Found him by the stage last night
  He was breathing his last breath
  A bottle of gin and a cigarette
  was all that he had left
  I can see you making music
  cause you carry your guitar
  God help the troubadour
  who tries to be a star
    [Chorus]
  So play the chords of love my friend
  play the chords of fame
  If you wanna keep your soul
  don't, don't, don't
  don't play the chords of fame
    I've seen my share of hustlers
  as they try to take the world
  When they find their melody
  they're surrounded by the girls
  But it all fades so quickly
  like a sunny summer's day
  The foreigners ask the questions
  they write down what you say
    So play the chords of love
  my friend
  play the chords of fame
  If you wanna keep your soul
  don't, don't, don't
  don't play the chords of fame
    [repeat Chorus 1x]
    They'll rob you of your innocence
  they will put you up for sale
  The more that you will find success
  the more that you will fail
  I've been around
  I have my share
  and I really can't complain
  But I wonder who I left behind
  the other side of fame
    So play the chords of love
  my friend
  play the chords of fame
  If you wanna keep your soul
  don't, don't, don't
  don't play the chords of fame