Melanie - Chords Of Fame Lyrics






I found him by the stage last night
He was breathing his last breath
A bottle of gin and a cigarette
Was all he had left
Well, I know that you make music
'Cause you carry your guitar
But God help the troubadour
Who tries to be a star
Come on and play
The chords of love my friend
Play the chords of fame
But if you wanna keep your song, no no no
Don't play the chords of fame, oh no no

You know I've seen my share of hustlers
As they try to take the world
And when they find their melody
They're surrounded by the girls
But it all fades so quickly
Like a sunny summer day
Reporters ask you questions
And may write down what you say
So come on and play
The chords of love my friend
Play the chords of fame
But if you wanna keep your song, no no no
Don't play the chords of fame, oh no no

They'll rob you of your innocence
They'll put you up for sale
The more that you will find success
The more that you will fail
I'd been around, I had my share
And I really can't complain
But I wonder who I left behind
On the other side of fame
Oh come on and play
The chords of love my friend
Play the chords of fame
But if you wanna keep your song, no no no
Don't play the chords of fame, oh no
No, oh don't play the chords of fame
Oh don't, no don't, don't play the chords of fame





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  1. C.... T....

    i disliked this video.

    C.... T....

    you can't win 'em all, taste is subjective my friend :-)

  2. T.... C....

    Have most of Melanie's albums on vinyl. Timeless beauty, timeless music. Brings me out in goose bumps. Love you Melanie

  3. P.... D....

    Reporters ask you questions
    And they write down what you say

    Yeh, they do. And they write down what you don't say too.

  4. S.... H....

    I hung out with the folksong crowd in the 60's, but I never heard of her until 2019 !

  5. E.... F....

    Outstanding!

  6. G.... V....

    so sweet song Love Melanie

  7. x.... y....

    Thanks for posting this gem!

  8. p.... n....

    In 1972 (showing my age) Melanie was my celebrity crush and, while her place has now been taken by Rihanna, I still think she is wonderful.

  9. J.... ....

    a powerfull voice whith emotion! beauriful!

  10. D.... S....

    amazing rendition...-amazing!~-you Golden-throated Warbler...Don't stop ...

  11. E.... C....

    beautiful

  12. e.... ....

    This is one of my favorites.

  13. T.... M....

    I love this song

  14. S.... E....

    I loved Mel for a long long time ! Shes a sweety !

  15. o.... ....

    Melanie was always so sweet!

  16. e.... ....

    I love this song by her.

  17. e.... ....

    I love Melanie.

  18. K.... A....

    l keep my song

  19. s.... ....

    Amazing

  20. T.... w....

    I love you Melanie!

  21. T.... T....

    Melanie was real, the song deep and the feelings hopeful

  22. K.... G....

    A brilliant performance!

  23. S.... E....

    "I found him by the stage last night,
    He was breathing his last breath,
    A bottle of gin and a cigarette
    Was all he had left.
    Well, I know that you make music
    'Cause you carry your guitar,
    But God help the troubadour
    Who tries to be a star.

    Come on and play the chords of love my friends,
    Play the chords of pain,
    But if you wanna keep your song, no no no,
    Don't play the chords of fame, oh no no

    You know I've seen my share of hustlers
    As they try to take the world,
    And when they find their melody
    They're surrounded by the girls.
    But it all fades so quickly
    Like a sunny summer day;
    Reporters ask you questions
    And may write down what you say.

    Come on and play the chords of love my friends,
    Play the chords of pain,
    But if you wanna keep your song, no no no,
    Don't play the chords of fame, oh no no

    They'll rob you of your innocence,
    They'll put you up for sale,
    The more that you will find success,
    The more that you will fail.
    I'd been around, I had my share
    And I really can't complain
    But I wonder who I left behind
    On the other side of fame

    Come on and play the chords of love my friends,
    Play the chords of pain,
    But if you wanna keep your song, no no no,
    Don't play the chords of fame, oh no no
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  24. b.... c....

    Love Melanie so much Beautiful lady Beautiful voice Always hits the spot with me

  25. J.... A....

    Do happen to have Leftover Wine from this same festival?

  26. G.... G....

    I loved Phil Ochs,but Melanie owns this great song,a great tribute to Phil,love Melanie forever

  27. S.... M....

    Loved Melanie then....still do.......peace x

  28. J.... M....

    So amazing . . .

  29. M.... ....

    There is a great cover of Ochs' "When I'm Gone," on Youtube by Allison Crowe, whose style is very much reminiscent of Melanie Safka's.

  30. C.... P....

    Great cover. Check out the website Celebrating Phil Ochs and the Facebook group Celebrating Phil Ochs' 75th Birthday.

  31. P.... ....

    My very favorite Melanie song.  So much feeling in her songs....

  32. P.... L....

    Phil forever. What would you have said about the modern world my beautiful friend?

    P.... L....

    @Paul Lavan It would be worth hearing for sure. He was a great critic of the times and the times have gotten even crazier.

  33. m.... ....

    Beautiful song

  34. J.... B....

    this looks like the Montraue Jazz festival she also was in the Phl Ochs Memorial concert that was sold out

  35. w.... h....

    Love this song.Thx for live version

  36. S.... V....

    No sorry

  37. B.... ....

    You don't happen to have the rest of this concert do you??

  38. P.... L....

    I love you, Phil.

  39. Y.... ....

    Just fantastique!

  40. r.... ....

    Been a fan of hers for 42 years, have 5 of her records and I didn't even know this existed. Nice! Thanks for posting

  41. S.... V....

    @powwie1 Glad if it's some help / comfort to you ... there are a few more Melanie videos on my channel just do a youtube search for Melanie vibesintheky

  42. C.... C....

    melanie the great! high priestess to mankind

  43. C.... C....

    no one will ever touch melanie safka in the history of this countries music.as well as other countries on the planet.oh and lets not forget the other planets.wow thank god she's still around . she is the only singer that could sing and write songs today.and always will be

  44. S.... V....

    @crazycrow76 you're welcome - there's 4 or 5 other Melanie songs on my channel - just scroll down the uploads to find them. Enjoy!

  45. W.... ....

    Bellissimo, "Melanie Safka" so tutta bella live performance, Very heart felt song, video is "OUTSTANDING" You did a numero uno job at making a Masterpiece, very nizzzzze***** "Chin Chin" Cinque Chente Anni Blessings Health, Love, Light, Peace, Happiness, Safety, Ton's of Miracles to come True, Ton's of Wishes to come True, Ton's of Sunshine, Ton's of Zzzzz Grrrrreat Energy & Ton's of Angels & Fairies to Light up the Night Sempre***** Katerina Roma, Salute Ciao:)*:)

  46. m.... ....

    Looks Great