Fame Will Eat The Soul Chords
by Van Morrison
Fame Will Eat The Soul by Van Morrison is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G, Am and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
C F G
C F G
C F G
C F C G
Verso 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
Verso 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
Ponte:
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
Verso 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
Ponte:
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
Verso 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
Verso 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
Verso 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