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Chords Of Fame - Lyrics by Teenage Fanclub


Lyrics
Found him by the stage last night

He was breathing his last breath
A bottle of gin and a cigarette
was all that he had left
I can see you making music
cause you carry your guitar

God help the troubadour
who tries to be a star

[
Chorus]

So play the chords of love my friend
play the chords of fame

If you wanna keep your soul
don't, don't, don't
don't play the chords of fame

I've seen my share of hustlers
as they try to take the world

When they find their melody
they're surrounded by the girls

But it all fades so quickly
like a sunny summer's day

The foreigners ask the questions
they write down what you say


So play the chords of love
my friend
play the chords of fame

If you wanna keep your soul
don't, don't, don't
don't play the chords of fame


[repeat Chorus 1x]


They'll rob you of your innocence
they will put you up for sale

The more that you will find success
the more that you will fail
I've been around
I have my share
and I really can't complain

But I wonder who I left behind
the other side of fame


So play the chords of love
my friend
play the chords of fame

If you wanna keep your soul
don't, don't, don't
don't play the chords of fame

Book: Shattered Sighs