Tom: G Intro E5 E G C F F G C G Am F G F Am F G Verse 1 C F G At the record company meeting, C F G On their hands: a dead star. Am F G And ooh, the plans that they weave, F Am F G E* And ooh, the sickening greed. Verse 2 A D E At the record company party A D E On their hands: a dead star. F#m D E The sycophantic slags all say: D A D E "I knew him first, and I knew him well." A D E Re-issue! Re-package! Re-package! A D E Re-evaluate the songs, F#m D E Double pack with a photograph, D A D E G Extra track (and a tacky badge.) Verse 3 C F A-list, playlist, G "Please them, please them, please them!" C F G (Sadly, this was your life) Am F G But you could have said no, if you'd wanted to, F Am F G You could have said no, if you'd wanted to. Verse 4 C F BPI, MTV, BBC, G "Please them. please them!" C F G (Sadly, this was your life) Am F G But you could have said no, if you'd wanted to, F Am F G E* You could have walked away, couldn't you? Verse 5 A D E I touched you at the soundcheck, A D E You had no real way of knowing. F#m D E D In my heart I begged, "Take me with you. F#m D E I don't care where you're going." Verse 6 A D But to you I was faceless, E I was fawning, I was boring. A D E A child from those ugly new houses, F#m D E Who could never begin to know, D F#m D E G Who could never really know. Back up guitar chords for solo C F F G C |F Am F G F Am F G F F G C F G Am F G F Am F G E Guitar Solo e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------7-8h7---------10/12-10-8p7--------------10-8-10-8-10-12-12-10-10---| G|7-7-9-------7-7-9-9--------------7-7-9-9-9/11----------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|10-10--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------7-8p7-------------12-10----12-10-------------------------14-14p12--| G|------------9-9----------------------------------------9/12--------------| D|------------------------------12-------11h12-12--17/12------14-----------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------10h11---11h12-12--| G|12p11----------------------14-12-14-12-14-16-16-14-14--------------------| D|------12-12-14-14----14h16-----------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 7 A D E Best of! Most of! Satiate the need, A D E Slip them into different sleeves! F#m D E D Buy both, and feel deceived, F#m D E Climber, new entry re-entry. Verse 8 A D World tour!("Media whore!") E A "Please the press in Belgium!" D E (This was your life...) F#m D E D And when it fails to recoup? Well, maybe: F#m D E G You just haven't earned it yet, baby. Verse 9 C F G I walked a pace behind you at the souundcheck. C F G You're just the same as I am. Am F G What makes most people feel happy F Am F G Leads us headlong into harm. C F So, in my bedroom in those ugly new houses, G C F G I dance my legs down to the knees. Am F G F Am G E* But me and my true love will never meet again... Verse 10 A D E At the record company meeting, A D E On their hands, at last, a dead star! F#m D E But they can never taint you in my eyes, D F#m D E They can never touch you now. A D E No, they cannot hurt you my darling, A D E They cannot touch you now, F#m D E D F#m E But me and my true love will never meet again. Outro: G7 G7 G7 G7