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.
100%  ➙  96BPM
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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