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[Intro]
Fm7 Cm Bb
F7 x12
[Verse 1]
FF7ame, makes a man take things oveF7-9r, fF7ame, lets him loose, hard to swallowF7-9  
FF7ame, puts you there where things are holloF7-9w, fF7ame
FBb7ame, it's not your brain, it's just the flame, that burns your change to keep you iF7nsaneF7-9  
[Chorus]
F7FameF7-9  F7  F7-9  F7  F7-9  
[Verse 2]
FF7ame, what you like is in the limF7-9o, fF7ame, what you get is no tomorrowF7-9  
FF7ame, what you need you have to borrowF7-9, fF7ame
FBb7ame, "Nein! It's mine!" is just his line, to bind your time, it drives you to, cF7rimeF7-9  
[Chorus]
F7   F7-9   F7   F7-9   F7   F7-9   F7   C7   B7( F7  F7-9) (x2)
Fame
[Verse 3]
CF7ould it be the best, could it beF7-9? F7really be, really, babe?F7-9  
CF7ould it be, my babe, could it, babF7-9e? F7really, really?F7-9  
[Bridge]
F7Is it any wonder I reject you first? F7-9  F7Fame, fame, fame, fameF7-9  
F7Is it any wonder you are too cool to fool, F7-9fF7ameF7-9  
FBb7ame, bully for you, chilly for me, got to get a rain check on pF7ainF7-9  
[Chorus]
F7FameF7-9  F7  F7-9  F7  F7-9  
[Outro]
F7Fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame,
Fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame,
Fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame,
Fame, what's your name?
e|-F7----F7-9-------Bb7----------------------------|
B|-6----9------6--------------------------|
G|-8----8------7--------------------------|
D|-7----7------6--------------------------|
A|-8----8------8--------------------------|
E|-------------6--------------------------|
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About Fame Chords by David Bowie

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