From: "john.daglish@virgin.net" (john.daglish@virgin.net)

Chords of Fame
Phil Ochs


A  E  E  A (x2)

E                                         D                  A
Found him by the stage last night, he was breathing his last breath
E                                    D               A
A bottle of gin and a cigarette, was all that he had left
A                    A7               D             E
I can see you making music, cause you carry your guitar
A                            F#m
God help the troubadour, who tries to be a star

A           G         A
So play the chords of love my friend
A           G      A
Play the chords of fame
A              D
If you want to keep your song
A           E     
Don't don't don't 
      A        G         A       G  A
Don't play the chords of fame

E                                       D               A
I've seen my share of hustlers, as they try to take the world
E                                         D            A
When they find their melody, they're surrounded by the girls
A                   A7              D            E
But it all fades so quickly, like a sunny summer day
A                                   F#m
The warders ask the questions, they write down what you say

A           G         A
So play the chords of love my friend
A           G      A
Play the chords of fame
A              D
If you want to keep your song
A           E     
Don't don't don't 
      A        G         A       G  A
Don't play the chords of fame

[HARMONICA SOLO]

A           G         A
So play the chords of love my friend
A           G      A
Play the chords of fame
A              D
If you want to keep your song
A           E     
Don't don't don't 
      A        G         A       G  A
Don't play the chords of fame

E                                         D              A
They rob you of your innocence, they will put you up for sale
E                                        D                  A
The more that you will find success, the more that you will fail
A                      A7                  D               E
I've been around, I've had my share, and I really can't complain
A                                      F#m
But I wonder who I've left behind, the other side of fame

A           G         A
So play the chords of love my friend
A           G      A
Play the chords of fame
A              D
If you want to keep your song
A           E     
Don't don't don't 
      A        G         A       G  A
Don't play the chords of fame