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Scouting For Girls - Famous Chords
CAPO ON 7TH FRET
This is a very simple song with only 3 chords.  G   Emand D.
Intro:  Cadd9   G/B   D   Em7x2
(Verse)
Cadd9Staying in G/Bagain on a DSaturday Em7night
Im Cadd9going to settle on the G/Bsofa and Dturn down the Em7lights.
I got Cadd9900 chaG/Bnnels but theres Dnothing to Em7see
No wonder Cadd9everybody G/Bthinks they should Dbe on Em7TV.
(Chorus)
Cadd9 G/B
We all Dwant to be Em7famous.Cadd9  G/B  
Be a Dface on the Em7screen.Cadd9  G/B  
Read our Dname in the Em7papers.
Cadd9Everybody G/Bwants to bDe on Em7TV.
Cadd9na na na G/Bna na Dna na na Em7na
Cadd9Everybody G/Bwants to Dbe on Em7TV.
(Verse)
ForCadd9get Audrey G/BHepburn, DForget Bette Em7Davis.
I Cadd9want to be G/Bknown, Djust for being Em7famous.
I cant Cadd9act, I cant G/Bdance, I cant Dsing, cant you Em7see?
But Im Cadd9young and Im pretG/Bty and thats Dall that you Em7need.
(Chorus)
Cadd9 G/B
We all Dwant to be Em7famous.Cadd9  G/B  
Be a Dface on the Em7screen.Cadd9  G/B  
Read our Dname in the Em7papers.
Cadd9Everybody G/Bwants to bDe on Em7TV.
Cadd9na na na G/Bna na Dna na na Em7na
Cadd9Everybody G/Bwants to Dbe on Em7TV.
(Bridge/Middle Eight)
Cadd9I want to be the G/Bstar tonight,
And Dcomplain about fame in a story I sell to the news.
Cadd9I want to be the G/Bstar tonight,
Want to Dmake the front page as I pose for the boys in the nude.
(Chorus)
Cadd9  G/B
We all Dwant to be Em7famous.Cadd9  G/B  
Be a Dface on the Em7screen.Cadd9  G/B  
Read our Dname in the Em7papers.
Cadd9Everybody G/Bwants to Dbe like Em7James Dean
Cadd9We all G/Bwant. We Dwant to be Em7famous.
Cadd9We all G/Bwant. We all Dwant to be like Em7James Dean.
Cadd9We all G/Bwant. We Dwant to be Em7famous.
Cadd9We all G/Bwant. We all Dwant to be on Em7TV.
Cadd9We all G/Bwant. We Dwant to be Em7famous.
Cadd9We all G/Bwant. We all Dwant to be like Em7James Dean.
Cadd9We all G/Bwant. We Dwant to be Em7famous.
Cadd9We all G/Bwant. We all Dwant to be on Em7TV.
Cadd9We all G/Bwant. We all Dwant to be like Em7James Cadd9Dean.
FINISH

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Famous

by Scouting for Girls

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

G/B

Em7

Scouting For Girls - Famous Chords

CAPO ON 7TH FRET

G Em D

This is a very simple song with only 3 chords. and .

Cadd9 G/B D Em7

Intro: x2

(Verse)

Cadd9 G/B D Em7

Staying in again on a Saturday night

Cadd9 G/B D Em7

Im going to settle on the sofa and turn down the lights.

Cadd9 G/B D Em7

I got 900 channels but theres nothing to see

Cadd9 G/B D Em7

No wonder everybody thinks they should be on TV.

(Chorus)

Cadd9 G/B

D Em7 Cadd9 G/B

We all want to be famous.

D Em7 Cadd9 G/B

Be a face on the screen.

D Em7

Read our name in the papers.

Cadd9 G/B D Em7

Everybody wants to be on TV.

Cadd9 G/B D Em7

na na na na na na na na na

Cadd9 G/B D Em7

Everybody wants to be on TV.

(Verse)

Cadd9 G/B D Em7

Forget Audrey Hepburn, Forget Bette Davis.

Cadd9 G/B D Em7

I want to be known, just for being famous.

Cadd9 G/B D Em7

I cant act, I cant dance, I cant sing, cant you see?

Cadd9 G/B D Em7

But Im young and Im pretty and thats all that you need.

(Chorus)

Cadd9 G/B

D Em7 Cadd9 G/B

We all want to be famous.

D Em7 Cadd9 G/B

Be a face on the screen.

D Em7

Read our name in the papers.

Cadd9 G/B D Em7

Everybody wants to be on TV.

Cadd9 G/B D Em7

na na na na na na na na na

Cadd9 G/B D Em7

Everybody wants to be on TV.

(Bridge/Middle Eight)

Cadd9 G/B

I want to be the star tonight,

And complain about fame in a story I sell to the news.

Cadd9 G/B

I want to be the star tonight,

Want to make the front page as I pose for the boys in the nude.

(Chorus)

Cadd9 G/B

D Em7 Cadd9 G/B

We all want to be famous.

D Em7 Cadd9 G/B

Be a face on the screen.

D Em7

Read our name in the papers.

Cadd9 G/B D Em7

Everybody wants to be like James Dean

Cadd9 G/B D Em7

We all want. We want to be famous.

Cadd9 G/B D Em7

We all want. We all want to be like James Dean.

Cadd9 G/B D Em7

We all want. We want to be famous.

Cadd9 G/B D Em7

We all want. We all want to be on TV.

Cadd9 G/B D Em7

We all want. We want to be famous.

Cadd9 G/B D Em7

We all want. We all want to be like James Dean.

Cadd9 G/B D Em7

We all want. We want to be famous.

Cadd9 G/B D Em7

We all want. We all want to be on TV.

Cadd9 G/B D Em7 Cadd9

We all want. We all want to be like James Dean.

FINISH

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