...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
 See you've got,
           Am
The new bi-ography,
F
 Where did they,
        G
Get the info from?
C
 Same as before;
     Am
Some so-called friends,
F                   G
 Who claim to have,
G
 Known me then.

Verse 2:

C
 How come they've got,
          Am
Such good memories,
     F
When I can't even,
   G
Re-member last week?
C
 Got to queston where,
        Am
They're coming from,
F
 What knowledge of me,
           G
Is it that they speak.

Bridge 1:

   C
So far away,
Am
 Way back when,
    F
The people that claim,
        G
To have known me then.

Chorus 1:

C
 They're not,
On my wavelength,
And it's,
Am
 Such a shame,
F
 That they have to,
         G
Play the name game.

    C
The fame game,
       Am
Oh the name game,
Lord it's a,
F
 Cryin' shame,
Lord tell me;
G
 What's to blame?

Verse 3:

C
 Reinvented all,
    Am
The stories they know,
F
 Give them all,
  G
A different slant.
C
 What is it that,

They're really,
Am
 Looking for?
F
 Just a hobby,
       G
On the internet.

Bridge 2:

   C
So far away,
Am
 Way back when,
    F
The people that claim,
        G
To have known me then.

Chorus 2:

C
 They're not,
On my wavelength,
And it's,
Am
 Such a shame,
F
 That they have to,
         G
Play the name game.

    C
The fame game,
       Am
Oh the name game,
Lord it's a,
F
 Cryin' shame,
Lord tell me;
G
 What's to blame?

Sax Solo:

C  Am, F  G (x2)

Break:

Am
 If they didn't,
Really know me,
Way back,
How can they,
F
 Know me now,
   G
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
The fame game,
       Am
Oh the name game,
Lord it's a,
F
 Cryin' shame,
Lord tell me;
G
 What's to blame?

Chorus 4:

C
 They're not,
On my wavelength,
And it's,
Am
 Such a shame,
F
 That they have to,
G
 Play, have to play...

    C
The fame game,
       Am
Oh the name game,
Lord it's a,
F
 Cryin' shame,
Please tell me,
G
 Who's to blame?
They keep on playin'...

    C
The fame game,
       Am
Oh the name game,
       F
It's a cryin' shame,
Please tell me,
G
 Who's to blame?
They keep on playin'...

    C
The fame game,
         Am
Lord the name game,
       F
It's a cryin' shame,
Please tell me,
G
 Who's to blame?
They keep on playin'...

    C
The fame game,
       Am
Oh the name game,
It's such,
  F
A cryin' shame,
Please tell me,
G
 Who's to blame?
Keep on,
Keep on playin'...

Outro:

C  Am, F  G

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)