Tuning: E A D G B E

“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]

^CFame will eat the soul and you ^Fjust can’t ^Gfake it ^Cfame will eat the soul and your ^Fheart will ^Gbreak ^Cfame will eat the soul till you ^Fjust can’t ^Gtake it no ^Cmore ^F ^C ^G

[Verse 2]

^CIt doesn’t have no meaning When you’re ^Fout on the ^Gstreet ^CEveryone you see Is just ^Ftrying to com^Gpete And you’re ^Cjust trying to act ^FLike a ^Gnormal ^CJoe ^F ^C ^G

[Bridge]

^AmDrink some darkness till you ^AmDrink some darkness till you’re ^GAgainst the light within you ^GAgainst the light within you ^AmDrink some darkness till you ^AmDrink some darkness till you’re ^GCan’t get ^Fback on ^Emthe right ^Gtrack

[Verse 3]

^CFame will eat the soul Down in ^FHollywood ^Gtown ^CThings are going swell And you ^Fstart breaking ^Gdown ^CCan’t get control when every ^Fclown wants to ^Gtake you ^Cdown ^F ^C ^G

[solo] C F G C F G C F G C F C G [Bridge]

^AmYou drink some darkness till you ^AmDrink some darkness till you’re ^GAgainst the light within you ^GAgainst the light within you ^AmYou drink some darkness till you ^AmYou drink some darkness till you’re ^GCan’t get ^Fback on ^Emthe right ^Gtrack

[Verse 4]

^CFame will eat the soul Down in ^FHollywood ^Gtown ^CThings are going swell And you ^Fstart to break ^Gdown You ^Ctry to get control Every ^Fclown wants to ^Gtake you ^Cdown ^F ^C ^G

[Verse 5]

^CFame will eat the soul Got to ^Fstay in your ^Gmansion ^CFame will eat the soul You can’t ^Ftake any ^Gchances ^CEven when you’re outside Have to ^Fbuild up ^Gall around ^Cyou ^F ^C ^G

[solo] C F G C F C G [Verse 6]

^CFame will eat the soul Till you ^Fjust can’t ^Gfake it ^CFame will eat the soul And your ^Fheart’s gonna ^Gbreak ^CFame will eat the soul Till you ^Fjust can’t ^Gtake it no ^Cmore ^F ^C ^G

[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

Van Morrison - Fame will eat the soul