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| 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 | |
| They're not on my wavelength, |
| Am | |
| 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. |
| Am | |
| Oh the | name game, |
| F | |
| Lord it's a | cryin' shame, |
| G | |
| 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 | |
| They're not on my wavelength, |
| Am | |
| 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. |
| Am | |
| Oh the | name game, |
| F | |
| Lord it's a | cryin' shame, |
| G | |
| 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 | |
| That they | should pay the price, |
| G | |
| To | play, to play... |
| Chorus 3: |
| C | Am | |
| The | fame game, oh the | name game. |
| Am | |
| Oh the | name game, |
| F | |
| Lord it's a | cryin' shame, |
| G | |
| Lord tell me | what's to blame? |
| Chorus 4: |
| C | |
| They're not on my wavelength, |
| Am | |
| And it's | such a shame, |
| F | |
| That they have to, |
| G | |
| Play, have to play... |
| C | Am | |
| The | fame game, oh the | name game. |
| Am | |
| Oh the | name game, |
| F | |
| Lord it's a | cryin' shame, |
| G | |
| Lord tell me | who's to blame? |
| They keep on playin'... |
| C | Am | |
| The | fame game, oh the | name game. |
| Am | |
| Oh the | name game, |
| F | |
| Lord it's a | cryin' shame, |
| G | |
| Lord tell me | who's to blame? |
| They keep on playin'... |
| C | Am | |
| The | fame game, oh the | name game. |
| Am | |
| Oh the | name game, |
| F | |
| Lord it's a | cryin' shame, |
| G | |
| Lord tell me | who's to blame? |
| They keep on playin'... |
| C | Am | |
| The | fame game, oh the | name game. |
| Am | |
| Oh the | name game, |
| F | |
| Lord it's a | cryin' shame, |
| G | |
| Lord tell me | who's to blame? |
| Keep on, keep on playin'... |
| Outro: |
| C Am, F G |
| (Repeat to Fade) |
| CHORD DIAGRAMS: |
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| C | Am | F | G |
| EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | |
| x32010 | x02210 | 133211 | 320003 |
| Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 |
| (clumsyband@hotmail.com) |