Fame Will Eat The Soul chords by Van Morrison

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: C

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

Intro:
C   F G
C   F G
C   F G
C F C G

Verse 1:
C

Fame will eat the soul
    F     G
and you just can’t fake it
C
fame will eat the soul
     F     G
and your heart will break
C
fame will eat the soul
     F     G
till you just can’t take it
  C  F  C   G
no more

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

Bridge:
Am
Drink some darkness till you
Am
Drink some darkness till you’re
G
Against the light within you
G
Against the light within you
Am
Drink some darkness till you
Am
Drink some darkness till you’re
G     F    Em    G
Can’t get back on the right track

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

solo:
C   F G
C   F G
C   F G
C F C G

Bridge:
Am
You drink some darkness till you
Am
Drink some darkness till you’re
G
Against the light within you
G
Against the light within you
Am
You drink some darkness till you
Am
You drink some darkness till you’re
G     F    Em    G
Can’t get back on the right track

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

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

solo:
C   F G
C F C G

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

Outro:
C   F G
C   F G
C   F G
C F C G

C   F G
C   F G
C   F G
C F C G

C   F G
C   F G
C   F G
C   F G