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Fame will eat the soul
    FF     G+G
Down in Hollywood town
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Things are going swell
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And you start breaking down
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Can’t get control
      FF       G+G
when every clown wants to take
  C majorC  FF  C majorC  G+G
you down

solo:
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C majorC FF C majorC G+G

Bridge:
A minorAm
You drink some darkness till you
A minorAm
Drink some darkness till you’re
G+G
Against the light within you
G+G
Against the light within you
A minorAm
You drink some darkness till you
A minorAm
You drink some darkness till you’re
G+G     FF    E minorEm    G+G
Can’t get back on the right track

Verse 4:
C majorC
Fame will eat the soul
    FF     G+G
Down in Hollywood town
C majorC
Things are going swell
    FF       G+G
And you start to break down
  C majorC
You try to get control
   FF       G+G
Every clown wants to take
  C majorC  FF  C majorC  G+G
you down

Verse 5:
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Fame will eat the soul
    FF      G+G
Got to stay in your mansion
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Fame will eat the soul
     FF    G+G
You can’t take any chances
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Even when you’re outside
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Have to build up all
    C majorC  FF  C majorC  G+G
around you

solo:
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C majorC FF C majorC G+G

Verse 6:
C majorC
Fame will eat the soul
     FF     G+G
Till you just can’t fake it
C majorC
Fame will eat the soul
     FF       G+G
And your heart’s gonna break
C majorC
Fame will eat the soul
     FF     G+G
Till you just can’t take it
  C majorC  FF  C majorC  G+G
no more

Outro:
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C majorC FF C majorC G+G

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C majorC FF C majorC G+G

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