Chords for David Bowie • Fame • Live 1978

Tempo:
95.5 bpm
Chords used:

E

G

Em

Bm

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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David Bowie • Fame • Live 1978 chords
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[Em]
[Bm] [A]
[Em] [Gm]
[Em]
[E]
[Em] [E]
[G] [E]
[Bm] [G] [Bm] Fame makes a [E] man take things a little [G] hard.
[Bm] Fame keeps him loose and hard to swallow.
[G] [Bm] Fame keeps him there where things are [G] hollow.
[Bm] Fame.
[G#] [G] Fame [A] is mine, it's mine, it's just as mine.
Not such [G] a man to a [E] crime.
[G] [D] Fame.
[E] [Em] [E]
[G] [E]
[G] [Bm] Fame.
What you [E] want is in your [G] limo.
[E] Fame.
What you get is no tomorrow.
[G] Fame.
[C#m] What you need you have to borrow.
[G] Fame.
[E] [G] Fame [A] is not the flame, it's just this game.
Not to [G] sing it totally insane.
[E] [G] Fame.
[E]
[G]
[E] [C#] [E] [D] [G] [Bm]
[C#m] [E] [D] [Em]
[Bm] [A]
[Em]
[E]
Shobbity do the [G] thing, shobbity [E] day.
[Bm]
Shobbity do the thing, shobbity day.
[Em] Is [E] it any wonder I reject you for [Em] your shame?
Fame.
[Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [Em] Is it any [Bm] wonder you're far too [E] beautiful?
[G] [E] Fame.
[G] [A] Fame, we pull it for you, steal [F#m] it from me.
Gotta [G] get a reset going.
[E] Fame.
[G] [E] Fame.
[D] [Em] [E]
[Em] [E]
[G] [C#m]
[B] [A] [G#m] [F#] Fame, [E] fame, fame, [C#] fame, [A] fame.
[G#m] [F#m] [E] [D] [C#] [Em] [E]
[Em] What's your name?
Carlos [N]
Alomar, my rhythm guitarist, had a riff that I'd been using for foot-stomping.
The old rock and rock.
Everybody young and old learns how to rock and roll.
[G] And we sort of said, [G#m] let's take that riff and then [G] write something over it.
It was Carlos' riff.
And then John was playing and he kept on coming up.
I'll give you the guitar.
Oh yeah, right.
This is John Lennon saying, aim.
And I'll put an F in front of it and that was it really.
[N]
Key:  
E
2311
G
2131
Em
121
Bm
13421112
A
1231
E
2311
G
2131
Em
121
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Let's start jamming David Bowie - (Live; 2017 Remaster) Fame chords, Practice these chords sequence - A, G, E, G and A. For best results, commence at 47 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 96. With an eye on the song's key D Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] Fame makes a [E] man take things a little [G] hard.
[Bm] Fame keeps him loose and hard to swallow.
[G] _ [Bm] Fame keeps him there where things are [G] hollow.
_ [Bm] Fame.
_ [G#] _ _ _ [G] _ Fame [A] is mine, it's mine, it's just as mine.
Not such [G] a man to a [E] crime.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] Fame.
[E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] Fame.
What you [E] want is in your [G] limo.
_ [E] Fame.
What you get is no tomorrow.
[G] _ _ Fame.
[C#m] What you need you have to borrow.
[G] _ _ Fame.
[E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ Fame [A] is not the flame, it's just this game.
Not to [G] sing it totally insane. _
[E] _ _ [G] Fame.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [C#] _ [E] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [C#m] _ [E] _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
Shobbity do the [G] thing, shobbity [E] day. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
Shobbity do the thing, shobbity day. _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ Is [E] it any wonder I reject you for [Em] your shame?
_ Fame.
[Bm] _ [F#] _
[Bm] [Em] Is _ _ it any [Bm] wonder you're far too [E] beautiful?
[G] _ _ [E] Fame. _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] Fame, we pull it for you, steal [F#m] it from me.
Gotta [G] get a reset going.
[E] Fame. _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [E] Fame. _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C#m] _
[B] _ [A] _ [G#m] [F#] Fame, [E] fame, fame, [C#] fame, [A] fame.
[G#m] _ [F#m] _ [E] _ [D] _ [C#] _ _ [Em] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] What's your name? _
_ Carlos _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Alomar, my rhythm guitarist, had a riff that I'd been using for foot-stomping.
The old rock and rock.
Everybody young and old learns how to rock and roll.
_ [G] And we sort of said, [G#m] let's take that riff and then [G] write something over it.
It was Carlos' riff.
And then John was playing and he kept on coming up.
_ I'll give you the guitar.
_ _ Oh yeah, right.
This is John Lennon saying, aim.
_ _ And I'll put an F in front of it and that was it really. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by David Bowie, Carlos Alomar and John Lennon.

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