…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:

See you’ve got the new bi-ography,
Where did they get the info from?
Same as before; some so-called friends,
Who claim to have known me then.

Verse 2:

How come they’ve got such good memories,
When I can’t even re-member last week?
Got to question where they’re coming from,
What knowledge of me is it that they speak?

Bridge 1:

So far away, way back when,
The people that claim to have known me then.

Chorus 1:

They’re not on my wavelength and it’s such a shame,
That they have to play the name game.
The fame game, oh, the name game.
Lord, it’s a cryin’ shame, Lord, tell me what’s to blame?

Verse 3:

Reinvented all the stories they know,
Give them all a different slant.
What is it that they’re really looking for?
Just a hobby on the internet.

Bridge 2:

So far away, way back when,
The people that claim to have known me then.

Chorus 2:

They’re not on my wavelength and it’s such a shame,
That they have to play the name game.
The fame game, oh, the name game.
Lord, it’s a cryin’ shame, Lord, tell me what’s to blame?

Sax Solo:

C Am, F G (x2)

Break:

If they didn’t really know me way back,
How can they know me now in any respect?
It’s a pity they don’t feel the pain,
That they should pay the price to play, to play…

Chorus 3:

The fame game, oh, the name game.
Lord, it’s a cryin’ shame, Lord, tell me what’s to blame?

Chorus 4:

They’re not on my wavelength and it’s such a shame,
That they have to play, have to play…
The fame game, oh, the name game.
Lord, it’s a cryin’ shame,
Lord, tell me what’s to blame? They keep on playin’…

The fame game, oh, the name game.
Lord, it’s a cryin’ shame,
Lord, tell me what’s to blame? They keep on playin’…
The fame game, oh, the name game.
Lord, it’s a cryin’ shame,
Lord, tell me what’s to blame? They keep on playin’…

The fame game, oh, the name game.
Lord, it’s a cryin’ shame,
Lord, tell me what’s to blame? They keep on playin’…

Outro:

C Am, F G

(Repeat to Fade)

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