Van Morrison - New Biography

      
 
 ...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                          Am      
  See you've got the new bi-ography,
 F                       G         
  Where did they get the info from?
 C                     Am                
  Same as before; some so-called friends,
 F                  G             
  Who claim to have known me then.
 
 Verse 2:
 
 C                               Am       
  How come they've got such good memories,
      F               G                
 When I can't even re-member last week?
 C                              Am          
  Got to question where they're coming from,
 F                                G          
  What knowledge of me is it that they speak?
 
 Bridge 1:
 
    C         Am            
 So far away, way back when,
     F                         G             
 The people that claim to have known me then.
 
 Chorus 1:
 
 C                                      Am           
  They're not on my wavelength and it's such a shame,
 F                           G         
  That they have to play the name game.
     C                  Am        
 The fame game, oh, the name game.
              F                           G               
 Lord, it's a cryin' shame, Lord, tell me what's to blame?
 
 Verse 3:
 
 C                   Am                
  Reinvented all the stories they know,
 F                G               
  Give them all a different slant.
 C                               Am          
  What is it that they're really looking for?
 F                    G        
  Just a hobby on the internet.
 
 Bridge 2:
 
    C         Am            
 So far away, way back when,
     F                         G             
 The people that claim to have known me then.
 
 Chorus 2:
 
 C                                      Am           
  They're not on my wavelength and it's such a shame,
 F                           G         
  That they have to play the name game.
     C                  Am        
 The fame game, oh, the name game.
              F                           G               
 Lord, it's a cryin' shame, Lord, tell me what's to blame?
 
 Sax Solo:
 
 C Am, F G (x2)
 
 Break:
 
 Am                                      
  If they didn't really know me way back,
              F              G           
 How can they know me now in any respect?
 Am                                    
  It's a pity they don't feel the pain,
           F                       G               
 That they should pay the price to play, to play...
 
 Chorus 3:
 
     C                  Am        
 The fame game, oh, the name game.
              F                           G               
 Lord, it's a cryin' shame, Lord, tell me what's to blame?
 
 Chorus 4:
 
 C                                      Am           
  They're not on my wavelength and it's such a shame,
 F                  G                    
  That they have to play, have to play...
     C                  Am        
 The fame game, oh, the name game.
              F            
 Lord, it's a cryin' shame,
               G                                       
 Lord, tell me what's to blame? They keep on playin'...
 
     C                  Am        
 The fame game, oh, the name game.
              F            
 Lord, it's a cryin' shame,
               G                                       
 Lord, tell me what's to blame? They keep on playin'...
     C                  Am        
 The fame game, oh, the name game.
              F            
 Lord, it's a cryin' shame,
               G                                       
 Lord, tell me what's to blame? They keep on playin'...
 
     C                  Am        
 The fame game, oh, the name game.
              F            
 Lord, it's a cryin' shame,
               G                                       
 Lord, tell me what's to blame? They keep on playin'...
 
 Outro:
 
 C Am, F G
 
 (Repeat to Fade)
 
 CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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